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bmwland is pretty good though to be honest I spend most of my time on the American forums these days. They seem to be more populated with people with Clue and less populated with people TALKING IN CAPS ABOUT HOW THEY IS GONNA GET M SPORT.
New car time..
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I find E46zone.co.uk is the best (mainly because it's a UK based forum), although there is no denying that there is the biggest knowledge base on e46fanatics.com
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Which is exactly what has put me off a couple of them. Not seen bmwland yet so I'll take a look at that one now, cheers.
Thanks Gaygle. I saw e46fanatics but was put off by the fact most people were american...n00b question time, are the Uk and US coupes the same?
Thanks Gaygle. I saw e46fanatics but was put off by the fact most people were american...n00b question time, are the Uk and US coupes the same?
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These are the current ones...
Not sure what they are but it will say on the box I've got sitting in the boot.
I hate the current rear indicator bulbs! I presumed they were the philips silvervision?!
I hate the blue tint they have to them but having never fitted silvervisions ones I just presumed thats what you had to put up with if you didnt want orange. Will get some from halfords on the way to work if they sell them.
rkjoneill - ThanksNot too sure about how the photos turned out really, but I had to do something with them as I'd left the camera on the wrong settings so the originals were poo
Yeah your current ones aren't the Depo ones. Not to my taste, but they are popular with a lot of people.
My M3 has silver visions in (my 318 does too ironically, lol) - they are a matte silver, not bluey silver or chromey silver. I would definitely swap out for some.
That's just what Im after so just ordered a set for of Philips Silver Vision PY21W for £13 as Halfords don't stock them. Think the ones that are currently in are the Osram blew ones.
Take your M3 away now please or I'll be in a tent next! 
Take your M3 away now please or I'll be in a tent next!
So I test drove a Clio 182 and really didn't like the experience, I just couldnt see myself being happy for the next 18-24 months. After a couple of days and a couple of wasted journeys to pathetic garages where the salesmen don't know the difference between immaculate and a nail, I have a new car.
Spent a little more than I'd planned but it is something I will happily hang on to as it will easily outlast anything I was going to buy for less money.
2002 "51" plate BMW 330 CI Sport, Manual, 60k miles.
First Impressions... I love it. Seriously. I much prefer driving this than my old Z4. The interior really is a classy affair and everything just feels so much more expensive. The ride is superb, nowhere near as hard as the Z4 but gives so much more confidence when on uneven surfaces, cornering and pushing on. The DSC (first click) does seem to sap more power than the Z4 ever did and it doesn't feel as brutal or quick as the Z4, but refinement wise its on another level.
I loved the Z4 and Im glad I had one but lets just say that if I'd had driven one of these before I would have found the Z4 a little too hardcore(yes I know its no Lotus Elise but it wasn't the best place to be when the roof couldn't come down)
And please, no discussions about what I should have spent/done with my money etc.
Cost me £7400 in the end
Recently had Goodyear Eagle F1's (front) and Vredestein ultrac sessanta (rear), Brembo discs and Zimmerman pads all around, just had a brake fluid change. 9000 miles until next service, 11 months MOT and 7 Month Tax, Full BMW Sytner service history. Insurance is about £300 a year cheaper too. Interior is superb, everyone I've shown has commented on the interior but I think thats down to the quality of the leather aswell. Couple of small scuffs and a cracked fog lamp but nothing £125 won't put right.
On with the photos....
All photos of cars should be in the big "post your cars here" thread.
Oh wait, its a BMW, so thats void.
Nice car.
The new car threads people don't like are ones with terrible poor quality pictures with no real information.
Ive never seen anyone moan about any new car thread that wasn't for these reasons. The actual car is irrelevent.
This thread provides both information on the car, 4 very nice photos and actually has some effort put into it.
It also leads on from a big thread that the OP made on which car to replace his Z4 with, which im sure a lot of people will be interested in.
Ive never seen anyone moan about any new car thread that wasn't for these reasons. The actual car is irrelevent.
This thread provides both information on the car, 4 very nice photos and actually has some effort put into it.
It also leads on from a big thread that the OP made on which car to replace his Z4 with, which im sure a lot of people will be interested in.
No, its void because he actually took photos we could see and bothered to tell us about the car.
Nice HDR pics, pretty good for a first attempt
Enjoy the 330Ci, I miss mine, great cars.
Thanks
I had a go at it about a year ago and couldn't get my head around it and was trying to do it with photoshop. My friends asked me to do some photography for some regeneration proposal so I thought it would be good for impact shots of run down buildings he's proposing to knock down.
Cheers guys.
As theres a lot of knowledgable people/owners in here I have a question.
Ive just driven for about 20 minutes, mixture of 30mph, 70mph, 40mph, not really stuck in any traffic. My heaters were only just starting to blow slightly warm and the temp guage (oil?) was only just on the edge of the blue. A quick google shows this could be a simple thermostat problem. Is it much of a job and has anyone had the same problem or is this normal? My Z4 warmed up very quickly and the heaters were blowing hot in no time.
As theres a lot of knowledgable people/owners in here I have a question.
Ive just driven for about 20 minutes, mixture of 30mph, 70mph, 40mph, not really stuck in any traffic. My heaters were only just starting to blow slightly warm and the temp guage (oil?) was only just on the edge of the blue. A quick google shows this could be a simple thermostat problem. Is it much of a job and has anyone had the same problem or is this normal? My Z4 warmed up very quickly and the heaters were blowing hot in no time.
Do it! Or at the very least test drive one before you drive te 1 series
Will soon make up your mind.
The gauge on your dash is for water temp. Oil takes around 3 times longer to get up to temperature. Mine water temp gauge is normally just off the blue after about less than 2 minutes driving at 30-40mph and normally fully up to temp after about 2.5 minutes of driving at 60mph.
Definitely sounds like the thermostat that's gone, but don't worry, they're not too expensive.
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