BMW and M Power Owners
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I remembered to take the ISOFIX base out.
It was this finance rate that put me off buying an M3 a few years ago. I had my F31 as trade which they valued at £20K (pre covid) and I would use some cash and finance. The 10+% apr when new cars were 2% or whatever they were then - silly low anyway. Monthly payments were still similar to what my mate was paying for a new M2.
Hey, I got a bunch saying my indicators were the wrong colour... they were stock
Repair immediately (major defects):
- Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Fuel cap/sealing device component leaking seal cracked all the way though (6.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rear bracket area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive rear bracket area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated covered in grease (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Inner Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking all around the tread inner and outer area recommend replacing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Doesn't annoy me, more amuses
It annoys me because it says on the MOT that:Doesn't annoy me, more amuses
Repair as soon as possible:
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
That won't be the reason it don't sell.
Edit: Also, the language used is appropriate. Chips cause cracks.
Yeah, it doesn't help having to deal with salesmen and business managers who don't really understand finance and interest. One even started justifying such rates by quoting inflation as BoE interest rates.
Wanted to wait for the new 50e like you say, but probably won't be announced until Jan, launch in Spring then deliveries in summer or later.
You can get ok used car finance from some banks, for example one does up to 60k for 6.9%. Or you can just have a higher deposit and supplement it with a 25k loan at say 3.9%. Depends on everyone's situation really.
Yeah, in sport mode and full attack. It felt slower than the 40d MHT as it didn't have that torque grunt. I expected more from the electric motor and the engagement of the ICE and jumping between electric/hybrid did seem slow and not as seemless as it should have been.
Sound was crap compared to the 40d, even if the 40d had some ASD trickery. But the 40d sounds great from outside with the "sports" exhaust.
Damn I miss the 40d, should never have sold it
What I did with my M3 was use a combination of a £20k credit card 0% bank transfer and a top up Tesco loan to meet what deposit I had. That way I'm also not tied into a PCP and the numbers weren't as widely different as you'd expect, probably due to the low percentage on the loan and 0% on the CC. I do have to deal with the 0% expiring sometime next year but if I haven't paid it off I'm pretty confident I'll be able to shift what's left to another card, or, as I've since paid off the Tesco loan, get another.
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Would I be crazy to not take up an offer of an 06 Imola Red E46 330ci manual that's immaculate bar a small bubbling rust patch underneath the boot but know a place that's done decent work for me recently, 70k miles, another set of MV2 in good condition, preventative maintenance done for £4500? The old chap I've known for a while has owned this car for 8 years and its been owned previously by another member of his family, its maintained by a BMW specialist which for every small/big thing that needed doing, it got done no questions asked.
Normally I would snap that right up as I've always would have liked an E46 330, but with the current climate and the future of the combustion engine, I'm thinking if its worth it.
I won't be smashing big miles onto it as I mostly work from home these days
Normally I would snap that right up as I've always would have liked an E46 330, but with the current climate and the future of the combustion engine, I'm thinking if its worth it.
I won't be smashing big miles onto it as I mostly work from home these days
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Hopefully there's no catch, The chaps an old fellow who's had it pretty rough the last 2 years, he struggles to get into the car, even struggled just to lift the bonnet, Hopefully i'll be taking it out for a run today, but I think i'm going to go for it, been hankering for something with 6+ cylinders and I think this will be my last chance to enjoy such luxury.
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Ah, that's ok then - the guy's had it rough so deserves to be fleeced. Gotcha
Hey now, That's the price he's offered to me, and he knows how much they can sell for, hardly fleecing him.
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