plenty of info online really but they're over-all very good cars. I believe waterpump was the main thing to get changed.. also newer 2010 are the cars to have as they get lsd and better/softer suspension which for our roads makes a huge difference. Other than that they're very very reliable with little that goes wrong. I had the is250 which is basically same car bar suspension and engine and nothing ever went wrong on it. My mate has one, 186k miles on it and it never misses.
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full body tattoo and I'm missing my pinky..That is very Jap lounge rider, love it.
I take it you've shaved half your hair and grown a bushy Norwegian Viking beard to accompany the car?
Thanks mate only problem is I live in London its a 3-4 hour = journey there! I only have a few small stone chips not sure its worth going all that way just for those!!
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Reminds me of an i3 a little (back pillars bit)
New car. Cupra born V2 (in addition the the M3)
Do like these
Yeah thankfully the interior is miles better than the VW offering.
It is an ID3.
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New car for the wife, 128Ti. It wasn't my first choice but she loves it, and happy wife, happy life 
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They're pretty good these, I had the M135i but was pretty impressed with teh 128Ti. Felt fun to drive.
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It probably does, but so does a ford focus, but you won't use it all the time
Picked this up last week, temped to go electric but I think I will wait and see my options in two years time, for now the 520d will do as the MPG is really good
It's the MPG from my 430D (remapped to 320bhp) which stops me moving it on.
Spent a week in North Yorkshire the other week clocking up 700 miles which included some "spirited" driving on some of the fabulous roads up there & average MPG for the week was 50.8
Peaked at 60mpg on the drive from Birmingham to York.
I can easily get 60 / 65 on the motorway with not trying that much, its amazing for such an heavier car to have such good MPG. When you put together the cost of a electric car plus the charging price (if you cant charge at home) a new modern diesel is on par with an electric car. Batteries in the winter months with the cold don't last as long, its getting better but not just that good for me yet.