Every shift. It's usually fine at first but after like five minutes of driving it does it. When we test drove it it was fine but after buying it we found it did it when driving home.Every shift or just changing down?
If it's mainly when downshifting then you can likely drive around the problem by double de-clutching:
Top Gear’s guide to driving well: how to double declutch
Everything you wanted to know about driving but were too afraid to ask, vol 5www.topgear.com
In all likelihood will be an expensive repair (probably condensor) , but hardly makes it "hard to drive".
Could be an easy/chip fix - have you checked the fuse, checked the window for any damage to the heater element (which may be repairable)
£10k would get you a considerably younger/lower mileage 1 Series that would definitely fit on your driveway, if you are dead set on a BMW
1 series is of no interest to me, that is the car that people seem to buy just so they can claim to have a BMW. I like BMW cars, but not the 1 series. If money was no issue i'd get a 420i or something.
Spend £5k+ to get an extra £200 on your trade-in The irony when you were looking at a 1.6 4 cylinder, manual, ES Spec....
Excellent man maths
I traded in a 2006 Civic 4 years ago (coincidentally also with a gearbox on it's way out) and got £1k for it, so yours is probably worth about the same (maybe a bit more given the current market), but still doesn't make sense to trade it in for a "premium" car with higher mileage. As others have posted, if you're continuing the delivery job, then run the current car into the ground and replace it with something "nice" when your usage isn't going to destroy it!
If you are going to continue with the delivery job, then an EV would be ideal (if you have somewhere to charge it). Cheaper to run, and perfectly suited to constant start-stop short journeys, but obviously you're not going to get anything as "desirable" as a premium German marque for that budget.
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You can always call your insurance company and up the mileage. They will charge for it of course but its cheaper than changing your car.
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Eh, we will see what the company insurance says it was a very minor bump. AA don't do telematics insurance anymore so won't be using them again probably anyway. I'm pretty sure I havent told my insurance my dad (who is a registered driver) got 3 points earlier this year. I also was diagnosed with ADHD but haven't told the insurance company this, because why should they need to know? I think their was an uproar with this and they backed down from making you tell them if you had a disability.I'm really not sure forking out on a new car is a good idea at the moment.
Oh and....
If I damage my company car, do I have to tell my private insurer? - Blog
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It's a nice car but diesel , if it was petrol I'd take it , though it's a little far away from meThis at the very least runs the risk of having insurance cancelled. If that happens good luck finding another policy for anywhere near sensible money.
I'm not OP so arguably my opinion is irrelevant but that's a nice car for the money shame it's in Birmingham which in used car land is a no-go for me personally
I can see you heading for a bit of grief with regard to insurance if this is your attitude tbh, declare EVERYTHING especially something medical with regard to a named driver on your policy.
You need to declare any accidents to your own insurance regardless weather it was on your own policy, a commercial one or indeed anyone else’s, a hire car for example.
You only need to tell the dvla if it affects your driving. Medical conditions, that is. since being medicated I have found my driving is a lot better. Which is why this accident is annoying, I mean it's nothing , it's a scrape it happens but I know the driver's type, he's a wind up merchant, his car already had damage so the claim may be fraudulentI can see you heading for a bit of grief with regard to insurance if this is your attitude tbh, declare EVERYTHING especially something medical with regard to a named driver on your policy.
As a rule of thumb, if it’s something you’d need to tell the DVLA then you must tell your insurance.
Check if a health condition affects your driving
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLAwww.gov.uk
Will my car insurance go up though?
