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Thought the gunk/kit meant tyre then had to be retired even if it would usually have been plugged, but tw, only had slow leaks allowing me to get to garage&repair.
 
jpaul said:
Thought the gunk/kit meant tyre then had to be retired even if it would usually have been plugged, but tw, only had slow leaks allowing me to get to garage&repair.
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Yep, it's not a 'fix', it's just to get you home, then replace the tyre - it will however last for awhile as a bodge.
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
Anyone got personal experience of getting rid of RFTs?
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ex-428i and 440i owner and yes, it's well worth it.
in the 8 years i owned both bimmers i've had 1 puncture (mostly city driving).
the RFTs don't inspire confidence in the car and swapping to the MPS4S/F1A6 improved the handling tremendously
not to mention that the ride is quieter and more comfortable as well
 
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Malt_Vinegar said:
No boot recess for the wheel in a 330e :(
Not really willing to drag it around in the boot taking up the usable space. Its the main reasons i got the estate, to counter the smaller boot on the saloon with the battery!
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Even when you've got a recess, it's a nightmare trying to get hold of the correct spare, jack and boot toolkit.
I've been looking for the kit for our countryman since we got it, and the proper jack is £170 on it's own! (And no idea which space saver I actually need as there are various ones between 16" and 19" which apparently all are fine with my 18" alloys)
 
tamzzy said:
ex-428i and 440i owner and yes, it's well worth it.
in the 8 years i owned both bimmers i've had 1 puncture (mostly city driving).
the RFTs don't inspire confidence in the car and swapping to the MPS4S/F1A6 improved the handling tremendously
not to mention that the ride is quieter and more comfortable as well
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@Malt_Vinegar Same experience as Tamzzy. Changed my RFT’s in Feb 2023 after running them on the car since I bought it in July 2021. The car rides better, handles better, takes bumps and potholes better and is much quieter too with much reduced tyre roar and road noise. I had a slow puncture on my rear left but that was plugged in summer 2024 and it’s been great since. I fitted Michelin PS5’s and they’re still going strong even now and nearly 23k miles later. I do have a can of tyre goop in the boot but haven’t had a full on puncture in about a decade. I also have AA cover too in case the tyre is truly destroyed and can’t be sealed.
 
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Feeling glad my 320i came with go flats from factory :D

Going off a few comments earlier in the thread, I think I should give the BMW Nav a decent go. However, it's on 2020 maps so it may not be the most representative of what it could be. Then use the built-in Spotify and see if there's much/any sound difference from CarPlay vs native app, then weigh up if it's worth the £120/year or whatever it is full a full year of ConnectedDrive :D
 
Armageus said:
Even when you've got a recess, it's a nightmare trying to get hold of the correct spare, jack and boot toolkit.
I've been looking for the kit for our countryman since we got it, and the proper jack is £170 on it's own! (And no idea which space saver I actually need as there are various ones between 16" and 19" which apparently all are fine with my 18" alloys)
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Have a look on here, many kits with or without a jack for various year Countryman's ;)
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squerble said:
Feeling glad my 320i came with go flats from factory :D

Going off a few comments earlier in the thread, I think I should give the BMW Nav a decent go. However, it's on 2020 maps so it may not be the most representative of what it could be. Then use the built-in Spotify and see if there's much/any sound difference from CarPlay vs native app, then weigh up if it's worth the £120/year or whatever it is full a full year of ConnectedDrive :D
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They usually have a Black Friday deal so hold fire just now. You can also by map updates for a year as a separate update.
 
MissChief said:
They usually have a Black Friday deal so hold fire just now. You can also by map updates for a year as a separate update.
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Yep I can see the map updates in the store at the moment for £80/year. AFAIU, there's a new combo package with full ConnectedDrive + maps for £120/year so hopefully a deal to be had at the end of November, very good timing as my trial runs out on the 30th Nov :D
 
squerble said:
Feeling glad my 320i came with go flats from factory :D

Going off a few comments earlier in the thread, I think I should give the BMW Nav a decent go. However, it's on 2020 maps so it may not be the most representative of what it could be. Then use the built-in Spotify and see if there's much/any sound difference from CarPlay vs native app, then weigh up if it's worth the £120/year or whatever it is full a full year of ConnectedDrive :D
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They often have the map updates and others in black Friday sales via the app
 
squerble said:
Feeling glad my 320i came with go flats from factory :D

Going off a few comments earlier in the thread, I think I should give the BMW Nav a decent go. However, it's on 2020 maps so it may not be the most representative of what it could be. Then use the built-in Spotify and see if there's much/any sound difference from CarPlay vs native app, then weigh up if it's worth the £120/year or whatever it is full a full year of ConnectedDrive :D
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You'll need an active connected drive subscription to use the cars Spotify app.
 
squerble said:
Going off a few comments earlier in the thread, I think I should give the BMW Nav a decent go. However, it's on 2020 maps so it may not be the most representative of what it could be. Then use the built-in Spotify and see if there's much/any sound difference from CarPlay vs native app, then weigh up if it's worth the £120/year or whatever it is full a full year of ConnectedDrive :D
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need to try wired car-play too (not taxing the phone to re-encode audio albeit losslessly), also thought inbuilt app (their sim) using your premium contract,
is not allowing v high quality options,let alone the new 'lossless'/cd quality.
 
I'm weighing up the idea of a second used car to keep long term. Ideally I'm looking for something that can be a do-anything car, built sometime around 2000 to 2010 (a period I think is new enough to be well built but not so new that there are too many non-maintainable emissions controls and electonics). My preference is a normally aspirated petrol manual. A petrol E46 or E91 Touring come to mind, as well as a number of non-BMW cars that I'm looking a. It must be ULEZ compliant so diesels are out.

Aside from lower price and the classic factor of the E46's (I personally think the E46 looks better than the E91) are there any overriding reasons to get an E91 over an E46, or an E46 over an E91? Obviously the E91 is going to be newer both in age and driver conveniences. So finding a good condition, well maintained, E46 Touring would be more difficult. But from a purely functional and reliability standpoint did the E91 advance significantly over the E46? I feel the E46 reached it's lowest price some time ago and is creeping back up now. I think the E91 is the sort of car that I would put all my crap in the back to take to the dump, but the E46 is the type of car I would take all my crap to the dump and then look back at as I get out.

I guess what I'm asking is... if price is roughly similar between a great condition E46 and a good but not great E91 then which would be the better buy?

Thank you.
 
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