BMW and M Power Owners

thewanted · 27 Apr 2018 at 16:54

[TW]Fox said:
70 miles each way on the M25 at rush hour is surely 4-5 hours a day of driving?

I genuinely think this will be the case. My manager commutes from J15 M25 to somewhere near Leyton (J27 M25) and it takes a minimum of 1.5 hours each way if all of the stars align and he leaves home at 6am. Some days it takes him 3 hours to get to the office.

I do a 15 mile commute (9 miles on the M25) and it can take me up to an hour when I leave the office at 16h00.

Rilot · 27 Apr 2018 at 17:59

She'll be doing A4, A404, M40, M25, A1M. It's going to be hell.

wingman · 27 Apr 2018 at 18:07

Lakeland said:
What’s the best car you’ve had as a courtesy car?

I’ve been promised something ‘nice’ while my m135i is in for a spray job which was agreed on initial purchase..

I had a 120d when my M135i was in a for a service.

Something nice to me would be an M4. To others, a 320d Touring. It's an open term...

IAmATeaf · 27 Apr 2018 at 18:18

Rilot said:
She'll be doing A4, A404, M40, M25, A1M. It's going to be hell.

Out of those only the A1M will be ok-ish as she’ll be heading out but again when I used to work in Stevenage it was really slow in parts. Also coming back was always 100 times worse.

Lakeland · 27 Apr 2018 at 18:55

wingman said:
I had a 120d when my M135i was in a for a service.

Something nice to me would be an M4. To others, a 320d Touring. It's an open term...

An M4 is what I’d call ‘nice’ too but I suspect I’ll end up with something worse than the 135. Fingers crossed

dacads · 27 Apr 2018 at 19:02

Lakeland said:
What’s the best car you’ve had as a courtesy car?

I’ve been promised something ‘nice’ while my m135i is in for a spray job which was agreed on initial purchase..

I haven't been for a service yet, but getting some minor damage repaired on my 130i repaired elsewhere and received a Ford Kuga from Enterprise..

[TW]Fox · 27 Apr 2018 at 19:44

Lakeland said:
What’s the best car you’ve had as a courtesy car?

I’ve been promised something ‘nice’ while my m135i is in for a spray job which was agreed on initial purchase..

540i Xdrive M Sport.

Jez · 27 Apr 2018 at 19:56

Rilot said:
She'll be doing A4, A404, M40, M25, A1M. It's going to be hell.

You really need to get her to kick the manual habit...I commute this distance but I do it with a reasonable v6 auto merc which does make a difference.

Lakeland · 27 Apr 2018 at 20:29

dacads said:
I haven't been for a service yet, but getting some minor damage repaired on my 130i repaired elsewhere and received a Ford Kuga from Enterprise..

A kuga isn't bad considering it wasn't through a dealer.

[TW]Fox said:
540i Xdrive M Sport.

Although an M4 would be nice I think the 540i would scratch an itch!

dacads · 27 Apr 2018 at 20:37

Lakeland said:
A kuga isn't bad considering it wasn't through a dealer.

Although an M4 would be nice I think the 540i would scratch an itch!

Yeah it's probably the best they could offer, it's an st line so has parking sensors , sat nav, Bluetooth, xenon etc certainly more gadgets than my 130i and people I know actually complement it lol

Saying that the Enterprise guy that picked me up was impressed with the 130i as he asked whether it was the 3.0l engine.. definitely more a car only enthusiasts will know about. Also I was impressed with their service, back at their office all really nice people too. Hopefully the same for their other branches.

Antony101 · 27 Apr 2018 at 21:25

I got a manual 118i when my F11 520d was in for service. What a hateful little thing that was with the manual gearbox. It never wanted to go into gear.

ShivP · 27 Apr 2018 at 21:44

Antony101 said:
I got a manual 118i when my F11 520d was in for service. What a hateful little thing that was with the manual gearbox. It never wanted to go into gear.

Welcome to the world of BMW manual gearboxes

even a modern 320d manual has some stupidly offset pedals (to the right) - auto is a must

Havana_UK · 27 Apr 2018 at 22:16

Lakeland said:
What’s the best car you’ve had as a courtesy car?

I’ve been promised something ‘nice’ while my m135i is in for a spray job which was agreed on initial purchase..

When I took my M135i in for its first service I got an M4 for the day. The only thing they said to me was, “please don’t put more than 150 miles on it”.

Lakeland · 28 Apr 2018 at 09:14

Havana_UK said:
When I took my M135i in for its first service I got an M4 for the day. The only thing they said to me was, “please don’t put more than 150 miles on it”.

Nice. 150 miles isn’t a bad limit for a day, I’d have used every one of them though

Antony101 · 28 Apr 2018 at 09:38

Shivy011 said:
Welcome to the world of BMW manual gearboxes even a modern 320d manual has some stupidly offset pedals (to the right) - auto is a must

The automatic gearbox in my F11 is superb. I was a little bit baffled that they would replace an automatic car with a manual though.

Will Gill · 28 Apr 2018 at 09:45

Lakeland said:
Nice. 150 miles isn’t a bad limit for a day, I’d have used every one of them though

That's a tank of fuel in an m4

best I have managed is an x5dm thing, crazy how they can make a tank go so well :cool:

Minstadave · 28 Apr 2018 at 10:09

Antony101 said:
I got a manual 118i when my F11 520d was in for service. What a hateful little thing that was with the manual gearbox. It never wanted to go into gear.

I only ever got base spec 2 or 3 series when I took my 530D in. Often manuals when mine was an automatic.

Will Gill · 28 Apr 2018 at 10:33

I was also unfortunate enough to get a 118i 'sport', it couldn't pull the skin of custard, I stalled it frequently and it's got some stupid ignition sequence which makes you have to sit still for 5-10 seconds and look like an even bigger idiot.

For the next service I got a 430d msport, and I was so impressed with the overall package I bought the petrol variant.

[TW]Fox · 28 Apr 2018 at 13:23

Minstadave said:
I only ever got base spec 2 or 3 series when I took my 530D in. Often manuals when mine was an automatic.

Odd how it differs, can't remember the last time had something rubbish.

Mr Plow · 29 Apr 2018 at 02:01

Rilot said:
She'll be doing A4, A404, M40, M25, A1M. It's going to be hell.

Ouch, that's just about the worst commute involving the M25 possible maybe on par/slightly worse than having to use the Dartford Crossing which I do on a regular basis. I sometimes have to travel to that area when covering a colleague when he's on holiday and as a rule I try to get my work completed and leave as fast as humanly possible, leave at the wrong time and I'm looking at three hours plus to get home.

I can see why you want to stay in the area though, that part of the country is very nice and going by some of the houses I pass when working near Sunningdale and Bramshill home to some very rich people.

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