BMW and M Power Owners
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Depends on the cabling. Get it retrimmed instead.
I bought my first BMW a week ago and sold my Renault Sport Megane on Friday. The car is a grey 2008 130i M Sport with loads of miles on it. It has xenons and cruise, which are the most important options for me. I'm looking forward to getting to know the car!
If its got runflats ditch them for some proper tyres! If yours is a high miler than maybe giving the car a suspension refresh is the next thing to do, along with a diff/gearbox oil change.
Water pump can fail on these so have that checked if not already replaced with a metal version.
I've sent BMW an email as I'm away these couple of weeks, but the missus is driving the Z4 and this morning it was cranking for ages until the engine started and then turned off, so she had to re-start the engine. That happened both in the morning and afternoon when she was leaving work. She then said the engine felt jerky and trying to enter into a roundabout there was very limited power and then it suddenly picked up as if she slammed the gear in (the car is an auto btw). She also said revs were a bit erratic.
Hoping it won't explode before it goes back in, although it is in warranty. Still would be good if they resolve the issue prior to any real damage happening.
Do people think this new behaviour sounds like it is the fuel pump?
My top tip to all new BMW owners.... use official screenwash. Yes really, they are very prone to gunking up the motors otherwise and depending which model you have getting to the pump can be a huge job!
Yeah my car is nudging 150k miles now. I think the rear dampers have been changed, but I need to go through the invoices to see what else has been done. After a bit of time in it now the car feels very soft. My previous car is likely one of the firmest road cars ever produced, but it even feels soft compared to my father's 225i M Sport. I'll ask the garage on the weekend to look at the suspension. If it does need a refresh I may just get a Bilstein B12 Pro Kit put on.
Really!? The rear screen was function does not work so I need to address that, but I was planning on using the regular Car Plan stuff.
Hi there
Gave the car a good wash this weekend and also took it for a drive and got some lunch, this car is such an incredible drive, certainly better than the CSL I owned some years ago but it should be as most the mods done are what CSL owners would, but the car looks immaculate, OK it is by no means what you would call a showroom condition original car, because it is not being nearly 18 years old and covered nearly 115,000 miles, but its a damn clean solid car with very premium tasteful mods done to it that make it an extremely capable road and track car. But I've decided to sell as I simply no longer use it.
I am happy for any prospective buy to get 12 months MOT put on the car as well:
More pictures taken this weekend:
Very very nice!
Where's the advert and what are you asking for her?
Yes really. Google it, it's actually genuine. I thought it was a load of bs especially when I spotted BMW screenwash was £10 a litre! But then 3 months later my washer pump was completely gunked up and I had to take it all apart to clean it out.
Can't go wrong with that kit.
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Ive heard it too, but ive been using the premixed stuff from halfords for a year and I've had no issues. When I looked into it, I believe the official bmw stuff goes down to a lower temperature (say -20) but has a reaction with the premix stuff that goes down to -10. I guess it depends on how much is left when you top it up, I use quite a bit of screenwash so possibly why it's not affected me.
Got a 320D Xdrive saloon for a week. Its massive, I assumed it was a 5 series when I first saw it.
Is it me or are 3 series now way bigger and on par with older 5 series or is this just me only really having experience with genuinely sporty cars and not paying attention to boring comfortable mobiles?
Is it me or are 3 series now way bigger and on par with older 5 series or is this just me only really having experience with genuinely sporty cars and not paying attention to boring comfortable mobiles?
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Can someone check in with the real Fox and make sure he's alive?
It feels very similar to the 2011 5 series I had quality wise. Very premium product inside. I'm very impressed with how far the 3 series has come and wasn't expecting it at all.