BMW and M Power Owners
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Possibly.. Didn't really spend long enough to judge.
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It might not be egr I could be jumping to conclusions. From a quick check seems the recall was for cars upto June 2015, mine was registered Nov 2015..but I'll call my local dealership to enquire.
Thanks
Caporegime
Coolant leaking on to something hot.
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Thanks.. looks like no recall for my vehicle. Local garage topped up and pressure tested and it is losing pressure so I've left it with them to diagnose.
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Garage called back and have diagnosed EGR valve fault, they are just getting me a price.. hopefully won't be too expensive
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I'd still contact BMW if it is the EGR valve they are replacing them under goodwill even if the car is outwith the dates of the recall.
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So after two dealerships just didn't want to know, the lovely lady in my local garage phoned her contact at our local BMW Mini dealership (without me asking so big thumbs up to that) .. the parts manager looked at the details and said that actually it would be covered under a "service flag", and that they would 100% free of charge replace it.. So a good outcome, just got to keep on coolant levels between now and when it goes in on Tuesday.
Yes, although I don't think it is anything to do with EGR
I topped it up as I had some spare from the time my 335i waterpump failed. Not had any warnings since and no obvious leaks under the bonnet/engine cover.
Is there anything to look out for, or any reason to avoid a 2007 LCI E87 130i?
I'm selling my modified R26 Megane in the next 2 weeks and I'm after something that's fairly sensible for doing the school runs, but that I will still enjoy driving when I get the chance to go out by myself.
I'm selling my modified R26 Megane in the next 2 weeks and I'm after something that's fairly sensible for doing the school runs, but that I will still enjoy driving when I get the chance to go out by myself.
The engine makes the car really (and they're fairly reliable on that front).
Handle well, make a dramatic noise given the right intake/exhaust but ride poorly and are tiny inside. If you can make do with fiesta levels of space inside (so probably kids that are well out of rear facing seats and don't have anything other than a tiny buggy) it will be ok.
You can buy a chinese android/idrive replica upgrade for assuming nothing already in there should you particularly care about infotainment, albeit they are of questionable quality and not cheap to do.
I'd have one, but they're not going to be a classic
Handle well, make a dramatic noise given the right intake/exhaust but ride poorly and are tiny inside. If you can make do with fiesta levels of space inside (so probably kids that are well out of rear facing seats and don't have anything other than a tiny buggy) it will be ok.
You can buy a chinese android/idrive replica upgrade for assuming nothing already in there should you particularly care about infotainment, albeit they are of questionable quality and not cheap to do.
I'd have one, but they're not going to be a classic
Yea, definitely get a 12 year old BMW.
I've currently got a 12yr old Renault, what's your point?
You are lots of fun...
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Size doesn't concern me, it would be a 2nd car that would do 3-5k per year. My wife has a Octavia VRS estate for family dutys.
Was more looking for known issues with them.
So if your spending money and want something more sensible why not get something a bit more modern and less likely to break purely based o age?
Value wise my R26 is worth similar/more than the same aged 130i