BMW and M Power Owners

[IAmATeaf]

I put MPS4S's on my 340 last week and wow, kicking myself I didn't do it sooner.

They have absolutely transformed the car with regards to noise in the cabin, comfort and handling

I’ve got MPS4S on my 335i and they will be the tyres I stick with, like you’ve found, they transform the car.

 

[AiiR]

A colleague of mine turned up in a blue 840d convertible today. It looks great.

Saw a coupe version at the dealership, looks really nice.

 

[mjt]

So are BMW keys super sensitive to the battery brand or something?
Replaced the battery with a Varta 3V CR 2032 and it refuses to work, so I swapped it with the battery from the spare key.

Anyone else have this issue or am I going mad?

 

[Uncle_Gravy]

Saw a coupe version at the dealership, looks really nice.

Saw the coupe in orange when i was in a service station couple of weeks ago, what a gorgeous car

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I'm not sure why anyone would buy such a car as a diesel though

Long commute and apparently the monthly price was the same as what he was paying for his 4 series.

 

[Chris1712]

Yes iirc there were some good deals at launch, £499 a month I think with £2k down? Something like that.

 

[IAmATeaf]

So are BMW keys super sensitive to the battery brand or something?
Replaced the battery with a Varta 3V CR 2032 and it refuses to work, so I swapped it with the battery from the spare key.

Anyone else have this issue or am I going mad?

I just changed the battery in my fob, think it was something like a 2450 and didn’t have any issues. The car bonged that I should change the battery, a week later ordered some new batteries, think I went for GP and installed another week later.

 

[ChrisD.]

Has here anyone tried the Goodyear Supersport on an M140i or similar?

 

[MrKnifey]

I was right to have my con rod bearings changed!

Have a look at the video Redish sent me

https://youtu.be/adWysA-piio

 

[ChrisD.]

That's a good video.

 

[Simon]

New windscreen fitting tomorrow. Let’s see how much they mess it up

 

[Simon]

I was right to have my con rod bearings changed!

Have a look at the video Redish sent me

https://youtu.be/adWysA-piio

Nice. How many miles ?

 

[jamoor]

I was right to have my con rod bearings changed!

Have a look at the video Redish sent me

https://youtu.be/adWysA-piio

Mine looked similar at 100k

I just replaced everything with OEM parts though as I thought all of the stuff said by aftermarket ones was heresay.

 

[Dangerous Dave]

Nice. How many miles ?

Going by his buying thread it has 86k

 

[Swinbag]

I was right to have my con rod bearings changed!

Have a look at the video Redish sent me

https://youtu.be/adWysA-piio

Really informative video, that - looking like a very good decision to have them done!

 

[StonedPenguin]

I was right to have my con rod bearings changed!

Have a look at the video Redish sent me

https://youtu.be/adWysA-piio

A couple of those do look pretty dire, My '13 e92 is on 66k.. I was gonna put it off untill 80-100k but might look into it sooner

How much did Redish charge? I think Evolve offer it for £1400.

 

[MrKnifey]

£1450 if I remember, I'm having new engine mounts as well. It's also due a brake fluid service so I'm getting that done and they are looking at my vibration issue for me

 

[ShivP]

Perhaps drive a Ford Focus 1.6 Estate and compare it against that instead of whatever is you've compared it against to decide that its crap.

I bet a focus is more fun to drive than an estate mini

 

[NVP]

 

[Dis86]

Urgh.