I kept TB!Couldn't help it, it just looks so stunning.
Will get it detailed and ceramic coated before using it. Might help
Don't worry, carbon black is also a nightmare to look after so you were screwed either way.
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Don't worry, carbon black is also a nightmare to look after so you were screwed either way.
lol so no worse than my current midnight blue then. I could have gone Phytonic blue or whatever its called but see way too many x3s in that colour.
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No idea how I missed that
I’m getting tempted by one of these might be worth going back to a company car need to look into it properly and do the sums.
1% company car tax from april is minimal. On the ix 40 it would be tax on £700 BIK. so £140 or £280 per annum
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I get a generous car allowance so makes it close overall cost wise buying one would need to work it out properly.
wait for black friday...i think BMW did 25% off last year
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They do a sale every November or so but to be honest the package worth getting is the cheaper £99 one anyway - includes map updates as well which makes it fairly good value. The more expensive packages don't seem to add anything that's really worth having.
Thanks both. I was looking at the £99 option as for an F80 there really isn't much more worth happening.
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They'll be extra milage on it then as they will need to drive around to find some fuel...
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There's a petrol station opposite. Hopefully things will be getting better by then.... It's in Glasgow so have a decent drive back.. Was going to do the NC500 but looks like that may be shelved until stupid street start behaving
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Had a diagnostic done on my 320d the other day since the engine seemed quite noisy - wanted to be sure it wasn’t the timing chain.
They had the car overnight and did all necessary tests in the morning, and a full health check on brakes, tyres, fault codes and more.
Car came back completely clean, and they said it’s in excellent condition, which was awesome news.
They found the source of the noise, which was a clip on the air filter apparently - it was resonating at certain frequencies and causing the loud noise I was experiencing.
Car was filled with redex advanced cleaner, and it’s running very smoothly (not that it wasn’t before).
Looking forward to many happy miles with it
Love iDrive 6, made a big difference.
They had the car overnight and did all necessary tests in the morning, and a full health check on brakes, tyres, fault codes and more.
Car came back completely clean, and they said it’s in excellent condition, which was awesome news.
They found the source of the noise, which was a clip on the air filter apparently - it was resonating at certain frequencies and causing the loud noise I was experiencing.
Car was filled with redex advanced cleaner, and it’s running very smoothly (not that it wasn’t before).
Looking forward to many happy miles with it
Love iDrive 6, made a big difference.
looking at a set of winter wheels and tyres for the 5 series. (g31)
facebook marketplace has thrown up a set of rather cheap if questionable taste 19s in a 5x112 8.5x19 ET35 fox motorsport alloys. not my first choice but with a set of good condition conti winters its very tempting.
any issues that anyone can see with fitment etc ? (tyres are a square 255/35/19 setup compared to my current 255/35 275/40 tyres
facebook marketplace has thrown up a set of rather cheap if questionable taste 19s in a 5x112 8.5x19 ET35 fox motorsport alloys. not my first choice but with a set of good condition conti winters its very tempting.
any issues that anyone can see with fitment etc ? (tyres are a square 255/35/19 setup compared to my current 255/35 275/40 tyres
Why mess about with crap aftermarket wheels with strange tyre sizes? Just keep it correct, there is no shortage of decent sets of non M Sport OEM wheels on eBay to which you can then fit decent winter tyres.
Presumably your current wheels are 20 inch.
Presumably your current wheels are 20 inch.
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no idea for G series but certainly 18" inch BMW alloys that fit over my 370mm discs/4 pots seem to go for ~200 quid on ebay, so i'd not be messing around with aftermarket....
Is the fair price that they are free? If not my point stands. It's too nice a car to be messing around like this, it's worth doing it properly.
It'll be cost neutral anyway as you can sell them when you change the car and probably get all your money back anyway.
Don't forget you'll need the TPMS valves too, which a set of used BMW wheels likely will have already.
Just imagine how crap a newish G31 on Fox Racing wheels would look
