For some reason X-Drive seems to be more common on diesels.
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The only petrol version offered was the 420i.
Buying cheap cars is by far the most fun
No, North East.
Thanks for this. If that's the case I'll be happy buying a RWD and a set of winter tyres/wheels.
Then do not stress over a factor that will likely affect less than 1% of the year! Focus on the other 99%.
Heck, when did we last have snowy roads?!
Aye it's not that I'm stressing over it, I am just doing some homework before I buy the next motor. A relative with a 3 series was coming over and had to leave their car at the end of the estate as it wouldn't go up the slight hill.
If I can mitigate that rare occasion I'll be happy. We don't get a lot of hot days but I bought a portable AC unit for the odd day it gets too much.
If it's auto it'll struggle as if the wheels spin it'll change gear, in that instance the best thing to do is reverse up the hill, done it loads.
We've had 2 x 3 series and just used some 'snow socks' I got from Amazon, then the last 1 series was fwd and this one is Xdrive but not really had an issue and we live on the edge of the Peak District.
On my Focus previously I fitted Michelin Cross Climate and they were epic, managed to get through the Peak District and along the A6 to Stockport several times when quite snowy
Even in manual mode?
unsure what your budget and requirements are, but strongly consider if a g30 5 series saloon would be a possibility instead, they're not dissimilar money for ~2018 ones, and more of them have xdrive. Plus, they're just better in every single way, build quality, drive, everything (source: I've owned two f36s, a 430i and 440i, and now have an LCI m550i). Also, whilst I thought the boot was big and practical on my 440i gran coupe, the boot is loads bigger on my saloon g30 5 series and it has a remarkably big aperture for loading so you can get pretty much most things that would fit in the 440i.
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I had all my brakes, sensorsband discs changed for £900 today. Expensive, but it's a bmw indy who seem to know what they're doing.
Front diacs 28.4mm min
Resr discs 22.4mm min
Front pads due 44k miles
Rear pads due 38k miles
That's a lot of maintenance/consumables replaced in the last 6 months, think £2k but fingers crossed that's everything major until 2025. And i didn't spend anything on it since purchased in May 2022.
Not sure as I've never done with a modern auto (our 3 series were both manual) but my step-dad had an auto Scorpio that he used to have to reverse up a steep hill we lived on at the slightest snow in the 90s, the current M135 is the 1st auto car I've had and it's XDrive so the last 2 winters I've not had an issue with snow
Thanks for this, it is really helpful. Budget is around £20k comfortably, maximum £23k if we really really like the car. We originally wanted an estate but they seem hard to come by or more expensive than the saloon equivalents. A well-sized boot area is part of our criteria too, which is why the 4 series gran coupe made the shortlist (along with A5 sportback but this isn't the thread for that
)I have looked on Cazoo and Autotrader so far and there are more 4 series than 5 series in our price range (2018 or newer). I did want petrol but there are a couple of 430d xdrives nearby that look nice. The 5 series are all 520d, more expensive and higher miles.
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I've found just using the Automatic creep is very effective on the few occasions there was significant ice or snow. We had a cold snap only a few days after I'd put on the Pilot Sport 5's and had no real issues.
Anyone know the part number or the best place to source these clips? I was replacing some interior trim and the clip snapped off. My local BMW dealer is absolutely useless so I don't even want to try with them and it doesn't show on Real OEM.
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Ouch, sorry it hear that... How does that even happen.
How'd they break in? Also what car.
Smash the window. It is really easy to steal. It's a pretty common f series steering wheel. Not worth loads. Dashcam recorded it, but was parked in a dark area.
I hope whoever stole it gets a face full of Shrapnel when the faulty airbag goes off with too much force.