BMW and M Power Owners

gord · 18 Jun 2014 at 17:56

mjt said:
I vote Blue aka Z4M

Mine doesn't have blue. Why don't I have blue?!

What I do have is a lighter wallet after the M had new front tyres, an inspection 2 service and an MOT. Took it to the guys at M-Tek in Northampton, and their service was very good (touch wood the car doesn't fall apart now).

Will Gill · 18 Jun 2014 at 18:04

The two reasons I went with the 3.0si over the z4m was the service costs and the fuel costs.

However, I regret that choice on a minutely basis....

Voxination · 18 Jun 2014 at 19:05

The talk of F10s a few pages back got me looking, turns out Barry the dealer already molested one

[TW]Fox · 18 Jun 2014 at 19:31

30 grand for a 4 year old with business nav and 60k miles

SDK^ · 18 Jun 2014 at 19:36

[TW]Fox;26476296 said:
30 grand for a 4 year old with business nav and 60k miles

More than you can afford pal

FULL M5 CONVERSION, INCLUDING WINGS BUMPERS EXHAUST AND WHEELS COST THOUSANDS!!!

Scania · 18 Jun 2014 at 22:38

"Full" conversion that forgot the engine....

Oh well......

commited · 19 Jun 2014 at 04:17

Jez said:
^^ YES

How come you are coming back btw?

Long story but I guess the biggest reason is we never "settled" in Oz so therefore have always felt transient here. Family and friends pull was pretty large back home but as we're both highly paid here, facing pay cuts of 50%, higher taxes and not too much lower cost of living is going to hurt somewhat.

I'd love a V8 W126 but the allure of a W124 coupe is pretty high too - I've always loved them. I wonder how feasible it would be to squeeze in a V8...

Cosimo · 19 Jun 2014 at 08:52

SDK^ said:
More than you can afford pal

FULL M5 CONVERSION, INCLUDING WINGS BUMPERS EXHAUST AND WHEELS COST THOUSANDS!!!

He just forgot about the engine and the M instrument panel....

Jez · 19 Jun 2014 at 09:38

commited said:
Long story but I guess the biggest reason is we never "settled" in Oz so therefore have always felt transient here. Family and friends pull was pretty large back home but as we're both highly paid here, facing pay cuts of 50%, higher taxes and not too much lower cost of living is going to hurt somewhat.

I'd love a V8 W126 but the allure of a W124 coupe is pretty high too - I've always loved them. I wonder how feasible it would be to squeeze in a V8...

Why not come to England and have the best of both worlds, very little car taxes and highly paid jobs, but you are still a stones throw from Ireland and Europe etc? I can imagine a feeling of total isolation in Oz, a wonderful country but totally the wrong side of the world for me to ever think it could feel like home

Either of those Merc classics would be awesome, i love the 124 coupe too. :cool:

Chris1712 · 19 Jun 2014 at 10:43

Will Gill said:
anyone, anyone, bueller??

I'm not sure how it would look, but I've actually fancied doing mine the dark red of the seats? I really like the way you can see the red leather from afar and think the calipers might match it nicely.

Alternatively get the roof wrapped black and just tidy the calipers up with a black spray to match.

Will Gill · 19 Jun 2014 at 15:20

Chris1712 said:
I'm not sure how it would look, but I've actually fancied doing mine the dark red of the seats? I really like the way you can see the red leather from afar and think the calipers might match it nicely.

Alternatively get the roof wrapped black and just tidy the calipers up with a black spray to match.

might take a trip to halfrauds and get the primer on then decide on the colour when I'm good and drunk

shaank · 19 Jun 2014 at 16:46

Will Gill said:
might take a trip to halfrauds and get the primer on then decide on the colour when I'm good and drunk

Please post the results of that one

joking aside, I think black / silver / grey are your best options. It might be 'safe' and 'boring' but it'll look good.

gord · 19 Jun 2014 at 21:29

Ok, I could use some advice on what is turning out to be a real pain in the arse job.

Problem: My right headlamp washer cover is missing. Here comes the good bit, the washer cover attaches to the washer jet. The top of the washer jet's fixing has snapped, the jet itself is fully functional. So I need a new jet and a new cover, which then needs painting. The front bumper was resprayed when I bought the car and it's a great job, so I may be able to ask the paintshop for the colour ref? That was a year ago.

Now I'm pretty hands on and there is a good guide to replacing it yourself so I just need the parts.

Does anyone know of any places cheaper than BMW themselves I could order these parts from (links to RealOEM should have them highlighted)? Ebay doesn't seem to be doing the trick on these. Otherwise I'll just ask BMW to get the parts, and to paint the cover when they're doing another black spray job.

--Mike-- · 19 Jun 2014 at 22:18

You could try http://www.bmminiparts.com or Jamie at Sopers BMW who does a Z4Forum discount if mentioned.

rodenal · 19 Jun 2014 at 22:19

It's worth checking if the BMW part comes colour coded anyway

gord · 19 Jun 2014 at 23:46

--Mike-- said:
You could try http://www.bmminiparts.com or Jamie at Sopers BMW who does a Z4Forum discount if mentioned.

Can't see any of the parts I need on there. I think it's a dealer jobby so I'll try Soper BMW.

rodenal said:
It's worth checking if the BMW part comes colour coded anyway

There is a sprayed part number too on real oem, I'll see what the actual price diff is.

Cheers

commited · 20 Jun 2014 at 01:05

Jez said:
Why not come to England and have the best of both worlds, very little car taxes and highly paid jobs, but you are still a stones throw from Ireland and Europe etc? I can imagine a feeling of total isolation in Oz, a wonderful country but totally the wrong side of the world for me to ever think it could feel like home

Either of those Merc classics would be awesome, i love the 124 coupe too.

UK is still a fairly large paycut from what I'm on now but we're certainly keeping it in our minds - it's just means starting our lives again.

Scania · 20 Jun 2014 at 14:14

Noticed my e46 325i touring is scrubbing the inside edge of my near side rear tyre, the off side seems fine though....

Any thoughts or shall I just let my local ATS branch take a look (I trust these guys more than Krap fit - they manage the fleet tyres at work, cars, vans & trucks...)

Tomcat825 · 20 Jun 2014 at 19:19

Checked if the trim is loose on the inside of the wheel arch? I had a rub on my passenger front left on just under full lock as the clip had broken and the trim had worked a bit loose.

almoststew1990 · 21 Jun 2014 at 11:25

I might go look at a '04 330 clubsport, but it has 130k on the clock. Whilst it looks well looked after (decent tyres, new exhaust, and I will ask about any other work carried out), I assume even the best looked after and maintained cars will lose their 'tightness' after a while and wonder if 130k is past this mark?

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