BMW and M Power Owners
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Fox a quick question for you. The wife fancies an X1 Xdrive, doesn't care about the engine, wants a manual and I'm struggling even to convince her to atleast get nav, 1-3 years old, anything particularly disastrous about them?
Gulp....I wonder how much a set of X6 20" premium tyres are :/
I really don't like these - they are based on the 2004 1 Series and are the last car in the BMW range that's part of the previous generation. Therefore despite benig 'newer' if you buy one it'll feel very dated compared to your F10. I would be doing everything I could to convince her to buy a current shape 1 Series instead. The X1 is just absolutely ancient.
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Cheers, not sure she will take a one series. Might try a q3 instead.
Not cheap lol! But the move away from bmw provided runflats sounds like a plan... I just need to get some views on what actually to!
Whilst I can fully appreciate the arguments in favour of ditching run flats for "normal" tyres, I would still personally advise against it.
Were you to find yourself stranded on a motorway hard shoulder due to a flat you'd rue making the change.
To my mind, the benefit of being able to still move after a puncture with a run flat, giving you opportunity to get out of such a situation, far outweighs the benefit of going back to a regular tyre that loses this ability in favour of ride improvement.
Each to his own though.
Alpina B4 BiTurbo.
Hnnnnnnng.
It's the 20" 20 profile wheels that does it, they are like the modern day CSL wheels. Makes any BMW look amazing but it has to accompany the rest of the bodykit too.
None of that M badge nonsense all over the place either, which is nice.
I think if (when!) I get the opportunity to buy a car with that much coin it will certainly be an Alpina. Too many M cars about, not enough of these which IMO look way more elegant but meaty at the same time.
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The "new" Alpina interior is completely customisable, you choose the materials, the leathers and the colours at purchase. The CEO stated as such in the interview video after Geneva Motorshow when the new B4, B6, B7 and D range were shown off. I suppose the plastics would be the same but the richer leather all over the place might offset that a bit?
The X6 runs on 20" run-flats?! Is that even comfy? CS5's may be a decent option?
Never been a big Alpina fan simply because of their style of alloys, they just don't look nice.
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Took my M5 in today as it went into limp mode the other weekend. Had the call saying it's a problem with ABS hydraulic pump, maybe connections or wiring, they are going to confirm and let me know. Apparently if it is the ABS pump itself that is about £2500 
Any reason why this would be an issue all of a sudden? Also 2.5k seems a bit steep, no?
Any reason why this would be an issue all of a sudden? Also 2.5k seems a bit steep, no?