BMW and M Power Owners
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Thats a different car?
Reliability is identical as it's basically the same car mechanically. The warranty on a 7 is twice the price though. Neither of them are anything other than excellent on the Motorway.
Manual kills it for most people though which I guess is why that one is keenly priced.
Yep - sorry realised I had the wrong car and updated, must have been edited/ quoted simultaneously.
I would have to go automatic, which is a deal breaker on that car. I will have a 20ish mile motorway commute away from London on M4 and then the last bit in traffic.
Would you think a warranty would be essential on a petrol model, or just with diesel to cover turbo/ injector doom?
I would have to go automatic, which is a deal breaker on that car. I will have a 20ish mile motorway commute away from London on M4 and then the last bit in traffic.
Would you think a warranty would be essential on a petrol model, or just with diesel to cover turbo/ injector doom?
The petrol engine is, pre August 2011, a direct injection high pressure engine with it's own share of issues. Post August 2011 it's a 2 litre direct injection twin turbo...
I wouldn't want a car this complex without the warranty. I'm glad I've got it!
I wouldn't want a car this complex without the warranty. I'm glad I've got it!
The warranty quote on BMW came out with £628 a year for that car for comprehensive annual cover. Good value?
I had a warranty on the XK and it was basically useless. It felt like the dealer was lining their pockets with the "diagnosing fees" upfront to make any warranty claim larger. Have you ever had to make a claim and was the process painful?
I had a warranty on the XK and it was basically useless. It felt like the dealer was lining their pockets with the "diagnosing fees" upfront to make any warranty claim larger. Have you ever had to make a claim and was the process painful?
It's more than that unless you strip off Emergency Service and rack the excess up. The decent policy is about £800ish.
It's not good value compared to the 3 Series policy at half the price but I personally will renew mine when it expires.
Yea, no problems at all.
Found an almost perfect spec car but it's not through BMW - they are offering me £17k part-ex for my M5 
That's seems very low to me, about 2k less than I expected. However, the car in question is much cheaper than the rest so potentially won't be too much of a loss... I don't know what to do
That's seems very low to me, about 2k less than I expected. However, the car in question is much cheaper than the rest so potentially won't be too much of a loss... I don't know what to do Found an almost perfect spec car but it's not through BMW - they are offering me £17k part-ex for my M5
Would the price of the car change if you didn't part ex? If not, sell privately??
True, I've never sold privately before and I don't really have the time, plus I'm just reluctant to go through the hassle of a private sale with the amount of idiots out there. But potentially to save a few grand it could be worth it. I guess it's something I have to think about...
My M135 has been in the garage this week as the headlights were pointing down. Turns out the bolt holding the level sensor on had snapped.
So I got to drive around in a fully specced 330d touring, m-sport, x-drive (bit of a mouthful!) for a couple of days.
Got to say it's a brilliant car. The sport auto box has made me regret getting a manual even more than I was regretting it already! The x-drive didn't drive much differently than any other BMW I have driven apart from the lack of m-sport suspension which was noticeable in the corners.
Overall a good car and definitely a contender for my next car when i'm ready to swap. Especially as there's so much more space in the back for my mountain bike.
So I got to drive around in a fully specced 330d touring, m-sport, x-drive (bit of a mouthful!) for a couple of days.
Got to say it's a brilliant car. The sport auto box has made me regret getting a manual even more than I was regretting it already! The x-drive didn't drive much differently than any other BMW I have driven apart from the lack of m-sport suspension which was noticeable in the corners.
Overall a good car and definitely a contender for my next car when i'm ready to swap. Especially as there's so much more space in the back for my mountain bike.
Stick it on AT or PH for say £19,500 and see what if any interest you get? - it's surely got to be worth the hassle if it nets you £1k+ for your trouble....
Or if time is an issue, do you know of anybody who would sell it on your behalf?
A friend did this a while ago and got the car sold hassle free by a local - trusted - dealer, the dealer got a cut of course but the car sold for a lot more than the part ex offer he nearly initially accepted from Mercedes, ironically he ended up buying a Jag!
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Dumb e46 question- how do I get hot air to come out the air vents? I see that I have a temperature dial in between the centre vents but I also have temperature buttons on my air con unit and neither seem to produce hot air :/
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Been given the keys to a 335i Saloon again for a week, So drove it this morning to work which consists mostly of Motorway driving, and I must say what a comfortable and effortless car to drive and that noise and speed.
And a must in any car I own in the future, heated seats, my god it was cold this morning, seats lit my backside up pretty quickly.
This is a car that I definately want to own.....When I can afford £10k
And a must in any car I own in the future, heated seats, my god it was cold this morning, seats lit my backside up pretty quickly.
This is a car that I definately want to own.....When I can afford £10k
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