BMW and M Power Owners

Bradmax57 · 1 Oct 2014 at 21:11

[TW]Fox;26988957 said:
Should have bought a 335i

I know I know at the time there were none in budget tho

and it would have probably have been into very low double figures

[TW]Fox · 1 Oct 2014 at 21:18

Diesel economy is amazing though:

mike gunnz · 2 Oct 2014 at 04:55

[TW]Fox;26989059 said:
Diesel economy is amazing though:
snip

That makes me feel much better about my fuel economy figures.

Your F10 I presume? What were the road/traffic conditions to return those figures?

xs2man · 2 Oct 2014 at 06:31

mike gunnz said:
That makes me feel much better about my fuel economy figures.

Your F10 I presume? What were the road/traffic conditions to return those figures?

I would guess pretty terrible to average 18.8 mph doing only 32 miles in almost 2 hours.

J1nxy · 2 Oct 2014 at 06:58

xs2man said:
Nice economy figures there. In fact, amazing. I would have usually said "must have been boring driving at 60 mph the whole way", but I'm guessing at rush hour, you probably weren't?

It was a very mixed drive, including stop start, road works for miles on the M1 and then "normal" speeds when possible.

Howard · 2 Oct 2014 at 07:54

This might sound silly but the positioning of the stop/start deactivation button in that 6 Series is by far the most logical place I've seen it put, of all the cars I've seen that have one!

[TW]Fox · 2 Oct 2014 at 08:02

mike gunnz said:
That makes me feel much better about my fuel economy figures.

Your F10 I presume? What were the road/traffic conditions to return those figures?

5-6 cold start town trips in traffic

scratch · 2 Oct 2014 at 08:04

Howard said:
This might sound silly but the positioning of the stop/start deactivation button in that 6 Series is by far the most logical place I've seen it put, of all the cars I've seen that have one!

It's standard placement on BMWs matey.

Howard · 2 Oct 2014 at 08:07

First time I've noticed

Just makes a bit more sense to me than having it hidden in a random place somewhere on the dashboard, or buried in some OBC menu.

antijoke · 2 Oct 2014 at 09:40

Does the center on the new BMW's stay central when you turn the wheel?

On those interior pics it looks like just the outer bit turns.

Similar to Rolls Royce ones.

J1nxy · 2 Oct 2014 at 09:51

It all turns, the centre is just the new style air bag

Jez · 2 Oct 2014 at 10:04

Scania said:
Any ideas appreciated.

This seems the best (to me) palace to ask, somebody give 'Fox a nudge please!

And WTF is up with the picture quality on my iPhone 5, I don't know!

I'm not sure what is going on with your iPhone, but thats definitely the external temperature probe

Metalface Mark · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:27

J1nxy said:
Here you go
30%2015.15.15.jpg[/IMG]

What does the SYNC button do on your Aircon? Does it make you control both sides at the same time? I must admit on my new 330d its annoying that i dont have a button that lets me do both at the same time, i have to manually change one side then another.

J1nxy · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:42

Metalface Mark said:
What does the SYNC button do on your Aircon? Does it make you control both sides at the same time? I must admit on my new 330d its annoying that i dont have a button that lets me do both at the same time, i have to manually change one side then another.

Yep, that's what it does

Scania · 2 Oct 2014 at 16:55

Jez said:
I'm not sure what is going on with your iPhone, but thats definitely the external temperature probe

Thanks Jez,

Any recommendations as to which parts he should opt for for the cooling system refresh? Bher seems popular....

rodenal · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:14

Go OEM on water pump or at the very least high quality aftermarket, make sure you get a metal stat/ housing, radiator I personally wouldn't be too fussed where it came from, hoses as well going OEM same with expansion tank

Don't forget the captive plastic screws I don't think they come with the tank (from memory), I'd also just buy new bolts for everywhere else

Jez · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:16

Scania said:
Thanks Jez,

Any recommendations as to which parts he should opt for for the cooling system refresh? Bher seems popular....

As it happens i just refreshed my E46 as the coolant reservoir exploded. I went for BEHR stuff as it seemed good value on eBay (new parts, powersellers). When i say refreshed, i actually mean just a new rad and reservoir, and full pipe inspections (they all seemed fine and nice and supple to me).

That said...its only been about 3 weeks since i did it, so i cant comment on reliability yet

Tom|Nbk · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:17

[TW]Fox;26990215 said:
5-6 cold start town trips in traffic

Wtf, I have averaged 22MPG in my M3 since I bought it! lot's of town and a slight stretch of dual carriageway every day...

I'm guessing my OBD is a tad optimistic!

DJMK4 · 3 Oct 2014 at 08:55

OK guys dont be harsh on me, any thoughts on these models?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...0_miles/radius/1500/price-from/4000?logcode=p

I am looking for a 3 Series of some sort, have up to 5, maybe 5.5k to spend, I was aiming at something with around 70k ish on the clock.

As I said, im just picking out models at the moment

Howard · 3 Oct 2014 at 08:59

Why a diesel?