BMW and M Power Owners

Liampope · 9 Jul 2012 at 18:40

[TW]Fox;22310740 said:
CS5 is not available for the rear size on an E39 with 18 inch wheels

I see

. So F1s are, then, I take it - cool. What are you running? F1s or Michelins?

[TW]Fox · 9 Jul 2012 at 18:41

Liampope said:
I see . So F1s are, then, I take it - cool. What are you running? F1s or Michelins?

I have CS3's on the front and Eagle F1 AS2's on the back atm. Will stick more AS2's on the front when the time comes.

Housey · 9 Jul 2012 at 19:30

naefeart said:
Wow, it just gets better and better. As I understand it; not only are these tyres non road legal, they are designed to work in wet conditions.

From Dunlops Motorsport site:

"Wet tyres are made in extremely soft,temperature sensitive compounds that generate grip with the road surface despite the cooling effect of the water. Care should be taken not to continue using wet tyres once the track surface dries as overheating and degredation of the rubber compound will quickly follow".

I wouldn't waste your breath you are dealing with an expert.

godinman · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:13

[TW]Fox;22310597 said:
What is this guy doing with an M5

Took it for a drive and the front part of the outer arch on the passenger side decided it wanted to be a knife and cut a nice groove into the tyre whenever i accelerated or turned

I have now knocked it in with my trusty hammer.....snip

Absolutely destroying it.

hurfdurf · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:19

[TW]Fox;22310747 said:
That would be a fairly lame and petty thing to do.

I would do it but I don't talk to the Police where I can avoid doing so because I am oh so gangster.

Ste · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:33

Why let a thread about a load of nice BMWs turn into 7 pages of meh over some troll with some **** tires? Get back on topic or gtfo!

I'll start: M135i - want

paddy · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:40

The same can be said for "trying to make sense of it" and "me".

Please could a good member of this forum post a picture of their BMW, it will numb the pain

Vita · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:47

Why do Alpina D3's hold such a high price? Most are poverty spec without Nav etc?

[TW]Fox · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:48

Vita said:
Why do Alpina D3's hold such a high price? Most are poverty spec without Nav etc?

They don't really? They are not massively more expensive than the equivilent 320d really.

Vita · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:57

'07 car £15.5k, 31k miles, no Nav, don't even think they have projectors? I find that expensive.

[TW]Fox · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:58

A 320d M Sport isn't exactly half that is it?

Vita · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:03

It's not. There is a 330d for sale, xenon/nav etc, 79k on the clock, same age but for £12.2k. I just find them the Alpina to be overpriced for what it has to offer.

[TW]Fox · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:10

I can't be bothered with an apples v pears discussion. You can't cite a car with double the mileage as an example of something being 'overpriced'.

SDK^ · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:31

Ste said:
I'll start: M135i - want

The 135i does look very nice.
Why is it that when you can afford these cars your priorities change and you have children and silly mortgage costs. I guess in 20+ years when I've gone though this stage I have some spare cash to through at something big and fast

[TW]Fox · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:33

SDK^ said:
Why is it that when you can afford these cars your priorities change and you have children and silly mortgage costs. I guess in 20+ years when I've gone though this stage I have some spare cash to through at something big and fast

Odd argument, yours will cost you more in total ownership cost I'd imagine, given how little extra the M135i costs and how much more it'll be worth when you sell

panthro · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:37

I want an M135i really bad. Cant wait to move closer to work.

SDK^ · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:38

I'm pretty sure my 9 month old son wouldn't appreciate being thrown around in the back. If I can't use the cars potential then it's pointless having it. Having a child throwing up behind me doesn't appeal much

Kenai · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:39

SDK^ said:
I'm pretty sure my 9 month old son wouldn't appreciate being thrown around in the back. If I can't use the cars potential then it's pointless having it.

You could always take the car out without him in it... crazy thought but I thought i'd just throw it out there

Participant · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:40

Also when he does have his son in there, he could always - use less throttle. Crazy thought but I thought I'd just throw it out there.

shaank · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:43

Someone asked for a pic of an actual BMW rather than tyres chat