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StonedPenguin · 15 Jan 2015 at 15:50

Yeah it seems to have gone up from £85 PM to £125 PM a couple months back, On cars over 60k its £250! That's comprehensive with roadside recovery & £100 excess.

I thought 85 pm was reasonable but 125 hmm not so much.. I think I'll warranty it for peace of mind.

Cheers

Voxination · 15 Jan 2015 at 17:39

StonedPenguin said:
I bought it! Well put a deposit down, 18.5 was the lowest he'd go, I see some with higher mileage for around 20-21 so I'm happy, Going back later to pick it up, Cant wait

As it's a manual, I'm in 2 minds if I should pay £125 PM for comp warranty or chuck that 125 into a savings account monthly for when things inevitably crop up, Hmm..

Enjoy

Curious to hear how you get on with the manual box and if you ever have a "I wish I bought a DCT" moment.

panthro · 15 Jan 2015 at 18:51

Guys, I topped up the coolant today on the 330d after the coolant light came on. It wasn't particularly low, in fact it was just below the mid point. However the coolant light is still on and there has been no visible loss of coolant after driving 40 miles. Could this be a simple case of the sensor needing replacing?

rodenal · 15 Jan 2015 at 19:25

Sounds like it though I don't know if the BMW would only display the one light - do you have a copy of inpa to run the codes?

Edit - the sensors are very cheap if you wanted to just try it

Mr Paul · 15 Jan 2015 at 20:07

My warranty payments is £89 a month for an 08 530D E60. Fully comp 0 excess.

mrk · 15 Jan 2015 at 20:13

shaank, old BMW Hi5

shaank · 15 Jan 2015 at 22:09

mrk said:
shaank, old BMW Hi5

tops down Hi5

I think the wee Z4 will be a good contrast to my daily drive lol!

panthro · 15 Jan 2015 at 22:47

rodenal said:
Sounds like it though I don't know if the BMW would only display the one light - do you have a copy of inpa to run the codes?

Edit - the sensors are very cheap if you wanted to just try it

I bought a cable and software off ebay to read codes and do some simple coding but I don't have a windows computer. Thought it might work with Mac but it doesn't

the sensor is only a tenner from GSF. I might give it a go.

I've spent a grand on this car in a week due to all new front brakes and calipers, plus needing a new crank shaft pulley. I dont think it's going to end anytime soon either, this car is turning into a money pit.

Jonnycoupe · 16 Jan 2015 at 01:05

Looks like the 1-series LCI has turned up, including 3 cylinder petrol and diesel with the existing higher power variants getting a boost (125d and M135i)

http://www.netcarshow.com/bmw/2016-1-series/

Face is better... Tai lights less Polo and more BMW, but I dont think work aswell on the hatchback.

mrk · 16 Jan 2015 at 01:08

3 cylinder?

Also a shame they kept the spade face front end still and bulky bug eye lenses.

Never was a fan of the 1 series and never will by the looks of it. Hidious things.

Jonnycoupe · 16 Jan 2015 at 01:17

Yes 3 cylinder engines, new 500cc per pot family which first appeared in the MINI F56.

Gives some good indication of what the 3 series LCI might offer and some numbers... Glad to see the 2.0 with only 150bhp AND auto is their 99g variant. Be interesting to see what the 3 has for it's 99g offering although it is more aerodynamic that the 1 series.

EDIT: Not sure if I have the CO2 for the auto/manual the correct way round but original I read this link and forgot to attach to the post.

http://www.netcarshow.com/bmw/2016-1-series/

rodenal · 16 Jan 2015 at 07:06

The face is indeed a bit better, think I'd need to see it in the metal to judge it properly though.

I assume it's the same or a variant of the engine in the "Active tourer (what were they thinking..)", in which case it gets a very good write up.

gobbo · 16 Jan 2015 at 09:12

Front end has a touch of the X series to it, and rear looks a lot like the F10 estate and the interior looks identical.

Hopefully this will drive down pre LCI prices!

Havana_UK · 16 Jan 2015 at 09:41

gobbo said:
Hopefully this will drive down pre LCI prices!

Me too, but I doubt soon enough to affect my impending purchase!

Atari · 16 Jan 2015 at 09:41

panthro said:
I bought a cable and software off ebay to read codes and do some simple coding but I don't have a windows computer. Thought it might work with Mac but it doesn't the sensor is only a tenner from GSF. I might give it a go.

I've spent a grand on this car in a week due to all new front brakes and calipers, plus needing a new crank shaft pulley. I dont think it's going to end anytime soon either, this car is turning into a money pit.

I think it's possible within a VM but otherwise you might be out of luck

panthro · 16 Jan 2015 at 10:14

Atari said:
I think it's possible within a VM but otherwise you might be out of luck

I can't to be of what else it can be if the light comes on but there's no loss of coolant.

slick rick · 16 Jan 2015 at 10:22

panthro said:
I can't to be of what else it can be if the light comes on but there's no loss of coolant.

Not sure about the 330d, but in my e39 I had the low coolant warning, I replaced the sensor in the bottom of the expansion tank and that sorted it.

panthro · 16 Jan 2015 at 10:34

slick rick said:
Not sure about the 330d, but in my e39 I had the low coolant warning, I replaced the sensor in the bottom of the expansion tank and that sorted it.

Was that an easy job? I've read that the sensor for the e46 is in the pipe between the radiator and engine.

pepsilol · 16 Jan 2015 at 10:37

panthro said:
Was that an easy job? I've read that the sensor for the e46 is in the pipe between the radiator and engine.

Thats not the sensor he's on about. He is on about the level sensor in the expansion tank.

It's easy to do on the E46 for a mechanic or keen Diyer.

Atari · 16 Jan 2015 at 10:44

pepsilol said:
Thats not the sensor he's on about. He is on about the level sensor in the expansion tank.

It's easy to do on the E46 for a mechanic or keen Diyer.

As above really, it's not a difficult job to do, it can be fiddly though.

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