BMW and M Power Owners

[TW]Fox · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:24

70 euros per hour but its capped at 3 hours, so if you pay for 3 hours you can have all day.

sigma · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:24

I think he said 70 euros an hour + fuel costs.

Steedie · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:27

[TW]Fox;22760644 said:
70 euros per hour but its capped at 3 hours, so if you pay for 3 hours you can have all day.

Wow!! That's a brilliant deal! You'd be mad not to do that with a car like that!

What's the company? Just in case I ever decide to do anything like that

Cosimo · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:30

Steedie said:
What's the company? Just in case I ever decide to do anything like that

http://www.bmw-welt.com/web_rb/bmw-welt/en/bmw_welt/bmw_on_demand/overview.html

Gaygle · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:31

BMW Welt in Munich. The programme is called "BMW On Demand". Google it!

Steedie · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:32

Am looking now, will definitely keep that in mind for next year as I was planning a road trip type holiday

leaskovski · 13 Sep 2012 at 13:27

pepsilol said:
Mine didn't use an ounce, had 60k on it.

Hmm, interesting. Since I have had my E91 from mid April, I have had the +1L warning light come up once and thus I added said oil, and yesterday, it has come up again. Since ownership, I have put about 6~7K on the clock.

Might be time to have a word with the dealer and get it resolved under the AUC Warranty.

sigma · 13 Sep 2012 at 13:43

sigma said:
Is the 2.0 a definite no-no then?

I guarantee the performance of the 3.0 will not be utilised at all.

What I mean is, are you saying to get a 3.0 because a nice car should have a 6 cylinder engine or because the other engines are ****?

Thanks for the advice.

Any clarification on this please?

Hopefully going to look at a few on the weekend.

[TW]Fox · 13 Sep 2012 at 13:45

Lol, they won't even want to know about a car that uses 1 litre every 3-4k miles!

It needs to be under 600 miles a litre to get looked at.

leaskovski · 13 Sep 2012 at 14:29

[TW]Fox;22761246 said:
Lol, they won't even want to know about a car that uses 1 litre every 3-4k miles!

It needs to be under 600 miles a litre to get looked at.

ok, so it isn't an issue then? The only reason I asked is because the car is consuming more oil than I am used to with the other motor, but if it is normal then smashing

Irish_Tom · 13 Sep 2012 at 14:38

leaskovski said:
ok, so it isn't an issue then? The only reason I asked is because the car is consuming more oil than I am used to with the other motor, but if it is normal then smashing

Can't comment on the petrol engines, but my dads E60 530d drank oil as well. Not quite as much as 1L every 3–4k but noticeably more than I was used to with other vehicles.

Skidder · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:32

I never looked at empirically but my 523i seemed to drink oil, I would guess a litre every 2-3k miles

mjt · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:38

[TW]Fox;22752873 said:
Pro Nav is the absolutely essential one. Everything else you need is standard so just pick the options you fancy. And make sure it's not a 520.

I disagree.
Adaprive Drive makes a world of difference, especially if you're on RFTs.

Along with Pro Nav, I'd want the comms pack and heated seats and full leather.
If you can find a car with this stuff fitted, comfort seats and the HUD are great featured, although the latter doesn't work with polarized sun glasses

I think that Active Cruise would be a great function too.

But unless you're ticking the options list yourself, you'd probably struggle to find a truly fully-loaded car.

[TW]Fox · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:46

There is no coms pack, and leather and heated seats are standard fit. Like I said, everything you need bar Nav is standard, so options are just stuff you fancy.

mjt · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:48

[TW]Fox;22762241 said:
There is no coms pack, and leather and heated seats are standard fit. Like I said, everything you need bar Nav is standard, so options are just stuff you fancy.

Dynamic Drive isn't standard. Makes a world of difference.

[TW]Fox · 13 Sep 2012 at 16:06

mjt said:
Dynamic Drive isn't standard. Makes a world of difference.

It's not available on the M Sport.

It's nice to have on an SE but not essential, therefore I stand by my opinion that excluding Nav all the essentials are standard fit leaving just things nice to have on the options list.

panthro · 13 Sep 2012 at 19:38

New M3 engine shots.

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=744293

Clarkey · 13 Sep 2012 at 19:44

:/ M engines used to be beautifully simple.

[TW]Fox · 13 Sep 2012 at 19:49

Clarkey said:
:/ M engines used to be beautifully simple.

They did?

Clarkey · 13 Sep 2012 at 19:56

Of course. No frills motor with a set of ITBs on one side and nice tubular headers on the other. No rats nest of hoses. I don't need to post pics, do I?