BMW and M Power Owners
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[TW]Fox;28796390 said:Must be horrific. Especially as you once described the 2 Series interior as well made
There are some parts of the M235i that I would rate above the interior of this 6, the steering wheel, seats being the main ones as they just aren't that good.
The leather on the dash is horrible, I'd prefer it to be plastic to what it wrapped in as it makes it feel cheap...its not anywhere near as nice as the Nappa leather on the M-Sport
Lol, conveniently clocked back to just under 100,000 with an MOT due next month.... Buy It!
Even then, great car!
It is a great car, but I would not trust someone that does that, dunno what else he could be hiding.
How stupid can you be to clock it down, even before you could check the MOT history online if you had the V5 in hands.
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Very, is the answer. They didn't deserve such a lovely car in the first place
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They've made the F12 look bad, I've never seen one with so little spec, didn't know those seats even existed!
It has more spec than your M3 to be fair - everything you need is standard.
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My E91 was an SE.
Wheels looked rubbish, and M-sport bodykit did look better on other cars, but the M-sport suspension on the E90/91 was really harsh by all accounts so I was glad it had SE suspension.
They seem to have sorted this as my F11 530D M-sport rides better than my E91.
Both had runflats.
Wheels looked rubbish, and M-sport bodykit did look better on other cars, but the M-sport suspension on the E90/91 was really harsh by all accounts so I was glad it had SE suspension.
They seem to have sorted this as my F11 530D M-sport rides better than my E91.
Both had runflats.
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Change the runflats for something better?
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If I did less miles I might.
But I already had two punctures in 50,000 miles of E91 ownership and was able to get to my destination still.
But I already had two punctures in 50,000 miles of E91 ownership and was able to get to my destination still.
Yep, looks like a whole different model of car. Amazing what a bodykit and a set of wheels can do
This is the common rationale behind retaining runflats but IMHO it is flawed.
If you get a puncture you can run on flat for 50 miles - so no arriving at your destination if its further than that.
With a conventional tyre unless it's blown out you can almost always re-inflate the tyre and drive on for some distance - usually to a tyre shop to effect a repair.
So either way if its dark, wet and raining and you've got a long way to go you won't be going a long way with a puncture irrespective of whether you have RFT's or not.
The RFT's on the F10 are better than they ever were but the other problem is tyre availability - there are almost no good tyres available in the size the F10 on 19's takes. You end up stuck with Goodyear Excellence, Michelin Primacy or Dunlop SP Sport MAXX.
No CS5's, no Pilot Super Sports, no Eagle F1 A2, etc etc...
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Yup... there is tyre sealant too...
My one and only RFT puncture experience turned into an expensive pain when it would have cost a tenner and been fixed immediately if they were not RFT's. The GF picked up a nail in the work carpark - opposite a tyre depot. She drove across the road, they wouldn't fix it as it was an RFT, so she ended up having to drive home on the RFT and order a new tyre at 120 quid.
If it wasn't an RFT it would have been a tenner and 10 minutes of her time.
If it wasn't an RFT it would have been a tenner and 10 minutes of her time.
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Run Flats reduce the chance of a blow out as well though....
a) Do they though? RFT's can blow out as well
b) How many blowouts have you ever had? How many blow outs are caused by something other than poor maintenance, under-inflation or badly worn tyres?
Having seen first hand the insane amount of tyre debris on the motorway in countries which have no minimum tyre tread depth laws I am fairly convinced there is a causal link between blowouts and poor maintenance.