Crappy BMW Build Quality!

Matt-Page · 30 Aug 2006 at 17:29

pinkaardvark said:
Never met any other sort. But I guess you go out on a date unshaven and wearing the same shreddies you had on the month before Making an impression is important ya know.

LOL your a legend. What were you in for? Caught red handed in your rascal van with the mentioned ankle knickers girlie?

LOL

pinkaardvark · 30 Aug 2006 at 17:44

Matt-Page said:
LOL your a legend. What were you in for? Caught red handed in your rascal van with the mentioned ankle knickers girlie?

LOL

Lol I meant banged up with me ex missus for a 9 stretch. Rascal Van with some shagpile in the back could be fun though! :eek:

Scania · 30 Aug 2006 at 18:03

Liverpool-Lad said:
Hey, you could be a brother to 'Jaws' from James Bond, no wonder you ripped it off!

Stereotypical trucker, so I'm told!

Jaw's brother eh?Hmm, Cheers....

Jez said:
Just what i was thinking, i drove around in a 1993 Citroen Xantia 1.9TD for a while and it never seemed to be an issue from that point of view, it was a complete shed, women really dont care.

My Girlfriend has an Xantia 1.9TD also, indeed they don't care - although, she does like to drive my e38.

Well, I'll carry on looking a complete plank by trying to lean over to open my drivers door from the o/s rear door.

- Its booked in for next week.

Zip · 30 Aug 2006 at 18:21

My drivers door has problems unlocking.
If and when that happens its around the the passenger side to unlock that then climb across

JRS · 30 Aug 2006 at 19:13

pinkaardvark said:
Well being shacked up for a 9 year stretch and only recently getting parole i'm probably not qualified to comment. But I'd rather pick up a fit bit of skirt in a nice BMW than a £50 shed. Never mind 0-60 time.. knickers round ankles time would be a lot improved in a classier ride.

*waits for deluge of posts saying I've had Kate Moss in the back of my 20 yr old transit*

Couple of things

Firstly, the Olds isn't a £50 shed. It was bought for £460 as the emissions control pump was seized. One replacement pump later and it was mechanically perfect (still is). She may well be old, and the panels are showing what 22 years and +200k miles of driving (including trips to the south of France) will do, but she will still be running even when nuclear holocaust finally happens.

Secondly, I can't say as I've dated a girl who put out on the strength of the car she was picked up in.....maybe I've been dating classier girls

NickXX · 30 Aug 2006 at 19:17

R124/LA420 said:
Well, I'll carry on looking a complete plank by trying to lean over to open my drivers door from the o/s rear door. - Its booked in for next week.

could you not wind the windows down using the keyfob and open it from the inside?

[TW]Fox · 30 Aug 2006 at 19:22

You've.... booked it in? Surely fitting a doorhandle isnt hard?

pinkaardvark · 30 Aug 2006 at 19:31

JRS said:
Couple of things

Secondly, I can't say as I've dated a girl who put out on the strength of the car she was picked up in.....maybe I've been dating classier girls

Was only joshing. Women like the whole package, clothes, appearance, personality and flash lifestyle. When you an ugly munter like myself you have to catch up somewhere lol

Scania · 30 Aug 2006 at 19:33

[TW]Fox said:
You've.... booked it in? Surely fitting a doorhandle isnt hard?

The £30 I'm being charged for fitting the new handle is a bargain to me, not to mention I don't have the time, nor workshop manual etc to dismantle the door. - I spent about 20 minutes earlier trying to work out where I'd start in dismantling the door to get at the parts, I could'nt even find the blamking plugs to whatever screws lurk underneath.

Another thing, I don't want to screw about with the Airbag thats built into the door.

If this is what my heavy hands do to my handle, I dread to think what I'd do to the door's cards & innards!

And, yes, I'm too bloody lazy!

Dogbreath · 30 Aug 2006 at 20:13

[TW]Fox said:
You've.... booked it in? Surely fitting a doorhandle isnt hard?

It's not a 5 minute job I suspect. I've not worked on a 7 series before, but usualy the door card will need to be removed (complete with 50kg worth of electrics on a 7 series I suspect), and then you usualy need to acquire the skills of a gynacologist to get your hand into the door and disconnect the linkages etc.

GSXRMovistar · 30 Aug 2006 at 23:09

R124/LA420 said:
The £30 I'm being charged for fitting the new handle is a bargain to me

Damn right, for that sort of cash it's it not even worth thinking about the hassle to do it yourself.

Also if it goes pear shaped you have someone else to blame.