If you saw the bit about the ABS warning lights constantly coming on then surely you'd agree it's a little more than a "flat battery"
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If you saw the bit about the ABS warning lights constantly coming on then surely you'd agree it's a little more than a "flat battery"
JanesyWell I've just had an e-mail to say it's ready to be collected this evening
So I think Fox is right, they whacked a battery in and probably didn't even look at the ABS warnings. So hopefully it's as someone said and just a low battery causing problems doing the startup routine
Otherwise it will be back in pronto
So I think Fox is right, they whacked a battery in and probably didn't even look at the ABS warnings. So hopefully it's as someone said and just a low battery causing problems doing the startup routine
Otherwise it will be back in pronto
Does that sound right or is he just fobbing me off so they can get away with sticking a new battery in and nothing else?
Second trip into the garage today, booo! But luckily this was a minor problem
Just had a brand new BMW Professional HU ordered for me by the garage under warranty. The lower half of the screen had a couple of lines going across it which got quite annoying when text wasn't clear because of it
So they agreed to replace it and buy a brand new one for me! Noice!
Other than that....
Loving the car still
It's a little more thirsty than I was expecting given it is a diesel, £40 will only do about 350-380 miles, I was expecting slightly more than that, and I'm not even that heavy footed anymore (well sometimes
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But I still smile after a good drive in it so that's good
Just had a brand new BMW Professional HU ordered for me by the garage under warranty. The lower half of the screen had a couple of lines going across it which got quite annoying when text wasn't clear because of it
So they agreed to replace it and buy a brand new one for me! Noice!
Other than that....
Loving the car still
It's a little more thirsty than I was expecting given it is a diesel, £40 will only do about 350-380 miles, I was expecting slightly more than that, and I'm not even that heavy footed anymore (well sometimes
)But I still smile after a good drive in it so that's good
What? 
I was just stating what I get out of £40 saying it was lower than expected! Wasn't complaining.
I average 38-39mpg so it's pretty normal (Im guessing), I just thought diesel goes a little way longer than that that's all
I was just stating what I get out of £40 saying it was lower than expected! Wasn't complaining.
I average 38-39mpg so it's pretty normal (Im guessing), I just thought diesel goes a little way longer than that that's all
It does seem normal though
As poor as it may seem, on babybmw 120d's get anywhere from 400-550 (depending on driving/journeys) out of a full tank which is about £50-52. So 350-380 out of £40 is about right.
As poor as it may seem, on babybmw 120d's get anywhere from 400-550 (depending on driving/journeys) out of a full tank which is about £50-52. So 350-380 out of £40 is about right.
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I accepted it would be a lot more in running costs when I bought it though so I'm certainly not complaining. And I've never been one to think about fuel costs before getting in the car, if I want to drive or need to get somewhere, then I'll just drive and when I need to fill up, I'll do it.
My wallet does the crying for the both of us
My wallet does the crying for the both of us
Wow....life changing input there...thanks?
It's not an M Sport no, it's an SE, but in terms of being base, hardly, it has pretty much every option going in it. And it's not slow either, it's not fast, but by no means slow
I could have got a 330d for the money yeah, but at the end of the day, I'm glad I didn't. The more I see the 3 series, the more it looks a bit plain to me. Sure it's probably a more comfortable ride, and is more luxurious, and certainly faster. But the 1 series is a bit more fun to drive apparently and I certainly prefer the looks
So thanks for your post, it's probably the least useful I've ever seen grace the Motors forum, and that's saying a lot
Well because I haven't had a chance to get a good photo of my car yet, given the naff weather and state my car is in after doing back road journies, given the chance I will have a more relevant sig
You could probably give me a whole list of cars, and I'd probably tell you "no thanks" to most of them.
I wanted a 3 series at first, as I had my heart set on a BMW, always have, ever since I was a kid. It was only when I spoke to a guy at work about them and he asked me if I'd looked into the 1 series as an entry point into BMW, due to my driving experience and requirements, that I really took notice.
So it was always going to be one of the two, and once I actually sat in the 1 series and test drove it, I knew I'd be happy with it
I didn't want a super quick car, I didn't want a car that would be massively more expensive to run than my Fiesta and I certainly didn't want anything older than 5 years
So 6 months on nearly and I still love the car, it's still a blast to drive and I still absolutely enjoy driving it at every opportunity I can. I'm always volunteering to drive people places if I can, just so I can enjoy new roads and test the car out more
Saying that...
I'm getting rid of it
On Friday, I will be going to the garage I bought it from for, and I'm not exaggerating, the 25th time in 5 and a half months to fix yet another problem. Since owning the car, I've had problems with faulty tyre pressure sensors, ABS problems (which was apparently very expensive to fix), multiple battery issues, a 6 month battle trying to get my headunit replaced because it was faulty (and when it was replaced it was giving problems again so had to be replaced yet again), handbrake problems, dead rear wiper jets and loose panels in the dashboard that needed reseating
Now a lot of those are fairly trivial problems, but there has been big issues, and issues that mean a lot of money spent on the car through warranty work. Now fair enough that money is not my own but my warranty expires in 2 weeks and I have to ask myself, do I really want a car that is this troublesome once the warranty goes.
Because of the silly amount of problems I've had, I've been offered the chance to get out of it, pay the finance off, then sell the car and all this without me losing a penny other than the interest paid on the finance for 6 months which isn't much
So I will be looking for a new car very soon. A shame as I really enjoyed driving this car, so needless to say, 1 series will be very much at the front of my search, most likely a 130i. But hopefully I find another 1 series
And before anyone says, that's what you get for rushing into it. The car was fine on the test drive, it drives perfectly. So any car no matter how many I looked at could have turned out like this. Unfortunately I've just picked a troublesome example and one that could cost a lot of money if this pattern is to go by
Saying that...
I'm getting rid of it
On Friday, I will be going to the garage I bought it from for, and I'm not exaggerating, the 25th time in 5 and a half months to fix yet another problem. Since owning the car, I've had problems with faulty tyre pressure sensors, ABS problems (which was apparently very expensive to fix), multiple battery issues, a 6 month battle trying to get my headunit replaced because it was faulty (and when it was replaced it was giving problems again so had to be replaced yet again), handbrake problems, dead rear wiper jets and loose panels in the dashboard that needed reseating
Now a lot of those are fairly trivial problems, but there has been big issues, and issues that mean a lot of money spent on the car through warranty work. Now fair enough that money is not my own but my warranty expires in 2 weeks and I have to ask myself, do I really want a car that is this troublesome once the warranty goes.
Because of the silly amount of problems I've had, I've been offered the chance to get out of it, pay the finance off, then sell the car and all this without me losing a penny other than the interest paid on the finance for 6 months which isn't much
So I will be looking for a new car very soon. A shame as I really enjoyed driving this car, so needless to say, 1 series will be very much at the front of my search, most likely a 130i. But hopefully I find another 1 series
And before anyone says, that's what you get for rushing into it. The car was fine on the test drive, it drives perfectly. So any car no matter how many I looked at could have turned out like this. Unfortunately I've just picked a troublesome example and one that could cost a lot of money if this pattern is to go by
Oh I will, I'm going to test drive as much as I can
I've already got one booked for a Mini Cooper S JCW, as I do love them after driving my girlfriends a bit and being the passenger quite a lot
Most warranties worth looking at still require an excess being paid though, so how many times am I going to have to fork out?
I'm in no means expecting never to have to pay costs for running a car, but this has just been a bit silly, like I said, 25 times, a lot of those different problems. So it could end up costing far more than it's worth to run
I've already got one booked for a Mini Cooper S JCW, as I do love them after driving my girlfriends a bit and being the passenger quite a lot
Most warranties worth looking at still require an excess being paid though, so how many times am I going to have to fork out?
I'm in no means expecting never to have to pay costs for running a car, but this has just been a bit silly, like I said, 25 times, a lot of those different problems. So it could end up costing far more than it's worth to run
but then I could have been in this exact situation if I spent 6 months looking for the right car. A test drive would never show the sort of problems I've hadYes, if there is one regret I have with my purchase, it's that I went for a diesel. I hate the noise and the short gearing. But other than that, financially I am neither worse off or better off than with a petrol so that doesnt bother me
Well I'm only going by the 1 series forums I visit, no one seems to be having any of the issues I am, and the list I wrote in my post isn't everything, there's been other issues too regarding warnings and other random things that just happen out the blue
Well I'm only going by the 1 series forums I visit, no one seems to be having any of the issues I am, and the list I wrote in my post isn't everything, there's been other issues too regarding warnings and other random things that just happen out the blue
I'd love to keep the car trust me, and the extended warranty was an option too. But as much as I enjoy the car, it's brilliant to drive yet a nightmare to own at the moment.
And with all the problems I've had it's just made me not enjoying owning it. So whether I get an extended warranty or not, it wouldn't change the fact it's getting me down putting up with it all the time and taking a trip to the garage once a week
And with all the problems I've had it's just made me not enjoying owning it. So whether I get an extended warranty or not, it wouldn't change the fact it's getting me down putting up with it all the time and taking a trip to the garage once a week
To be fair, after I bought it, a lot of people told me nightmare stories about the dealer. But the owner is a friend of the family and my family have used them before so we didnt think anything of it. I even got my very first car from there, which I learnt in (Citroen AX) and that ran like a dream and they were great with that.
But they have been terrible to be fair. A lot of problems they simply wouldn't have dealt with unless I constantly pestered them
But they have been terrible to be fair. A lot of problems they simply wouldn't have dealt with unless I constantly pestered them
[TW]Fox;16463220 said:Ain't they just!
Perhaps not. Ah well, I bet I get flamed next time I point out that impulse buys are often not a good idea regardless
Mr Negative over here!
Just because I said "the one regret" I have, doesn't mean I regret the purchase. If it wasn't for these issues, I'd still love every bit of the car and be happy to keep it for a few years yet
I'm sure the majority of people once they've bought a car and owned it for months notice something, no matter how minor or major about their cars that they're like "I'd change that if I could", mine just happened to be a fairly major bit......the engine