Soldato
How did you guess.
The further out you drive into the country the more omgwtfmexico it is.What have you done to your car today?
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How did you guess.
The further out you drive into the country the more omgwtfmexico it is.
Caporegime
That one isn't on me!
Caporegime
Average for a hot hatch of the era. 172, 182, CTR EP3, all the same.
Nice buy @Flack88 - Definitely got a bargain there. Should have been at least a grand more than that. I paid £2250 for mine, normal interior, normal wheels, but 80,000 miles and with a few mods chucked in.
Let me know if you want to PX your interior for a normal red/black one, or the wheels for the normal T-Sport ones.
Caporegime
Washed my car for the first time since getting it last Saturday, used Meguiars gold wash which I've used for years with a Meguiars wash mitt, then used a Flunkey to dry it off because I find natural leathers a bit rubbish.
Finally waxed the bonnet and roof with hi tech yellow wax, didn't have time to do the whole car.
It's not a flat white, it's actually metallic which I think makes it pop a bit more.
Finally waxed the bonnet and roof with hi tech yellow wax, didn't have time to do the whole car.
It's not a flat white, it's actually metallic which I think makes it pop a bit more.
Man of Honour
Oh it is.
Got the Milltek on an fitted. Went for the smaller tips in the end. Ok, so they don't fill the hole as well, but the bigger ones I had were just too big at 5". Think 4" tips would be perfect. Also, the worst, shortest exhaust sound video in the world.
EML came on last week, so contacted dealers to arrange it to get looked at. When I was booking it in, I asked if I had to pay anything and was told no... Just dropped if off this morning and the guy then told me it was £60 to diagnose and start from there. I was like what? He said I had to pay £60 for diagnostics and then if the fault is warranty then I won't have to pay anything. Well I told him where to go and said I was told I had to pay nothing, otherwise I would have diagnosed the car myself then come to you with the issue! Soon scribbled the price out.
Need to buy another diagnostics tool!
Need to buy another diagnostics tool!
Soldato
WtfMe too! And it was a rather “eventful” situation.
Was driving through a small town last night and started to hear the telltale ticking noise of a screw in the tyre. Got out to have a look and sure enough, big screw lodged right in the middle and the tyre is visibly going down.
As luck would have it, I was only a few metres from a tyre repair shop, so I stopped outside and went in. Obviously, these places are not normally beautiful and clean, but this one was the worst I’ve ever seen - empty beer cans and bottles of wine everywhere, rubbish stacked several metres high etc.
The owner then came out from the back, covered in grease from head to toe, looking completely out of it. I should probably have driven off at the point where he was using his fingers to try to find the holes in the wheel for the wheel nuts, but I didn’t fancy calling my breakdown cover, so I persevered.
It soon became apparent that he was utterly off his **** on something much stronger than alcohol, and I don’t think he could actually see anything beyond vague shapes and colours. After getting the wheel off, he was unable to remove the tyre himself, so I put it on the machine myself and managed to do it by sitting on the bar attached to the wedge thing (technical term) and then using a crowbar with a cloth wrapped around it to remove the tyre.
He kept muttering incoherently and bringing me tools; some were useful, others had absolutely no relevance to the situation. I ended up doing the entire repair myself, at which point he staggered upstairs, still muttering random words.
He didn’t ask me for any money, and I wasn’t inclined to give him any. So free tyre repair, plus I’ve learnt a lifelong skill in case I find myself in this situation again
Caporegime
Soldato
Soldato
10/10Me too! And it was a rather “eventful” situation.
Was driving through a small town last night and started to hear the telltale ticking noise of a screw in the tyre. Got out to have a look and sure enough, big screw lodged right in the middle and the tyre is visibly going down.
As luck would have it, I was only a few metres from a tyre repair shop, so I stopped outside and went in. Obviously, these places are not normally beautiful and clean, but this one was the worst I’ve ever seen - empty beer cans and bottles of wine everywhere, rubbish stacked several metres high etc.
The owner then came out from the back, covered in grease from head to toe, looking completely out of it. I should probably have driven off at the point where he was using his fingers to try to find the holes in the wheel for the wheel nuts, but I didn’t fancy calling my breakdown cover, so I persevered.
It soon became apparent that he was utterly off his **** on something much stronger than alcohol, and I don’t think he could actually see anything beyond vague shapes and colours. After getting the wheel off, he was unable to remove the tyre himself, so I put it on the machine myself and managed to do it by sitting on the bar attached to the wedge thing (technical term) and then using a crowbar with a cloth wrapped around it to remove the tyre.
He kept muttering incoherently and bringing me tools; some were useful, others had absolutely no relevance to the situation. I ended up doing the entire repair myself, at which point he staggered upstairs, still muttering random words.
He didn’t ask me for any money, and I wasn’t inclined to give him any. So free tyre repair, plus I’ve learnt a lifelong skill in case I find myself in this situation again
Caporegime
Is that a crack gaygle?
Soldato
Yes, unfortunately for my wallet it is. Not losing any pressure but was spotted by the MOT man and failed as a result
Getting some M359s style alloys to replace them as they were scabby anyway and needed a refurb but these don't come cheap at £700.
And I just paid £670 for a new Brembo brake kit.
And I've got insurance due at the end of the month.
Urgh.
Caporegime
Argh that sucks man. No chance if repair rather than replacement?
Soldato
I know
I considered it, but it was £66 for it to be welded, plus another £20 or so if it needed to be straightened (which it probably did because it's likely to have been cracked going down a pothole), and I was going to have to leave the car with them for 2 days, which was about 20 miles from my house and I have no other way of getting around. Welding isn't exactly great for the alloy either and is liable to crack again or damage the metal around the weld. Then after spending £90, i'd be left with four alloys that still really need a refurb, with one which I would be worried about cracking again and the others may also be bent as well as the alloy man said that so many of the 220M's get buckled.
I just thought it's going to be a whole bunch of hassle that could end up with me spending nearly as much as just getting a fresh brand new set of nice competition style alloys, and selling my old ones off to get some money back from them.
Removed this...
Roof latching clip, because it's causing the roof to not open fully, and then when it does its letting out a horrible squeaking. Official BMW procedure is to just remove it and not replace, and the later cars didn't have one from the factory. The hydraulics lock the roof down enough anyway so no issues there.
Roof latching clip, because it's causing the roof to not open fully, and then when it does its letting out a horrible squeaking. Official BMW procedure is to just remove it and not replace, and the later cars didn't have one from the factory. The hydraulics lock the roof down enough anyway so no issues there.
Man of Honour
I see your screw and raise you...
...FFS.
Can't be good!
My screw turned out to be more expensive than thought. I needed a new tyre. The screw was too close to the sidewall and in the red zone on tyre repair diagrams showing where you are safe to repair and where you are not. £196 down....
Caporegime
Ahh you need a dodgier tyre repair guy.