Good BMW indie near Leeds
Discussion
Mr Whippy said:
ted 191 said:
If you need a main dealer to reprogram things, speak to Kim, the after sales manager at Scotthall, and tell him Chris sent you
Sounds like an option to explore, Scotthall are actually the closest garage to me pretty much... thanks Chris.My only other bugbear with BMW is their parts department close at midday on a Saturday, and I don't get up until then
Do you want me to continue? These are my experiences above. Fact.
Seriously, I wouldn't p*ss on them if they were on fire.
speed8 said:
They always have M cars there, prices are good and you can get a courtesy car if you need one (although it won't be a new spangly thing). I'll be booking in soon to get the car serviced before sale.
How you finding the Z4?
The Z4 is going ok. Just niggles and jobs to get sorted really. The garage I got it from were 100% useless, so I don't really want to use them because no doubt they'll make a small problem worse How you finding the Z4?
(decided, much like with my Peugeot, that DIY is always the best option, I don't feel I can trust anyone to do a good job despite them being PAID to do it, grrr) Will try B&M though as they sound good 
Generally very fun though, not THAT fast, if you are not 100% on the boil it's not that much quicker than things like an ST170 Focus... ie, leave a roundabout smoothly (read slower because it's slippy) in 3rd vs an ST170 screaming off in 2nd into the understeer, and you won't make any headway until you are at speeds where you want to start slowing down anyway...
But that isn't why I bought it anyway. Even my 306 HDi was maybe easier to go a fair bit quicker on alot of roads but that is why in the end I changed cars. Easy speed isn't a positive thing in my book, I wanted a challenge so that to go quickly I actually have to try hard!
Currently, stupidly, looking at ESS superchargers... fairly cheap all said and done
Dave
Edited by Mr Whippy on Thursday 19th February 09:41
The_Doc said:
Mr Whippy said:
ted 191 said:
If you need a main dealer to reprogram things, speak to Kim, the after sales manager at Scotthall, and tell him Chris sent you
Sounds like an option to explore, Scotthall are actually the closest garage to me pretty much... thanks Chris.My only other bugbear with BMW is their parts department close at midday on a Saturday, and I don't get up until then
Do you want me to continue? These are my experiences above. Fact.
Seriously, I wouldn't p*ss on them if they were on fire.
I guess like any garage that gets too big and seperated from the customer then communication standards start to slip and costs/administration increase and make it less what a person having their P&J worked on wants from a garage.
Personally I'm tempted to just do the lot DIY after the next oil service, as I know I can trust me 100% every time
I'm so untrusting infact, I want to buy a tyre machine to do those as well
Tis just the electronics gubbins, but Carsoft looks pretty good now I read into it all a bit more, cough.
Dave
Edited by Mr Whippy on Thursday 19th February 09:46
Mr Whippy said:
The_Doc said:
Mr Whippy said:
ted 191 said:
If you need a main dealer to reprogram things, speak to Kim, the after sales manager at Scotthall, and tell him Chris sent you
Sounds like an option to explore, Scotthall are actually the closest garage to me pretty much... thanks Chris.My only other bugbear with BMW is their parts department close at midday on a Saturday, and I don't get up until then
Do you want me to continue? These are my experiences above. Fact.
Seriously, I wouldn't p*ss on them if they were on fire.
I guess like any garage that gets too big and seperated from the customer then communication standards start to slip and costs/administration increase and make it less what a person having their P&J worked on wants from a garage.
Personally I'm tempted to just do the lot DIY after the next oil service, as I know I can trust me 100% every time
I'm so untrusting infact, I want to buy a tyre machine to do those as well
Tis just the electronics gubbins, but Carsoft looks pretty good now I read into it all a bit more, cough.
Dave
Edited by Mr Whippy on Thursday 19th February 09:46
speed8 said:
Yeah, sadly the coupe is going (not that I want to sell it). The simple reason being that since Juniorspeed8 arrived I haven't really used it and don't want it to just sit in the garage.
Thought about replacing it with a 911 or an M6 with the way prices are just now but while he's still in a pram it would probably get used just as much as the coupe (and the 6 wouldn't fit in the garage). Practicality suggests something like a Golf R32 for a year or two as I fancy smallish and nippy rather than big and fast. The 4WD will help when I go off snowboarding too.
Price of M5's are coming down nicely, 4 doors too Thought about replacing it with a 911 or an M6 with the way prices are just now but while he's still in a pram it would probably get used just as much as the coupe (and the 6 wouldn't fit in the garage). Practicality suggests something like a Golf R32 for a year or two as I fancy smallish and nippy rather than big and fast. The 4WD will help when I go off snowboarding too.
it's almost sensible As mentioned before CRAMAG at www.cramag.com Near Leeds&Bradford Airport They have been there Donkeys years and seem good,and have some nice cars on sale.
Jagdpanther said:
speed8 said:
Yeah, sadly the coupe is going (not that I want to sell it). The simple reason being that since Juniorspeed8 arrived I haven't really used it and don't want it to just sit in the garage.
Thought about replacing it with a 911 or an M6 with the way prices are just now but while he's still in a pram it would probably get used just as much as the coupe (and the 6 wouldn't fit in the garage). Practicality suggests something like a Golf R32 for a year or two as I fancy smallish and nippy rather than big and fast. The 4WD will help when I go off snowboarding too.
Price of M5's are coming down nicely, 4 doors too Thought about replacing it with a 911 or an M6 with the way prices are just now but while he's still in a pram it would probably get used just as much as the coupe (and the 6 wouldn't fit in the garage). Practicality suggests something like a Golf R32 for a year or two as I fancy smallish and nippy rather than big and fast. The 4WD will help when I go off snowboarding too.
it's almost sensible Could always get a Mk1 Escort (always fancied one)
135Ci!
You know it makes sense. Remap to get 400bhp under the bonnet. Fingers crossed that in a year or so it will surprise us with cult classic future status and good residual performance (no bad thing right now, and a nice thing after having an E36 M Coupe!)
If an R32 is on the cards, how about the A3 Quattro 3.2... cheaper for much the same thing and a lot more understated. Not sure if they drive much differently though.
Tough choice as there is alot around in your price range
Dave
You know it makes sense. Remap to get 400bhp under the bonnet. Fingers crossed that in a year or so it will surprise us with cult classic future status and good residual performance (no bad thing right now, and a nice thing after having an E36 M Coupe!)
If an R32 is on the cards, how about the A3 Quattro 3.2... cheaper for much the same thing and a lot more understated. Not sure if they drive much differently though.
Tough choice as there is alot around in your price range
Dave
Edited by Mr Whippy on Thursday 19th February 20:21
How did you find B&M Care?
I've got an airbag problem and initially took it to Grove Lane Garage. They advised that the problem related to the wire leading to the positive battery terminal or airbag control unit. I rang Cramag but they couldn't help but told me contact B&M.
I've read some mixed reviews about B&M on other forums, although on here the reviews are positive.
Was also considering Mad4Mini who reckon it was a wiring issue and that I was looking at £200-300 just for the part.(?)
I've got an airbag problem and initially took it to Grove Lane Garage. They advised that the problem related to the wire leading to the positive battery terminal or airbag control unit. I rang Cramag but they couldn't help but told me contact B&M.
I've read some mixed reviews about B&M on other forums, although on here the reviews are positive.
Was also considering Mad4Mini who reckon it was a wiring issue and that I was looking at £200-300 just for the part.(?)
I think the business model that is german autocare is spot on - I have found that the guys they employ are at the top of their game (from my experiences) and now they have a new facility to bring everything under a nice roof its a good customer experience. I find their honesty pleasant.
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