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Not long back from putting 1500 miles on the M135i over Christmas. Was a lot less cramped than previous years in the MINI when fully laden with presents and a cat. It's also been a complete hoot to drive since the temperature has dropped and the roads have been greasy, although the small amount of snow we saw didn't go down so well without the traction control disabled.
Looks like I might have to make my first trip to the dealership since collection 8000 miles ago, the buttons on the headunit are starting to crack:
Looks like I might have to make my first trip to the dealership since collection 8000 miles ago, the buttons on the headunit are starting to crack:
Is anybody having an issue with discomfort from the driver's seat? There's a point where the two rear panels join with the large front panel which is raised up and hard due to the seams in the leather - this is directly where my tailbone rests so not pleasant! I'm actually thinking of taking it to an upholsterer to add padding or something as I'm not keen on having a sore arse when driving (or at any other time for that matter 
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Any (sensible!) suggestions?
TIA
)Any (sensible!) suggestions?
TIA
DibblyDobbler said:
Is anybody having an issue with discomfort from the driver's seat? There's a point where the two rear panels join with the large front panel which is raised up and hard due to the seams in the leather - this is directly where my tailbone rests so not pleasant! I'm actually thinking of taking it to an upholsterer to add padding or something as I'm not keen on having a sore arse when driving (or at any other time for that matter )
Any (sensible!) suggestions?
TIA
Tried a bit of leather softner on the seat tonight but I think the basic issue is a lack of padding - definitely looks flaccid compared to the passenger seat. Think I have any grounds to try and get BMW to fix it or just stump up to have an upholsterer sort it ?)Any (sensible!) suggestions?
TIA
Almost had mine for a year now. How time flies!
Great car.
Has anyone got near to the end of their lease yet? If so, what kind of purchase price are leaseplan offering? Trade? Retail? Somewhere in the middle?
Starting to plan for 12 months time when the lease ends. The Mrs wants to keep it as she loves it. I'm not so sure. Depends on the price.
One thing is for sure, it will have more than 20k miles on it by then. It's at 11k already. ppm is low so it kind of makes sense to put more miles on it rather than using another vehicle, and it will need tyres at some point before 20k so i'll want to get the mileage out of them.
So far nothing gone wrong with it. The fan sometimes goes bananas, but not very often and switching it off/on fixes it.
Great car.
Has anyone got near to the end of their lease yet? If so, what kind of purchase price are leaseplan offering? Trade? Retail? Somewhere in the middle?
Starting to plan for 12 months time when the lease ends. The Mrs wants to keep it as she loves it. I'm not so sure. Depends on the price.
One thing is for sure, it will have more than 20k miles on it by then. It's at 11k already. ppm is low so it kind of makes sense to put more miles on it rather than using another vehicle, and it will need tyres at some point before 20k so i'll want to get the mileage out of them.
So far nothing gone wrong with it. The fan sometimes goes bananas, but not very often and switching it off/on fixes it.
Max M4X WW said:
I'd get the fan fixed, mine was gutless when it had that problem. Is yours still pulling from 1.5-2k revs or not?
Yeah had it two or three times when it sounds like a road sweeper and goes into a weird uber-eco-pro style hardly any throttle response mode. Not done it for ages. Might get it in but can't be arsed with the hassle given how it's so easily solved.Gassing Station | M Power | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff