What have you done to your BMW today?
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Argybargy said:
Well now you mention it...
Had new rear discs and pads fitted to my 2003 330Ci.
Engine warning light also stuck on. Garage has recommended replacement of 'all 3 cats'. 3??
...and the cost is 'around £1,500 Sir'.
'Oh and by the way, one of your rear springs is broken'.
Purely for research purposes I checked on WBAC and they offered £1,300...
Highly unlikely you need all 3 cats IMO and like mentioned already putting in a pair of rear coil springs is no sweat Had new rear discs and pads fitted to my 2003 330Ci.
Engine warning light also stuck on. Garage has recommended replacement of 'all 3 cats'. 3??
...and the cost is 'around £1,500 Sir'.
'Oh and by the way, one of your rear springs is broken'.
Purely for research purposes I checked on WBAC and they offered £1,300...
Sold it!
I had the E89 Z4 for 2 years and have just sold it back to BMW. It's now in their approved used scheme.
I had the 28i version - a great car all in all and such a fantastic engine. However, only having done 6k in 2 years meant I wasn't really getting much use out of it so it had to go.
I'm now car-less and will stay that way for a while I think.
BTW - if anyone would like to buy an official BMW ipod y-cable (£50 at BMW) that plugs into the centre console under the arm rest (it's for the iphone 4s but I used it with my 5s with the suitable Apple lightning adaptor), then please PM me. It's yours for £25 plus P&P.
I had the E89 Z4 for 2 years and have just sold it back to BMW. It's now in their approved used scheme.
I had the 28i version - a great car all in all and such a fantastic engine. However, only having done 6k in 2 years meant I wasn't really getting much use out of it so it had to go.
I'm now car-less and will stay that way for a while I think.
BTW - if anyone would like to buy an official BMW ipod y-cable (£50 at BMW) that plugs into the centre console under the arm rest (it's for the iphone 4s but I used it with my 5s with the suitable Apple lightning adaptor), then please PM me. It's yours for £25 plus P&P.
Just been playing around with the MAF on my E39 530d (184hp - an early one). Disconnected it and made no difference to way the engine performed. So just pressed the button on a new Pierburg 7.22684.08.0 MAF from some place in Germany for £60. Supposed to give marginally better running and performance than the BMW OE (the price for those things is obscene!)
Mine recently had some warranty work on the tailgate as it was going a little rusty in places. Usually I'd ask them not to wash it, as I'm quite particular and I know what dealers can do with a gritty sponge. I'm recovering from a broken collar bone, so my wife took the car in and the dealer delivered it back. Paintwork on the tailgate done. All good.
Rest of the car didn't look so hot in the sunlight though......
First job once I'm better is a full machine polish to return it to how it was previously. Naturally I'll enjoy doing that, but no wonder dealers get a reputation for knackering paintwork.
Rest of the car didn't look so hot in the sunlight though......
First job once I'm better is a full machine polish to return it to how it was previously. Naturally I'll enjoy doing that, but no wonder dealers get a reputation for knackering paintwork.
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