The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XVIII)
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ferrisbueller said:
ATM said:
Thread Purchase
Shook hands on this but not picked it up yet
BMW 335i M Sport E91
2009
78,750 miles
£9,000
Nice. All the car you'd ever need and then some.Shook hands on this but not picked it up yet
BMW 335i M Sport E91
2009
78,750 miles
£9,000
I think E9Xs are brilliant cars.
Waiting for MattOz to give us more on his E90 M3.
anonymous said:
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- I mentioned a 1-series cab when I posted that E30 - offers the same footprint as the old car and will feel a lot less old than an E30 to drive. A 125i is a lovely drive too. Unless the lady buying was a real E30 enthusiast I think it would have been an easy decision after driving both back to backThe interior of that e91 is cracking, infinitely better looking than an all black one.
Patrick Bateman said:
I like a good reminder as to why I don't tend to DIY.
Trying to get the top nuts off the Clio shock absorbers after getting the thing up on axle stands and the bloody allen key is bending and rounding the hex in the shock absorber rod before the nut is slackening.
All it takes is one tool (in this case an impact gun) and you're f
ked.
In other news, local tyre place managed to gun these off for me for free so it's good to finally be back in a Trophy.Trying to get the top nuts off the Clio shock absorbers after getting the thing up on axle stands and the bloody allen key is bending and rounding the hex in the shock absorber rod before the nut is slackening.
All it takes is one tool (in this case an impact gun) and you're f
ked.
ferrisbueller said:
ATM said:
Thread Purchase
Shook hands on this but not picked it up yet
BMW 335i M Sport E91
2009
78,750 miles
£9,000
Nice. All the car you'd ever need and then some.Shook hands on this but not picked it up yet
BMW 335i M Sport E91
2009
78,750 miles
£9,000
I think E9Xs are brilliant cars.
Waiting for MattOz to give us more on his E90 M3.
207 (17-07-2017) by Chris Reeves, on Flickr
It's just the right size to be good on the motorway for a long haul - but I can still have fun on my favourite Penine alternative to the AS6.
ferrisbueller said:
Waiting for MattOz to give us more on his E90 M3.
You rang! Firstly, Chris (zippyonline), good to read the updates on your E91. It's clearly been a challenging year, but hope it's onwards and upwards.
Ferris, the M3 continues to put a smile on my face. Recently we did 1500 miles through France and it was effortless. Fantastic on the Autoroute and great fun on the lovely N roads. Returned 24.3mpg too. Consistently getting 280-320 from the tank.
The car had a diff leak, so went back to BMW under warranty. Of course, the seal wasn't covered, so I coughed for the replacement and diff oil. Still, the excess on the warranty is £250 and the bill was just over £300, so not too bad.
Overall it still puts a broad grin on my face and drives beautifully. It sounds great when prodded, yet can pootle about at 1k rpm in 6th, should you want to. 3rd and 4th gear are immense. Not found a downside to owning it yet. That'll probably come at the next service!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
ferrisbueller said:
p1stonhead said:
One thing that annoys me is that they always drive across New York etc for a meeting, then have a stand off for ten seconds and walk back out. How much wasted time!? Just fking call them! 
Well, er.......king call them! Anyone in here watch suits?
p1stonhead said:
ferrisbueller said:
p1stonhead said:
One thing that annoys me is that they always drive across New York etc for a meeting, then have a stand off for ten seconds and walk back out. How much wasted time!? Just fking call them!
Well, er.......king call them! Anyone in here watch suits?
zippyonline said:
ferrisbueller said:
ATM said:
Thread Purchase
Shook hands on this but not picked it up yet
BMW 335i M Sport E91
2009
78,750 miles
£9,000
Nice. All the car you'd ever need and then some.Shook hands on this but not picked it up yet
BMW 335i M Sport E91
2009
78,750 miles
£9,000
I think E9Xs are brilliant cars.
Waiting for MattOz to give us more on his E90 M3.
207 (17-07-2017) by Chris Reeves, on Flickr
It's just the right size to be good on the motorway for a long haul - but I can still have fun on my favourite Penine alternative to the AS6.
What else can you tell me about yours? How long have you had it, is it an m sport, are you still using run flats - anything else?
ManOpener said:
At first glance I hated that interior but the more I look at it, the more I quite like it. Black and 19" wheels, though, which is a shame.
That really is a unique BMW individual interior, nothing quite like it, even the smg leather is in that colour as well. You're right about the black being a shame, if only it was an individual colour too - estoril blue, oxford green metallic etcrayyan171 said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
Old-school radar detector too, probably of no use now.Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
eezeh said:
rayyan171 said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
Old-school radar detector too, probably of no use now.Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
ATM said:
eezeh said:
rayyan171 said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
Old-school radar detector too, probably of no use now.Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
You can buy laser detectors but by the time you pick up the laser it's too late anyway, they will have your speed faster than you can blink.
The only think of any use now is a laser jammer which is a whole different ball game.
eezeh said:
ATM said:
eezeh said:
rayyan171 said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
Old-school radar detector too, probably of no use now.Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
You can buy laser detectors but by the time you pick up the laser it's too late anyway, they will have your speed faster than you can blink.
The only think of any use now is a laser jammer which is a whole different ball game.
ATM said:
Slept in the car - is this doable with back seats down - as in do they fold flat?
What else can you tell me about yours? How long have you had it, is it an m sport, are you still using run flats - anything else?
I slept in a bivvy bag outside the car - I have previous sleeping in cars, and you want some kind of ventilation (i.e. window deflector things and the windows down a crack). The rear seats don't fold flat - although removing the bottom seat cushion isn't too bad (you have to undo the middle seatbelt latch with a T50 torx) and I suspect they might go flat then.What else can you tell me about yours? How long have you had it, is it an m sport, are you still using run flats - anything else?
You probably could sleep in the car at a pinch, but with lots of decent outdoor kit these days, it's comfier outside it.
I've had it getting on almost a year, it's on 191k miles now, it's an M sport with the birds b3 suspension kit which now I've changed all the bushings on the rear end (another long story!), is quite settled - but not overly harsh. No runflats for me, it came with as set of the standard 18s MV3's, but one had a crack, so have some 17s on it using a michelin PS4s on the front..vreds on the back for now after I had an interesting shredding the pilotsports on the rear in 700 miles incident - I couldn't stump up for another set without knowing I'd sorted a problem.
Anyway, lots of other niggles and problems aside, now I've sorted pretty much everything (all DIY on a driveway) - it's a great car on a long run, but with just enough character with the engine to sling it down the wider faster B roads (which is where I often end up when mountain biking). I did think I wanted an E61 550i manual - but they were twice as much money, and this has the N52 engine and I think actually suits me better size wise and for what I'm doing really. I’m getting about just over 30mpg on a run (cruise set to warp factor 8.5 typically), and below 20mpg on a thrash – averaging out at about 27.5mpg overall.
I might start a thread on it if people are interested? I’ve had enough parts of it apart to make it vaguely interesting now – and spent about the same as the purchase price on parts!
ATM said:
eezeh said:
ATM said:
eezeh said:
rayyan171 said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
Old-school radar detector too, probably of no use now.Very saucy car, love the individual interior. Not in a position to buy but we are hoping to get one soon, September time possibly.
You can buy laser detectors but by the time you pick up the laser it's too late anyway, they will have your speed faster than you can blink.
The only think of any use now is a laser jammer which is a whole different ball game.
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