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TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
I have rear arm-rest envy. Mine is positively DHSS compared to that, with only heated seats for rear occupants to play with. 
Not that I should care really, I only have a front-seat passenger for about 5% of my total driving time, and someone in the rear even less. Still jealous though.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
I have rear arm-rest envy. Mine is positively DHSS compared to that, with only heated seats for rear occupants to play with. Not that I should care really, I only have a front-seat passenger for about 5% of my total driving time, and someone in the rear even less. Still jealous though.
The problem with the N62 45 engines is that they aren't the same owner experience as other cars when it comes to faults.
Take any other car, they all have a list of common faults. We look at that list as the optimistic fools that we are, and in our mind we know that if we buy a good one, and we look after it, then those faults won't appear. It's the people that don't care and don't maintain that have those faults, or the unlucky ones.
We're lucky, because we put in the effort to stay on top of maintenance, and know to look for the right car in the first place, from the right owner... and a lot of the time that plays out (certainly enough to convince ourselves when we lay in bed at night.) We might get one or two of the issues from the list, but not all of them, and they are all fixable with a bit of knowledge.
The N62 is a different beast, the list of common faults (oil leaks, valve stems, vanos/vvt issues) are not a list a possibiliies, it's a list of things that WILL happen, the only unknown is when. Once you hit 10-15 years old, or over 120k miles then it's a ticking time bomb until it dies. No amount of sensible buying or maintence will make a difference, and the price to fix for some of the issues is thousands each time.
Look at the thread 745i, it spent the majority of its life in the hands of threadists, and it still had all the common problems and died in the end.
We are exactly the right sort of people to run a car like that, and even we couldn't save it...
Take any other car, they all have a list of common faults. We look at that list as the optimistic fools that we are, and in our mind we know that if we buy a good one, and we look after it, then those faults won't appear. It's the people that don't care and don't maintain that have those faults, or the unlucky ones.
We're lucky, because we put in the effort to stay on top of maintenance, and know to look for the right car in the first place, from the right owner... and a lot of the time that plays out (certainly enough to convince ourselves when we lay in bed at night.) We might get one or two of the issues from the list, but not all of them, and they are all fixable with a bit of knowledge.
The N62 is a different beast, the list of common faults (oil leaks, valve stems, vanos/vvt issues) are not a list a possibiliies, it's a list of things that WILL happen, the only unknown is when. Once you hit 10-15 years old, or over 120k miles then it's a ticking time bomb until it dies. No amount of sensible buying or maintence will make a difference, and the price to fix for some of the issues is thousands each time.
Look at the thread 745i, it spent the majority of its life in the hands of threadists, and it still had all the common problems and died in the end.
We are exactly the right sort of people to run a car like that, and even we couldn't save it...
Don’t forget the dreaded coolant leak in the V, mine was occasionally needing topped up but we couldn’t see where it was escaping from.
The V8 is a lovely thing when it’s working well, but they do have a lot of faults that will happen at some point. My car only had 63k on it when it went but I’d had everything go wrong due to age. The rest of it was fine!
The V8 is a lovely thing when it’s working well, but they do have a lot of faults that will happen at some point. My car only had 63k on it when it went but I’d had everything go wrong due to age. The rest of it was fine!
Bonefish Blues said:
Wasn't the 6 in the 6 series about as good as it got?
I can't remember whether that was the M54 or N54 (or N52? My beard got shaved around that era). The M54 was a fairly good unit I think, but coolant system problems could lead to head gasket failure.The coolant leak in the V of the V8 N62 isn't that big a deal these days. It can be sorted for just a few £hundred, and it's a permanent fix. But the cylinder cover gaskets, valve stem seals and plethora of other issues are still 4 figure bills (well, cylinder cover gaskets were about £900 I think for me). Such a nice engine when it's working but bugger me is it full of problems!
stevethegreek said:
This picture was when I picked it up. It's a very standard spec (apart from the optional bird feeder on the front
),EDIT: I've been updating my Reader's Wives thread and still only in April 2019... I haven't began to cover the Summer's European jaunts and much chucking of money at Magnificent Magnus. You're all welcome to pop on over.
Edited by bolidemichael on Sunday 17th November 10:51
The valve stem seals can be done for about £700 these days so not too bad and there are loads of cars around now that have new seals fitted and new rocker cover gaskets done at the same time obviously, so just buy one which has the work carried already.
As for the best engine engine in a 6? I rather like the H1 in mine, but I am a little biased.
As for the best engine engine in a 6? I rather like the H1 in mine, but I am a little biased.
Philv8s said:
The valve stem seals can be done for about £700 these days so not too bad and there are loads of cars around now that have new seals fitted and new rocker cover gaskets done at the same time obviously, so just buy one which has the work carried already.
As for the best engine engine in a 6? I rather like the H1 in mine, but I am a little biased.
Your Alpina is almost peerless. Please follow my shameless plug in posting a link to your own Reader's Wives thread. It's enough to make Bargeistes weep at the perfection. As for the best engine engine in a 6? I rather like the H1 in mine, but I am a little biased.
Here's a Sunday temptation at the other end of the scale, an E61 550i with 240,000 miles and some work required for under £2k
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
I can't remember whether that was the M54 or N54 (or N52? My beard got shaved around that era). The M54 was a fairly good unit I think, but coolant system problems could lead to head gasket failure.
The coolant leak in the V of the V8 N62 isn't that big a deal these days. It can be sorted for just a few £hundred, and it's a permanent fix. But the cylinder cover gaskets, valve stem seals and plethora of other issues are still 4 figure bills (well, cylinder cover gaskets were about £900 I think for me). Such a nice engine when it's working but bugger me is it full of problems!
N52 I understandThe coolant leak in the V of the V8 N62 isn't that big a deal these days. It can be sorted for just a few £hundred, and it's a permanent fix. But the cylinder cover gaskets, valve stem seals and plethora of other issues are still 4 figure bills (well, cylinder cover gaskets were about £900 I think for me). Such a nice engine when it's working but bugger me is it full of problems!
bolidemichael said:
Your Alpina is almost peerless. Please follow my shameless plug in posting a link to your own Reader's Wives thread. It's enough to make Bargeistes weep at the perfection.
Here's a Sunday temptation at the other end of the scale, an E61 550i with 240,000 miles and some work required for under £2k
Here you go, enjoy 😁Here's a Sunday temptation at the other end of the scale, an E61 550i with 240,000 miles and some work required for under £2k
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=17...
CharlesdeGaulle said:
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
I have rear arm-rest envy. Mine is positively DHSS compared to that, with only heated seats for rear occupants to play with. Not that I should care really, I only have a front-seat passenger for about 5% of my total driving time, and someone in the rear even less. Still jealous though.
tobinen said:
I can't remember the last time I drove over 90 MPH. Even if I wanted to the traffic rarely allows.
I was going up the M40 on Tuesday night at the lower end of the 90-130 range.A McLaren and 911 came past me at over the top of that range (I'm guessing) and I think the McLaren driver was lifting off, due to the flames he was emitting. It wasn't even that late, so reasonably busy
cornershop said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
I have rear arm-rest envy. Mine is positively DHSS compared to that, with only heated seats for rear occupants to play with. Not that I should care really, I only have a front-seat passenger for about 5% of my total driving time, and someone in the rear even less. Still jealous though.
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