What have you done to your BMW today?
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d_a_n1979 said:
Sold the F31... 
To my wife for a pack of choc chip digestives and a brew
She's landed her new job, so time for her to take on the BMW seeing as she'll be commuting more by m'way to begin with... It'll be safer for her in that and better suited to the commuting.
I'll take the Jazz on for the time being and then sell it later in the year probably
That’s very patient….I’d be hunting for a new project now! To my wife for a pack of choc chip digestives and a brew
She's landed her new job, so time for her to take on the BMW seeing as she'll be commuting more by m'way to begin with... It'll be safer for her in that and better suited to the commuting.
I'll take the Jazz on for the time being and then sell it later in the year probably
Court_S said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Sold the F31...
To my wife for a pack of choc chip digestives and a brew
She's landed her new job, so time for her to take on the BMW seeing as she'll be commuting more by m'way to begin with... It'll be safer for her in that and better suited to the commuting.
I'll take the Jazz on for the time being and then sell it later in the year probably
That’s very patient….I’d be hunting for a new project now! To my wife for a pack of choc chip digestives and a brew
She's landed her new job, so time for her to take on the BMW seeing as she'll be commuting more by m'way to begin with... It'll be safer for her in that and better suited to the commuting.
I'll take the Jazz on for the time being and then sell it later in the year probably
I have been looking though
I think I'd go either an older BMW (E46 330i manual, or along those lines); or completely out of my comfort zone and back to the early to mid 2000s when I was a Honda boy and go for an EP3 or FN2 CTR and make a sensible weekend toy
Well; a weekend toy is what I'd make out of any of them TBH - but would need to weigh up the pros n cons
I'd love a Z4 like yours, but even with the amount of weight I've dropped through said poor health, I'm still wide and tall and therein lies the issue!
JakeT said:
Dan, the only sensible solution here is…
K20 swapped Jazz!
We’ll inherit a Jazz Si when my Mrs grandmother decides she doesn’t want it anymore. What we’ll do with it I have no clue.
I've seriously considered that K20 swapped Jazz!
We’ll inherit a Jazz Si when my Mrs grandmother decides she doesn’t want it anymore. What we’ll do with it I have no clue.
But also cannot be arsed with the faff... I know I can easily get the Hasport mounts, necessary looms etc all from the States. It's the hassle and cost I cannot be doing with, even with my pals doing the work, it's not cheap
They've done a few; it adds up, quickly!
It'd be better to put that £££ into an EP3 and get it properly sorted by them instead
d_a_n1979 said:
In all honesty Sam I'm not sure I can be arsed... With all the health issues I've had over the last 18 months and still struggling with one; a new car/project on top is probably too much at the moment...
I have been looking though
I think I'd go either an older BMW (E46 330i manual, or along those lines); or completely out of my comfort zone and back to the early to mid 2000s when I was a Honda boy and go for an EP3 or FN2 CTR and make a sensible weekend toy
Well; a weekend toy is what I'd make out of any of them TBH - but would need to weigh up the pros n cons
I'd love a Z4 like yours, but even with the amount of weight I've dropped through said poor health, I'm still wide and tall and therein lies the issue!
It’d be rude not to keep an eye out, just in case that elusive manual turns up I have been looking though
I think I'd go either an older BMW (E46 330i manual, or along those lines); or completely out of my comfort zone and back to the early to mid 2000s when I was a Honda boy and go for an EP3 or FN2 CTR and make a sensible weekend toy
Well; a weekend toy is what I'd make out of any of them TBH - but would need to weigh up the pros n cons
I'd love a Z4 like yours, but even with the amount of weight I've dropped through said poor health, I'm still wide and tall and therein lies the issue!
Court_S said:
JakeT said:
Dan, the only sensible solution here is…
K20 swapped Jazz!
We’ll inherit a Jazz Si when my Mrs grandmother decides she doesn’t want it anymore. What we’ll do with it I have no clue.
Jack McNeil has just done that on YT. K20 swapped Jazz!
We’ll inherit a Jazz Si when my Mrs grandmother decides she doesn’t want it anymore. What we’ll do with it I have no clue.
It looks pretty good in all fairness.
It's been a common swap for a long time TBH, just not cheap and IMO, not worth it for our Jazz... With it being super low miles (and an auto); it needs to be sold as is etc
bodhi said:
d_a_n1979 said:
That's it Sam which I get... But the price keeps going up too
It's being priced to not sell now
Of course I've put the car up for sale dear, I'm just not getting any interest It's being priced to not sell now
I’ve tried love, there’s just no interest. The market is dead so I may as well just keep it.
bodhi said:
d_a_n1979 said:
That's it Sam which I get... But the price keeps going up too
It's being priced to not sell now
Of course I've put the car up for sale dear, I'm just not getting any interest It's being priced to not sell now
It's been up for sale since late last year now IIRC, gone up £2k in that time...
Makes no sense but hey...
Knobbers
I've driven an e39 530i manual. I didn't exactly love it, as in the feel of changing gear. I only drove it 2 or 3 times for maybe a couple of hours - long story I can't get into. But then I've also driven an e39 528i auto - for several months - and yes the box is a bit slow-ish. I can't say for definite if I'd prefer manual. What makes you want a manual?
ATM said:
I've driven an e39 530i manual. I didn't exactly love it, as in the feel of changing gear. I only drove it 2 or 3 times for maybe a couple of hours - long story I can't get into. But then I've also driven an e39 528i auto - for several months - and yes the box is a bit slow-ish. I can't say for definite if I'd prefer manual. What makes you want a manual?
I have driven an auto and own a manaual 530i, in my own experience the manual makes the car much more engaging to drive.ATM said:
I've driven an e39 530i manual. I didn't exactly love it, as in the feel of changing gear. I only drove it 2 or 3 times for maybe a couple of hours - long story I can't get into. But then I've also driven an e39 528i auto - for several months - and yes the box is a bit slow-ish. I can't say for definite if I'd prefer manual. What makes you want a manual?
All 4 E39s I had were auto; but I've driven a manual 530i and 540i as well as an M5 and they all did very well... However, they were well serviced boxes and with short shifters fitted, which makes a good deal of differenceI'm not sure I'd go for an E39 unless a really good one crops up and worth my time & money; I'm more inclined to look at an E46 or E90 / E92 for a weekend, manual car
Or as said previously; go right off piste and into a Honda
QuartzDad said:
My F10 535d spends most of its time on motorways and the front shows it. This arrived this morning, never used touch up paint before so I'll probably need to book it in for a respray by the end of the weekend.
Rather than use the supplied brushes, a touch up applicator may work better as they are much smaller.These are the Chipex ones that come with their kits but there are others that do the job just as well - and come in a variety of sizes.
Next day delivery...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LZOGJ4N/ref=sspa_dk...
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