Best UK BMW forum?

[mrmr96]

Hi,
I'm looking to join a big UK BMW forum. I'm already on bimmerforums but they don't seem very active, so I figured there must be a better one out there.
Any suggestions?
Cheer

[Patrick Bateman]

I'm on Bimmerforums and BMW Land.

Don't know what you regard as 'very active' but I'd have said Bimmerforums was, much more so than BMW Land.

[mrmr96]

Hmm, ok by "not very active" I meant that there's a fair % of question/discussion posts that go completely unanswered.

[Patrick Bateman]

I've never had much of an issue with responses, maybe the threads with no replies are just asking daft questions.

[bikealarmblair]

This one??
What car is it for?

[rumple]

bimmerforums.co.uk not bimmerforums.com

[8Tech]

You would be better looking for a forum specialising in the model you are most interested in. Plenty of those for the 3 series cars.

Try Roadfly.com, they got a bit childish a year or so ago but before that they were fantastic and it may have settled down a bit now with the trolls getting banned.

[nsi]

I'm also looking for a good BMW forum, I'm trying to research mp3 playback options in an E65. (Basically I can already play them from an mp3 CD in the changer, but I want to put several GB on a USB stick or iPod and control via I-Drive.) Should I be asking here, BMW forums, 7 series forums or a Hifi Forum? Googling doesn't help much.

[sparks_E39]

Here is pretty good, if you have an E39 BMW5.co.uk is a great forum with a wealth of knowledge.

[E24man]

As others have said, pick a forum that specialises in the series of car; I can highly recommend http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/ for ny 5 series and bigcoupe.com for any E24 cars. Use google to find the popular forums for each series.

HTH

[bmthnick1981]

Have found bimmerforums.co.uk to be good.

[Guiseley]

Depends on the car - z4 forum best I've found, help, meets and banter in equal measure. 5 forum dull by comparison.

[PJ S]

nsi said:

I'm also looking for a good BMW forum, I'm trying to research mp3 playback options in an E65. (Basically I can already play them from an mp3 CD in the changer, but I want to put several GB on a USB stick or iPod and control via I-Drive.) Should I be asking here, BMW forums, 7 series forums or a Hifi Forum? Googling doesn't help much.

iPod playback via replacement unit for the 6-disc one.
Denison do one too, which may take USB sticks as well.
Look on YouTube, I think there's some useful info and demos of the alternatives in action.

[Drek]

Bimmerforums tends to attract slack-jawed mouth breathers who keep banging on about putting angel eyes on, lowering it (FFS), remapping it or generally blinging up a 20 year old motor. V dull. BMWland not as busy but seems a bit more grown up, i.e. none of the above.

[Patrick Bateman]

Drek said:

Bimmerforums tends to attract slack-jawed mouth breathers who keep banging on about putting angel eyes on, lowering it (FFS), remapping it or generally blinging up a 20 year old motor. V dull. BMWland not as busy but seems a bit more grown up, i.e. none of the above.

I agree with what you're saying about bimmerforums with regards to some of that but there are some users on there that are very knowledgeable.

[R_T]

Guiseley said:

Depends on the car - z4 forum best I've found, help, meets and banter in equal measure. 5 forum dull by comparison.

Agree - a great site for Z4 owners

[Drek]

Patrick Bateman said:

Drek said:

Bimmerforums tends to attract slack-jawed mouth breathers who keep banging on about putting angel eyes on, lowering it (FFS), remapping it or generally blinging up a 20 year old motor. V dull. BMWland not as busy but seems a bit more grown up, i.e. none of the above.

I agree with what you're saying about bimmerforums with regards to some of that but there are some users on there that are very knowledgeable.

Agree with that, some very knowledgeable humans on there but still full of idiots who think that German pressed plates with a Brit VRN are a good thing.

[Drek]

Just spotted your moniker - Pat Bateman - love it!

[AFCNeal]

There are lots of knowledgeable people on all the Forums and equally some folk who....err..... are less popular. Over the years of BMW ownership I've had good advise from several - but in this case, it depends what the OP wants. The model specific forums usually have the deep knowledge so for technical data, fixes etc, they're probably the best bet.

I formed www.BMWenthusiasts.co.uk to be rather more inclusive/generic and certainly more welcoming than some, it's comparatively new but growing steadily and attracting a different set of vendors than those usually present elsewhere.

None are bad, it just depends on personal wants and preferred house-style.

[mart77]

why not try bmw owners club into google.great forum,very helpful people and a good laugh on there.just tell em mart sent you