What have you done to your BMW today?
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Important testing performed yesterday. In among the usual autobahn annoyances (rain, traffic, roadworks) I did get a chance to stretch my cars legs. I wasn’t planning on doing so, as it’s old, and done many miles. But a 214,000 mile 330i touring still has it ‘all there’.
Bad news from England, though. My dad’s X5 has probably done its last mile. He said it made a very funny noise, white smoke and died on the M4 yesterday. 3 hours for him to be picked up. Him and mum have had it from new and it’s done 275,000 miles. It will also mark the first time since September 2000 that we’ve not had an M54 in the family, too!
Bad news from England, though. My dad’s X5 has probably done its last mile. He said it made a very funny noise, white smoke and died on the M4 yesterday. 3 hours for him to be picked up. Him and mum have had it from new and it’s done 275,000 miles. It will also mark the first time since September 2000 that we’ve not had an M54 in the family, too!
JakeT said:
Important testing performed yesterday. In among the usual autobahn annoyances (rain, traffic, roadworks) I did get a chance to stretch my cars legs. I wasn’t planning on doing so, as it’s old, and done many miles. But a 214,000 mile 330i touring still has it ‘all there’.
Bad news from England, though. My dad’s X5 has probably done its last mile. He said it made a very funny noise, white smoke and died on the M4 yesterday. 3 hours for him to be picked up. Him and mum have had it from new and it’s done 275,000 miles. It will also mark the first time since September 2000 that we’ve not had an M54 in the family, too!
Good lad. How did the old girl feel at those speeds?Bad news from England, though. My dad’s X5 has probably done its last mile. He said it made a very funny noise, white smoke and died on the M4 yesterday. 3 hours for him to be picked up. Him and mum have had it from new and it’s done 275,000 miles. It will also mark the first time since September 2000 that we’ve not had an M54 in the family, too!
Comacchio said:
Swapped the Potenza runflats out for MPS5 on my 340i. Very positive so far.
Felt like a completely different car when I swapped my Pirelli Cinturato run flats for the same MPS5's. The car rides better, is smoother over just about every surface including poor ones and has much less road noise. Edited by MissChief on Tuesday 2nd July 00:34
Court_S said:
Good lad. How did the old girl feel at those speeds?
To be honest, dead fine. I’ve done a few thousand miles in Germany in various cars and cruising over 125 during the day is hard work. These cars cruise very well at 100, where the engine is at ~3,500 revs in sixth. Small bumps suddenly become big ones, gentle bends tight ones, and big gaps small ones.Amazing how composed it was really, for an old car with so many miles. It was no tougher than doing it in a new Audi S3, bar the Audi being a DSG.
JakeT said:
Important testing performed yesterday. In among the usual autobahn annoyances (rain, traffic, roadworks) I did get a chance to stretch my cars legs. I wasn’t planning on doing so, as it’s old, and done many miles. But a 214,000 mile 330i touring still has it ‘all there’.
Very impressive. 
JakeT said:
To be honest, dead fine. I’ve done a few thousand miles in Germany in various cars and cruising over 125 during the day is hard work. These cars cruise very well at 100, where the engine is at ~3,500 revs in sixth. Small bumps suddenly become big ones, gentle bends tight ones, and big gaps small ones.
Amazing how composed it was really, for an old car with so many miles. It was no tougher than doing it in a new Audi S3, bar the Audi being a DSG.
Good to hear. Yours is very well maintained though if I remember correctly, so that’s not really a surprise.Amazing how composed it was really, for an old car with so many miles. It was no tougher than doing it in a new Audi S3, bar the Audi being a DSG.
Deep Thought said:
Seats in wifes Z4 are a very pale / almost white leather and showing some signs of blue on them - presumably coming off jeans.
Any recommendations as to what to use to clean them?
You could try Pears soap and a gentle brush - that does a superb job of cleaning leatherAny recommendations as to what to use to clean them?
I have this kit for the cars leather and it works superbly also:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Leather-Protecti...
However, my 'go to' are Dr Leather wipes; absolutely superb:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dr-Leather-Advanced-40-Wi...
Mr Tidy said:
JakeT said:
Important testing performed yesterday. In among the usual autobahn annoyances (rain, traffic, roadworks) I did get a chance to stretch my cars legs. I wasn’t planning on doing so, as it’s old, and done many miles. But a 214,000 mile 330i touring still has it ‘all there’.
Very impressive. I remember one of my mates taking a pic of me maxing the 200SX out years ago as well. There is something just very enjoyable about driving flat out if you get the opportunity I reckon...I was on the M1 though!!
Deep Thought said:
Seats in wifes Z4 are a very pale / almost white leather and showing some signs of blue on them - presumably coming off jeans.
Any recommendations as to what to use to clean them?
This is what you need.Any recommendations as to what to use to clean them?
https://www.lttleathercare.com/product/jean-dye-tr...
(leather restoration specialist of 10 years here)
Court_S said:
Deep Thought said:
Seats in wifes Z4 are a very pale / almost white leather and showing some signs of blue on them - presumably coming off jeans.
Any recommendations as to what to use to clean them?
Pears soap is very effective, more so than most leather cleaners in my experience.Any recommendations as to what to use to clean them?
Court_S said:
Good to hear. Yours is very well maintained though if I remember correctly, so that’s not really a surprise.
It’s not so bad, suspension is good, and I don’t let things get too bad before replacing them.cerb4.5lee said:
I enjoyed seeing that too.
I remember one of my mates taking a pic of me maxing the 200SX out years ago as well. There is something just very enjoyable about driving flat out if you get the opportunity I reckon...I was on the M1 though!!
I’ve done some incriminating speeds on the M4 in South Wales before, but wouldn’t try it now. I remember one of my mates taking a pic of me maxing the 200SX out years ago as well. There is something just very enjoyable about driving flat out if you get the opportunity I reckon...I was on the M1 though!!
Replaced the prop-shaft on the e60 last night.
It killed a center bearing a few months ago, fitted a replacement bearing and it killed that within a few weeks, so figured the driveshaft UJ was on its way out.
Bought a used prop back in January so I had one on the shelf.
Over the past week, the shaft became that bad it sounded like it was going to shoot through the floor at any point.
On removal, a few of the roller bearings fell out.
I think I had my moneys worth out of it - its been on the car for 252k
It killed a center bearing a few months ago, fitted a replacement bearing and it killed that within a few weeks, so figured the driveshaft UJ was on its way out.
Bought a used prop back in January so I had one on the shelf.
Over the past week, the shaft became that bad it sounded like it was going to shoot through the floor at any point.
On removal, a few of the roller bearings fell out.
I think I had my moneys worth out of it - its been on the car for 252k
JakeT said:
cerb4.5lee said:
I enjoyed seeing that too.
I remember one of my mates taking a pic of me maxing the 200SX out years ago as well. There is something just very enjoyable about driving flat out if you get the opportunity I reckon...I was on the M1 though!!
I’ve done some incriminating speeds on the M4 in South Wales before, but wouldn’t try it now. I remember one of my mates taking a pic of me maxing the 200SX out years ago as well. There is something just very enjoyable about driving flat out if you get the opportunity I reckon...I was on the M1 though!!
cerb4.5lee said:
JakeT said:
cerb4.5lee said:
I enjoyed seeing that too.
I remember one of my mates taking a pic of me maxing the 200SX out years ago as well. There is something just very enjoyable about driving flat out if you get the opportunity I reckon...I was on the M1 though!!
I’ve done some incriminating speeds on the M4 in South Wales before, but wouldn’t try it now. I remember one of my mates taking a pic of me maxing the 200SX out years ago as well. There is something just very enjoyable about driving flat out if you get the opportunity I reckon...I was on the M1 though!!
An uncle hit the limiter on his S3 years ago on the M40.
As above, not something that I'd really do now.
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