Need a manual gearbox for an 8
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lanciachris said:
Whats an 850 like to drive? Those cars look fantastic - Kind of a later take on the m1 to my eyes.
Hmm, not sure how to answer that. How about the worlds best grand tourer. Well put together as only the germans can, and makes the inside of an XJS look like a transport cafe in comparison.
Heavy, but made more nimble by a 300bhp engine
and a fuel consumption of about 16mpg. Superb gearbox. A classic timeless style to the exterior which means my car can keep its head up in whatever company 13 years on! How many cars can you say that about.
Handling .... bear in mind that my other two cars are rather better in the handling department. I would say that it doesn't do too badly, wallows in the corners a bit but then its a heavy car with 'bmw comfort suspension'. Besides even the sport suspension of the CSI range wasn't up to much.
A lot of car, realistically worth about 6K now
Just an update, needing a collective pat on the back.
Took my gearbox out, had the layshaft bearing replaced and I put it back in again. It runs sweet as a nut again. Did it all by myself with the help of a transmission jack and a helpful wife.
Total cost about six days of my time spread over about six weekends, so thats £0 x six days, plus £120 for the recon job.
Compare that with the £5000 bill that BMW were gonna charge.
Even took the opportunity to derust and repaint anything looking doggy on the underneath, and replace all the exhaust bolts and gaskets with new.
Now I sat her out on the drive next to my 2001 M5, and she totally showed him up in the looks department. Why, oh why don't BMW hire a decent design artist.
Took my gearbox out, had the layshaft bearing replaced and I put it back in again. It runs sweet as a nut again. Did it all by myself with the help of a transmission jack and a helpful wife.
Total cost about six days of my time spread over about six weekends, so thats £0 x six days, plus £120 for the recon job.
Compare that with the £5000 bill that BMW were gonna charge.
Even took the opportunity to derust and repaint anything looking doggy on the underneath, and replace all the exhaust bolts and gaskets with new.
Now I sat her out on the drive next to my 2001 M5, and she totally showed him up in the looks department. Why, oh why don't BMW hire a decent design artist.
Fair play to you Julian, sounds like me with the porker, get in there and have a poke around. It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it.
That must be a rare thing, a manual 8 series, I thought the majority were steptronic.
Nice looking cars, and true, where has all the style gone...
That must be a rare thing, a manual 8 series, I thought the majority were steptronic.
Nice looking cars, and true, where has all the style gone...
Could be wrong but a dealer told me only one in every twenty 8 series was a manual, and that included the all manual 850CSI's. The manual on that car is such a peach.
I'll have to try and post a pic because when you see the two together it really makes you want to sell the M5 and go back to the 8.
Totally stupid impractical decision but she just looks so perfect. she really was a classic from the minute she was produced.
I'll have to try and post a pic because when you see the two together it really makes you want to sell the M5 and go back to the 8.
Totally stupid impractical decision but she just looks so perfect. she really was a classic from the minute she was produced.
Nope and four week later they stole our trailer. Police didn't turn up for that one either despite more obvious tyre tracks.
So worte a letter of complaint to the chief constable, and local MP. Ended up getting a chief inspector and two officers round to my place for a chat on why they had the situation under control.
So worte a letter of complaint to the chief constable, and local MP. Ended up getting a chief inspector and two officers round to my place for a chat on why they had the situation under control.
They were very nice. The two officers were very 'yes sir no sir' and only talked when asked a question by the CI, so it was a bit of a silted conversation, with the CI saying things like we patrol them once a day don't we officers, and they both nodded.
He then sent them out of the house to sit in the land rover while he carried on a conversation to me about wanting to discipline the officer who came to my house that night, and wanting to use my complaint to do it.
He got quite upset when I refused. I told him a number of officers I had spoken to admitted this was a no go area because the response and backup in the area was so poor, and that the problem needed tackling from higher up than a single officer on the ground.
At this point he told me it wasn't really my decision whether to discipline him or not. Thanked me for my time and told me he'd send a police architect to come and look at the property.
He then sent them out of the house to sit in the land rover while he carried on a conversation to me about wanting to discipline the officer who came to my house that night, and wanting to use my complaint to do it.
He got quite upset when I refused. I told him a number of officers I had spoken to admitted this was a no go area because the response and backup in the area was so poor, and that the problem needed tackling from higher up than a single officer on the ground.
At this point he told me it wasn't really my decision whether to discipline him or not. Thanked me for my time and told me he'd send a police architect to come and look at the property.
Julian, that does seem like an archaic way to do things. Chief inspectors are nothing special, may be senior in rank , but not superior. If one talked to me like that he would have a piece of my mind. I presume the PC's were young ones.
The PC's on the ground generally have more idea about what really goes on....Policy makers need to wake up really.
The PC's on the ground generally have more idea about what really goes on....Policy makers need to wake up really.
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