Evenin' folks
After a LOT of struggle with my miggy, I will tear it down and do a good ol' rebuild of just about everything, then probably sell it. Reason being: I've bought a new car
Had many thoughts about this, and couldn't quite imagine myself driving a wrong wheel drive again (tried Vectras, Saabs, Volvos, Audis and so on). It just had to be a BMW to even be comparable to the Omega.
A friend of mine (who is a mechanic, running a rather large workshop) sold his 2003 525dA touring for a reasonable price (probably 5 times the UK price anyway). It has quite a few miles on the clock though (126k), but it's been taken care of like it was his baby. Oh boy it's a machine! Silent, refined, fast like lightning compared to my 2.6, fuel consumption is wicked if I don't floor it every chance (54mpg driving to work! (20mpg in my Omega)).
Now I just have to pray for not getting any troubles with swirl flaps or a runaway diesel due to turbo failure :-/
At least the miggy will get a new renewed life after this winter. Think I will rebuild my 2.5 (cambelt failure) and fix all the small problems then sell it to a nice caring person.
BTW: Anyone have a good tip for car stereo upgrades on this one? It's currently equipped with the 16:9 mk3 navi, no DSP. What I want is USB input, integrated bluetooth and most of all NOT lose any of the standard OBC features.. Don't tell me about iPod connections (I'll never buy any Apple product, period).
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