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General Car Chat / Re: Costs of running a car
« on: Yesterday at 10:54:20 »
Bought the 435i in November 2022, so far spent £510. Big bulk of that is £399 on a gearbox service. £111 on an Opie oils service pack in the summer of '23. (oil, filters, pollen, air)

Will be a little more this year, trying to shred through the run flats currently fitted.

MrsT's Zafira has been very reliable, less £100 year engine service bits. Had 2 new tyres last year, first time in our ownership. That said these EV salary schemes do look temping considering all she does is school runs.

Quite like the new Volvo EX30 and quite reasonable on the scheme as well.

But I did the sensible thing and throw a shed load more of salary on the pension.

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General Car Chat / Re: Can I have....
« on: 29 December 2023, 14:33:30 »
As a newly converted BMW fan, I could recommend the F31 Estate. But go for the larger 6 cylinder engine. Mostly diesels around, very few petrols in the Saloon/Estate.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202312014459794?sort=mileage&twcs=true&advertising-location=at_cars&body-type=Estate&make=BMW&maximum-mileage=80000&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&model=3%20Series&page=3&postcode=tw75qd&price-from=13000&price-to=17000&radius=1500&fromsra

313 BHP and presumably plenty of derv torque.

Exhausts look like a petrol car to my eyes.

F Series, only 35i and 40i petrols had twins either side of the number plate (from the factory)

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General Car Chat / Re: Can I have....
« on: 29 December 2023, 12:34:34 »

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General Car Chat / Re: Can I have....
« on: 29 December 2023, 12:24:12 »
Didn't like it enough to part with 14 grand. It was clean and tidy but very ordinary.

I'm getting very picky in my old age, probably because I know my next one will probably be my last one.

I'm looking for something that probably doesn't exist.

What are your requirements?

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General Car Chat / Re: Can I have....
« on: 29 December 2023, 10:59:45 »
Quick Google suggests Powershift was started to be phased out in 2018, not sure the replacement name. But that Mondeo would have the older box, big enough concern for me as S-Max was crossed off the list for a MrsT mummy bus.

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General Car Chat / Re: Can I have....
« on: 29 December 2023, 10:55:43 »
Back to my original quest. Going to look at this tomorrow:

https://www.carshop.co.uk/used-car/FORD/MONDEO/NK68YFH

Do a search on Ford Powershift gearboxes, as when looking at S-Max for MrsT most of the forums said the Powershift boxes woeful and easily fail.

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 28 December 2023, 11:01:40 »
Excellent.

We are on holiday in Sanlucar de Barrameda ( ( near Cadiz) at the moment. Seville is great but not in the summer. Murderously hot!

Yeah, we found that out, 42c at some points! The up side was it was not that busy and the kids loved the water park. Also I think we were the only English people for miles, entire hotel we only noticed one other English family!

Soon blended in with the local familys, having tapas outside a restaurant at midnight.  :)

Think that's why we spotted Sadiq Khan, he would not be spotted. I resisted the urge to go over and punch him  ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: Lotus omega v8 conversion
« on: 27 December 2023, 23:21:59 »
One of the members is in the US and did a lot of upgrades to his Catana?

I think that was the name of the car which is the US version of the Omeaga but powered by V8 LS Power.

He did quite a lot of interesting upgrades inc 6 Pot calipers.

Far as I remember, no Omega or Catera version ever had a V8 power plant from the factory. The Americans also only had the 3.0 and never 8 cylinders.

But guessing there are many more LS V8's in the states, to shoe horn in to the Omega bay.

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 27 December 2023, 23:06:57 »
Ah nice, is that the new M235i that's in your photo? Car share mate was close to ordering one, but he likes the 4 doors of his current m235i. Adaptive Dampers was a good call, a rare option out there second hand I find.

I would have taken the heated steering wheel, assume you have the car now? As I only found out recently (on the F36 at least) that if you have lane assist, you can just add the button and code in a heated steering wheel, as it comes with the elements already.

I have lane assist. It is dangerous and can't be permanently disabled, so I have to switch it off every time I start the car. :-\

Few things:

1) Are you logged into your driver profile?
2) Have you disabled it? (press the lane assist circle button) - Disable steering intervention
3) Select individual mode


*also link your key to your profile

Hello tunnie, nice to see you posting on the forum. Pension and share options doing well?

Good to see you as well!

Ah yes, I'm still the poster-chap at work for Sharesave, always getting people to sign up at work. Does us very well, takes all 5 of us on family holidays. Done Seville, Spain. *hot! - This year we went to Venice for the week.

Not sure for 2024, thinking maybe Sweden.  :)

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 27 December 2023, 23:04:17 »
Ah nice, is that the new M235i that's in your photo? Car share mate was close to ordering one, but he likes the 4 doors of his current m235i. Adaptive Dampers was a good call, a rare option out there second hand I find.

I would have taken the heated steering wheel, assume you have the car now? As I only found out recently (on the F36 at least) that if you have lane assist, you can just add the button and code in a heated steering wheel, as it comes with the elements already.

I have lane assist. It is dangerous and can't be permanently disabled, so I have to switch it off every time I start the car. :-\

Few things:

1) Are you logged into your driver profile?
2) Have you disabled it? (press the lane assist circle button) - Disable steering intervention
3) Select individual mode


*also link your key to your profile

BMW don't care much for physical buttons these days. Everything is hidden deep in the touchscreen menu. :-[

Initially it took 6 prods to disable lane assist. It now takes 3 prods using a shortcut.

Not good enough BMW. :-X

But have you saved it to your profile and set to individual, so it's your settings on each start with the same key?

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 27 December 2023, 14:33:07 »
Ah nice, is that the new M235i that's in your photo? Car share mate was close to ordering one, but he likes the 4 doors of his current m235i. Adaptive Dampers was a good call, a rare option out there second hand I find.

I would have taken the heated steering wheel, assume you have the car now? As I only found out recently (on the F36 at least) that if you have lane assist, you can just add the button and code in a heated steering wheel, as it comes with the elements already.

I have lane assist. It is dangerous and can't be permanently disabled, so I have to switch it off every time I start the car. :-\

Few things:

1) Are you logged into your driver profile?
2) Have you disabled it? (press the lane assist circle button) - Disable steering intervention
3) Select individual mode


*also link your key to your profile

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 27 December 2023, 14:28:13 »
On another note, this is my best attempt at fuel use in my big thirsty 3.0 petrol  :)


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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 27 December 2023, 14:27:48 »
Ah nice, is that the new M235i that's in your photo? Car share mate was close to ordering one, but he likes the 4 doors of his current m235i. Adaptive Dampers was a good call, a rare option out there second hand I find.

I would have taken the heated steering wheel, assume you have the car now? As I only found out recently (on the F36 at least) that if you have lane assist, you can just add the button and code in a heated steering wheel, as it comes with the elements already.

I have lane assist. It is dangerous and can't be permanently disabled, so I have to switch it off every time I start the car. :-\

I understand you can dial it all back to being basically off and set it to the driver profile. Yes I agree, I hated it on the 2021 version I borrowed for the weekend. Went for an overtake and the damn thing nearly steered me into the car I was passing!  >:(

You can also disable I think via Bimmercode.

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 27 December 2023, 14:18:29 »
Ah yes, the they went back to 40i, they keep mixing it around. Used to launch with 35i then later 40i.

Can have a BMW meetup at this rate.  ;D

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.
« on: 27 December 2023, 14:01:05 »
Ah nice, is that the new M235i that's in your photo? Car share mate was close to ordering one, but he likes the 4 doors of his current m235i. Adaptive Dampers was a good call, a rare option out there second hand I find.

I would have taken the heated steering wheel, assume you have the car now? As I only found out recently (on the F36 at least) that if you have lane assist, you can just add the button and code in a heated steering wheel, as it comes with the elements already.

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