Recent content by Big G

That's more expensive than my service at a main BMW dealer in Edinburgh.

Don't think CSL wheels will fit anything other than an M3, must be replicas (or four front wheels) Lovely motor you've got, I was in the market for one of these but drove a 1 series and was blown away by the handling. Facelift looks the business with the sport bodykit. Drove a 330i recently...

Bank loan isn't necessarily always the best way, it depends on what you want to do with the car. If you want to change your car fairly frequently, then a lease/purchase scheme can benefit you by having a car with a very good residual value so that you essentially only keep the car for 2/3 years...

That soon shut the ugly c0cky pr!ck up.

I've gone over to Megs NXT wax, very easy on and off and water is beading brilliantly. Time will tell how long it lasts, but my car is silver so i'm not too bothered about depth of shine as silver doesn't really have this quality.

Mike! Not as flash as your frugal commute car and rear engine mental weekend beast! That V6 looks awesome. The 1 series a much better handling car than the 320d, the handling is awesome (being a sport on staggered 17" wheels) - definitely on par with the 182 but a much better/lower driving...

Quite a reputable dealer, they do a lot of specialist beemers.

Anyone can get anything on tick, far too easy to get hold of credit cards and loans now :). Simple really: live at home with parents, take out a whopping loan over 6+ years, pay very little rent back and literally work to make the monthly payments/insurance/fuel. Believe me, I work in a bank...

I must admit a main dealer wanted £400 for labour alone, parts brought an inspection 2 up to ~£600-£700 for an M car. If you need discs/pads/tyres on top, you're talking over a grand.

Jesus, that is a shocker considering I was quoted £350 for an inspection 2 (the large one) service on my ex M Roadster (M powered car too) from a reputable beemer specialist.

I'll be swinging by for a test drive of one, I miss my 182 from time to time - but if the 197 is anything like the 182, it'll fall apart, things will go wrong all the time, it'll be in and out and in and out for warranty work (which Renault won't fix). The major build issues aside, the 182 was...

The xenons on my beemer are definitely a more blue tinge than the xenons on my 182, but the xenons on my 182 were definitely brighter although they looked less "bling" from the outside. Higher colour temp, yes, but sacrificing brightness. I preferred the xenons on my 182.

Mike you're a crazy dude! ... although I kinda knew you couldn't stay away from two seater roadsters for very long !! ;) Looks absolutely mint, i've never thought of the V6 as a possible car - if I wasn't doing silly miles i'd move over from a diesel and back to a two seater, it's just motoring...

The 182 (indeed most French cars) are worth hee-haw on a trade in these days.

Oh hell yes, it made me smile for sure! I'll never forget it, i'd take one over any other roadster at the moment... with a prospeed of course ;) ... maybe a Z4 M ? Must ... resist ... !!