Recent content by Brett

Long time no see Warren, hope you are well mate. I’ve got an R53 as well, key fob doesn’t work and I had the heater matrix changed last year when I bought it 🤣 They’re great fun though. I’ve done one track day in mine so far and have another booked with @JamesBryan in November.

I had a little drive in one whilst doing some trade plating driving (furlough boredom casual job) and I thought it was great. the engine was really really cool and the switchover from the SC to the turbo is totally seamless and made interesting noises. Enjoy OP!

I’m going to buy a brand new ICE bike in 2034 (or 2029 if they move the goal posts) and keep it forever. I can live with an electric car but not bike.

I went this year for the first time and it was amazing. Very somber to lose five people though. RIP to them all.

I love a phase 1 Clio. Two beauties there.

Brilliant write up that. It makes me want another bike. I laughed at throwing yourself off, I know the feeling of being in weather so bad you genuinely think you are going to die on the bike. Me and my mate did a great trip a few years ago (me on a Triumph Street Triple and him a GSXR 600) to...

Specialist brokers can be good with I insure my standard C63 with Admiral and they literally don’t care what you or your partner have driven previously. Years ago I had a 172 and wanted to swap to a MX5 and Flux charged more because I had no RWD experience. After 18 months in the MX5 I got a...

How do you go about attending these events? I’ve just got a C63 and I’d love to take it on a runway. It’s a completely standard car so I’m not expecting 200mph it would just be good to see what it’s got.

A few tuners get 330 on a map. The guy who mapped mine is well respected amongst the BMW community so I’ve no reason to doubt the figures. As I said it is identical to a stock M140i in terms of performance too so figures must be similar to the stock B58.

Yep mapped by Glen Wilding at GKR Performance. You know my brother Niall, if you drop him a message I’m happy to meet up if you have any questions or want a run out in the car.

The ZF8 is an amazing box. I’ve got it in my 330d which is mapped running 331bhp and 500 lb ft and it really is a quick daily. I test drove an auto M140i and short of sounding nicer it felt no more fun than my 330d. I suspect the locking diff and manual box goes a long way to sort that so I...

B roads, nope. Track days loads, they absolutely fly and a trained chimp can drive them at pace.

I had an Astra VXR Nurburgring for a year because I wanted the amazing noise they make. It wasn’t dynamically brilliant but it was miles better than people say they are, albeit mine was on coilovers.

Love it. I had two phase ones and they’re such a special car.

Change the battery in the key. I had the same what I thought was an immobiliser issue in my 172 and it was just a dying key battery. Changed it and never had an issue again.