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Some good work there Mark! Always nice to see someone properly analyzing the cost of ownership rather than burying their head in the sand, then moaning they have no money ever 😂 For comparison, my M135i, which was a "bargain lease" cost £0.69 per mile over 20k miles (not including any...

That makes me feel better 😂

I'm probably at about the same level as you then, rank 12 i think, using the original sniper & Cei Rigotti Optical. The guns on Assault/Support seem rubbish? As per @R3k1355 though, im sure sniping has got far easier in the last couple of days, i was absolute sh1te until about Tuesday! Still...

God only knows, i just lol at the "maximum go-kart feel". Probably speaker based knowing BMW these days, the R56 has a "noise pipe" like the ST iirc.

Yup, Minis have this as well 😂

Get one now, they are great fun when you live in the south as well :tonguewink: Ended up raising it 5mm at the front at the weekend as the dampers appeared to be bottoming out - the roads around me are terrible so its not surprising really. Being that im not old/sensible, i thought less...

The problem is not the car, its the f*cktards that work on it 😂

lol!! I could never decide whether Emmet was a term used by proper West-Cornwall bumpkins like myself, but its clearly more far reaching 😂:up: Plans & deal offers sound great though, look forwards to seeing how things progress with the car :cool:

Ha ha, no problem at all!! Im from Penzance originally, so nice to see to see another Cornishman on the forum! To be honest, i wouldnt think anyone would mind being able to get some decent Renault numbers from someone - the sales manager on babybmw has sold over 200 M135i's from his forum deals...

Just FYI, this would read far less like a dealers "200T PCP promotion thread!" if you changed your username 😂:tonguewink: What are the monthly numbers on it out of interest? Personally, i feel that Renault lost a load of customers due to Ford/VW/BMW's epic PCP/lease deals, so it would...

They sound fairly fruity just with a de-cat like mine tbh, then with a big more boost they get really rather loud!! Most of the "track" ones i now of from Minitorque are running about 270bhp with Quaifes ... I did a little tinkering with mine on Saturday (the ride height has been irritating me...

Cheers lol :up: Ta! You still got your R53? If so, get some updates up lad :tonguewink: Yeah, i comp tested it before it went back to "the garage" for the 3rd time, was fine, so after some serious googling/discussion with more mechanical types, as they had already cleaned out the PCV...

Hai. I'm trying not to with the Mini though 😂 Shame this is going, looks like an epic bus! e55 AMG next, for even more crazy boat style acceleration?

Ah thanks, it certainly getting there looks/spec wise, although i do want the GP2 bellypan & diffuser next ... De-cat wise, ive got more used to it now, is quite(ish) on idle, or cruising, but as you say, much louder when booting it. I think its the really loud bark at 3k in 2md that drives me a...

I tend to keep all receipts & take photos/do online blogs of any work done. Basic servicing etc i write in the book, with a date/mileage, on occasion i stamp it using one of Sarah's "well done" crocodile stamps she uses for marking the kids work.

Long overdue update on this ... On the 10th October i had a Helix Organic Clutch, Single Mass Flywheel & Quaife differential fitted. As it was in the air, i also got the garage to do an oil change. Unfortunately, it would appear that they overfilled it by circa 0.5-1.0 litres as by the time id...

Ah ha, i thought you were on here as well as PH, "Melvster" ... :up: As i said over there, lovely car, despite mine being arguably better spec, i still hanker after a GP2 lol!! Now its all tucked up in the garage, any chance you could measure the bottom of arch to floor measurement for each...

Im not sure id buy a car from a dealer that didn't know how to/couldn't be bothered to look at the dampers for a customer lol. I also have a hot hatch with a turbo, LSD, ohlins & Recaro CS', so they'll look like this (you'll have different springs mind):

That looks like a CS, so it'll be interlagos blue. Mine was individual velvet blue, close, but mine was a bit more "cadburys". Lovely looking cars, with a nice increase in residuals as of late!!

If it's not for sale on the golf gti forums it needs to be. First place I (as an enthusiast) look, is the forums. Also, you haven't mentioned the full Obc/mfsw which are both nice options. The outside pics aren't so bad, the interior ones with baby seat, water bottle, phone stuff are. If the...

Similar to my essentials list then, bar the parking sensors: Exterior mirrors folding/anti-dazzle (inc. rear view mirror) - £335 Automatic air con - £325 Visual boost - £300 Heated front windscreen (inc. rain/light sensor) - £185 Black wheels - £150 Floor mats - £65 TOTAL - £1,360 Having messed...

What options have you gone for @Waitey

I know, i just cat help myself with things like that 😌 Yours: With some lowz:

Via TRL on Babybmw they are currently £289 deposit, then £289 a month for 47 months for a standard JCW. I'm almost tempted to sell the R56 (&R53 lol), order one & fit the JCW Pro suspension kit from delivery (basically Kw V1 coilovers). Have you thought about some lows @Sam ?

Probably. Setting fire to it would probably be more fun though, bonfire night on Sat, so just leave it in a dodgy part of Essex or something?? Perhaps just leave it on your drive, get rid of that sh1tter next door as well.

Have you actually had all 4 wheels checked for leaks etc? Buy a kids paddling pool, fill with water, put 40 psi in each tyre, put wheel in paddling pool. Look for bubbles.

Such bad luck!! Just think, if that Clio 1*2 hadnt got in the way at the start, he would have just finished the last corner instead of being half way round it lol!!! Lovely noises 😌

I love it, does it have the wonderful birch wood interior? PS. It would be considerably more awesome if it was an estate!!

Nah, the mini is being used day to day, so this is just for "special occasions" hopefully, which is why having the M3 seemed a little daft. Yes, we decided that going for it now was sensible, we pondered buying a bigger house, but with our mortgage fix until October, it was just too much of a...

Thanks Mark, & everyone else!!! We are mega chuffed with it :smiley: Its very similar i guess, the GTS has a different bodykit, interior trim & a PSE, but this almost there, for a lot less £££'s. Ha ha, Sarah's the best! Cheers, manual box was a must for us, Sarah didnt want a PDK and for...