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You need to do something to tidy up that dash mid section! i.e sand all the ragged edges, fit a better cut piece of perspec/plastic/whatever, and have the labels made up on plastic. This bit

This is such a good read Jord, proper.

I can just hear the phone call now "Dave, I've done something terrible, you need to help me. Remember that time I drove you all the way to stansted, and you said you owe me one? Well this is it" Glad you're now happy with it. There's nothing worse than a hot hatch feeling "uncertain". They need...

Seriously? It smells like cat piss man!

Solid work Dave.... engine must be fuel related right? Too many cylinders to be anything like plugs/coils etc.

For a mini? I have one and am cad skilled... I feel this could work out!

So you checked for rust, even though you hadn’t viewed the car? Impressive skills

Or, if you're feeling risky... mask off EVERYTHING (cover with plastic dust sheets or something) and paint it in situ...

As Cat says, you cannot. Which is a ball ache because it gets a bit manky over time. Best bet is to remove the dash and paint the bastardised thing whilst it’s out!

Really impressive work Dave, I'm more amazed that the service indicators etc all work. Skills.

Few more (not come out bad for phone pics):

Yep. You’re fine. Anything could have happened to the car in those five weeks, so you’ve got no reason to offer anything.

Link does-nay work

Be fine as long as you don’t pick up the spanners. ;-)

Meh. I’d still rather drive a shoddy manual. Autos are SO dull.

I’ve never seen the issue with them tbh. I know they’re not as direct as some of the other newer stuff, but they’re perfectly acceptable.

Because you don’t like actual driving. I’m 100% with Mark on this. If you actually want an involving car to drive, it has to be manual. Anything else is just like playing a PlayStation, point and throttle/brake. I’ve always had manuals until the 6 series, and after 18 months I prefer driving...

Maybe.

I really like it and I think it's a good choice, however, I can't help but feel you've moved from a flagship car to a fast "normal" car. Were you not tempted more by something with a proper badge? ?

Give us some pics then Mark, jesus.

I can’t believe you’re actually getting rid. Mental

Ouch. Not ideal Bloody good buy though

Audio, nav, climate and service timings, oil level etc?

BMW's do not look good without iDrive! Because if they haven't got it, they've not got a s**t load of functionality. So pov is not a good look.

Interesting. My biggest bug bear with BMW's is that they have their weird time frame where they will do calls via bluetooth but no audio. Mental. Keep this well updated.

Errrrrr, what did I miss? Why are you changing the dash?

Welcome. Air con is normally a simple fix. What’s wrong with it? Needs some better wheels mind you.

You’re not serious?