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lol. I was thinking the same. Last week my little portfolio was worth £640. Now its £250 🤣

Nah. Partly as im too tight, but also as whilst the old M57/ZF6 combo is pretty bomb proof, the N57, tri-turbo, plus ZF8 do have the occasional major problem. Also, as a keen DIY'er, i've realised that buying something the Yanks get is a good idea. They've never had the M50d, but love to tinker...

Haha, i've done it a few different ways, jump leads, trickle charger to name but a couple, but as this car is bit "nicer" than the others i thought i better do it properly 🤣 The Americans on e90post are the proper nutters, backing up/modifying the ECU's and modifying the code themselves :oops...

This has been me for the past 10 years 🤣

Little update on the blue 335i before it gets collected by its new owner at the weekend ... Rather annoyingly, just after it was MOT'd it developed a PAS leak. Being that i bought the M135i, this left the 335i unused for quite a while, until January when i did some investigation. It basically...

Pretty sure you can access it via browser as well: https://www.apple.com/uk/icloud/find-my/

Hardwired old iphone with a datasim in it is also quite good apparently. Just click findmyiphone and there you go.

Its probably the best couple hundred quid you can spend on an e9* auto i reckon; that, plus the paddle rewire modernises the car instantly (y) Do it Mark. The MHD system is very very good imho. Now they do a wireless doggle its far better for datalogging as well, no flipping wires dangling...

Well. Any ideas of warranty went out the door over the weekend 🤣 After the ZF8 in the M135i, i just couldnt cope with the sh1tty gearbox anymore. Standard 335i still has 300bhp, so shouldnt feel like a milk float at low speed. So i bought a new toy, specifically a Watson Power Max 45NF power...

£40k a year salary up north. Buy a house in year 1 Save for 2 years. Buy a DBS.

I especially like that the multicoloured theme runs from the interior through to the outer body panels. Only a British Engineering firm like Rover could get that spot on. These were a good bus in their day though, i always thought that the Rover 75 was the car that Jaguar should have built as...

Excellent work! Just a quick suggestion, learn to drive on track with road tyres - they lose grip far easier so you can hone your abilities quicker. Especially if its wet. In the dry, in a clio, you can drive like an absolute ham fisted moron with R888's or similar and still be quick. That wont...

Looks lovely this, very comprehensive advert as well - id have certainly been calling if i was after a 3dr Mk5 Golf Gti (y)

Yup. Its fairly poor isnt it, i mean the part wasnt exactly expensive (£35 posted from Germany), so they should have just replaced it really. I think the thing that really annoys me with the main dealer is that they just dont care, i mean, the saloon 335i has full BMW history as well and the...

At least he hasnt said its a "built" engine, which seems to be the latest buzzword amongst all the instagram/youtube numpties.

After the ABS sensor, here we have some excellent bodging ... Most impressive given this car has only ever been worked on by those lovely people at Cooper BMW as it was under warranty 🤣 This is the panel next to the sunroof buttons, hidden behind it is the bluetooth microphone. The unit has...

Abs is now fixed courtesy of a £46 Pagid wheel speed sensor. Apparently the part on the right was replaced at the point i was sold the car, 700 dry miles ago :unsure::rolleyes: Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr

Same. Quickly followed by "i wonder if someone is rebuilding my old one" ... P1010002 by Sir_Dave, on Flickr Mind you, that did happen in 2003 lol.

Probably not, the Americans dont get the M47, so if the box is different to the ZF 6HP, they wont care about it, map wont be available etc. Generally if you want to mod and/or DIY a BMW, get something they sell in the US, makes life a lot easier.

Yeah, my 335d sounded like that because it had no DPF ...

I did think of that, but wrapping just isnt OEM enough for me, it always looks a bit sh1t,no matter how well its been done! Thought about getting my light walnut sprayed as it would give a much better finish, but that probably wouldnt be much cheaper than buying the proper trim.

The M135i went to @Clart yesterday, so a shot of it clean for once ... Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr Depreciation £1,725 Servicing £0 Insurance £150 Tax £100 Fuel £665 TOTAL £2,640 / 5 Months = £528 per month / 3,121 miles = £0.85 per mile Bye Bye M135i :cry: Untitled by Sir_Dave, on...

Thats this one: https://cliosport.net/threads/buy-an-e90-335i-they-said-itll-be-fun-they-said.824651/ Didnt really use it whilst i had the M135i as it developed a PAS leak. Have now taken a deposit on it, so just need to sort it out and get it collected as well (y)

Hundreds lol. Double garage, couple of acres of fields, plus the concrete yard! Picked the 335i up yesterday in preparation for @Clart collecting the M135i. Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr All three together: Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr Just 335i things...

Looks great this does!! As Christopher says, get the bimec 12mm spacers for the rear, plus the lci rear light stickers and itll take years of the car (y)

On the flipside, you could probably buy another Alfa every 3 months with the depreciation you are saving by not using the Rangie lol.

I'd suggest the above as well, my old one was great ... once id removed the swirl flaps and changed to a vortex filter anyways. Quick enough, relaxed on the motorway, 48mpg no matter how i drove, nice on the twisty bits. IMG_0426 by Sir_Dave, on Flickr

The last MOT reads as if its just been rebuilt after a front-ender lol ... Repair immediately (major defects): Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Offside...

This thread reminds me of this one: https://cliosport.net/threads/possible-abandoned-car.375079/ Except its "abandoned pink clio" instead of "abandoned red polo" 😂 In terms of a sensible suggestion, i assume you've put a thread on cliotrophydetailing.net?

Absolutely love looking at these things. Do not want to own one though :ROFLMAO: Still, will be an amusing read.