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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
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- Lifer
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
Evening all,
The Mrs is looking for an E89 and we viewed two today.
The first was a 2015 15 plate the second was a 66 plate, both had brown chain guides not white??
I’m really confused, as I was convinced from everything I’d read that the 66 plate would have the later white guides… any ideas?
She’s happy to spend more for a later car, but doesn’t want to then spend £1k sorting out old style timing chain guides
The Mrs is looking for an E89 and we viewed two today.
The first was a 2015 15 plate the second was a 66 plate, both had brown chain guides not white??
I’m really confused, as I was convinced from everything I’d read that the 66 plate would have the later white guides… any ideas?
She’s happy to spend more for a later car, but doesn’t want to then spend £1k sorting out old style timing chain guides
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
Did you find the production date ?…some cars were in UK stock for over 10 months ?True-Blue wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:53 pm Evening all,
The Mrs is looking for an E89 and we viewed two today.
The first was a 2015 15 plate the second was a 66 plate, both had brown chain guides not white??
I’m really confused, as I was convinced from everything I’d read that the 66 plate would have the later white guides… any ideas?
She’s happy to spend more for a later car, but doesn’t want to then spend £1k sorting out old style timing chain guides
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
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- Lifer
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
No, not yet, but surely a 66 plate must have been built second half of 2015?B21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:34 pmDid you find the production date ?…some cars were in UK stock for over 10 months ?True-Blue wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:53 pm Evening all,
The Mrs is looking for an E89 and we viewed two today.
The first was a 2015 15 plate the second was a 66 plate, both had brown chain guides not white??
I’m really confused, as I was convinced from everything I’d read that the 66 plate would have the later white guides… any ideas?
She’s happy to spend more for a later car, but doesn’t want to then spend £1k sorting out old style timing chain guides
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
At least it’s not an Audi
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- Lifer
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
Yes, we’ve seen one of the immaculate TTS you could possibly hope for today, but the colour wasn’t right and the Mrs much preferred the interior of the E89
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
Common sense will prevail.
I know there’s the big RWD discussion but one thing that does do is create a transmission tunnel that cocoons the driver and somehow makes you feel you are sitting within the car, not on top of it.
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- Lifer
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
It was important that she came to her own conclusion that she needs an E89.
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
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Timing chain guides and 2015 onwards N20
Well at least the roof won’t unravelTrue-Blue wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:49 pmIt was important that she came to her own conclusion that she needs an E89.
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Indeed
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
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It appears some slipped through..I did see somewhere that the revised kits came in April 2015..True-Blue wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:25 pmNo, not yet, but surely a 66 plate must have been built second half of 2015?B21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:34 pmDid you find the production date ?…some cars were in UK stock for over 10 months ?True-Blue wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:53 pm Evening all,
The Mrs is looking for an E89 and we viewed two today.
The first was a 2015 15 plate the second was a 66 plate, both had brown chain guides not white??
I’m really confused, as I was convinced from everything I’d read that the 66 plate would have the later white guides… any ideas?
She’s happy to spend more for a later car, but doesn’t want to then spend £1k sorting out old style timing chain guides
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
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That could explain it..
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is