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Hi All, It's been a while since I posted on here... My E89 is currently with a main dealer following the Vanos recall. While there, it was identified that the coil springs need replacement. The cost was quoted at circa £900 for the fronts and circa £500 for the rears, with an additional £120...

I've seen several posts from people with a similar issue. I last dropped my roof a few weeks ago and I don't know if the problem manifested then or subsequently. However, I was refuelling the other day with the rear quarter window down and noticed liquid that looked as though it had been...

Appreciate any views/experience out there. I've just had two Good Year Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 tyres fitted to the rear wheels, the first time I've fitted anything other than Bridgstone. Even when driving home the car didn't seem happy to maintain a straight line and I felt as though I was...

I was half way through a long(ish) journey today when I noticed that my heater controls had suddenly stopped working, together with the aircon. Completely dead, no lights. Stopped and re-started a couple of times to no avail. I decided it must have been a blown fuse but as I was quite a...

Hi all, For the last few days I've been welcomed by a yellow car on a ramp when I start the engine. Car seems normal apart from that. When I run check control and hold the select button in for a few seconds (I found that purely be experiment), it shows CC-ID 415. There seems to be differing...

Yesterday a yellow engine management warning light (not flashing) popped up. A quick look in the manual says to take it to the dealer and have it checked out. Having looked online it indicates that these can sometimes be false alarms/anomalies and I'm wondering if this is the case as the car...

Be great to hear views from any of you working in the industry or those who use the services. I recently went to see an IFA for a financial review as, having parted company with my previous IFA, it was time to take stock. The guy I met seemed knowledgeable and I asked for a figure to...

Popped into my local indie today for an MOT. While there, I asked about the service schedule. As a driver who does few miles and generally takes it easy, it seems an age since I last had a service, Even now the car thinks I have 20,000 miles to go. The guy I spoke to was of the opinion that...

So, I need four new tyres and braced myself for open-wallet surgery. But then I got a surprise. A call to my local tyre dealer who, while having a good reputation would almost certainly not be the cheapest, gave me prices of £140 per tyre for the fronts and £180 each for the rears - all in...

My insurance is looming and having checked a comparison site a company called 1st Central came out as the cheapest. When you add in the fact that their compulsory excess is also significantly lower than any of their rivals then it is tempting. Having looked at some review sites people seem to...

This may have been discussed previously (I'm sure it has!) but it occurred to me today that in terms of making sure my car has the correct amount of oil, I am wholly reliant on a sensor buried deep in the engine and an on-board computer. I'm not saying BMW electrics aren't reliable but like a...

My existing blades have reached the streaky/smeary stage and so I'm looking for new ones. I could go down my usual Halfords/Bosch route or I could go to BMW. But with so many blades on the market, all promising squeak-free superior wiping, does anyone out there have a real-world...

I'm sure this has probably been done to death somewhere...but... This evening we decided to hit the supermarket. Unfortunately, after a showery day, the windows were frozen shut. Not a huge problem - I just nipped inside, fetched a jug of warm water, and poured it along the window seals while...

Headed to London on Saturday and on the M40 something happened that I've only experienced once before: aquaplaning. :cry: Luckily I was only doing about 60 as the rain was torrential but for 3 or 4 seconds I was completely out of control. I was too busy trying not to have a motorway pile-up...

I've had the old 'red car on a ramp' come up on the dashboard and having checked the code in the owner's manual, it appears to be telling me that the brake pads are worn. A visual inspection shows me that this is probaby correct: the rear ones are considerably slimmer than the fronts! The...

First of all, apologies if someone else has already posted this. Secondly, it is a little...er...'fruity'. Not many things on YouTube make me belly laugh though but this did! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDPNsckposI

Having read through a few threads on warranties, I'm convinced that it's something I want to extend; mine expires in a little over a week. :( I'm going to stick with the BMW one and have a simple question - for those who have extended, will BMW haggle over the price? Ta.

I hope you're all having a good Christmas. The Z4 screen this morning - now I can see where William Morris got his inspiration from.

Washing the car yesterday, I noticed a strange mark on the headlamp covers. There's one on each side in exactly the same place and it has made the surface of the cover rough, almost as though it's been scoured with a piece of sandpaper. Because only I wash the car, I can only assume it's the...

...and before anyone says it - no, it's not the wife! :) Did a long(ish) run today and when I arrived at my destination I noticed a background whine/drone, which seemed to be coming from the rear although it's hard to tell. It was present at idle and while doing low speeds but seemed to...