Choose a car for my friend... (not ended well)

[Carmad84]

Maybe even an older RS.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222646756685

Cat D though!!

 

[goldbcfc]

Bmw 5 Series E60 without a doubt its a great starter bmw and any after prob will be a back step compared on spec and build quality.

 

[Roundozo]

Maybe even an older RS.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222646756685

Cat D though!!

Yeah, just noticed that. Explains the price. Wonder what the damage was though as if he had evidence and it wasn't severe I'd still be interested. I don't mind buying Cat D cars as long as the damage and repair are well documented.

 

[Carmad84]

Maybe even an older RS.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222646756685

Cat D though!!

Yeah, just noticed that. Explains the price. Wonder what the damage was though as if he had evidence and it wasn't severe I'd still be interested. I don't mind buying Cat D cars as long as the damage and repair are well documented.

Out of interest how have you found insuring Cat D cars? I must admit i have always just refused to look at any.

 

[Roundozo]

Some insurance companies can be funny, others fine. It's a gamble.

 

[buzyg]

Ugly as sin, cheap as chips. The Perfect daily? probably.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708118244061?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&price-to=8000&zero-to-60=TO_8&radius=1500&make=SUBARU&postcode=eh42bz&maximum-mileage=40000&advertising-location=at_cars&price-from=5000&page=1

Subaru Impreza WRX

 

[Carmad84]

Ugly as sin, cheap as chips. The Perfect daily? probably.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708118244061?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&price-to=8000&zero-to-60=TO_8&radius=1500&make=SUBARU&postcode=eh42bz&maximum-mileage=40000&advertising-location=at_cars&price-from=5000&page=1

Subaru Impreza WRX

I couldn't drive around in one of those! As with the Ford ST IMO there is a certain type of individual that drives them..

:worshipbmw:

 

[buzyg]

Ugly as sin, cheap as chips. The Perfect daily? probably.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708118244061?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&price-to=8000&zero-to-60=TO_8&radius=1500&make=SUBARU&postcode=eh42bz&maximum-mileage=40000&advertising-location=at_cars&price-from=5000&page=1

Subaru Impreza WRX

I couldn't drive around in one of those! As with the Ford ST IMO there is a certain type of individual that drives them..

:worshipbmw:

A friend on PH bought a Evo7 to replace his XKR.

We had a wip around and bought him a base ball cap.

I didn't see which way he went if I got caught out, in the rain, on a run with him though. :wink:

 

[Carmad84]

Ugly as sin, cheap as chips. The Perfect daily? probably.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708118244061?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&price-to=8000&zero-to-60=TO_8&radius=1500&make=SUBARU&postcode=eh42bz&maximum-mileage=40000&advertising-location=at_cars&price-from=5000&page=1

Subaru Impreza WRX

I couldn't drive around in one of those! As with the Ford ST IMO there is a certain type of individual that drives them..

:worshipbmw:

A friend on PH bought a Evo7 to replace his XKR.

We had a wip around and bought him a base ball cap.

I didn't see which way he went if I got caught out, in the rain, on a run with him though. :wink:

You should have also given him a house and a slot on Jeremy kyle!

 

[buzyg]

I couldn't drive around in one of those! As with the Ford ST IMO there is a certain type of individual that drives them..

:worshipbmw:

A friend on PH bought a Evo7 to replace his XKR.

We had a wip around and bought him a base ball cap.

I didn't see which way he went if I got caught out, in the rain, on a run with him though. :wink:

You should have also given him a house and a slot on Jeremy kyle!

He has a very nice barn conversion and has since sold the Evo, currently has a lovely Blue Nobel M12 3R as his toy.

 

[Carmad84]

A friend on PH bought a Evo7 to replace his XKR.

We had a wip around and bought him a base ball cap.

I didn't see which way he went if I got caught out, in the rain, on a run with him though. :wink:

You should have also given him a house and a slot on Jeremy kyle!

He has a very nice barn conversion and has since sold the Evo, currently has a lovely Blue Nobel M12 3R as his toy.

Now that sounds lovely.. :trampoline:

 

[ph001]

He just bought this... http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708198486259

 

[jamie_z4]

Ahh my choice! Good man!

 

[Anonymous]

Looks great - a very tidy example

 

[buzyg]

Nice daily.

 

[ph001]

So... bit of a development on this. Mate had his 57 plate 330i for around 6 months now, got in touch with me a few weeks ago saying he had EML light on and car had rad fan all the time and was mis-firing, sometimes going into limp home mode. Also takes a quite a few cranks to start from cold.

I told him to bring it over so I could stick in on INPA to read the codes. This is when I got my first shock... it's not an N52!!! :?

BMW only bloody changed over to the N53 two months before... so essentially he has the direct injection n/a version of the N54 . I feel terrible as I said how reliable the N52 was and that as long as he does the water pump he is unlikely to have any other issues.

Anyway, put the diags on and got the following :

0x29CE - misfire, cyl 2 (poss coil pack, carbon build up or failing injector?)
0x29E1 - fuel mixture lean - bank 2 (could be related to 02 sensor or HPFP?)
0x2A98 - inlet camshaft to crankshaft correlation error (intake vanos solenoid or intake camshaft sensor?)
0x2E85 - water pump communication error (water pump internal electronics?)
0x29F2 - High Pressure Fuel pump (I've heard this can also cause rad fan to run at full speed for some reason!)
0x29DC - Cylinder injection shutdown (prob related to above)
0x2C2E - Pre-cat 02 sensor (maybe killed by unburned fuel going past it?)


I'm thinking a few of these will be related (e.g. misfires, fuel mixture, HPFP, cylinder injection shutdown, o2 sensor), but I think at best he's probably into a new waterpump, injectors and maybe HPFP. Looking at £2k for that lot. He's probably just going to dump it at auction and take it on the chin . Fair to say it's been a pretty horrible ownership experience.

 

[shawna]

Or could be a simple wire going to earth.....

 

[ph001]

Or could be a simple wire going to earth.....

Wouldn't that be nice!