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- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Insurance
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3098
Insurance
A big part of the problem is that modern cars are just so complex. Something as (relatively) simple as replacing a windscreen now means a trip to a dealership to have the myriad of sensors recalibrated. Spare parts are seriously expensive too. Gone are the days of swapping a headlight bulb. Now ever...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Insurance
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3098
Insurance
I don’t expect an ICE powered car to go up that much. Insurers are getting twitchy about EVs because there is a lot of garbage, myth and misinformation around fixing them. Mainly to do with the batteries. Industry’s collective knowledge is still developing, as is the repair industry’s technical abil...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: General X1 Forum (E84 - 1st gen : 2009+)
- Topic: 2011 X1 towbar wiring problem.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2395
2011 X1 towbar wiring problem.
We’ve not had many X1 folks on here. Each version is specific so you’ll need the instructions for that wiring kit/car combination.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: F15 front splitter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 283
F15 front splitter
Was it a retrofit item? If so, have a look at RealOEM and use the last 7 of your VIN to pull up the right model. If it’s a retrofit kit then it should appear in that section and there should be an EBA reference number. That’s the number for the instructions that you should be able to get from a frie...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: General X1 Forum (E84 - 1st gen : 2009+)
- Topic: 2011 X1 towbar wiring problem.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2395
2011 X1 towbar wiring problem.
Have a look at the PF Jones website (they sell all the major brands and wiring kits) as you can download instructions from there and those might point you in the right direction.
The plug usually goes into a separate module that comes with the kit. Not having the module may be the problem you have?
The plug usually goes into a separate module that comes with the kit. Not having the module may be the problem you have?
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: New members section
- Topic: Roger from Margate, UK saying hi.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1081
Roger from Margate, UK saying hi.
Hello and
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- Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Engine Failsafe prog..
- Replies: 3
- Views: 463
Engine Failsafe prog..
A code check should show up an error code for whatever is upsetting the engine. It could be any one of a number of issues such as fuel rail pressure, ignition coil pack, injector, wiring fault, sensor (oxygen, airflow, temperature etc), timing (VANOS), bad earth between engine and body, and those ar...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Insurance
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3098
Insurance
The quote has come through for next year’s cover for the i4, and as expected there’s a large jump. 67% to be exact. I renewed the E46 a few weeks back and that had jumped by almost 40% even though it’s 19 years old with very low annual mileage. Press reporting had been saying there were large increa...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Looking for F15. Should I consider diesel for short trips?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 559
Looking for F15. Should I consider diesel for short trips?
The E53 was the last X5 without either swirl flaps or a DPF. Be grateful. Both of the aforementioned devices are the spawn of Satan to most motorists who care about their rides. The F15 onwards also has AdBlue too.
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:39 am
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Where is everybody?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2383
Where is everybody?
It (almost) surprises me that despite decades of steadily increasing car sizes, building regs have failed to keep up. In my Close of 14 houses, only 3 houses actually have cars in their garages. Everyone else has either converted it to another room or it’s just storage because their cars won’t fit.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Looking for F15. Should I consider diesel for short trips?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 559
Looking for F15. Should I consider diesel for short trips?
The vast majority of SUV type cars sold in the UK have been diesel because of running costs/fuel economy. It really only recently began to change. I have recently been seeing only the petrol versions in my main dealer - with 4.4V8 twin turbo mills (the 50i). Diesel was unfairly demonised as the late...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:44 am
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Where is everybody?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2383
Where is everybody?
Not just ‘young’ people. It’s the way I’ve done it for the last ten years or so. I’m due to retire in three years (well that’s the plan) and lying upside down on cold concrete is getting a little tiresome. Still happy to do oil/brake fluid changes and wheels/brake updates, but crawling around undern...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Forum Discussion
- Topic: Looking for F15. Should I consider diesel for short trips?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 559
Looking for F15. Should I consider diesel for short trips?
As above. The issue with diesels is that in order for the particulate filter to burn off soot (regen cycle), the car has to be fully warmed up and then run above 40mph for at least 20 minutes every 300 miles or so. Short journeys don’t allow the system to fully warm up for the regen cycle to start (...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (G05 4th-gen, 2018+)
- Topic: Tracker options new X5 ?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1082
Tracker options new X5 ?
That depends mainly upon your home location postcode. In London then very likely, somewhere a little less ‘urban’ and might be fine. Mine doesn’t insist it even give a discount. For the X6 they did, but not the others. I’ve had their systems for decades. Used to have them in the fleet I was responsi...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (G05 4th-gen, 2018+)
- Topic: Tracker options new X5 ?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1082
Tracker options new X5 ?
BMW won’t do the install. Trackstar (or Tracker) will send their own technical folks out to do the job. I’ve had one physically installed at the Dealership prior to delivery and it was done in an area where no dealer staff were permitted. They don’t want the dealers to know where the kit is hidden. ...