Been away from here for a while, It was only me and a couple of others back then and haven't you been busy buying  :P I need some advice please, Ive always taken the car to a certain main dealer for whenever it was needed. This time for convenience I took it to another main dealer but the same group...

Very nice, seen one in the flesh and could be tempted on a deal for the X6. £41500 otr for the spec i'd want and that would be the 2.0l version.

When mine come out of the stealer's it was showing 9mpg so i knew and giggled because it reminded me of Ferrer's Bullers day off in the Ferrari .

My near side lights have stopped working and I believe it is a bulb that iluminates the two rings. How the froook do you get in there :headbang: I presume you need to remove the plastic cowling surrounding the light that is bolted onto the wing. Anyone changed one before and what about the bulbs ;)

[quote=""Ian J""][quote=""ianmaney""]Phew ! lol if your anywhere near Birmingham I use a great Indy, ex BMW technician?[/quote] Me too (in Tamworth) The problem is that using an indie invalidates the warranty as Mondial insist that only BMW approved garages ar...

Anyone changed there brake pads ? My fronts are due approx 1500 miles and just want to get a bit of info before i order them, tackle it. I done the full set on my 2006 X5 in about an hour but just wondered if the I drive or any other gizmo's would be upset at me doing it and I have not looked yet to...

Phew........ Done a bit of research and it done my head in until today ;) I am going to order tomorrow the rear panel from BMW (not the first dealer i approached) with the detachable plate for the towbar approx £50. When i get that i will pull mine off and fit that just so i can see whats underneat...

[quote=""X5Sport""]HOW MUCH!!? :o :o :o :x Having just picked myself and my bottom jaw off the floor, I'm stunned. Two grand! For a tow bar!? Never mind the bits, that labour charge has to be taking the p...! It's probably a Westphalia as suggested, so there has to be a cheaper s...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Had a quote from Bmw Sytner Sutton. Towbar detachable £392.50 Wiring electrics £257.50 Fan kit £500.00 Twin electrics £160.00 Labour £900.00 Rear panel ( I'll call it the belly pan behind the exhaust box ) Still waiting for an answer as nobody knows yet and waiting to ge...

Hi Guys, been a long time away cause had no problems or questions

Any one know the price to have a genuine towbar fitted, removable and obviously hidden away when not there. Aftermarket ?

Cheers

Bungie

Another snippitt Have a gander at these calculations for a Honda Civic hybrid at 60 MPH in varying ambient temperatures: MPH-----AMBIENT-TEMP-----MPG (US) 60------------95----------52.98 60------------85----------52.62 60------------75----------51.16 60------------65----------49.12 60------------55-...

Miles per Gallon Go Down in Cold Weather There are many factors that cause the fuel mileage in cars to go down in cold weather causing your vehicle to get fewer miles per gallon (MPG). As many people have become accustomed to monitoring their gas consumption, they have noticed decreases in MPG typic...

Get a Magnet, hold it or tape it to whatever you are using by your hand out of the way and job done. Those kids twisty thingy magnets are very strong.

[quote=""Waka""]Bugger, it's the 6 nations triple header on the 19th otherwise I would be there [/quote]

I thought that too, but theres always a TV to watch with a beer, Besides i wil tape em all and watch em Sunday.

"Boys" thing indeed!!!!! I am not a "boy"............ definitely not !

then realised Nothing like starting off on the right foot