Hi, I have read much  about the potential transmission issues if non BMW aproved tyres are used. I am not an engineer or a mathematician............. Nor am i looking to offend or question anyone elses knowledge............ That said i am struggling to believe all the hype , because.. The E70 X5 is ...

Hi, RE run flats...............just hang on in there one moment. If you have 19" you have a much wider choice of tyres in RFT. They are almost on par with normals. With 20" if you shop around you can get them for under £1000 and sometimes for under £900 ( Dunlop spotr maxx ) for a set of 4...

Specialist every time.................. I have owned BMW's since the late 80's and I have yet to find a main dealer that does what it says on the tin. Certainly in the SE I have yet to find one that can do things right first time every time. Like hens teeth I don't believe they exist. Also main deal...

Hi, I have had both  4.8Is and 40d...........( as well as 3.0 & 4.4 ). Much as i love a V8 and am a huge fan of everything V8 powered, I have to admit that the 40d is a stonking car and the twin turbo diesel is very well suited to the X5. I have a E70 40d SE...... As per the previous advice, com...

Hello all, I know tyres have been discussed at length , but .......... New set of tyres ..........£1010 I am not suggesting anything is going on but its odd how all the RFT tyres are priced within a few pounds of each other..........mmmm. Anyway , I think they are way too expensive and never seem to...

Perfect thank you.

I have a 2003 (53 ) plate 3.0i. My dashboard has the full widescreen nav unit. The radio works but I only have sound out of the front left speaker. Same when the nav gives instruction. I  suspect it is the radio output channels that have failed. My question is , where is the radio ? Is it the whole ...

In Short................YES  but its ALL about the right Tyres. E53 on winter tyres is awesome in snow............ Would you play football well in the wet with your loafers on ? No .................but change the loafers for some adidas predator and its a different performance. Same applies to your ...

I have run both and to keep it short and sweet the 4.4 never missed a beat and I sold it for a  4.8  that was the worst car I have ever had. I had it 3 years and spent over 20 K on it . Lucky for me most of it under warranty .  That air suspension is crap, ( replaced twice ) constantly punctures its...

I have an SE . You are correct that only SE models can have the aluminium running boards. M sport cars  have a sill cover that doubles up as a sort of running board that looks like it has a strip of wet n dry stuck to the top of  it . Also M sport  has painted wheel arch extensions in body colour an...

+1 for the battery.................transmission message the clue.

I would have thought insurance companies would automatically adjust the premium to reflect the fact if there is a windscreen claim on certain makes of cars that the cost of windscreen replacement will be higher than if autoglass or auto windscreens do it. I have to say with my 5 series, I had the or...

2 Phone calls later and the answer was take your car to your BMW dealer and get them to replace the windscreen. You pay the excess of £150 and get them to call us and we will settle the balance.

That's exactly what I wanted to hear.

Just answered my own question. I have just spoken to  BMW, who  confirm that if the windscreen is replaced by a third party and there is a subsequent claim for paint /corrosion/trim/noise or water ingress they will NOT pay out on a warranty claim. Given the amount of sensitive electrics in that dash...

BMW did officially offer in their accessories catalogue style 214 alloy wheels,  the same 275 width up front and 315 rear in 20 inch as a winter set up, using Pirelli ice and snow tyres. It wasn't cheap and think it was £4500 at the time. So they must have tested them and surely they work and work w...