£8k to sell quickly or £9k if you're prepared to hang around.

[quote="pvr"] The only unexpected result I had from an XS3600 CTEK was after 2 months charging on my previous M, I took the car for a service and the report was that the battery was empty. They kept it overnight as it was an Inspection 1 service and recharged it during that time after whic...

Where the Lidl ones fail is after a power cut. When the power comes back on they revert to standby mode and don't charge again till you set them. That's fine if you're around but not so good if you're away for 3 months and the power cut happens in the first week. I have a couple of C-Teks and a coup...

Along the lines of this thread, there is a thread running on PH at the moment about windscreen claims and the fact that they must be advised to your insurance company when doing the proposal thing. It's under the any claims or accidents in the last 5 years. It will not affect your NCB but will be pa...

Taxed car 1st August on monthly DDr Sold same car on 17th August New owner taxed the car for the whole of August on 17th August before he drove car away DVLA took monthly DDr for September on 2nd September from us. Presumably also took September amount from new owner for September, as well. Bought n...

[quote="Turks"] [quote="Denis O"] My guy bought a coil of copper pipe and made them all himself. Looks like he saved me about £300 doing it that way. [/quote] I have seen some terrible jobs done this way due to sheer laziness not taking off the under-car trays etc. and just attac...

My guy bought a coil of copper pipe and made them all himself.

Looks like he saved me about £300 doing it that way.

That was all the metal pipes, back and front. Changed to copper as well so they won't rust.

He's in Tenterden so a little too far for you to comes.

If you've got real corrosion, and that's not so unusual, then you should change all the metal pipes. When I had mine done by my local indy it was just over £300. Mine was a hole in the offside rear which manifested itself by spewing brake fluid all over the road........where I was parked thankfully....

Yours will likely have the old style breather, unless someone has changed it in the past, so I suspect that's the problem. Up-date it to the vortex breather, it's only £45 and an hours labour, and I suspect your problem will go away. Usual symptoms are brownie grey smoke as opposed to white but the ...

[quote="Peter_R"] [quote="X5Sport"] Reading that it looks like the roundabouts may have been the cause...."too fast cornering".  :-[ [/quote] Not forgetting the use of BP ultimate instead of the cheaper supermarket fuel.  ;) ;) ::) :)) :)) :P :camera: Sorry bad joke, bu...

Well, I'd never heard of that before so for anyone else, in the same boat, google found this explanation......with pictures.

Thanks for all your best wishes and as for Audi boy, I did my reliability apprentiship on a P38 Range Rover, which as we all know are made of cheese, so that doesn't bother me. Never bother with warranties. Just good preventitve maintenance. I think most of the problems with these type of cars is wh...

Sold the X5 after 3 1/2 years of pretty much trouble free motoring and bought this..... http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll406/DenisO1/RR%206_zps7mbdjrfo.jpg http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll406/DenisO1/RR%207_zpsmmafhtik.jpg It's a 4.2 Supercharged and for a fat old girl, she can certainly li...

Welcome Rob.

To anyone who Rob buys spares/accessories from you will have no problems. Honest, pays quickly and decisive.  How do I know. The rubber mats used to be mine.

Enjoy your X. They are great cars. I've had 3 although the new Range Rover Supercharged is another story.