That's a big jump ,mine is due in may and I have 2 other policies due very soon too (nightmare) so if it rises 67 % it will be sorned

I'd say they are worth a try, it's very easy to kerb a wheel as these cars are so wide now for parking on the roadside I find.

How short are the journeys? As long as once a week it gets a good run it should be fine my e70 has done many 4 mile runs every week but also weekly 20 mile runs in sport mode to get the DPF cleared out, now on 170k and going fine but those weekly runs of 20 mile are crutial.

Scrapped a 2001 330d with a good engine and 5 speed box last year

I think it will take legislation to force batteries or modules to be easily swapped out by manufacturers , at present they are more than happy for them to be seen as a problem after the 8 years and help sell more new cars .

Nice informed real world writeup , :thumbsup: I just wonder who would take a chance on these cars once the battery warranty expires at 8 years and you are on your own as such .I know many will last longer but as it stands that car will be scrap if the battery does fail. You must as you say have home...

Cars are expensive now :rofl: The i4 M50 I ordered back in 2021 was £68k. Today the same spec is £82k. An increase of over 20%!!! Suffice to say I wouldn’t be ordering one today. The cost of the 218 surprised me most 37k for a fairly "cheap " car :o I guess most pay monthly but with high ...

Yes while I waited for the airbags as its 35 mile away for me , they said about 3 hours but was twice that :rofl: A drivers airbag can be swapped in about 5 mins , the passenger one will be a lot harder to access but I'm sure they are will practiced now as the first letter was last year for the reca...

Got my airbags replaced under recall on the e70 today , waited 6 hours so it was a long day :tumbleweed: Ordered an oil filter while I was there and they didn't have any in stock , £23 now for a genuine filter ! , saw a 218 for like 37k , an x5 3.0 was 75k and an m3 competition 108k :o Cars are expe...

Does sound like a loose connection as sometimes it's charging but you will soon run out of charge and be stranded so I'd get it checked out.

I found winter tyres after abut 5 or 6 years the sidewalls go probably to do with the natural rubber used so if they get near 5 I run them all year to use them up. I was using Nokians on my last car and I think they tend to go porous and leak as they age.

A good saving then, how long do you get from a set do you think?

IMG_20240311_162010.jpg Rotalla ice plus winter tyres on the front my e70 have covered 20,500 mile now and have still just over 4mm of tread left. These are not approved tyres but I'd definately buy them again, I've ran them summer and winter and no complaints at all. They do need a higher pressure...

Had my x5 on sorn most of last year but on the road now and only fault at the minute is a leaking screenwash bottle, it wasn't leaking before being parked up airbag recall very soon now too, mad on a 15 year old car

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