Fitted my winter wheels on Monday, probably won't need them, but as I bought them when I bought the x5, it would be tempting fate not to, so I always fit them for the winter months. We are in the Derbyshire Peak District and have been for over 20 years, interestingly, the only times we have had bad ...

Leslie wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:46 pm I don't think those are comfort seats I think all the newer model ones look like that now , could be wrong though

They have a lot more control buttons than on my 2018 msport 40d that has sport seats and lumbar, but not an expert by any means

Also it's got a full service history, but I'd go through that carefully to check dates details etc, and also put the latest reg no in the gov.uk mot history checker, as that may give you an indication on how its been cared for.


Good luck in your quest

Great colour, sensible wheels, nice spec, zenon lights, pan roof, comfort seats, as well by the looks of it, plus a full service history

Had my winter wheels fitted yesterday, summers polished and put away until next March.
That will probably ensure a mild winter with little snow

Just a quick heads up the Connected Drive Black Friday deals are out, some decent savings on packages

Already seen this on a couple of x5's for sale with a feature / option described as:
Air suspension delete

So careful reading and buyer beware will be even more important going forward.

Nice looking bike, had a good look round one last week, whilst having a new rear tyre fitted to my R1250RS as a result of a puncture and temporary repair.
The bike is very heavy at 345kg rather long and only 89hp, although has masses of torque. It’s far to heavy and unwieldy for me

Same sort of distance for me but I fill up at every opportunity when going nearby on my various travels, especially when you take into account that’s it’s a super diesel rather than standard.

Already at £1.489 for standard diesel around here, but fortunately £1.399 for super diesel at Costco in Derby, just filled up today at £86, as was going through Derby

Have you tried blackcircles, or ring round local suppliers just ordered a set of Vredestein all season tyres for daughters car, arrive Wednesday, although not bmw big tyres though

Diesel is around £1.48 a litre in the local town, £1.38 in Derby city, but seems to be plenty about this morning.

Was the new battery fully charged before fitting?
If not try putting it on an intelligent charger such as a CTEK or NOCO for a day and /or night and try again, as new batteryare often not fully charged.

Hopefully others will come along with other suggestions ideas shortly.

Glad you got home safely, last time I used the AA, it was to recover my two and a half year old Land Rover Discovery with a broken crankshaft from the hard shoulder of the M5, nearly 200 miles from home. Although fortunately during the day, not raining and without the caravan on the back. The AA wer...

Just cancelled our caravan holiday to Peterborough, given the current situation will rebook when a little common sense prevails, either that or everyone has full tanks, so plenty in the garages who may then return prices to normal(ish)