[ATTACH] Oh that takes me back to the days I did white water. I had an Inazone 242 when they first came out about 2000/2001. It was a great boat...
Welcome back wild_kayak, you might just notice the sea kayak on the roof in my avatar photo :) Douglas
[ATTACH] A Merry Christmas to one and all from Kirkcudbright. Douglas :)
Hi Mieke, I have no idea what grade of oil BMW used when they changed the oil in my F30 LCI 330D. However, I chose to use 0w30 when I recently did...
Greetings Singvogel, our cars are very similar and if I remember the VINs are almost identical too. I used the BMW Updater app about 2 weeks ago...
For those in west central Scotland I can highly recommend https://www.mackie-transmission.com/ in Glasgow. I had my E90 330D auto transmission...
Greetings bflare and a warm welcome to the forum. I can't help with the engine either but I agree with @Mieke, I now swear by runflats. A few...
Greetings Merc? No. BM! Having just come in from walking the dogs in freezing rain, I am not totally overburdened with sympathy for the difficult...
By 60,000 miles the autobox in my E90 330D was not changing so slickly as when new. A visit to MacKie’s Auto Transmission in Glasgow for a change...
What a great example of one of the best driving BMW motors :). When I had my E46 330i I got an E39 330i several times as a courtesy car....
I was pleased to see they still have Avus Blue in the individual palette. Back in the '90s I had a very nice E36 323 (2.5l petrol 6) in Avus Blue....
Your write up has really given a real flavour of the Porche Macan experience in a way that a lot of media car tests miss. My neighbour bought a...
Great stuff Paul, I wish you many more miles. I loved my E46 but the salty roads up here were not kind to the wheel arches and rust had started in...
Yes my 18" wheels are shod with RF Bridgestone tyres. I will be looking to replace them with something else (see below). Never liked them. At...
It looks like I am not alone... What set me off on this train of thought is a conversation with my brother, who also loves his cars and bikes. He...
In praise of 17" wheels on a F30 LCI 330D S Drive with adaptive suspension. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Earlier this week I enjoyed a 200 mile round...
What a great looking motor, well photographed. The E39 is a classic shape and of course that is a great engine :) Douglas
Hi Mieke, self and wife 64y/63y on policy, both clean licenses, full 9y NCD, retired, SDP use no commuting, wife's car is separately insured with...
Thanks again mach one :), my E46 and E90 both had to be 4 years old before qualifying for BMW Value (their word!) Service. It is good to see that...
Great tip about the screen grab mach one, thank you! [ATTACH] I have just done an online quote by clicking on the £129 BMW oil service link...