OV9

Booked, look forward to seeing you all there.

Just checking, Im booking at "the Bowl" on the 24th may?

Have you added your card to your phone? Opens with NFC and will start the car when phone placed in charging dock.. it’s a helpful back up but I like it unlocking when approached so still use key.


I have this feature (iPhone and card) on my current car , and also the last 4 BMWs ive owned and I ...

Looks like we need to book in advance.

mik wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 10:50 am

Marv wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 10:42 am It's the official OV9 purple car meet. Please no one park next to Jobbo, so we can park next to each other!

Can't you coax @MikeHunt along in his Thunder Night chariot? (I can't remember where he is based?)

It’s about 90 miles from me, I’m in,

Difficult choice, even more so if they were priced more equally. I actually think that the v8 is more problematic than the v12.

Good point on the warranty, BMW make things difficult when sold via a private dealer. The flip side, is that independents are much better than the dealerships for ...

Looking at an Alpina B7 or an M760Li, the sensible options are 740d, Range Rover, Bentayga, S63 Coupe, all “better” on paper, but as I don’t actually need a 2nd car, but here I am, drawn to the v12 and the tuning possibilities.

The fact that I can list a Bentley as the sensible option tells you ...

Congrats, great paint, we need to park next to each other at the next forum meet-up.

I have Bimmercode if you want to turn off the speed warning, it drove me insane after 3 miles.



ps what colour is the interior?

I was genuinely baffled by some of the overtakes this morning, didn’t see them coming, none to do with drivers skill. I suspect we now have 22 Bernie buttons and it will quickly become old and unwatchable.

I've leased a couple of cars myself and had no issues at all on collection. An ex-girlfriend leased a Polo which had quite noticable dents on the passenger side and was taken back without asking her to pay anything. I think you can get lucky or unlucky on collection depending on the person who ...

Up until about 10 years ago, ACS parts were sold by main dealers with warranty preserved, not sure why or when this faded but probably hasnt helped.

A piggy back remap costs the best part of £5k fitted and a fair chunk of that seems to be the warranty cost baked into the product price, an actual ...

Deal done anyway. I’m not going to do a guess the new car thread because it would be too easy. Maybe guess the colour…?

Over £24,000 off list price. Happy with that.


Good luck with it.

This is another BMW to add to the list of cars that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole when announced but ...

He is teetotal but it could be other substances or more likely at his age, a water infection.

Ive finally hit the magic 1,200 run in mile marker, I resisted sports mode up until this point and had kept the revs below 4k.

It's difficult not to compare to the m550i, especially as the dashboard and cockpit are pretty similar at first glance. The z4 is a lot more fun to drive but does feel ...

Audi S6 tdi ?

Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 27, 2026 11:42 am

His mother must have given birth in her late 60s or early 70s, some feat.

Hope you recover back to normal soon pal.

Booked, appreciate the peer pressure @Rich B

duncs500 wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 1:07 pm Watched a few vids now, Thruxton does look decent. Can't make a weekday work @MikeHunt? There's two spaces left on the one Rich is going to...

Tempted, it’s just child care is a pain on school days.

duncs500 wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:20 am What's the story with the new locations? They're both about the same distance from me. Either one better than the other?

I think north Weald will soon be an ai data centre.