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I use the Lidl charger, probably the same as the Aldi one. Costs less than an iPhone charger

I have a couple of Aldi / Lidl chargers and they’ve been great. Two of them are hooked up constantly in the garage and never given me any bother.

My only torque wrench is a cheap Lidl one too as I didn’t want to spend £100 on a branded one and I’m guessing it’s pretty accurate as I haven’t had any wheels fall off - it came with an actual calibration certificate. Their jacks are decent too. I guess they can’t skimp on safety critical items.

Sundayjumper wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:40 pm I have a couple of Aldi / Lidl chargers and they’ve been great. Two of them are hooked up constantly in the garage and never given me any bother.

Is there any need to constantly run conditioners? Back when I had a car I didn't use very often, I'd just leave them for one full day over the weekend - seemed a bit overkill to leave them constantly hooked up.

Never mind the leccy bill - I'm not made of money.

Matty wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:19 pm Is there any need to constantly run conditioners? Back when I had a car I didn't use very often, I'd just leave them for one full day over the weekend - seemed a bit overkill to leave them constantly hooked up.

I suppose there's no *need* to leave it connected constantly, but isn't that the point of a battery conditioner, than you *can*, so that you don't need to remember to plug it in once a week ? If you're doing that an ordinary dumb charger for half an hour at the weekend would probably do the trick.

And the electricity bill must be pennies, surely ? Although I've never actually done the maths to be fair.

V8Granite wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:12 am A perfect combination is a cheap dumb charger, which just throws current at the battery
Dave!

Which is why I have this (yes I need to tidy those wires..)

Disconnect the battery and it charges *anything* from flat in 6-8 hours

I thought I'd do a quick update on how much my cheap Cayenne has cost in the first week & a half

Prices are for parts only, including delivery. I'm doing all the labour myself.

£4,995.00 Purchase inc. delivery

£16.58 Rear wiper arm
£119.50 Battery
£113.53 Cam & crank sensors
£33.22 Thermostat
£148.65 Starter motor
£107.48 Boot gas struts

£538.96 Essentials

£17.00 Nav update
£13.95 Number plates
£31.00 Mudflaps
£5.99 New key casing
£7.98 LED numberplate lights
£19.00 Spare wheel bolts
£250.00 Tow bar

£344.92 Electives

£5,878.88 TOTAL

17.70% % over purchase

And we're not done yet. Thermostat is not here yet and I'll obviously need new coolant when I do that. There's a slight front suspension clonk to investigate. The last MOT mentioned ARB bushes, those are nice and cheap, but I'm expecting it to need lower arms eventually. That'll be another £500, putting us well over 25% of purchase price. I dread to think what it would cost if you were sending it off to a tuna for all this.

That said, I'm enjoying it. The V8 sounds lovely and makes a nice crackle when you blip it

I had a badge-engineered version of that same charger that I chucked not long after getting the c-tek. Probably a mistake that although the c-two hasn’t let me down.

That's the kind of charger you want for electrolysis de-rusting too.

Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:59 am I thought I'd do a quick update on how much my cheap Cayenne has cost in the first week & a half

Prices are for parts only, including delivery. I'm doing all the labour myself.

£5,878.88 TOTAL

That said, I'm enjoying it. The V8 sounds lovely and makes a nice crackle when you blip it

That looks good fun.

I've had a couple of decent trade bids on my M340i Touring so subject to inspections Saturday it's going.

I was going to share a car with my wife until the office opens up but something cheap like that appeals as do Quattroporte's, knackered Bentley's, Citreon C6's, Renault Twizy etc I'm looking forward to the browse

Am i right in thinking the 4.8 cars are better packaged and easier to work on as well as generally more reliable ?

Van back, new pre dpf sensor, service and new battery, had it a good run last night and it’s running great! Happily sit at 80 even up hills, the remap really did transform it.

Some rust needs attending to but apart from that all good!

Carlos wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:56 am

Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:59 am I thought I'd do a quick update on how much my cheap Cayenne has cost in the first week & a half

Prices are for parts only, including delivery. I'm doing all the labour myself.

£5,878.88 TOTAL

That said, I'm enjoying it. The V8 sounds lovely and makes a nice crackle when you blip it

That looks good fun.

I've had a couple of decent trade bids on my M340i Touring so subject to inspections Saturday it's going.

I was going to share a car with my wife until the office opens up but something cheap like that appeals as do Quattroporte's, knackered Bentley's, Citreon C6's, Renault Twizy etc I'm looking forward to the browse

Am i right in thinking the 4.8 cars are better packaged and easier to work on as well as generally more reliable ?

Details the touring?

Foz wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:26 pm

Carlos wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:56 am

Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:59 am I thought I'd do a quick update on how much my cheap Cayenne has cost in the first week & a half

Prices are for parts only, including delivery. I'm doing all the labour myself.

£5,878.88 TOTAL

That said, I'm enjoying it. The V8 sounds lovely and makes a nice crackle when you blip it

That looks good fun.

I've had a couple of decent trade bids on my M340i Touring so subject to inspections Saturday it's going.

I was going to share a car with my wife until the office opens up but something cheap like that appeals as do Quattroporte's, knackered Bentley's, Citreon C6's, Renault Twizy etc I'm looking forward to the browse

Am i right in thinking the 4.8 cars are better packaged and easier to work on as well as generally more reliable ?

Details the touring?

£5k

Rich B wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:28 pm

Foz wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:26 pm

Carlos wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:56 am

That looks good fun.

I've had a couple of decent trade bids on my M340i Touring so subject to inspections Saturday it's going.

I was going to share a car with my wife until the office opens up but something cheap like that appeals as do Quattroporte's, knackered Bentley's, Citreon C6's, Renault Twizy etc I'm looking forward to the browse

Am i right in thinking the 4.8 cars are better packaged and easier to work on as well as generally more reliable ?

Details the touring?

£5k

10 months old Blue with Mocha leather 2600 miles. I want £39k.

Ancient old Beemer that's been to the moon & back five times ? £5k and I'm doing you a favour.

Carlos wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:56 am ...Quattroporte's, knackered Bentley's...

Both of those are on my long term dangerous-but-tempting list

The 4.8 does seem better packaged from what I've read & done so far. Reliability ? It's not broken down yet.....

Carlos wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:56 am I've had a couple of decent trade bids on my M340i Touring so subject to inspections Saturday it's going.

I had no idea you'd swapped your M2. Seems silly to ask when you've done so few miles in it but how has the M340i been?

Jobbo wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:33 pm

Carlos wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:56 am I've had a couple of decent trade bids on my M340i Touring so subject to inspections Saturday it's going.

I had no idea you'd swapped your M2. Seems silly to ask when you've done so few miles in it but how has the M340i been?

Its cracking, at least as quick as the M2 due to the autobox and it never feels 4wd, surprisingly fun and pointy. All the car you'll ever need sums it up.

I'm too tight to be financing a car i can't use and i probably did over a 1000 of those miles in the 1st month and since then i take it out for a spirited drive every week or so to keep the battery charged.

Nathan wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:39 pm 2015 v3

I'm going to try 2017 later in the week

I got the 2017 one working. I'm assuming as its a low-tech looking program which runs out of a directory on the desktop, that I could share a copy with you and it should run? Let me know if you want to try it...

Navarra has had a light on, so thanks to my Chinese device, I know its glow plugs, the light is off, glow plugs ordered and one happy Mrs Mike.

Ascender wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 3:20 pm

Nathan wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:39 pm 2015 v3

I'm going to try 2017 later in the week

I got the 2017 one working. I'm assuming as its a low-tech looking program which runs out of a directory on the desktop, that I could share a copy with you and it should run? Let me know if you want to try it...

Very kind, I'll give the included CD a go first - they tend to be ok for me