OV9

And straight pipe it.

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:00 am

240PP wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:07 am

Beany wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:21 pm After doing leeds to herts to london to leeds, I've noticed that the BMW is very loud on the motorway.

As I might be doing more long miles again, the idea of chopping it in for something with a fixed roof (or, as there's so many about, an E92 convertible with a metal folding roof) is kinda tempting. Just to get the road noise down a bit.

Decisions, decisions, etc.

Bid on this

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot ... 8&pn=5&g=1

Or even better:

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... ual-43N7dn

I think both of you are seriously overestimating my budget, and the size of my mates driveway which would be my most regular destination. 5-series is the max size I'd go to, and £10k is the absolute upper limit I'd want to spend, and even that would involve a loan (which I can at least now afford to cover etc).

Yes, I did look at 750/760s, but then looked at the tyres - which are £300 a corner for non-ditchfinders.

Naaaah

Beany wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:01 am

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:00 am

240PP wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:07 am
Bid on this

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot ... 8&pn=5&g=1

Or even better:

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... ual-43N7dn

I think both of you are seriously overestimating my budget, and the size of my mates driveway which would be my most regular destination. 5-series is the max size I'd go to, and £10k is the absolute upper limit I'd want to spend, and even that would involve a loan (which I can at least now afford to cover etc).

Yes, I did look at 750/760s, but then looked at the tyres - which are £300 a corner for non-ditchfinders.

Naaaah

I was just looking for an excuse to post that tbh

So much better than that awful e65.

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:00 am

Or even better:

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... ual-43N7dn

Whoever spec'd that up gave zero fucks about resale value or had a custard fetish.

I require @Jobbo to state his position on this. The interior, not the custard fetish.

Engine mounts done on the 928 - Can you tell which are the old mounts and which are the new ones?

Jimmy Choo wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:57 am

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:00 am

Or even better:

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... ual-43N7dn

Whoever spec'd that up gave zero fucks about resale value or had a custard fetish.

I require @Jobbo to state his position on this. The interior, not the custard fetish.

That is amazing. Love it.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:01 pm

Jimmy Choo wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:57 am

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:00 am

Or even better:

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... ual-43N7dn

Whoever spec'd that up gave zero fucks about resale value or had a custard fetish.

I require @Jobbo to state his position on this. The interior, not the custard fetish.

That is amazing. Love it.

By day, Eric Wimp was an ostensibly normal schoolboy.....

Jobbo wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:01 pm

Jimmy Choo wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:57 am

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:00 am

Or even better:

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... ual-43N7dn

Whoever spec'd that up gave zero fucks about resale value or had a custard fetish.

I require @Jobbo to state his position on this. The interior, not the custard fetish.

That is amazing. Love it.

That is 7 series perfection.

Dave!

Honestly if I had just a bit more cash rolling about I would be sorely tempted. It's met reserve at £15k as well.

I was thinking what a lovely place to be for £6k ish then saw the price

Delphi wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:59 pm Engine mounts done on the 928 - Can you tell which are the old mounts and which are the old ones?

Both? I think you may not have proofread your post. Just guessing...

Oh, snap. Engine mounts are my job for tomorrow morning. The internet reckons it's a fairly easy job once you've got the undertray off.

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:29 pm Oh, snap. Engine mounts are my job for tomorrow morning. The internet reckons it's a fairly easy job once you've got the undertray off.

Doesn't that imply that getting the undertray off will be a right ache in the nethers? As in "I changed the engine mounts in less than 10 minutes, it was easy. All in it took nine hours because of the flippin' undertray".

Taking undertrays off is easy, refitting them however is a sodding cunt.

Mito Man wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:08 pm Taking undertrays off is easy, refitting them however is a sodding cunt.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Undertray dare a test when someone like Mercedes makes the fixings from the finest tin and rust.

Dave!

Carlos wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:03 pm I was thinking what a lovely place to be for £6k ish then saw the price

I thought the same. It’s not as if it’s a 20k miler.

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:17 pm

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:29 pm Oh, snap. Engine mounts are my job for tomorrow morning. The internet reckons it's a fairly easy job once you've got the undertray off.

Doesn't that imply that getting the undertray off will be a right ache in the nethers? As in "I changed the engine mounts in less than 10 minutes, it was easy. All in it took nine hours because of the flippin' undertray".

Correct, my words are always chosen carefully

In a lovely (not) piece of forward thinking by the designers, you can't remove the undertray when the car is on a lift because the undertray goes around the jacking points. And you can't remove the undertray when the car is on the ground because you can't get at it. So you need to do a kind of halfway house with the wheels up on blocks of wood to give you just enough access.

I'm actually going to put it off until tomorrow; I'd forgotten my parents are due here for lunch at midday and my Dad hasn't seen the car yet. He will be disappointed if we can't go for a drive.

Drives door handle carrier done. Old one wasn’t actually broken, I guess the cable had stretched or something because it definitely didn’t feel like it should. It now does.

Also greased up the latch mechanism, did a better repair on the vapour membrane, and fixed the light tube for the illuminated door release.

Then changed the back four spark plugs and ignition coils so now have a full matching set of both. Previously there were 4 different brands of coil scattered around!

Oh, and repaired some of the cracked engine cover plastics and took the throttlebody off and cleaned that out.

V8Granite wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:29 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:01 pm

Jimmy Choo wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:57 am

Whoever spec'd that up gave zero fucks about resale value or had a custard fetish.

I require @Jobbo to state his position on this. The interior, not the custard fetish.

That is amazing. Love it.

That is 7 series perfection.

Dave!

Glorious, isn't it. The 1st BMW I ever was a 740i in that colour