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by jameswright77
Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:36 pm
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Continental SportContact 7
Replies: 10
Views: 592

Re: Continental SportContact 7

Not in Wales, where the speed limit is 20 mph. 😆
by jameswright77
Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:35 pm
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Continental SportContact 7
Replies: 10
Views: 592

Re: Continental SportContact 7

Attire? The wear differential between a 2L diesel and an M4 is contingent upon driving behaviour. The M4 driver operates with caution, akin to Miss Daisy, but the 2L diesel driver exhibits reckless behaviour, as if he has stolen the vehicle.
by jameswright77
Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:31 pm
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Contrasting the 5 Series with the 3 Series
Replies: 8
Views: 829

Re: Contrasting the 5 Series with the 3 Series

I have experienced both at comparable intervals and throughout various generations, and the Five Series consistently seemed to be better constructed and a superior option. The current distinction seems to have diminished, to be fair.
Thank you.
by jameswright77
Tue Dec 17, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Confusion over service plans
Replies: 9
Views: 2531

Re: Confusion over service plans

This is not a criticism of you, CC; I am only using the quotation to illustrate a point.
by jameswright77
Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Confusion over service plans
Replies: 9
Views: 2531

Re: Confusion over service plans

If I intended to retain the vehicle, or even if I did not, I would do an intermediate oil and filter change between the BMW maintenance.
by jameswright77
Tue Dec 10, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Rationale for the reduced size of the nearside wing mirror on my W124 (perspective)
Replies: 7
Views: 2346

Re: Rationale for the reduced size of the nearside wing mirror on my W124 (perspective)

The configuration was same on the VW T4 Transporter; the driver's side was 'landscape', while the nearside was 'portrait'.
by jameswright77
Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Three recommendations before to purchase.
Replies: 7
Views: 2332

Re: Three recommendations before to purchase.

What is the projected cost for repairing the timing chain on the N47, assuming no further repairs are required concurrently? I am calculating my budget for a potential purchase.
by jameswright77
Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Three recommendations before to purchase.
Replies: 7
Views: 2332

Re: Three recommendations before to purchase.

Thank you; I suspected that would be the outcome, regrettably. Both vehicles had exceeded 100,000 miles, which was my concern about the need for immediate maintenance.
Which X3 models are unaffected? From 2016 onwards?
by jameswright77
Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Three recommendations before to purchase.
Replies: 7
Views: 2332

Three recommendations before to purchase.

Greetings everyone, I am seeking to purchase a pre-owned SUV and have identified many X3 models that are within my budget and seem satisfactory based on the photographs. Here are the models. BMW X3 2.0 20d SE xDrive Euro 6 (start/stop) 5-door Vehicle registration date: February 20, 2015 BMW X3 2.0 2...
by jameswright77
Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: General Car Discussions
Topic: Replaced battery cable terminal; now experiencing intermittent error messages, stalling at idling, stalling while decele
Replies: 9
Views: 2485

Re: Replaced battery cable terminal; now experiencing intermittent error messages, stalling at idling, stalling while de

If it operates poorly after an ECM reset, there is an underlying issue that it is compensating for.
Commence with the cleaning of the throttle body.