Drove a BMW for the first time today.
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yeehaamcgee wrote:
Ooh, I'd urge you to reconsider.freeagent wrote:looks like it'll be a sensible Passat estate next time...
I borrow my father's Passat when my car is being serviced, and it's a thoroughly loathsome thing. Handles like a battleship floating on blancmange, and everything seems to be placed in the most annoying, or uncomfortable place.
Also the electronic handbrake on them has a national reputation for failing completely either by not working - or working at times when it shouldn't - i.e. whilst do ~70mph down a lump of dual carriageway.....0 -
Oh yeah, that reminds me, the electronics of the car in general are pi** poor. keeps locking and unlocking itself, switching the hazards on and off, and opening and closing the windows.
Seems to be cause by having a big box full of electronics underneath the passenger seat footwell, rather than nice and high up out of the way.0 -
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Why has no-one asked why in a BMW in the first place
WHY?I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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Alex wrote:Nick,
That's the boggo spec one
what else do you expect as a rental while your car is having warranty work done.
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
nicklouse wrote:Yep.
Oh and
140 KMH in the BMW 2,5K RPM. in the Swift 4,5 RPM
Thats a bad thing because?
Remember its a diesel, the power is lower down, 2.5k is probably where you want to be for the turbo to be spooled up ready.
I drove a 1 series and that was pants, although the engine was nice.
My old E36 (R Reg) 325 was a dream to drive, so smooth and the straight 6 engine made such an awesome sound.0 -
That's one of the reasons we got a Jetta instead of the Passat, bigger boot, more ecenomical, cheaper, and there's less to go wrong. Never gone wrong at all, hell, it even towed a BMW out of the snow last winter.addivllangirb wrote:Also the electronic handbrake on them has a national reputation for failing completely either by not working - or working at times when it shouldn't - i.e. whilst do ~70mph down a lump of dual carriageway....."Youth's a mask, but it don't last
live it long and live it fast."
My dustcap topic:
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"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
Briggo wrote:
My old E36 (R Reg) 325 was a dream to drive, so smooth and the straight 6 engine made such an awesome sound.
325 at R reg? Did that have the M52 engine in or the older one? I asked because I've got an S reg 323i with the newer 2.5 in.
I agree though. Gorgeously smooth and sounds so nice. Also just nicely wafts everywhere.0 -
bentes wrote:
Perhaps I have, do pray tell.
Oh and yes it was a 323, not 325, I always used to say its a 325 as people used to say "but if its got a 2.5 engine in it surely it should be 325 not 323"
Got bored of explaining its a restricted 325 engine in the exhaust section.
The car was in that lovely purply blue colour.0 -
See, I thought it was designated 323 rather than 325 to differentiate it from the old 325 coupes with the old engines.0
