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(07-07-2014, 09:59 AM)Midnightclub Wrote:
(07-07-2014, 09:51 AM)sweeney1987 Wrote: Honestly if i were you id stay well away from bmws, very expensive to repair, friends old e46 needed 1000 spent on suspension bushes each test time.

Jesus christ, where was he buying them from?! You could buy a full complete car set of powerflex for less than £450 delivered.. and they'd never need replacing

(07-07-2014, 10:06 AM)JJ0063 Wrote:
(07-07-2014, 09:51 AM)sweeney1987 Wrote: Honestly if i were you id stay well away from bmws, very expensive to repair, friends old e46 needed 1000 spent on suspension bushes each test time.

£1000 on bushes? That's an exaggeration surely? I've replaced bushes on Bimmers before & unless you had custom made ones, that's categorically incorrect.. unless you got screwed over by a garage?

(07-07-2014, 09:59 AM)Midnightclub Wrote:
(07-07-2014, 09:51 AM)sweeney1987 Wrote: Honestly if i were you id stay well away from bmws, very expensive to repair, friends old e46 needed 1000 spent on suspension bushes each test time.

Jesus christ, where was he buying them from?! You could buy a full complete car set of powerflex for less than £450 delivered.. and they'd never need replacing

This.
Sorry, forgot ye lot are english, was quoting in yoyos, and it regularly needed the bushes, there were always other bits too and €1000 rarely seen him out of the test (he was and still is a hard driver though)
also powerflex stuff does wear aswell, saying they never need replacing is far from the truth

honestly get an ibiza, good value for the money and run on smell of diesel, ex had an 05 one aswell and went great, never gave any problems although i think the gearbox is knackered now because d/shaft seals went meaning no oil and she never bothered getting it looked at, but again thats owner negligence

if youre only doing 10k or less a year i do think you'd be better off with a petrol though, especially as you seem to drive in eco mode the whole time..

other option is just buy an old car for sub 400 quid and run it on red, then if you get it lifted or it breaks down you dont care, just strip it for parts and buy another cheap arse motor

other options for you, buy a petrol with an lpg conversion, be very cheap to run!

or just stick with the hdi you have, spend money on it and get a VNT fitted and mapped in, should see an mpg increase...
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Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 06-07-2014, 10:31 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by ConorTRG - 06-07-2014, 10:37 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 06-07-2014, 10:44 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by ConorTRG - 06-07-2014, 10:54 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by toseland - 06-07-2014, 11:08 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by sweeney1987 - 06-07-2014, 11:14 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Ruan - 07-07-2014, 12:02 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Piggy - 07-07-2014, 12:14 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Dum-Dum - 07-07-2014, 07:04 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 08:03 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 08:54 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by C.A.R. - 07-07-2014, 08:34 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 09:19 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 09:39 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by sweeney1987 - 07-07-2014, 09:51 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Midnightclub - 07-07-2014, 09:59 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by ozonehostile - 07-07-2014, 08:58 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 08:59 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by lolsteve - 07-07-2014, 09:11 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Fooby - 07-07-2014, 09:17 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 09:40 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Fooby - 07-07-2014, 09:53 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by C.A.R. - 07-07-2014, 09:53 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 09:56 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 10:03 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Alan_M - 07-07-2014, 10:19 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by powerandtorque - 07-07-2014, 11:00 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by C.A.R. - 07-07-2014, 10:05 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Alan_M - 07-07-2014, 10:00 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 10:06 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by sweeney1987 - 07-07-2014, 10:30 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Midnightclub - 07-07-2014, 10:38 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by lolsteve - 07-07-2014, 10:36 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 10:47 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 11:10 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 12:01 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 12:22 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 12:24 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 12:31 PM
Newer Diesels... - by DavidA - 07-07-2014, 12:40 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 12:43 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 12:49 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by powerandtorque - 07-07-2014, 12:50 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 12:50 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 12:52 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 12:54 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 12:54 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by powerandtorque - 07-07-2014, 12:58 PM
Newer Diesels... - by DavidA - 07-07-2014, 01:30 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Niall - 07-07-2014, 01:46 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 02:36 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 02:44 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 02:49 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by C.A.R. - 07-07-2014, 03:47 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 04:04 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 07-07-2014, 04:21 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Niall - 07-07-2014, 04:30 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 04:50 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 07-07-2014, 04:53 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 07-07-2014, 05:10 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Nathan1305 - 07-07-2014, 05:29 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Niall - 07-07-2014, 04:57 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 07-07-2014, 04:58 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Niall - 07-07-2014, 05:20 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 07-07-2014, 05:23 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Niall - 07-07-2014, 05:27 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by toseland - 07-07-2014, 06:11 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Ruan - 08-07-2014, 06:15 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Dave - 15-07-2014, 06:09 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 08:36 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by DarkInferno - 15-07-2014, 11:00 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Seb_Ryan - 08-07-2014, 06:31 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 08-07-2014, 08:22 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 08-07-2014, 08:52 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by sweeney1987 - 08-07-2014, 09:07 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by toseland - 08-07-2014, 10:15 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 08-07-2014, 11:06 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 08-07-2014, 12:26 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 08-07-2014, 12:33 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 08-07-2014, 02:06 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 14-07-2014, 10:41 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Ruan - 14-07-2014, 11:56 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Piggy - 15-07-2014, 05:54 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Ruan - 15-07-2014, 09:40 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 09:57 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 09:41 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Ruan - 15-07-2014, 10:10 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 11:00 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 11:15 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 12:04 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 12:09 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 12:27 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by DarkInferno - 15-07-2014, 12:37 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Tom - 15-07-2014, 12:43 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 12:46 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 15-07-2014, 03:00 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 03:14 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 03:17 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 03:35 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Eeyore - 15-07-2014, 04:38 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 04:45 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Eeyore - 15-07-2014, 05:38 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 05:52 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 07:50 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 15-07-2014, 07:52 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 15-07-2014, 07:58 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by toseland - 16-07-2014, 03:14 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 16-07-2014, 03:43 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by toseland - 16-07-2014, 03:45 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 16-07-2014, 03:51 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 16-07-2014, 03:51 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 16-07-2014, 03:54 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 16-07-2014, 04:21 PM
Re: RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 16-07-2014, 04:35 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Piggy - 16-07-2014, 04:43 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 16-07-2014, 04:45 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 16-07-2014, 04:52 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Piggy - 16-07-2014, 05:00 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 16-07-2014, 05:02 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Piggy - 16-07-2014, 05:11 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 16-07-2014, 05:03 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by cpikey316_ - 16-07-2014, 05:16 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 16-07-2014, 05:20 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Eeyore - 16-07-2014, 05:49 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Piggy - 16-07-2014, 05:51 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by 1616six - 16-07-2014, 05:53 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 16-07-2014, 05:54 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Niall - 16-07-2014, 05:56 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Eeyore - 16-07-2014, 05:58 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 16-07-2014, 06:00 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by cpikey316_ - 16-07-2014, 07:40 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Ruan - 16-07-2014, 11:18 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by toseland - 17-07-2014, 10:31 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 17-07-2014, 07:24 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Ruan - 17-07-2014, 08:27 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 17-07-2014, 08:37 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 17-07-2014, 09:26 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by C.A.R. - 17-07-2014, 10:51 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Midnightclub - 17-07-2014, 10:52 AM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by C.A.R. - 17-07-2014, 12:10 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Piggy - 17-07-2014, 12:25 PM
Re: RE: Newer Diesels... - by THE_Liam - 17-07-2014, 12:38 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Midnightclub - 17-07-2014, 12:39 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 17-07-2014, 05:06 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by silverzx - 17-07-2014, 12:45 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by n0v0s - 17-07-2014, 01:11 PM
Newer Diesels... - by DavidA - 17-07-2014, 01:51 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by cpikey316_ - 17-07-2014, 03:39 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by Toms306 - 17-07-2014, 03:46 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by C.A.R. - 17-07-2014, 06:26 PM
RE: Newer Diesels... - by cpikey316_ - 17-07-2014, 06:57 PM

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