Now exhaust is blowing on big car. Fuck's sake. hopefully I can patch it with a tin can later tonight. It is very noisy.

Ordered a hydraulic jack to raise the car. I bought some exhaust fixing tape as well. I will have a look see when the jack arrives and make a decision.

You aren't working under there with just the jack holding it up are you?

You aren't working under there with just the jack holding it up are you?

Well, if the jack fails, unless you're working on a monster truck there's probably not enough clearance between the chassis and the ground to avoid crushing you under the weight of the car.

He should have used ramps.

Hang on. He might have been hit by a trolleybus in Blackpool when it was foggy. I shall check.

He should have used lamps.

Right? That's nothing to do with the jack, it might well have fallen off axle stands too.

Jacks don't tend to "fail". Maybe they're easier to use wrong, or something.

I am very wrong. He was killed after fling asleep at the wheel in Sheffield. Sheffield is a dangerous place.

I am very wrong. He was killed after fling asleep at the wheel in Sheffield. Sheffield is a dangerous place.

Right? That's nothing to do with the jack, it might well have fallen off axle stands too.

Jacks don't tend to "fail". Maybe they're easier to use wrong, or something.

Jacks have a narrow footprint, there's just a lot less stability there if for example someone bumps into the car. They just aren't designed for holding cars up while you work under them. And they have been known to fail. Obviously most times it will be fine and you won't have your head squashed like a melon but I'd much rather not take the chance.

[edit due to realisation hit] Buy trolley jacks, you paupers.

[edit due to realisation hit] Buy trolley jacks, you paupers.

If the hydraulic seals go on a jack, take it back to the person you bought it from and hit him with it.

Use the anger of being sold cheap crap to Hulk up and survive the accident.

Sitting at the garage waiting for a technician to diagnose the rattle coming from our front wheel.

It sounds like a load of tent poles rattling every time we go over a bump or uneven road.
My money is on a bearing or the CV joint because I want to sound like I know what I'm talking about.

It was a spring. Apparently it had snapped, so we shouldn't have been driving it.

Mileage and service history, really. My cab was on 96K when I bought it I think, with a full service history, 90% at BMW dealers.

Best standard colour combo, as in the most desirable, is generally considered to be black with red leather.

Estoril Blue with black leather is also highly desirable I understand, but I'm pretty sure Estoril is a BMW Individual colour on the M3.

SMG is going to lower the price a bit too. Manuals are more due to rarity and driver involvement. That and the SMG-II (like the SMG-III in the M5) is known to lunch clutches very quickly when driven hard. Has it had a clutch change or is it still on original clutch/DMF?