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Author:  Hearthly [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 15:39 ]
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That's a lot of car for two grand though. If it lasts a year without anything major going wrong I'd say it'd be worth it.

Obviously it'll have to go in the bin if anything does actually go wrong.....

I like the Bangle era Beemers, even though I know a lot of people didn't. They've aged very well IMO.

Author:  MaliA [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 16:32 ]
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Exciting Rover closed at £225

Author:  MrChris [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 16:34 ]
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Will they turn up though?

Author:  MaliA [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 16:34 ]
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They are very keen.

Author:  MrChris [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 16:35 ]
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Tell them to engage ICE MODE when they leave

Author:  Trooper [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 17:47 ]
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230 miles down, 140 to go, no warning lights yet!

Author:  devilman [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 17:56 ]
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Maybe the warning lights are broken.

Author:  BikNorton [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 18:45 ]
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It's a BMW, there's a warning light for that.

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 20:03 ]
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BikNorton wrote:
It's a BMW, there's a warning light for that.

It’s the one labelled Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Author:  Cras [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 20:06 ]
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While working this afternoon we had that exact situation. A VM cluster fell over, and the monitoring service couldn't reach the agents on any of the servers. To which its response is apparently 'meh'. And nobody's monitoring the monitoring to notice that several thousand servers just fell off the grid, apparently.

Author:  Trooper [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 20:31 ]
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Home, 13 hours after starting out. Still no warning lights.

Author:  Grim... [ Sat Nov 03, 2018 21:30 ]
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Trooper wrote:
Grim... wrote:
What are you doing?


I'm not reading one post, etc...

Ah yes, you're going to get a car.

My "What is Trooper up to"-dar must be on the blink

Author:  Findus Fop [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:39 ]
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I don't know much about this car but was intrigued by all the comments. Had a Google and happened upon Yankee Hearthly.

https://www.autotrader.com/car-video/i-bought-most-hated-bmw-united-states-267950

Author:  Hearthly [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:46 ]
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I like him, I'm subscribed to his YouTube channel, 'Hoovie's Garage'.

Author:  Trooper [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:10 ]
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:D They are certainly challenging to look at from the back end...
To my mind the E65 is the first of the modern era of luxury car, they are a huge step up from the E38/E39 era when it comes to interior quality and luxury "feel", and while an E38 feels like an old car, an E65 could almost be released today with nobody batting an eye. It's a ridiculous amount of car for the money.
Will it break at some point? Probably :) But i'll either fix it or ebay it and get something else.
This car wasn't actually that much of a gamble, as i'm the 4th owner from Pistonheads in the bargain barge thread, so the history is well known and the recent owners are all enthusiasts. It's a lottery, but not as much as it could have been.

Author:  Trooper [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:12 ]
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Time for another sweepstake!

£1 no reserve, what will she go for.
I'm going to say £698

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143000957469

Author:  MaliA [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:33 ]
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EXCITING ROVER UPDATE! Sold for £225

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 13:01 ]
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That’s not too bad. How much did you buy it for?

Author:  MaliA [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 13:04 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
That’s not too bad. How much did you buy it for?


£660 in May 2016

Author:  myp [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 13:04 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
That’s not too bad. How much did you buy it for?

£9k in 1996

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 14:28 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Dr Zoidberg wrote:
That’s not too bad. How much did you buy it for?

£9k in 1996


Even that would only be £400 a year depreciation.

Author:  MaliA [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 14:31 ]
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Costs a lot more in dignity, mind.

Author:  Trooper [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 17:32 ]
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The only issue i've found is a lumpy idle on cold start, which is apparently due to the valvetronic and will cost about £5k to fix.
So... yeah... I think i'll live with the lumpy idle for a couple of minutes when it is cold :D

Author:  myp [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 17:55 ]
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Trooper wrote:
The only issue i've found is a lumpy idle on cold start, which is apparently due to the valvetronic and will cost about £5k to fix.
So... yeah... I think i'll live with the lumpy idle for a couple of minutes when it is cold :D

And so it begins!

Author:  Trooper [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 17:57 ]
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Indeed! I'm giving 6 months before I flog it and buy something else that is broken in a different way :D

Author:  GazChap [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 18:57 ]
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Trooper wrote:
:D They are certainly challenging to look at from the back end...

The facelift E65 is hugely more attractive at the back, IMO. The 750i I had was amazing.

Quote:
To my mind the E65 is the first of the modern era of luxury car, they are a huge step up from the E38/E39 era when it comes to interior quality and luxury "feel"

And yet a frankly absurd number of them were ordered without even heated seats, let alone the “upgrades” in the form of ventilated seats and massage cushions!

Author:  Trooper [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 19:59 ]
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I had a 750i facelift too!... Wait, did you buy it from me :D

Author:  GazChap [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 20:22 ]
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Trooper wrote:
I had a 750i facelift too!... Wait, did you buy it from me :D

Hah, no - it was the E38 735i I bought from you ;)

Author:  Trooper [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 21:30 ]
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Trooper wrote:
The only issue i've found is a lumpy idle on cold start, which is apparently due to the valvetronic and will cost about £5k to fix.
So... yeah... I think i'll live with the lumpy idle for a couple of minutes when it is cold :D


More research has shown a promising thread on a forum from a few years back, dude with the same issue replaced the cam sensors and vanos solenoid o-rings, and it made a significant difference, altogether that is £100 in parts and an hours labour to do, which is a lot better than £5k! I'll try that and see if it stops the lumpiness, and then ignore the issue if it doesn't ;)

Author:  Hearthly [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:03 ]
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£70 to fill a Ford Fucking Focus up, petrol is getting expensive again.

I'm glad the ST is doing sensible MPG (it's settled down long-term to 34.5mpg, which I think is pretty good, especially since I just drive it however I want and don't particularly try to be economical), as a thirstier car could get quite annoying at the pumps.

Author:  Trooper [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:12 ]
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I'm up to 24.3 mpg!

Author:  markg [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:25 ]
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I'd noticed my mpg taking a bit of a nosedive then realised that one of the brakes was sticking, I actually realised this when I felt the heat from it as I was stood in front of the car, and then I realised it even more when I stuck my finger on the probably almost glowing disc to see if it was actually hot. Anyway I managed to free off a sticking caliper piston and now it seems absolutely fine again.

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:09 ]
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Been loosing coolant for fun and suspected the coolant temp sender has worked loose (happened before) so I've refitted and filled up last night. Got half way to work and the coolant beeper beeped. Hopefully it's a case of the system taking it all in from the reservoir otherwise it's a case of checking and replacing hoses.

Author:  krazywookie [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:22 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Been loosing coolant for fun and suspected the coolant temp sender has worked loose (happened before) so I've refitted and filled up last night. Got half way to work and the coolant beeper beeped. Hopefully it's a case of the system taking it all in from the reservoir otherwise it's a case of checking and replacing hoses.

Remember to check the oil for white goo and the exhaust for sweet tasting steam.

Author:  markg [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:23 ]
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Yeah, I don't know anything about diesels but I assume that head gasket problems could show up the same way.

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:29 ]
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krazywookie wrote:
Remember to check the oil for white goo.

That's on my list. I did notice pools of coolant/dried coolant behind the engine block on top of the exhaust/manifold area.

If it was the head gasket the evidence of the leak wouldn't be external would it?

The other thing is the temp gauge is showing up fine, climbs steadily to 90º then stays there. Drive to work is an hour each way.

Author:  GazChap [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:31 ]
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The Yaris has dropped from averaging 64mpg down to 61 :(

Author:  krazywookie [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:36 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
krazywookie wrote:
Remember to check the oil for white goo.

That's on my list. I did notice pools of coolant/dried coolant behind the engine block on top of the exhaust/manifold area.

If it was the head gasket the evidence of the leak wouldn't be external would it?

It can very well be, the coolant journals are sealed by a pretty narrow piece of gasket a lot of the time. You can glue an old Schrader valve into your coolant reservoir and use a bicycle pump to put about 4 or 5 psi into the system which makes leak finding a lot easier.

Author:  krazywookie [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:37 ]
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Or get a spare cap and glue it into that

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:39 ]
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krazywookie wrote:
You can glue an old Schrader valve into your coolant reservoir and use a bicycle pump to put about 4 or 5 psi into the system which makes leak finding a lot easier.

Hah! That's a cute hack.

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:44 ]
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Cheers Wookie.

Author:  markg [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:46 ]
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Also mind you don't burn your lips on the exhaust when you're checking for sweet tasting steam.

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:55 ]
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Now you tell me!

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 14:45 ]
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Had a quick look at lunch and felt a slight leak still from where the coolant temp sender is. Oil on the dipstick looked normal (no milky lump lumps).

I'll get the engine cover off properly on Sunday and have a good look at the hoses and stuff.

Author:  markg [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 14:49 ]
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Have a check under the oil filler cap if it looks creamy then you might have a problem.

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 16:20 ]
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Yeah, will do. Only had a short lunch today and didn't want to get to mucked up.

Author:  flis [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 17:20 ]
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My car is currently in "Stop ignoring the warning lights and fix your fucking car!" mode. It won't let me start it without pressing the key to the steering column. It did it the last time I ignored my tire pressure warning thing, too. Which I only did because the first time that warning came up, I put air in my tires straight away, and I think they'd only lost like 2 psi or something.

So now when I try to start my car, there's an orchestra of beeps - screen wash, tires, hold the key to the start thingy, it's cold out, coolant... The coolant light goes straight to red, no fucking about with orange. Urgh, so much effort. I don't the coolant is way in the danger zone though, because it's only on when I've got a full tank of fuel. I'll do it all at the weekend, if it's not raining. I keep blaming the weather but I'm actually just lazy because the intention to do it only strikes when it's pissing down.

Author:  myp [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 18:12 ]
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I barely drive the Octavia anymore, and I'm pretty glad about it. It's a boring grey lump.

Author:  Cras [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 18:22 ]
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You're etc

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Nov 08, 2018 22:23 ]
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Oil cap was clean.

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