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  1. Just got my crap French van back from the garage today another £360 thrown at it to sort out oil leak
  2. Every time the wife had a headache I could afford the best hooker money could buy!!
  3. Hi and welcome to the club from fello X5er enjoy the forums and your X5
  4. THE RIOTERS PRAYER Our father, who art in prison, my mum knows not his name, thy Riots come, read it in the Sun, in Birmingham , as it is in London, give us this day our Welfare bread & forgive us our looting, as we're happy to loot those who defend stuff against us, lead us not into employment but deliver us free housing, for thine is the plasmas, the Addidas & Burberry, forever and ever...Inn it
  5. Hi mate I got the 4.6 is and love it :-)
  6. Hi mate and welcome to the club
  7. Hi mate and welcome to the club
  8. Hi mate welcome to the club You will strugle to get a better quote than Adrian flux I been with them for about 20 years and have insured a wide range of cars from jag XJ8 to American import truck
  9. Noooooooooo I love my X5 and it's quicker than most cars I've had apart from my jag xj8
  10. Yea especially with all those school bags in the back !!
  11. Yes mate and every one a thoroughbred :-)
  12. Just beware when driving in Kent then Cos with 350 german horses under the bonnet Ill be on ya tail :-)
  13. Deffo forget the spoiler it looks like your picking up a book shelf and it didn't fit in boot :-)
  14. Hi mate welcome to the club from fello x5 owner
  15. Welcome mate enjoy the forums and stay active
  16. What if at his next stop I got out my van and slashed his tyres with a stanly knife and put his windscreen through with a hammer ??
  17. Does tooting my horn at a bus for not indicating count :-)
  18. I can't belive 30k people have actualy bought a french poo and no reply is due to the fact their all to embarrassed to admit it :-)
  19. hi mate welcome to the club when you say digital do you mean a digital reciver if you do i had one in my last car bought from ebay not sure how you would fit to x5
  20. 330602947987 Item specifics Condition: New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is ... Read more Type: Car Care Intended Use: Modification/ Enhancement Subtype: Touch Up Materials found this on ebay might do the trick
  21. Been down that road they have loads of rubber buttons on them
  22. I tryed brilo pad with as much elbo grease as the wife had not great results
  23. To all you students that didn't get the results you hoped for Just remember two things ..... You tried your best ....... And I don't like gherkin on my BIG MAC..
  24. History of the 8 Series After a lukewarm reception from the then green-leaning German motoring Press, the first V12-engined 850is arrived here in October 1990 to a cautious reception.Performance of these 5.0litre cars was good but certainly not Porsche-threatening. This left potential buyers feeling a little underwhelmed by this all-new BMW supercar - or rather Grand Tourer, which is what it became. The styling was also thought to be a little too unimaginative yet most critics now agree it stood the test of time well. To BMW's credit, they listened to the market and released an updated car in May 1993, now renamed '850CSi', with the 'S' a desire to reinforce the sporty image suggested by the new six-speed gearbox. There was one other important ingredient in this improved recipe; a giant 5.6-litre engine. No longer could your £40,000 super coupe have its face rubbed in the sand by turbocharged upstarts, such as Ford's Escort Cosworth.At the same time, a realistic attempt was made to lift sales by expanding the range to two models, with the introduction of a less expensive version. The company's new 4.0-litre V8 was installed under the bonnet of this new automatic-only '840Ci'.In March 1996, BMW decided to rationalise the range. Imports of the 5.6-litre 850 ceased, while the 4.0-litre 840 was replaced by a car of the same name, and featured a new 4.4-litre V8, with manual or automatic transmission. Power remained the same curiously enough, but torque was much improved, as was acceleration, making it faster to 60mph than the original 5.0-litre V12 automatic had been in 1990. A mechanically identical 'Sport' version of the 840Ci was released at the end of January 1997, with lowered suspension, new wheels, 'M-Sport' mirrors and leather sports seats and the range was finally withdrawn from sale in June 1999, around the time the smaller Z3 M Coupe arrived. BMW 8 Series Road Test The twelve-cylinder versions, surprisingly enough, are slower than the later manual 4.4 V8s. Though top speed is the same electronically-limited 155mph, zero to sixty takes 6.6 seconds in a 4.4-litre manual, while the 5.0-litre V12 auto needs a still respectable 7.5 seconds. Hauling nearly two tonnes of luxury GT off the mark is one thing, stopping it safely is another. Fortunately, every 8 Series has ABS as well as excellent braking power, though pad life can be understandably short, if you drive enthusiastically.The main problem that these cars have always had is the infamous 'Servotronic' electronic power steering. The twelve-cylinder cars, in particular, can feel overly-light at higher speeds, making the driving a little unsettling. The ride too, may be too firm for those expecting a high-speed luxury car but for 90% of driving, such as traffic, motorways or just cruising and posing, an 8 Series is a pleasure to conduct. Buying a BMW 8 Series Electronics, in a word. Mechanically, BMWs last and last but the advanced computing power of the engine management system in early 850s could go west, leaving the owner staring at a four-figure bill to replace microchips and other associated 'brain' components. Major electronic failure is rare, though, and most problems will have surfaced in the first few years of the car's life. Never forget to check that the pop-up headlights lift and lower smoothly and that the electric roof, (self-lowering) windows, door locks and air conditioning are working perfectly too, as repairs will be expensive.
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