Replacement for a 530d

I drive a 2004 530DSE which is high spec and has done 120k. I am soon to retire and will no longer need to cover the distance I previously travelled. I will still undertake journeys of 300 miles each...

Steel wheels and winter tyres

Dealer (John Clark Aberdeen) suggesting 16" steel wheels + Dunlop winter runflats (total £990) - would this be best option, rather than alloys (+£310), or non-runflats (-£147)?

4x4 or family car?

I need to change car to accommodate for bigger family now and more storage but not sure whether to go for a 4x4 or fit winter tyres to a family car. I lived in Edinburgh and the snow was severe here last...

Which winter tyres?

Having been frustrated the last two winters trying to drive my beemer in even the smallest amount of snow I've resolved to buy some winter tyres. My local, trusted tyre fitter has offered me Falken HS439...

All weather/ Winter tyres for an E60 5 Series

Are there run-flat winter or all-weather tyres available from any manufacturers? If so, which brand would you recommend and would it be suitable to leave these tyres on all year round on a BMW E60 auto?...

New BMW 530d has 'characteristic noise' which garage can't or won't cure.

I have spent 12 months at my BMW dealer trying to get a problem cured on a new car. The engine resonates at about 1750 rpm in all gears. 1750 is about 70mph in top gear so motorway driving has to be done...

BMW engine failure three months after purchase

I'm feeling very sick. I've had the car just over 3 months. A few days ago the car suffered dramatic power loss and was running like a tractor. Towed in to a local garage and at first the chap thought...

Problems with a BMW 320d

I have been reading through the good and bad reviews regarding the BMW Coupe 320 Diesel year 2007-2009. I noticed that it has been advised that there has been turbo failures on this particular model reported...

Are runflat tyres for my 3 Series BMW readily available in France?

A friend of mine has a 1 Series BMW with runflat tyres and I have a 3 Series with them. He was recently stuck in France due to the lack of availability of these tyres following a puncture. He called the...

Where can we have our BMW 1 Series' brake pressure sensor changed cheaply?

Our BMW 1 Series has done 40,000 miles and the warning lights for brakes and DTC have come on. My local, excellent independent garage, B&D Specialist Cars, has diagnosed a rear ABS/DTC module unit fault....