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• Auto Express review of family diesels 5 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  In this week's Auto Express there is a review of five diesels: Honda Accord; Alfa Romeo 156 JTD Veloce; MB C200 CDI Classic; Ford Mondeo TDCI 130; and BMW 320d ES. Final ranking: 1) Honda 2) BMW 3) Ford Mondeo 4) Alfa 5) Mercedes
• BMW service 27 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  The clock symbol/warning has appeared on my beemer. I have been told that this is an annual thing - warning me that the car should be taken in to the...
• BMW 518 M reg 6 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Is this the right place to ask for technical advice from anyone. Recently the rear inside door handle does not open the door (the child lock is not activated)...
• BMW 540 Touring 6 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I have been offered an N reg 540 Touring, 95,000 miles, full main dealer history from new. The price is about £5,000. It has leather and air. Does anyone...
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 1999 5.0 V8 M5 - Throttle Problems 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  t want to spend this money unless they can guarantee this will be the resolve. As you can appreciate I don?t want to waste any more money... No one at BMW has ever encountered anything like this and I feel that they have lost all interest...BMW (Spain) also refuse to contact M division in Germany which I find a bit strange? I am desperate to find any answer; I love the car but have lost all faith in my local dealership.
• Well I liked it.... 9 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMWlane. (Why do underlings use this lane? Surely everyone knows it is for BMW drivers only?) Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing along at 95mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not only in the BMW lane of my motorway,but was driving at a ridiculous 70 mph!
• BMW 540Xi - Subscription charges for purchased features 8 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  I took a new high spec BMW 540Xi 3 years ago and was not told about a subscription and now they have removed traffic data and want me to pay £89 p.a for this important thing packaged with a load of things I do not want  - Alexa etc - I do not want an entertainment centre or sit in car fiddling with downloading on my Iphone but I want traffic data that I have on two older cars free of charge.
• BMW 5 Series & others - Broken springs 18 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  So the questions are:-  1) how many other owners have suffered similar ( I have seen reports of 1 Series failures)? 2) Are BMW springs more prone to failure than others due to poor design/ under-specification? Thanks in advance.
• BMW 3 Series Compact - Battery Starter Packs 4 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  My car battery, still under warranty, in an old 3 Series BMW seems to be playing up. Tested by the supplier (it is a Varta brand) it usually shows as "battery good, needs charge" even after being charged fully (CTEK-MX5) a few days earlier. The voltage seems to drop quickly to as low as 12.3v and on a couple of occasions the engine turns over but with not enough welly to start the vehicle.
• BMW 318 - Any advice would be much appreciated 9 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  I have a 318i bmw on a 07 plate and this morning whilst driving noticed that when driving over any small bumps on the road there was quite a severe clanking sound coming from the passenger side front wheel which has never happened before.
• BMW - Upgrading Nightmare 19 May 2016 (Forum)
  A friend recently bought a one year old Prestige car from a maindealer and traded in his . ..BMW. It soon became apparent that the new car had problems and this was confirmed by a local main dealer of the prestige brand. My friend was offered the opportunity to get the car repaired but asked for his old car back and a full refund.
• 2013 BMW 5 Series Touring SE 520d - Wheel alignment and fuel consumption 5 May 2016 (Forum)
  I've just had a full new set of tyres fitted to my 2013 BMW 5 Series Touring at 29,000 miles, the garage also did a wheel alignment check, and some adjustment was made to the toe on all 4 wheels.  My fuel consumption has now increased from around 53-54 mpg to consistently under 50.
• BMW 3 Series E46 - left car idling, now it's dead 17 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Hi. I have a 2004 BMW 318ISE. I inadvertently left it idling outside the front of my house for 2 hrs last night. When I went back to it the engine had stopped and the car appears to be totally dead. When I turn the key in the ignition nothing happens.
• BMW 3 Series - Headlight condensation 15 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  There are no chips and no damage to the headlamps . One small point , don't lose the small wishbone shaped spring clip that holds the bulb in place .BMW dealers charge £5 for that 3" long shaped piece of steel wire !
• BMW 1 Series - Please recommend some reliable car dealerships UK 15 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, I want to buy a new car from a dealership (as I have had bad experience going private) - can you please recommend any reliable honest dealerships where I can get a good price, honest salesman and a well looked after car? I am not after anything flashy, just a 2005+ BMW 1 Series. I will be getting this on finance and of course I know it will come with it wear and tears over the years, just dont want any extreme unexpected surprises. Please give recommendations of dealers that you use or have used, or dealerships that you have heard great things about.
• bmw 320 diesel - starting issues 1 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  HELP PLEASE i am new to this but need some help. i have a bmw 320 diesel 1999 that wont start. i was driving and the engine cut out as if no fuel. mechanic found no fuel going to injecters so replaced the fuel pump as pressure was very low in pump. it now has fuel to engine but still wont start, tried a new crank senser today but still no good, turns over wont start. diagnostics wont pick anything up as computer thingy wont work. previous to this i had a problem with it losing power on a longer run as if it was gonna stall then blow blueish smoke out and off it went again. it has had a new air and fuel filter thans for reading please help.
• BMW 518i E34 1992 - misfire/loss of power 25 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, had a slight misfire on my BMW, felt like a fuel problem that has got worse, it now had a blank spot when accelerating from 500-1000rpm seems okay over this with no back fire, I have replaced all filters plugs, leads, dist, ECU, cam sensor, and injectors and have checked the fuel pump, it now has no power under pressure, okish on the flat and down hill but struggles up hill, i have noticed that 1 and 4 plugs run dry and 2 and 3 are wet/normal could the 02 sensor and cat converter be the problem?
• BMW X3 - Ordering new off broker 25 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Having sold the family runaround ,  are in a position to order our ' dream car ' , a much in demand latest shape BMW X3 Auto Main dealers here in North London quoting list and about 5 months delivery  An ' online broker ' , called Multi Marques ,  can get it in about 3 months via a contact at their local main dealers and at appx  8-10% off list -  it will be Trade reg which I'm fine with, supplied via a main dealer up North .
• BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - 96 2.5 intermittent injector light showing! 4 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Am having an intermittent problem with my BMW 325 tds. Every so often the injector light on the dash will show....when this happens the car will lose power and pull back or stutter. Changing down to a lower gear and increasing the revs always cures the problem and the light goes out.
• Audi A4 Avant/BMW 3/5 series estate - which estate should i buy 21 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi please can anyone advise me what would be the best estate to buy my budget will be 5 Grand i have been looking at  Audi A4 tdi or Petrol version and BMW 320 diesel sport and 5 series diesel and petrol  version bearing in mind we dont use the car everyday and only do about 4/5K milege a year we have 2  small dogs and child. We currently have a Honda CRV 1999 on t reg but now fancy a estate car please can someone steer me in the right direction.