Cars of Crackers - Boat.

[Crackers]

You all know how this works by now. 

Mode 2: Tren. 

Red seats must mean it's the M Sport version. 

[Crackers]

[Crackers]

First time I've seen this track recording unit. 

[Crackers]

Car bought. 

Not this one though! 

[Crackers]

This one! 

Thanks @S2000, absolute top seller, would buy from again 👌 

[SiC]

All my prayers, wishes and best luck go into your next Bosch CP4 🙏

[Tickman]

Just now, Crackers said:

would buy from again

Hopefully you won't need to in a long while.
About time you were due a bit of good luck and reliability, hope this is everything you want and need.

[S2000]

24 minutes ago, Crackers said:

This one! 

Thanks @S2000, absolute top seller, would buy from again 👌 

Good to meet you again, next time you are up for the Steam Train event let me know..

[Split_Pin]

Enjoy!

[Crackers]

Spent a couple of hours giving the interior a clean and it's come up lovely. Really nice place to waft along - so comfy compared to the sporty saloons & estates I've been driving the the last few years. 

So, what next with this? 

 

I don't want to do much do it really, except, hopefully, enjoy living with it for a while. There are a few jobs to attend to, some important, some just me being a tart:

1) Restore the headlights

2) Replace the bonnet badge & wiper blades

3) Replace a few bits of interior & exterior trim - typical BMW sticky door handles, loose mounting clips etc

4) Replace a blown rear passenger door speaker. Might use this as a change to upgrade the whole system. 

5) Properly clean it, and maybe even a polish. 

6) I want to treat it to a set of the nice "Style 334" alloys that were optional in these, if I can find a cheap enough set. I missed a full set with tyres for £300 a couple of weeks ago... 🙄 

7) Give it a "welcome" service and mechanical once-over - it doesn't need it really, but I didn't do it with the 330i and regretted it. 

Install a Mr12Volt Android Auto unit. Always fancied trying one. 

 

I'm not really sure why I've bought it, I've never wanted an X5, but this just seemed like an interesting way to try a type of car I've never owned - my first SUV/4x4. I've also really missed having a big diesel in my life, although the £1.90/litre price at the pumps has already reared it's head once today... 🤕 

It's a handsome enough boat anyway, and wears it's 132k miles well! 

[SiC]

I bought my Mr12Volt from a chap called Liam Biggs who runs this group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1E5uihpaLh/

Felt a bit sketch at first but paid through PayPal, etc. Much cheaper than elsewhere. Seems to provide a lot of support on that group too.

First unit died within a day. He got a replacement out quickly. 

I think he's based down Portsmouth/Southampton way iirc. (I can't remember if you're down that way too)

[Crackers]

9 minutes ago, SiC said:

I bought my Mr12Volt from a chap called Liam Biggs who runs this group

Good to know, I'll have a look! The latest unit seems to be just shy of £400 which is a lot more than I remembered, maybe he can do it cheaper. 

[Crackers]

Started fixing a few bits. 

Thirty Five Pounds for a BMW badge and that's with staff discount! It'd better bloody behave, getting treated like this! 

I don't want to admit it but I like this car a lot more than I thought... 

 

Dodgy windscreen trim repaired with new mounting clips (also genuine, get me!) although I noticed the paint on it isn't fantastic so I might get a replacement one. 

[Crackers]

Headlights polished. What an arse of a job. The stuff gets EVERYWHERE. 

Came out a more swirly than I'd have liked, but I was trying to beat the sunset. The drivers side probably wants another pass with the 3000 grit to be honest, but it's a significant improvement. 

The last time I did this was on my Saab, which had quiet small and flat headlight lenses. This thing, the exact opposite. Took frigging AGES.