JJ0063’s current steed - Life of an impulsive car owner -[Carless]

[Dyslexic Viking]

4 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

I would definitely think so, I’ve not put the seats down but without the 6th/7th seats up even the boot is massive

Then you have a good opportunity there. I've slept a lot in the back of cars and it's much more comfortable than a tent and less work than a roof tent.

[JJ0063]

Had it a week and absolutely love it, I think I’m going to change the main and EGR thermostats once I’ve sold the scirocco as it seems to be running cool and it’s a really common problem. This should improve MPG too! 
 

Also got the scirocco back so it’s now got a full MOT, new cambelt, water pump, aux belt and cam sensor. 
 

Noticed today it’s got 315/35/20s on it.. dread to think of the cost when these need replacing 😂

[Matty]

25 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Noticed today it’s got 315/35/20s on it.. dread to think of the cost when these need replacing 😂

Ling longs will see you right pal. Not like its heavy or powerful afterall 😄

[Dobloseven]

Think they used to be fun with them in the automatic car washes with the wheels being too wide for the moving tracks that pull you through the brushes. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Dunno but I'm just wondering how it well it could tow our 650kg caravan? Mach 2.1?

[JJ0063]

42 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Dunno but I'm just wondering how it well it could tow our 650kg caravan? Mach 2.1?

I imagine you’d barely know its on there at that weight!

[JJ0063]

Fitted some black grills today but now they’re on I think I prefer the chrome so might revert back. Going to give it a week or so and see how I feel.

[Dave_Q]

They're not the worst aftermarket grills I've ever seen but 99.5% of aftermarket efforts look gash so that's not saying much

[Dobloseven]

9 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Fitted some black grills today but now they’re on I think I prefer the chrome so might revert back. Going to give it a week or so and see how I feel.

No Msport flashes on them! 

[JJ0063]

3 minutes ago, Dobloseven said:

No Msport flashes on them! 

I didn’t want to go for the full Eastern European vibe!

[horriblemercedes]

I think the originals would look about a million times better, but they're good for aftermarket grilles!

[Matty]

I'm saying nothing

[JJ0063]

Ignore the fact the plates are blurred out, (place I got them from asked for a before and after pic)

Ive decided I don’t like them 😂 going to refit the standard ones tomorrow. 

[stuboy]

my sister has a white x5 and i wind her up saying its a drug dealers car... 

[JJ0063]

7 minutes ago, stuboy said:

my sister has a white x5 and i wind her up saying its a drug dealers car... 

my MOT man dropped the scirocco off and saw the X5, said he was going to ask for a gram but it’s not got dark enough windows to be a drug dealers car 😂

[stuboy]

3 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

my MOT man dropped the scirocco off and saw the X5, said he was going to ask for a gram but it’s not got dark enough windows to be a drug dealers car 😂

ha ha  ha 

 

when she had black wheels it was full dealer with scales, 2nd burner phone and small zip baggies.

 

[SiC]

Does this age M57 have the notorious Bosch CP4 HPFP?

[JJ0063]

38 minutes ago, SiC said:

Does this age M57 have the notorious Bosch CP4 HPFP?

I’m honestly not sure, I thought it was CP3 and the N57 had CP4 but could well be wrong 

[JJ0063]

I changed the main and EGR thermostats today as the M57 is prone to them sticking open and then running very cool

It was struggling to get past mid 60’sC so replaced them both and it now sits at the perfect temp and my MPG went from an average of 22.4 to 29.1 in the space of 8 miles! 

[JJ0063]

And grills back to standard!

 

 

[JJ0063]

Dog hair proofed the boot tonight, had one of these in the 5 series, they’re expensive at £53 but worth it in the long run.

‘UK Custom Covers’ proper full tailored boot liner 

[Matty]

5 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

And grills back to standard!

 

 

Does need them. Wouldn't have said anything if you'd liked the black ones, but a black car needs a few flashes to break it up I reckon.

The reason I put the black grills on my e46 is the roof gutterings and window trims were all black as standard (se spec was chrome) but then it had standard chrome grills which just looked daft when all the rest of the metal work was black. Tbf estoril is such a vivid colour that you could get away with no extra bling!

[JJ0063]

Still loving this even though getting 95 miles to £30 makes me feel sick. 
 

Have just had to order a new battery for it as it’s still got the original BMW one and if I sit with the ignition on but engine off for more than a minute or so I get a low battery warning. My diagnostic app has a specific BMW Battery health part which does a 24hr monitoring period, it came back saying the battery is charging fine but has a self discharge rate of 9.1% a day so it’s basically just old and knackered. 

[JJ0063]

Finally got my plate on but now I look at the pic and it makes me think the black grill would now look better 😂 might give them another try. Cars filthy so will give it a wash then decide.

[Jazoli]

Rear plate looks too small to me and would probably look better full-sized, in my opinion, don't put the black grilles back on 😉

[Noel Tidybeard]

52 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Rear plate looks too small to me and would probably look better full-sized, in my opinion, don't put the black grilles back on 😉

^^^wot he said

[JJ0063]

1 hour ago, Jazoli said:

Rear plate looks too small to me and would probably look better full-sized, in my opinion, don't put the black grilles back on 😉

I think the rear looks weird because the cars filthy but I cleaned around the plate to ensure it had a decent surface to stick to, will see how it looks when the whole thing is clear - I may well get a normal size set made up but for this reg I currently only have these plates made up unfortunately!

[tom13]

Nice but needs full sized plates IMO.

[JJ0063]

Got all my work hours in early this week so had time to wash it today 

BMW paint always seems to clean up well. Plates look better now it’s all clean IMO but I may eventually get a set of full width ones. Probably not in all honesty as I’ll likely sell the car in 6 months when I get sick of the MPG 😂

 

[JJ0063]

£30 in, 85 miles later ping the fuel light is on

£70 in and I’ve got half a tank 

 

This is getting slightly monotonous already 😂 

I may have to reevaluate things sooner rather than later. Absolutely love this thing but it’s going to bankrupt me. 
 

this has also caught my eye and will be a more sensible 35+mpg 

Why do I do it to myself ffs