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 Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:50 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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| Danw_VVT wrote: |
looking forward to having a play with this chris!  |
No chance 
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:00 am |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010
Posts: 5489
Trade Rating: +12
Location: Herts/London
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| CD-530d wrote: |
| Danw_VVT wrote: |
| looking forward to having a play with this chris! |
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:01 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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| Danw_VVT wrote: |
| CD-530d wrote: |
| Danw_VVT wrote: |
| looking forward to having a play with this chris! |
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Ok, maybe
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:30 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 4266
Trade Rating: +4
Location: Palestine
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Looksssssssss Great my friend :D,I knew that you will get a nice car ;),love the color,looks so clean,even if it's not fully polished :D,about the wheels,get a chrome ones,with wide dish :D,it would be stunning :D,so Congrats for the new car,I may take it for a ride when I Visit you ;)...hehe
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:01 pm |
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 3017
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Running from Ant and Lee and Adam...........
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| CD-530d wrote: |
| Ash wrote: |
Is this a manual or a auto? If it is a auto, what's the changes like under normal driving and sporty driving? Do you know what kind of gearbox they put in? If it's a manual... Nice car, I have a 520d sitting outside  |
It's the auto.
In normal mode it shifts up at 4k rpm when giving it some.
Shifts are quick and very smooth.
4.5k rpm when in sport mode and it usually sits one gear lower for normal driving. Shifts slightly quicker in DS. |
Cheers  Appreciate that.. Need to take one for a test drive though.
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:00 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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Alternator belt broke again 
Tensioner was replaced when it was 'fixed' last week.
Will see what the garage has to say later this week.
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:02 am |
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Joined: Jan 06, 2011
Posts: 1850
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Wiltshire
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Your car is worse than mine lol
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| Renault Twingo 1.2 GT TCE, AP Coilovers, 25mm Hubcentric Wheel Spacers (Rear), 16" Speedline Turini Alloy Wheels, Renault Sport Cup Spoiler,, BMC F1 Panel Filter, Forge Dump Valve, Front Mounted Intercooler, K-Tec SS Cat-Back Exhaust System, K-Tec Decat Pipe, K-Tec Remap. 136.6 BHP 154.3 lbs/ft. | |
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:53 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 932
Trade Rating: 0
Location: West Midlands
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I do have a soft spot for this shape (E60?). I don't know much about them but I like what I'm going to guess are the M-Sport wheels, not the ones you posted a picture of, these ones have a flat face, lots of spokes!
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:57 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 932
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Location: West Midlands
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These:
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:15 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:19 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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So I heard back from the garage....
Story so far:
Back in March a new alternator was fitted as the old one failed. New alternator was bought from BMW parts dept.
Fitted by a garage.
What the garage is now telling me is that the wrong alternator was fitted!
The one on the car has a clutch mechanism in it so it only spins intermittently. Causing the auxiliary belt to wear out!
So now I've got to source a new alternator. The garage that fitted the new belt & tensioner are going to fit it FOC.
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:47 am |
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Joined: Jan 06, 2011
Posts: 1850
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Wiltshire
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lol, good stuff. Atleast you're not getting charged for anyones c**k up.
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| Renault Twingo 1.2 GT TCE, AP Coilovers, 25mm Hubcentric Wheel Spacers (Rear), 16" Speedline Turini Alloy Wheels, Renault Sport Cup Spoiler,, BMC F1 Panel Filter, Forge Dump Valve, Front Mounted Intercooler, K-Tec SS Cat-Back Exhaust System, K-Tec Decat Pipe, K-Tec Remap. 136.6 BHP 154.3 lbs/ft. | |
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:52 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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| JE_180 wrote: |
| lol, good stuff. Atleast you're not getting charged for anyones c**k up. |
I've already spent £250 last week, and another £90 on an alternator.
Hopefully can claim some back from BMW who supplied the wrong one first of all.
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:09 am |
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Joined: Jan 06, 2011
Posts: 1850
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Wiltshire
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I would expect you'd be able to claim it back as it's their f*** up that's caused all the issues.
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| Renault Twingo 1.2 GT TCE, AP Coilovers, 25mm Hubcentric Wheel Spacers (Rear), 16" Speedline Turini Alloy Wheels, Renault Sport Cup Spoiler,, BMC F1 Panel Filter, Forge Dump Valve, Front Mounted Intercooler, K-Tec SS Cat-Back Exhaust System, K-Tec Decat Pipe, K-Tec Remap. 136.6 BHP 154.3 lbs/ft. | |
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:55 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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I'm going to give Trading Standards a call at lunch.
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