[shortie]

Well 6 months down the line i am regretting not holding out for the e91 and settling for my e90.

Dont get me wrong, i luv my e90 which is my first BMW but its not practical enough.

We do a lot of camping / hiking / climbing and were getting a family dog soon, i really need the boot space. I had been without a car for 6 weeks and needed one desperately, couldnt find a suitable e91 and thought i could live with the e90.



No chance of any dog sitting on my rear seat lol, Who designs a car these days where you cannot fold the rear seats down.

Sorry, rant over pmsl

[gchild]

I was looking for an e90 with spilt rear seats but settled for one without. So far not needed it, but when I do, it will be a pain in the ass!

[parapaul]

Do you have 2 family cars? I bought my E91 for dog carrying purposes, but TBH, when there's 2 adults and 3 kids and any bags, there's no room for the dog anyway - it's family OR pets

The dog usually goes in the OH's Focus

[gIzzE]

Plus the E91 looks so much nicer too.
Saloon looks a bit 'sales rep.'

Best get it swapped over quick sharp.

[nicktyler]

I have an e92 with the folding seats and for a 2 door cope you can carry some really big stuff if you need to.

[Cyprio]

Plus in an e91 you can easily carry a spare wheel/tyre when running on non-rft's.

[shortie]

Originally Posted by parapaul

Do you have 2 family cars? I bought my E91 for dog carrying purposes, but TBH, when there's 2 adults and 3 kids and any bags, there's no room for the dog anyway - it's family OR pets

The dog usually goes in the OH's Focus

Yeah, a little Pug 206 lol lovely car

[shortie]

Originally Posted by gIzzE

Plus the E91 looks so much nicer too.
Saloon looks a bit 'sales rep.'

Best get it swapped over quick sharp.

Got to agree with you on that!

Originally Posted by Cyprio

Plus in an e91 you can easily carry a spare wheel/tyre when running on non-rft's.

Yeah, i did see that on a recent thread

[rich1068]

Don't feel bad. The E91 luggage compartment cover squeaks like a bitch in hot weather

[parapaul]

Originally Posted by rich1068

Don't feel bad. The E91 luggage compartment cover squeaks like a bitch in hot weather

Mine doesn't

The centre console, however, is another matter

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by rich1068

Don't feel bad. The E91 luggage compartment cover squeaks like a bitch in hot weather

Ah ha!

Off topic....

Fixed that one some time ago with those most useful of things, sticky felt feet.

Picture attached of upturned cover assembly end.

Put the pads underneath (1off) and at the front egde (2off) of the unit at both ends, so it rests on the pads now instead of plastic to plastic, never a peep heard since

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by shortie

Well 6 months down the line i am regretting not holding out for the e91 and settling for my e90.

Dont get me wrong, i luv my e90 which is my first BMW but its not practical enough.

We do a lot of camping / hiking / climbing and were getting a family dog soon, i really need the boot space. I had been without a car for 6 weeks and needed one desperately, couldnt find a suitable e91 and thought i could live with the e90.



No chance of any dog sitting on my rear seat lol, Who designs a car these days where you cannot fold the rear seats down.

Sorry, rant over pmsl

TBH even with a Tourer, if the dog is in there'll be no room for anything else. The boot is only the same size as the saloon, but with extra height above. I had an E90 before the E91, and even with the E91 and 1 child, we still need a 350L roof box.

And you don't want to go far with the seats down, as its dangerous in an accident with things flying round the car (like dogs)

Re the folding seats, BMW do make folding seats, but some people are too mean to pay for them when they order it

[rich1068]

Originally Posted by parapaul

Mine doesn't

The centre console, however, is another matter

Well you've said it now...

Originally Posted by doughboy

Ah ha!

Off topic....

Fixed that one some time ago with those most useful of things, sticky felt feet.

Picture attached of upturned cover assembly end.

Put the pads underneath (1off) and at the front egde (2off) of the unit at both ends, so it rests on the pads now instead of plastic to plastic, never a peep heard since

Good tip. Thank you! This will no doubt help but I think I get noise from the cover itself too ie certainly noisier with the cover drawn rather than retracted. Any tips for that one?

Originally Posted by doughboy

TBH even with a Tourer, if the dog is in there'll be no room for anything else. The boot is only the same size as the saloon, but with extra height above. I had an E90 before the E91, and even with the E91 and 1 child, we still need a 350L roof box.

Re the folding seats, BMW do make folding seats, but some people are too mean to pay for them when they order it

And back on topic, I do my best to use the E91 but usually if we're travelling with the kids everything still gets thrown in the back of the Touran. I have insisted on going away in the BMW once or twice and SWMBO just stands there with an eyebrow raised while I struggle to get all the absolutely vital child related shite in the back of it.

[doughboy]

Try the felt pads and see, only a few p.

The squeaking used to change drawn/retracted, I can only think that when drawn it is pulling on the cartridge assembly making it squeak in ts mountings.

...or the little pegs that hold it drawn (and that sometimes don't let it pop up when you open the glass tailgate) may need a dab of vaseline??

[kaishang]

Originally Posted by doughboy

TBH even with a Tourer, if the dog is in there'll be no room for anything else. The boot is only the same size as the saloon, but with extra height above. I had an E90 before the E91, and even with the E91 and 1 child, we still need a 350L roof box.

What do you put in your car that fills it up?!?!?

I just did 3 weeks driving / 5,400 miles / wife / 20-month old to the Arctic circle and fitted it all in to an E90!

I even fit in a bottle of water-free carwash, microfibre sponge and glass cleaner!

[gIzzE]

Massive difference between an 18 month old and a 4 year old, believe me, then add a dog and you need a van.

[rich1068]

Your wife is a saint. We can't go away for an evening without taking the entire house with us. Last time we went to Sandsend for four nights we had a row about taking our 4yo's plastic dining table booster seat jobby. It's fucking enormous and I said he could eat sitting on a cushion like a normal child. We also have this ridiculous thing that goes in the bath that's like a seat for our 1yo and she's also been known to insist on a high chair. You know. Just in case.

And don't get me started on prams. Actually I will start on prams. We've got one of those Quinny things that actually has air filled tyres (non-runflat) so that gives you idea of how cumbersome it is. It's a great bit of kit for the park or round town or wherever but it's not exactly compact. Surely borrowing my parents 40 quid fold up stroller would be a better idea? NO! Heaven forbid we ever went abroad. We'd have to hire one of those sea containers to follow us to our destination.

[Mr Singh]

Originally Posted by doughboy

Ah ha!

Off topic....

Fixed that one some time ago with those most useful of things, sticky felt feet.

Picture attached of upturned cover assembly end.

Put the pads underneath (1off) and at the front egde (2off) of the unit at both ends, so it rests on the pads now instead of plastic to plastic, never a peep heard since

Good tip, noticed it with mine today so will try that out!

[rich1068]

I nipped out and bought some earlier. See how we go.

[rich1068]

Well it was nice and quiet this morning but then it usually is because it's cooler. See how we go today if the temperature rises. Cheers for the tip doughboy. I actually bought a job lot of those pads for all the other annoying noises in the car.

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by kaishang

What do you put in your car that fills it up?!?!?

I just did 3 weeks driving / 5,400 miles / wife / 20-month old to the Arctic circle and fitted it all in to an E90!

I even fit in a bottle of water-free carwash, microfibre sponge and glass cleaner!

I'm just talking about a long weekend in wales, not camping either......

I have one small bag, the little un has a bag and the missus has about 15 bags. Including an entire case of shoes, and entire case of toiletries, several large bags-for-life full of hair dryers, straighteners, more shoes, a dozen jackets 'just in case' etc.

Not forgetting 2 bikes and tricycle, bike child seat, a scooter, inflatable paddling pool, cooler boxes (x2), folding table and chairs, bbq, wind break, football(s), cricket set, tennis rackets etc etc....

20 month olds are easy, some food and nappies, sorted. You wait!

We don't have dog fortunately.