[Socket]

Originally Posted by Chappers 71

Socket, I rember you posting the first few pics of your 335i when it' still looked like an SE. I thought it looked spot on after it had been lowered, nice & subtle. Now it's unrecognisable as being the same car, yes you certainly did get carried away.

Thanks Chappers, I liked the original look too... should have left it that way in hindsight lel

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by Socket

Thanks Chappers, I liked the original look too... should have left it that way in hindsight lel

Yep Hindsights a wonderful thing.
Respect for your work though

[Socket]

Originally Posted by Chappers 71

Yep Hindsights a wonderful thing.
Respect for your work though

Thanks Chappers, appreciation from the community is a big reason we mod

[Chappers 71]

Well septembers been & gone without having to spend any money on parts or repairs
The limp mode that I had back in July hasn't returned & the cars running very nicely, am pleased I didn't go with bmw arden maidstone diagnosis of possible faulty injectors
The old girl has almost done 100k now still original turbos, injectors & battery
Mot next Saturday am hopeful that all will be good.

[abeardo83]

Mine passed it's MOT today. Only advisory was for a leak that has started on the sump gasket.

[Chappers 71]

Mot past this morning, £45 no advisorys & less emissions than last year, CO 0.01 HC 2 last year CO 0.03 & HC 9
Mileage has just reached 100k this morning.

[Chappers 71]

£325 this month with a possible repair of £500ish in the near future if I do decide to have the job done

It seems things are fine for a few months or so & then there'll be an issue of some kind, fortunately I've resisted buying bits or having stuff done to make it quicker this time, as I was thinking the cars been good for the last few months I'm going to get that charge pipe & bovs.

I only use the damn thing on a weekend & then I generally only do a 100 miles or so & that's usually just going for a scud about, it does put a big grin on my face though & it makes such a naughty noise

[raptor_f22]

£650 on tyres last month nothing else

This month, £750 on insurance, and so far £40 on front pads, £150 on discs (though may not be necessary, will find out when I take it to the indy)

Preparing for wheel alignment to be done again as ATS said bolts were seized so couldn't do it. Indy will charge £100 for that and I assume if I need new parts which will probably set me back another £150

Have asked for a vehicle inspection while hes got it so I don't have to keep going back n do some preventative maintenance so another £50 or so for that plus whatever it comes up with

Oh and of course £60 or so labour for doing the brakes.

*sigh*

[abeardo83]

Nothing - however the M3 has cost me £220 for oils and fluids, and then however more a new indicator will cost me.

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by abeardo83

Nothing - however the M3 has cost me £220 for oils and fluids, and then however more a new indicator will cost me.

lol, it just goes on & on.
Hope you've got a nice amount of disposable income for that M3

My old m5 cost me about 2 1/2 times the amount of money my 525i did, i still loved it though. There's nothing quite like an Mcar

[Arch Stanton]

expensive month for me, this monster just cost me £45 for an MoT and another £40 for parts and labour for a broken drop link in the headlamp adjuster thingy.

Polished it today too, looking ace :-)

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by Arch Stanton

expensive month for me, this monster just cost me £45 for an MoT and another £40 for parts and labour for a broken drop link in the headlamp adjuster thingy.

Polished it today too, looking ace :-)

Nice inexpensive month then.

I also had to replace my headlamp regulator rod recently, £8.57 from main dealer & 20mins to fit (including tea drinking)

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by raptor_f22

£650 on tyres last month nothing else

This month, £750 on insurance, and so far £40 on front pads, £150 on discs (though may not be necessary, will find out when I take it to the indy)

Preparing for wheel alignment to be done again as ATS said bolts were seized so couldn't do it. Indy will charge £100 for that and I assume if I need new parts which will probably set me back another £150

Have asked for a vehicle inspection while hes got it so I don't have to keep going back n do some preventative maintenance so another £50 or so for that plus whatever it comes up with

Oh and of course £60 or so labour for doing the brakes.

*sigh*

£750 for insurance

[raptor_f22]

I was happy! It was £1000 last year!

[Chappers 71]

£470 for me & the missus, mods declared

Insurance, road tax, fuel tax then the repairs & 20% vat on top of all that, on money we've already paid tax on

[raptor_f22]

Oh also add another £300 for my first (and probably last) ever private plate, quite excited but definitely a luxury purchase I guess

[Chappers 71]

Had a bit of work done yesterday & the oil leak is now sorted, turned out to be oil stat gasket so I had that replaced along with the two oil feed line o rings. Serpentine belt was also replaced as far as I know it's never been done also new Varta battery fitted & coded. Cost was a very reasonable £350
Car was long overdue a new battery as it was still on the original.
The welcome lights now work, the car is running smoother as it had developed a kind of stutter on tick over & the battery voltage would drop at the same time, this has now gone & my alternator no longer has to work as hard
If anyone's looking for a good indie in the medway Maidstone area I would recommend H&C motors Maidstone. Turns out one of the guys that owns it, Gary used to work at the main dealer I used to take my e34 M5 to & he was the only guy I would let work on it, that was getting on for 20 years ago so he has been fixing BMs for a while

[MrRigma]

Quite a few quid as I bought the 335i. £38 per month for warranty. £45 for the MOT on the 330d. Sort of wish someone would just buy the 330d as it's making me sad looking at it every day!!

[RajB]

I won't mention the £'000's mine has cost me this month (as had to pay the CC) BUT none of it was maintenance

[Dann]

This month:
£0
Next month?.....it's due its MOT and I think the battery is on its way out

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by RajB

I won't mention the £'000's mine has cost me this month (as had to pay the CC) BUT none of it was maintenance

Raj, your £000s don't count as its all self inflicted

[Chappers 71]

Dann if your battery's quite old I'd recommend fitting & coding a new one, I kept putting off replacing mine as the car always started fine, allthough a few quirky things have happened over the last few months but now the new battery's fitted it's running sweet. Hope yours gets through its mot ok