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    Took the M5 for a drive this afternoon. Check engine light is on ?, but no error messages and the car is running great. In to see Jon at Auto38 on Tuesday.
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    Steering wheel restoration by Andrew from FibreNew. Very pleased with the result. If you'd like work done in the Wellington area you can contact Andrew on [email protected] or 0274 500 526. Before... And after...
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    Temp seems to be behaving better, but my urban commute to and from work is still sitting at 12...
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    Update Thermostat got sorted Haven't managed to find the exact replacement lights yet Have a stone chip in the windscreen now - need to get that repaired. Damned trucks! Getting the steering wheel refurbed this Wednesday by Andrew (fellow Club member) from FibreNew. On another note, had the X5 front bumper resprayed by Laurenson Auto Refinishing in Porirua. Looks much better now Before... After...
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    Awesome! :D
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    Welcome Stefan - nice vehicle!
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    I've let our Club members know about this Dave.
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    If I hadn't just bought my E46 325i individual I'd have grabbed this!
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    Welcome Darren - some good taste exhibited there!
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    Back in tomorrow with the 325i for... thermostat replacement boot light units (they're delaminated at the top, so water might get in).
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    Been there with Style 5s on my E34 535i! Yes, more fuss than the 68s for sure ... Just used my Flybuys to get a pressure washer and may have to check out that IronX...
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    Fuel Consumption That'll help the average I'd say.... but looking up specifications the urban consumption is 12.8l/100KM so perhaps I shouldn't be too surprised. I have noticed that the engine seems to take a long time to come up to temperature. Run into town, wander round for 1.5 hrs, drive back home - temp gauge never made it past 1/3. So I'm suspecting thermostat is plonked... "If the thermostat fails stuck open however, it can be less obvious and can go unnoticed for a long period of time. That’s because the temperature gauge needle won’t bury itself in the red; instead the car will take forever to warm up to operating temperature. The downside of this is loss of fuel economy, and the engine to run rich for a longer period of time which can result in more unnecessary wear." [source] Will consult with Jon at Auto38... think it will be new thermostat later this week. ABS unit Just looking back through the service records I received with the car, the ABS unit had already been repaired and re-coded back in 2016. Thinking about it - this is about how long my repaired one lasted in my X5.... so perhaps expect these repaired units to only last a couple of years ? Cosmetic Washed the car for the first time today... fair bit of kerbing on the wheels - so will have to get Wheel Magician on this soon. I really do like the Style 68 wheels but they are a bit of a pain to clean
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    It is a great drive, but fuel usage from driving in and out of work a few days is hovering around 13l/100km currently which isn't stellar...
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    Wow! @rxsumo I have shared your post here with the BMW Car Club closed Facebook Group as we may have interested members.
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    The E46 is back! Here's the list from the PPI Replaced leaking rocker cover gasket and seals Replace water pump Replace A/C and fan belts Coolant Replace driver's mirror glass (had some blotches) Replace both front seat belts (not retracting well) and left rear belt (frayed) Install new front tyres (came with the car ) Fit 2nd hand ABS pump and bleed brake system - code ABS unit The auto electrician who coded the ABS unit reckoned it's the nicest E46 he's seen/driven. Only thing not done is the boot lights - Auto38 is tracking the right ones down... Great to have it back Do notice that the fuel consumption needle seems to be very laggy compared to the one in the E53.
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    ECU options ... Brand new ABS control unit - ~$3K! 2nd hand ~$350 Repair to complete ABS unit - ~$1600 Repair to just ECU - TBA So unsurprisingly we're going for a 2nd hand unit and likely ECU-only repair if that fails down the track. Wasn't sure about putting a MBI on this vehicle but maybe I should.... !
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    If you look at the Autosure Gold policy table ... looks to me like max vehicle age is 12 years - so might just scrape in to add a policy. Not sure if this file is completely current. [email protected] is a good person to ask, and BMW Car Club members are eligible for preferential pricing too.
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    Always a roll of the dice but this looks to be a nice example at an excellent price - and I personally like them in white Not sensible but amazing. Love driving mine ... crazy car!
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    All stuffed? Tragic ... ? Blue one is/was nice ...
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    Update - Jon's scanner reports ECU failure. So looking at repair/2nd hand/new options. Been through this with the X5 already...
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    I think most of us run a variable mixture of love/hate with these vehicles! ?
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    Damn! Pulling out of the car park at work in town today and ping! brake light trifecta is on ? Just as well it is booked into Auto38 on Wednesday. Back to the X5 as daily until this gets fixed up.
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    Here's the new (to me) vehicle ... 2003 E46 325i Motorsport with Individual Estoril Blue paint 123KMs on the clock and crosses off a number of BMW 'to-dos' for me ... 3-series E46 more modern straight 6 blue Intend to use as a daily driver in and out of work. Purchased from another BMW Car Club who has taken excellent care of it. Thanks to Jon at Auto38 for a thorough PPI and it'll go in next week to get a few bits seen to. Will report on that soon.
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    Adding another vehicle to the fleet, that probably does count as sensible.
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    One of the guys at our AGM last week mentioned it and seemed very keen
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