Upt'North

Speed camera alerts on the Sat Nav is the way to go. 

If you have BMW fitted sat nav you could run a Tom Tom App on your phone as well. 

But like Grey Dog said who speeds? 

Upt'North. 

That rust looks ugly. 

Take it to a good Mot testing station and see what they find. If for nothing else piece of mind. 

If bought from a garage register your feelings ASAP. If you're going to reject it do it now. 

If bought privately then get any work required ASAP. 

As the vehicle been used near to the coast or predominantly rural areas? 

Upt'North. 

Welcome Smitty, 

That's a scary discount isn't it. Some poor sod paid full price. I've seen the last model 1 series in a decent trim level for under 16K with just delivery mileage. 

Enjoy your bargain. 

Upt'North. 

Stop wondering GreyDog, the answer's no. As in NO! 

Upt'North. 

1 hour ago, Greydog said:

Darn it !! That means I have to keep the x5 another 24 years I wonder if they will still be selling petrol then??

Vehicle removed from sale. 

My X1 a 2014 18D started to feel a little strange on pick up and the EGR valve was changed under the extended warranty this Spring, 2019. At that time they informed me that the X1 was not part of the global recall. 

Upt'North. 

New Price, £8495.00

Upt'North. 

Warranty should read to 04 2020. It's a BMW warranty, comprehensive, no excess and transferable. 

Ta. 

BMW X1 for sale as above. 

Alpine White, 1 owner, Full BMWSH, BMW warranty until 02 2020, 54,000 miles. 

Vehicle is for sale on Gumtree, area is Wooler, NE England. Please check on gumtree for photo's and details, lots of extras including sat nav, heated seats, electric Lumbar and PDC f and r. 

Probable the best 18d X1 for sale and warranty to boot. 

Thanks for looking and the price is an unbelievable (OK maybe not) £10,000.

Contact details as per gumtree. 

I've just read the PCV valve, breather valve should be part of regular maintenance. Don't know if this is specific to the 116i. Speak to a franchise or independent specialist for cost of replacement. It doesn't sound to onerous if indeed it is relevant. 

Upt'North. 

Adam, how many miles are on the 116i. Is it a vehicle that has been subject to the BMW long servicing regime? 

The oil is going somewhere. Have you got a miles per litre usage you can give us. The good news is if there is no smoke then it won't hurt at MOT time with regards visible smoke but may hurt on emissions of course. Have you checked the emissions for HC etc, this could give a good indication of where the oil is going and if the vehicle would pass the MOT when the time comes. How does this engine breath, is the breather blocked. I'm guessing someone on here knows about the breather. 

Good luck. 

Upt'North. 

As per Greydog if someone nicked it they're scum. But that's old news. 

It covers the toeing eye fixings, you should have the eye on the vehicle somewhere that screws into it when required. 

Hopefully won't be too expensive to replace. 

Upt'North. 

It could be your right foot or maybe this is just what you can expect. Some BMW fuel additive can't hurt, cheap enough on ebay and from my own experience my X1 did feel smoother after. 

Upt'North. 

If you're thinking it's low, then when was it last serviced. Have you put any BMW fuel system cleaner through recently. What fuel do you buy, supermarket/branded etc. Are your tyre pressures correct. Do you use air con a lot. 

Upt'North. 

Well done John. Take a bar of soap out with you next time. Good info, thanks. 

Upt'North. 

1 hour ago, bigally said:

I don't know. The fact it is multiple bumps on all four tyres makes me doubt it. However you may be right.

Have you contacted Continental to see if it could just be a bad batch of tyres. They may help with some goodwill for the replacements. Tyre companies are usually pretty good. 

Upt'North. 

Could it be speed hump damage. 

Upt'North. 

Time will tell. 

Enjoy. 

Upt'North. 

A bad ground isn't a bad shout, they can show up problems everywhere. 

A bad battery can also do the same. 

Upt'North. 

Are you a Honda Motorcyclist by any chance........ 

Don't know.......but I suspect you've got blocked drain channels under the bonnet. 

At the rear corner on both sides there are water drain holes covered in a plastic grate. These get blocked very easily and water can then access the interior. 

I'd check these out first it's a two minute job. 

Hope it helps. 

Upt'North. 

With the age of the car I would try to track down an independent specialist. 

The codes don't tell you much so will need interrogating. 

As an example a friend just had issues with an ageing Citroen whose dash was lit up like the proverbial, warning lights everywhere. 

The cause.........a loose oil filler cap. 

Upt'North. 

On 8/25/2019 at 2:20 AM, scotthldr said:

Hi all,

New member here so please excuse if posting this in the wrong place.

 

I’m very close to buying my first BMW but one thing is playing on my mind, the tyres.

The car in question is a 18/68 420d M Sport Xdrive. The car seemingly had the optional 20” alloys fitted at the factory (although I can only find mention of the std 18” or upgrade to 19”) however it is 20” rims that are on it. Fronts are 225/40/20 Rears are 255/30/20 which makes sense, but I’ve noticed it’s Pirelli’s on front and Dunlop’s on the rear. Now I’m assuming that the car never left the factory with that combo and the cars mileage is 12600, so in my experience wouldn’t be due new tyres so soon and if it did then why mix manufacturers when BMW and tyre manufacturers recommend that all four corners be the same make, tread etc, especially on a 4 wheel drive.  I’ve also just learnt that 3 wheels have been curbed(in one year, really) , do I smell something iffy here or just over thinking the worst?

 

Scott

Scott, it certainly wouldn't have left the factory on different make tyres. Those curbed wheels won't be cheap to repair either. 

You will be spending a lot of money here, if you don't think it's right walk away. Where are you thinking of buying it from it doesn't like a franchise car. 

There are lots for sale so take your time. 

Act in haste repent in leisure. 

Upt'North. 

If there's no external leak then it's got to be going into the cylinders, hasn't it? 

1 litre a week sounds horrendous, like post above how many miles per litre. 

If the coolant leak has now stopped then the compression test is the way to go as the black smoke will mean an Mot failure, I think? 

Upt'North. 

Thanks Greydog. 

I'm pretty competent with vehicles or was before DPF/ABS/TCS days. Whilst the car is under the extended warranty, I think £500.00 pa roughly, I'm happy with it but £500.00 ain't cheap. But the EGR and Washer repair has probably just cost the equivalent of two years premiums. EGR valve, front washer motor and in total about 5 hours labour and diagnosis would not be cheap at the franchise. 

It's covered until 04 2020 so time to think. Although thinking does hurt. 

Upt'North.