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Hi Trigger...welcome to the Club

Rolling back is an issue as far as I am concern, especially with a stop/start equipped vehicle or with an electric handbrake.

It depends on how many revs on tickover as to whether the transmission is loaded enough to stop the creeping, otherwise it may just need a software update to change the settings.

Let us know how you get on with this issue.

Cheers,  Trevor

Plenty of work to keep you busy today then!

Let us know how it all goes

Hi Graham.....welcome to the Forums

You have a Karmann Ghia?  what a superb car!

There's plenty of choice out there and for the money I would certainly consider a later car with higher miles as Bimmers tend to go on forever once they achieve the higher miles...generally all the issues have been resolved over the years, as long as it has been maintained correctly.

Depends also whether you want Petrol or Diesel and that depends on your regular journeys as I'm sure you want a bigger car (e.g. tourer/estate) and this usually comes with a bigger engine so I would bear this in mind when looking for your new family car.

Let us know how you get on with choosing a Bimmer.

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Adam....welcome to the Forum

Sounds like you have a bit of a project to contend with....Dave (GreyDog) is the expert on X5's so I'm sure he can guide you in the right direction.

But throw a few problems out there and we may know some of the answers

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,  Trevor

Thanks Paul....that is an awesome description and a fantastic bit of information that will definitely help others to determine the correct installation.

I will move this to the Guides section as well as leave a copy here

thinking that it may be an ice warning as had similar on my car and couldn't work out what it was until I looked at the temperature, other car actually displays it (alfa romeo) like it's protesting that its cold 🙂

nice selection of headlamps here, although I couldn't say if they produce a better or worse light

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=bmw+1+series+headlamps&_sacat=0

Hi Ian....welcome to the Forums

worth having a chat with BMW to see whats available and then sourcing it on the net to find a cheaper one

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Paul...welcome to the Forums

FIne looking Beemers and the scenery....love a good road trip....especially to the 'Ring.

Good to have you onboard and look forward to reading about the additional mods you are planning.

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Omande....welcome to the Forum

I would be surprised if there are no specialist suppliers in Germany.

Would love to see a photo of the Bavaria .... got to be quite rare nowadays.

Cheers,  Trevor

Hi Richard....welcome to the Forum

That can be really annoying and would drive me mad!

I suppose it is a case of someone trying to hold the dash at various points to ascertain where its likely to be coming from and then securing it with something.

Let us know if you ever get to the bottom of it

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Keith...kindred spirit indeed!

I think that anything that can be done to educate drivers to drive better is definitely the way forward....it seems to be that once the test has been passed then that's it regarding learning to drive better.

I wonder how RoSPA differs from IAM...you'll have to let me know the nuts and bolts and I may look to go over to them at some point.

Please feel free to contribute your wisdom and any interesting information regarding driving and associated techniques.
I actually run my own site relating to Driving and Motoring in general and it is also aimed at first time drivers, anyone going abroad and just about anything to do with cars...check it out if you like .  https://www.autoevoke.com

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Christopher.....welcome to the Forum

You can never have too many cars 🙂

Got any pics of the 7 series?

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Andrew....welcome to the Forum

There is a thread on this forum that has been running for the past two to three weeks with very similar issues on a 3 series I believe....worth searching for this one as it had very similar information.

In respect of the steering / suspension geometry being misaligned - uneven tyre wear....I would find out why this is as opposed to allowing them to just adjust settings, as this may be the cause for the excess noise (wheel bearings, worn suspension joints, etc).

Let us know how it is all going 

Cheers, Trevor

Greydog - maybe one for you as you are the X5 specialist

Hi Keith....welcome to the Club

I can sense your passion for all things BMW from here!
Track Days are a great opportunity to test out your car's capabilities and it is a shame you don't have anything on your doorstep...the only ones coming to mind are Wiscombe Park and Gurston Down where they run the occasional Hill Climbs.... always a good day out!

I too am Advanced Driver and found it astounding when looking at Insurance quotes that this did not seem to impact the cost of the premium....far too underrated and something Insurers need to embrace to encourage better driving standards in my mind.

As for your point on low mileage cars....that is the actual issue, they don't get driven hard or far enough for the big and effortless engines to effectively clear out carbon deposits which then clog the injectors and turbo vanes. 
Your Bimmers certainly seem to have good miles on them, which is also a sign that they have been driven properly (progressive driving to quote the IAM)

Good to have you onboard and look forward to reading your future posts.

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Jon.....welcome to the Forums

As Dave has mentioned, it could be a leaky injector....a simple leak-back test is all that is required to check this out.

Other possibilities could be that it is down to different driving styles, by the sound of it you are a progressive driver who uses the revs quite liberally....which may be different to how the previous owner drove it (e.g. low revs high gears) which would lead to carbon build up and of which you are clearing out of the engine and exhaust.

I wouldn't worry about it unduly at the moment and see how it goes once its had time to clear out.

Keep us informed on how it all goes

Cheers,   Trevor

Good luck and bon voyage !

Hi Dennis.....welcome to the Forums

As Dave has suggested, this may be the best route forward and I'm sure any electrical cables will have enough slack in them to increase the seat height with no problems at all.

Let us know how you get on with the purchase.

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Dan.....welcome to the Forums

How did you find the Z4 as contemplating one at the mo?

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,  Trevor

Hi Sanjay....welcome to the Forums.

Unfortunately, the Premium Membership has been discontinued, but that does not mean to say that it could not possibly be resurrected in the future.

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,  Trevor

You could jack up each corner on the front independently and check the tyre profile by turning the wheel slowly and looking at the tread area...been caught out like this before and it turned out to be a small bulge in the tread area which was leading to the shaking.

Also, would be worth checking the wheel nuts/bolts to be sure they are tight

Hi John...welcome to the Forum

As Dave has already mentioned, the temperature you are reading is perfectly normal but if it does suddenly rise then you could have air in the system.

Some BMW engines had a small bleed screw on the thermostat housing area which you could extract any trapped air from.

Also, sometimes the impeller on the water pump parts company and this can also lead to a temperature increase.

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Alan....welcome to the Forum

Look forward to hearing some of the findings...

Hi Ruben....welcome to the Forum

Not entirely sure how these faults are related to one particular problem area....am thinking you may have separate issues there which will need looking at one at a time.

I would probably start with the Oil Level Sensor and then maybe the AMM next?

Let us know what you find

Cheers,  Trevor