scooty

oh and by the way im a scouser but i promise i wont rob your wheels or stereos.........

hello all, another newbie who only found the sight coz his car went pop..... lol

ha ha good shout about the filth and the rac, the car is already in the garage in bits the man has said they are goimg to check everything inside the engine and ive had work done by them in the past and they have always been honest and reasonable (NO VAT) so that will save me a couple of quid. i was gutted when it happned as its by far and away the best car ive owned/driven (70,000miles but it drives like brand new). i only hope it doesnt turn into a cash cow as im stuck with it for another 3 and a half years (financed). only downside has been the missus saying its a puffs car and now calling me a puff coz i have to borrow her beetle. but anyway thanks for the imput and i will keep updating as soon as the garage let me know wot the score is. thanks all

hi , yes mate 316ti compact had a full history all the receipts and was owned by a retired copper who had lookd after it. its a propper kick in the nuts, didnt see it coming at all no nocks or bangs it just cut out and wouldnt start again, i thought id stalled it. gutted

thanks for the replies. it is the timing chain, i had the car taken away by a local garage this morning and its gonna be 900 quid providing nothing in the engine has bent, does anybody know if i have any comeback with bmw ie a recall or has anyone else had the same problem and could it go again. the rac man said this is a common fault on the 1 series but he hadnt seen it before on a compact thanks again

hello all, i was wondering if anyone can help, yesterday i dropped a mate off and as i pulled away i thought i stalled only the car wouldnt start again, it turns over but wont catch, its an 04 316ti es compact and is the only problem ive had in 4 months of owning it any ideas wot it could be or how much of a hammering the wallet is going to take.