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1st January 2011, 06:24 PM
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My Other Car.....
Until a year ago, I wouldn't have been seen in a BMW.....then I drove one....and was smitten
 I do love V8s, and apart from my P38 Range Rover (owned for 6 years and very much loved, now sold) and my S8 (owned since 2004), this Beemer is the love of my life......its an X5 4.8is and has a list of options rarely seen, including the fab auxiliary heating Webasto normally found only on diesels.....luckily, being a BMW, its still under warranty, as its oil cooler popped its clogs just before Xmas. All sorted within 2 days; brilliant service from Mondial / BMW Emergency and the dealers and she's back home..... I absolutely love driving her, she's awesome.
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1st January 2011, 06:35 PM
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Oil cooler went on the 335D to, agree BMW assist are quite good.
Note S8 to the rescue in the background. 
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1st January 2011, 07:42 PM
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My S8 came to the rescue too, only to die on me on a cold, dark night
 while the Beemer was in Intensive Care ...... S8 safely home waiting a visit from the S8 Wizard now Here's a pic of the X5 with winter wheels (18" OEM BMW with Vredestein Wintrac tyres) in temps of -14C, just before the oil cooler popped the Webasto had been running about 25 minutes but the locks were still forzen shut and needed lots of lock deicer that day......
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1st January 2011, 07:45 PM
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Any pics of the S8? Who have you got coming around to fix it? Mines broken to, walking a lot more now!
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1st January 2011, 08:35 PM
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Is it broken again Amar?
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#46
1st January 2011, 08:40 PM
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Quote:
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1st January 2011, 08:42 PM
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Haven't collected it yet Mike, water temp hit 100 after a run. Looks like it's just a temp sender though so haven't been up to collect it yet.
Did get offered a really good deal on a brand new White 1 Series which I have pondered over as the warranty/free servicing pack appealed but didn't go for it in the end. Tempted? Very.
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1st January 2011, 09:00 PM
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I've had 3 1 Series loners, 118D, 120D x2. They are fantastic driving and fairly solid cars. The 118D only had 8 miles on it, made them drop
it at my house when the Xenons completely failed on the 335D in the middle of the night!
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3rd January 2011, 01:59 PM
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I rather like the X6, but I seem to be alone in that opinion as everyone else I mention it to (including the misses) seems to hate them!
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