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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 16, 2023 11:44:43 GMT
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Post by PG on Jun 16, 2023 12:31:12 GMT
206 - nope. I did drive a few 308's of that era and - call me a heretic for saying this if you wish - it was a better motorway mile cruncher than the Mk 1 Focus. But get on a twisty road and the Focus was the way better car. Horses for courses I guess....
That's a lot of BMW for the money. But if you're buying on condition, that 206 looks exceptionally well card for.
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 16, 2023 16:49:44 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jun 16, 2023 16:54:55 GMT
A 5 series estate with Nappa and comfort seats…lot of luxury for £1,500! That’s Anthracite Bamboo trim, same as I had on my 520d.
It’s a no to the 206. How much do 6 cylinder petrol BMWs start at?
What’s happened to the steady stream of new Ford’s at £1.50 a week? Have you changed jobs?
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 16, 2023 17:05:52 GMT
I still have the PHEV Kuga. We’ve just stopped paying £200 or £300 a month for a car that does 2000 miles a year.
I also like buying shitboxes.
I like the idea of the estate for carting cricket kit etc about. Front and rear parking sensors so may be able to persuade the wife. Did 2008 5 series have Bluetooth?
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 16, 2023 17:21:05 GMT
The lux pack that got the leather/memory seats and the soft close doors was £2395 in 2008.
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Post by ChrisM on Jun 16, 2023 17:54:02 GMT
You need to persuade Ford to start offering the Ka again in the UK, from £79 per month.....
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 16, 2023 18:06:17 GMT
I think the days of the £4999 Ka are in the rear view Chris.
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Post by Martin on Jun 16, 2023 18:32:11 GMT
I still have the PHEV Kuga. We’ve just stopped paying £200 or £300 a month for a car that does 2000 miles a year. I also like buying shitboxes. I like the idea of the estate for carting cricket kit etc about. Front and rear parking sensors so may be able to persuade the wife. Did 2008 5 series have Bluetooth? I know that in 2009 Bluetooth was an option, either standalone or part of the Business Edition pack. I had the Business Edition, which also included Professional Media which that SE doesn’t have, so it would have to have been a single option. I’ve looked at my 2009 price list and it was £525, including the sliding armrest. |
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Post by bryan on Jun 16, 2023 19:16:40 GMT
The 206 driving position is hateful, I got a 206 d turbo a company car and lasted a day before I swapped it for a focus 1.8 d estate...
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Post by clunes on Jun 16, 2023 19:26:52 GMT
My 2008 1 series (E82) has Bluetooth and various 3 series I looked at ages ago had it. I think you need the bmw ‘professional’ audio in most cases.
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Post by Blarno on Jun 16, 2023 20:37:58 GMT
As above, my 2008 330d has Bluetooth because it has the professional stereo. It only works for phone, not music though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2023 23:44:24 GMT
Sara had a 206 auto, a 1.6 and it was dire. Dire driving position and the horrible gearbox was actually dangewrous. You want to accelerate out of a junction? Requests in triplicate with a recently signed note from the grandparents, you will be notified when it is safe to proceed. Or not.
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Post by racingteatray on Jun 17, 2023 17:56:46 GMT
My 2008 330d had bluetooth but it also had pro Nav.
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 18, 2023 1:19:57 GMT
Sold this morning before I could have a look. The 120i also gone.
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 20, 2023 21:25:00 GMT
Bought a very high mileage E61 520d M Sport Buznuss Edition (manual) this morning. Black with black leather. Mostly seems to work and very nice looking and a very decent interior given the 175000 miles. Has xenon’s, Nav, f and r parking sensors, heated seats, rear air suspension.
1 very annoying problem - the remotes don’t work so Inhave to unlock with a key and then stick the key in the slot or the alarm goes off. I know one of the 4 keys does send a signal as I’ve been to Timpson’s (the original keys are rechargeable and can lose connections) but it does nothing. I’ve been trying to Google how to programme the keys but I can only find info for regular keys or for comfort access keys. Anyone know how to programme one that goes in the slot then you have a push button start?
The rear wiper also doesn’t work so might try the relay as a first idea.
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 20, 2023 21:47:29 GMT
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Post by Roadrunner on Jun 21, 2023 6:45:28 GMT
From the photos that looks very tidy, considering the mileage.
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Post by Tim on Jun 21, 2023 7:41:56 GMT
Looks pretty decent.
Rear wiper will either be a fried motor, or its seized because one of the washers (metal washer, not screenwash) has disintegrated - this happened with my E46 estate and was fixed by removing the wiper arm and spindle and replacing the offending washer, cost to repair FREE because I had an appropriate washer lying around - or the dreaded E61 tailgate wiring problem, although that would most likely give you a dashboard warning light too.
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Post by alf on Jun 21, 2023 8:18:52 GMT
Sara had a 206 auto, a 1.6 and it was dire. Dire driving position and the horrible gearbox was actually dangewrous. You want to accelerate out of a junction? Requests in triplicate with a recently signed note from the grandparents, you will be notified when it is safe to proceed. Or not. Should try and auto Pug 1007 then! I had one as a loaner when I had the 156GTA, and OMG was it dangerously slow!!!! cbeaks - that looks like a tidy bargain, issues aside! Good luck on the reliability front... |
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 21, 2023 18:13:18 GMT
Looks pretty decent. Rear wiper will either be a fried motor, or its seized because one of the washers (metal washer, not screenwash) has disintegrated - this happened with my E46 estate and was fixed by removing the wiper arm and spindle and replacing the offending washer, cost to repair FREE because I had an appropriate washer lying around - or the dreaded E61 tailgate wiring problem, although that would most likely give you a dashboard warning light too. I think this may be right. The motor is working which is a good start. |
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Post by Martin on Jun 21, 2023 18:31:42 GMT
That’s nice. The Business edition is the one to go for ideally, as you’ll definitely get Bluetooth, although it still only gets you business Nav on the 20d. I think it was c£500 extra to upgrade when I got mine, which I added along with the Bamboo trim.
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 21, 2023 19:03:15 GMT
4 matching Bridgestones and a no advisory mot suggested it may have been looked after to some degree. Looked at a high mileage TT and an Octavia and they wore the miles massively worse. Once the hear know is replaced and some mats are in the interior would pass for a 1/4 of the mileage. Also have some centre caps and a 2022 navi disc on the way.
Hopefully the rear wiper working might mean the central locking issue is the key not the wiring loom.
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 22, 2023 12:09:57 GMT
After much googling about possible costly issues with the remote locking I pulled the alarm fuse and the problem is now solved. Well, the alarm no longer goes off. I’ve sent a key off to an eBay seller that takes them apart and fits a new battery etc. Maybe that will work.
New knob and mats are in, and a 3.5mm aux to lightning wire means DAB and Spotify etc.
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Post by johnc on Jun 22, 2023 13:02:10 GMT
I thought batteries in keys were easy to replace. I have certainly changed the batteries in my last two cars.
I had a seized rear wiper in my E46 Touring and I just took out the motor and spindle, cleaned it up, greased it, put in a new rubber seal (O ring) and it was to good as new.
Those old 5 series were pretty well built.
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Post by Martin on Jun 22, 2023 13:13:53 GMT
I thought batteries in keys were easy to replace. I have certainly changed the batteries in my last two cars. I had a seized rear wiper in my E46 Touring and I just took out the motor and spindle, cleaned it up, greased it, put in a new rubber seal (O ring) and it was to good as new. Those old 5 series were pretty well built. I'm not sure if it is replaceable, as that era of 5 series had a key that recharged when it was in the ignition. |
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 22, 2023 22:08:40 GMT
They have to be cut open and re soldered then put in a new case.
I spoke to a locksmith yesterday and he won’t touch BMW’s of this era with the CAS system (whatever that is).
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Post by johnc on Jun 23, 2023 7:33:55 GMT
They have to be cut open and re soldered then put in a new case. I spoke to a locksmith yesterday and he won’t touch BMW’s of this era with the CAS system (whatever that is). What idiot thought that was a good design? |
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Post by Tim on Jun 23, 2023 7:58:55 GMT
They have to be cut open and re soldered then put in a new case. I spoke to a locksmith yesterday and he won’t touch BMW’s of this era with the CAS system (whatever that is). What idiot thought that was a good design? Presumably the guy that's now leading the direction of their exterior design  |
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jul 17, 2023 8:37:08 GMT
Thanks for the rear wiper advice. New mechanism (needed some fettling) in and works a treat.
Also bought a diversity antenna off eBay and installed yesterday.
It works - central locking sorted and now the cd changer and pre sets also work. As a bonus there were 4 cd’s of some sort of Now TWICM compilation of 1990’s music still in the cassette.
I think everything works now. I still need to do the wash, clay, cut , polish, but it is remarkable what you can get for less than £3k. It certainly wears the miles better than any other 100k + cat I have had/been in.
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