[therealdb1]

Just the mere £540 road tax for it to sit in the garage for most of its life!
It is still only on its 3rd tank of fuel in 11 months!

When will the cretins in Westminster get their act together and charge road funding as a proportion of road useage?
That way all of the non-UK traffic that causes wear and tear to our roads helps pay for them. How far can you drive in France without contributing to their road network?

I had an interesting discussion with the head of a County Highways department (I will not divulge which county to protect their innocence!) who claimed that only around 1/35th of what is raised from the motorist is invested in the road infrastructure anyway.
Disclaimer - I have no evidence to confirm this but it is what I was told by this particular government representative.

Rant over... For today at least!

[BMW335iSport]

After months of no issues my waterpump went whilst on the motorway, mother of god they are a bit more expensive than other cars I've owned before, when I saw the code I naively assumed £500 or so...silly me.

So whilst getting that done I decided to get my sparks, coil packs and injectors checked, turns out that five of the six coil packs were arcing, not too surprising for 11 year old coil packs so had all coil packs replaced.

All in all, £1,400.

Car runs nice and smooth now, the coil pack replacement has made start up noticeably smoother (it struggled before) and also general driving feels smoother.

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by Incrediblewoody

After months of no issues my waterpump went whilst on the motorway, mother of god they are a bit more expensive than other cars I've owned before, when I saw the code I naively assumed £500 or so...silly me.

So whilst getting that done I decided to get my sparks, coil packs and injectors checked, turns out that five of the six coil packs were arcing, not too surprising for 11 year old coil packs so had all coil packs replaced.

All in all, £1,400.

Car runs nice and smooth now, the coil pack replacement has made start up noticeably smoother (it struggled before) and also general driving feels smoother.

My 35i is now on its third water pump at 111,000 miles. My last water pump died after only 45000 miles

[mjn77]

Original waterpump at 143k miles

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I did the oil change this month, so we’re at $77.

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by mjn77

Original waterpump at 143k miles

And it's only a £60 part

[Chappers 71]

Both lower suspension arms & a geo £375. All brake shudder has now gone & the car no longer crashes over bumps, I guess over time I never realised how bad the ride had become.

The old 35i feels totally transformed now
Yes I've spent the best part of £4000 on it this last 6 weeks but the cars never felt so good to drive, the cic upgrade is excellent & a combox is next on the list.

I am very glad I didn't sell it for 3k a while back as £7000 wouldn't have bought me a car as good as my 35i is now

[mjn77]

August...
2 x brake bulbs, £2.50
Insurance, £966

MOT tomorrow as well.

[Dann]

Tax last month for me @ £315
Insurance this month @ £415

and a tank of fuel to celebrate.

[748adam]

£600 in some new index 12 injectors and decouplers from BMW, need to find someone to code them in once fitted.

[snedanator]

I'm about £1000 this month😭😂😂. Plugs, coils, injectors, o2 sensors. Chasing faults basically. But all good now. Just need to find cash for fuel now😂😂😂lol

[snedanator]

Originally Posted by 748adam

£600 in some new index 12 injectors and decouplers from BMW, need to find someone to code them in once fitted.

I know someone that can do it remotely for u if u want, if u have a dcan cable and laptop, he was gonna do mine as I wasn't sure how to work the bmw programs, I already had the programs on my laptop from before, but I managed to code them myself and clear codes fairly easy. But I can put him onto u if u want. He was gonna charge me $100 for coding and clearing faults...and obviously u get to keep the bmw software.

[748adam]

I have inpa on my old laptop but that died, and I have also lost the discs that I had it on,
Gunna have a chat with my local specialist and see if they will help me out

[MattOz]

£348 for insurance. Nothing else apart from the monthly warranty cost of £60.

[Chappers 71]

No issues or expenses other than fuel during September. Cars running very nicely...for now.
MOTs due in October, I may get it done next Saturday.

[mjn77]

Just £40 for the MOT.

[AD18]

Originally Posted by therealdb1

Just the mere £540 road tax for it to sit in the garage for most of its life!
It is still only on its 3rd tank of fuel in 11 months!

When will the cretins in Westminster get their act together and charge road funding as a proportion of road useage?
That way all of the non-UK traffic that causes wear and tear to our roads helps pay for them. How far can you drive in France without contributing to their road network?

I had an interesting discussion with the head of a County Highways department (I will not divulge which county to protect their innocence!) who claimed that only around 1/35th of what is raised from the motorist is invested in the road infrastructure anyway.
Disclaimer - I have no evidence to confirm this but it is what I was told by this particular government representative.

Rant over... For today at least!

Why is your road tax so much? I need to do mine but its £290...? Agree with it being annoying when car isn't used much though

[Dann]

Originally Posted by AD18

Why is your road tax so much? I need to do mine but its £290...? Agree with it being annoying when car isn't used much though

Pre LCi are over £500 due to emissions.
They changed the bands or something in 2008 so it dropped the N54 to £315 or something

[ZerenDip]

Did all this in early September:

Purchased Pure Stage 2 High Flows w/ their inlets -$5,000 out the door installed

Got a package deal from my local shop and they threw in a Fuel It Stage 2 Bucketed LPFP with the upgraded Turbos too.

Had to get a few things repaired since preventive maintenance is key:

Engine Mount Passenger Side - $130
Oil Pan Gasket Leak Fixed - $400
Passenger Side Window Regulator - $14X

Total came out to around $57-- out the door with all my fixes, new fluids and all installs done. Car runs great. Definitely left a hole in my pocket but the power bug hit me again.

Got some plans for next month since I'll be doing my first tracking event at shift sector!

[therealdb1]

Originally Posted by AD18

Why is your road tax so much?

You tell me! The 335 causes less wear and tear to the public highway than my wife's Smart car that she uses every day but her tax is £30!
I think at the time our wonderful government were trying to force us all to drive diesels but they have now realised that diesel fuel is no good for the environment or people's health either so they are now trying to price those off the road and they only want electric cars available in a few years time.
Unfortunately, because as usual they have forgotten to remove their blinkers no consideration has been given to where the electricity comes from to recharge all of these cars. It ain't all coming from solar panels or wind turbines trust me!
The other issue is that unless we can all afford a Tesla, "normal" electric cars with contemporary technology only run for 100 miles and we do not all live in cities with charging points in every street says the man from rural Norfolk. We have only just discovered broadband over here!
Just when you thought the rant was over

[AD18]

Originally Posted by therealdb1

You tell me! The 335 causes less wear and tear to the public highway than my wife's Smart car that she uses every day but her tax is £30!
I think at the time our wonderful government were trying to force us all to drive diesels but they have now realised that diesel fuel is no good for the environment or people's health either so they are now trying to price those off the road and they only want electric cars available in a few years time.
Unfortunately, because as usual they have forgotten to remove their blinkers no consideration has been given to where the electricity comes from to recharge all of these cars. It ain't all coming from solar panels or wind turbines trust me!
The other issue is that unless we can all afford a Tesla, "normal" electric cars with contemporary technology only run for 100 miles and we do not all live in cities with charging points in every street says the man from rural Norfolk. We have only just discovered broadband over here!
Just when you thought the rant was over

Haha, ranting aside, some very true points here, especially regarding diesel and the move to electric. It'll be the same shortsightedness for electric i think as I don't think the whole picture, cradle to grave for electric cars has really been looked at properly.
Working in the oil and gas industry myself, I can say that i'm not worried at all about its demise as I know where this electricity will 'originate from'. Cars are one thing, what are they doing about all these planes? Move to electric? Stop people flying? Nope, keep making that jet fuel boys!

[Chappers 71]

I have a 2006 335i, the £540 or so VED is a fukin joke.
Crypton gas analyser for last October's mot showed CO2 at 0.00% & Hydro Carbon at 1 ppm with a mileage of 105865.
I suspect what comes out of my exhaust is less polluted than what goes in the airbox