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Hello everyone. I have been doing some research regarding power results given by tuners as I was very sceptical (and rightly so).. I have seen some very impressive figures claimed from tuning companies in the USA. These figures are not what they may seem. Most USA tuners use "Intertia" dynos...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgep1LYw9WefYVnROJOKamQ/videos this is where people go to a lake/canal and throw a big strong magnet into it attached to a rope and then see what they find, in one of their videos they pull out a couple of motorcycles one of which a 2017 Kawasaki!

Purchased 2 x Eicher premium Discs for my 525d E39 Touring and some "Drivetec" pads. On a budget as i wont be keeping the car long . Mechanic cleaned all surfaces off etc and the fitting went well . Then 250 miles (London -Snowdon) of Motorway driving to settle them in. At first( 30 miles)...

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Out of all the cars to do badly in testing, I wouldn't have betted on a Qashqai How toxic is your car exhaust? - BBC News

If you ever wondered what was going on in there this says it all in layman terms: https://www.facebook.com/EuroCarPartsUK/videos/10155181828739155/

Hello all. Tomorrow i pick up my 2016 520 M Sport i've come over from the dark side Audi. I have a couple of questions that are niggling me. I will dish them out one at a time The car has Navigation.....how does it / can it be 'live' updated with traffic conditions. On the Audi i had a...

I came across this read today so I thought I would share it. I find it hard to believe the seals start to go at only 50k any feedback? Take a look at the overview / problem tab BMW N62B44 Engine | Problems, supercharger, reliability

Hi everyone, I'm hoping I might be able to get a little bit of advice and input. I am looking at purchasing a BMW 5-Series 530D. It's a 2004 model, automatic. It has 58,000 miles on the clock. I've done on of the car checks before I go and view it, and there are few things that I'm a little...

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Thought this might be an interesting non BMW topic we can all chime in on... This can be a funny, cool interesting fact, skill or experience you might want to share! Any takers? :D

being a new owner of a 5HP19 cursed car.. i've contacted a few gearbox specialists in our region to get more info on ATF changes..and the cracked reverse d drum issue. this car has just ticked over to 100,600 miles..and im trying to get more info to make decisions on whether to leave the gearbox...

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Hi all, got an interesting one for all you technical whiz kids out there. Just replaced DMF and Clutch on my 2007 118d and was perfect for a couple of weeks. Now when starting its not quite firing until you give it a bit of gas for a few seconds and then she will catch and start/run fine. Its...

Hi guys! I am new around this forum. therefore to introduce myself I wanted to make my first post little bit special this might be a long one, but be patient and get till the end of it I live in Latvia, yes the very country from which many people flee, but while being a student I needed a car...

Hi All, I've got an interesting electrical / logistical problem. Yesterday a friend text me to say that he'd just driven past my car (parked on the road away from my house) and the alarm was repeatedly going off so I went to investigate. The alarm had obviously sucked the battery as pressing...

Right, sorry to be vague and unprepared but I thought I'd post whilst I'm waiting for my Moroccan beef dish to slow cook in the oven. When I start the bimmer from cold I get a low hum / drone from the (front?) of the engine - it usually goes within about a minute never to return that day, and...

I am on a weeks holiday in Cala Dor on the east coast of Majorca & while sitting in a cafe by the marina I saw a blue 8 series drive by that had an interesting spoiler on the the back of a navy blue 8 series as it drive past. I could not tell which model it was, as it was debadged but it had a...

So, a couple of months ago I decided i was bored of french hatchbacks and wanted something with a little build quality [and more than a 1.1 engine] Luckily, working at a car supermarket I managed to get myself an E36 compact 316i for £200. 124000 miles and ABS/traction lights on the clocks but a...

There you go! e30 rally cars at neath stages last year.