hi Friends we just bought a BMW 525D and just doing short trips every day as my wife do just under 2 miles a day local driving , now our particle filter been shown up on i drive during our drive on m25 , we have not lost the power but taken to bmw specialist what they saying is particle filter...

I'm looking for a 120d for economy and torque but was wondering what is considered a short trip for the 120d? I do 8 miles each way to work and back which is 15-20 mins of 40mph driving and was wondering if this would cause DPF problems, etc? I know a motorway blast every now and then should...

Hi Guys, Sorry for the cryptic title. Basically, since being made redundant in March I have been doing the school run:mad No fun at the best of times. So the (Military type) routine is normally, 0825, Leave the house for the one mile trip. Sit in traffic for about 5 mins. Travel for approx 3...

Now the winter is here I'm finding my car is taking a very long time to get up to temp! There is nothing wrong with it..... its had a recent coolant flush / change and the climate control is blowing heat out nicely... its also got a clean bill of health from BMW. My drive to / from work is...