Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

...bm is looking well after a wash

bear1 wrote: »

Stream?

Odyssey k24 200bhp

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Washed, now feeding..

Nixonbot wrote: »

That colour and that interior, oh yes.

This... It's 2.2 auto and I should have gone for 2.5 manual, but this one really stood out when I was looking for one nearly 5 years ago.

That's a lovely E46! I know I'm totally biased but the facelifted ones are still a fresh looking car. It's all the better for having the correct number of cylinders under the bonnet, too :cool:.

Misses wanted to throw this out "recycle" it. Was horrified. It's being turned into a table or other display.

Got some new tyres and a wheel today

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Jesus, what happened to that?

Believe or not just a kerb :eek: 30profile tyres don't give much protection, wheels aren't the strongest I believe they're just regular alloys not forged or anything.

Did clip it at 40kmph or so so decent force. I think the wheel actually just absorbed all the force saving any damage to anything else :pac:

Not a fun week....

2.0 litre 4 cylinder, 250bhp.

MisterDrak wrote: »

Snap viperirl !!!

Very long time GTi owner here (since 2005), and mover over the BMW week before last. Also a 530i. Absolutely love the car.

ah! so you bought the other one - I had seen it was sold when I picked mine up. Yup absolutely adore the car, plenty of power, nice and smooth and a quiet petrol engine.

bazz26 wrote: »

How are you finding it so far on juice compared to the GTi?

This first thing that hits you is the almost silence when you drive off, and this persists for normal speeds. Potholes and poor surfaces are dealt with well, however I have the M-Sport running on 20ins rims, so I do get some feedback but it is "distant". Each time I drive the BMW I'm happy to "whaft" along, where as with the GTI I wanted to get there "fast". Just a completely different feeling...

You do notice the considerable extra weight in the car, when taking tight corners so some speed. The low down acceleration in the Gti is better, however slot the 530 into sport and after 2500 rpm it just take off. I would love to do a drag race between the two, and watch the BMW eat the Golf from 50mph onwards.

The technology is next level, and the idrive is very intuitive to use. Stuff like remote locking, heating, and are mostly gimmicks, iv even got Office 365 integration (talk about driving distraction)...

I will say that the Apple Car Play integration is not as good in the BMW. The more letterbox screen is somewhat to blame, as the icons for the apps are not as well spaced, also there is a fair bit of lag between hitting the app and getting a response back.

Getting about 29 in the BM compared to 31 in the GTi.

Overall loving the absolutely the experience. :D:D

Very true, a mate of mine bought a 1.5 VTEC Turbo Civic in the last few weeks. 180bhp (but feels like more when on the move).

It was €30k new which I thought represents very good value, it's very highly specced too. Road tax of €280 and up to 50 MPG as well, seems petrol can be the way forward again.

vintagevrs wrote: »

Do you use the paddles much? I have had a few autos, but the golf was the only petrol/performance car with an auto I had, and I found I used them all the time. Default mode for me was to knock the DSG into sport and then use the paddles as sport auto used to hold the gears too long. This also prevented the race mode noise fakery going on, but I think you might have that coded out already. I don't the paddles in my current car at all, probably would if it was petrol though.

I'm using them more and more, i use race mode in manual alot and use the paddles as like you said it holds the gears too long and it can be very loud in built up traffic. I have the soundaktor coded out alright - biggest load of ...