MrRight
Active Member
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2018
- Messages
- 900
- Location
- surrey
- Car
- S205 C63s Estate + w211 e63 +smart 44 brabus sport
Further updates on this old banger , well the parking sensors only worked intermittently which was annoying me so I had two more replaced. They now work perfectly. That cost some ££
Also had the flappy pedal contact points changed which cost some ££
The brakes were bothering me since my wales trip as the car would sometimes swerve a bit from time to time on braking. I'm so had the rear rotors and pads changed which cost some ££
(brakes now feel much more competent )
All done by BMS Surrey who picked the car and dropped it back. very happy indeed with the high quality of their service.
(total cost incl labour for the above 3 sets of items. gbp 1k)
Other than that , dislikes :
a. the drivers seat , not the most comfortable seat. is leather and heated which is great but I'm used to better on the last 2 amgs.
b. rattles from the dash area since bmw replaced the airbags under recall. really annoying . will sort out
c. rattle from the passenger seat when no one is sitting in it
d. I noticed a tiny bit of rust beginning to develop near the passenger door panel. the rest of the paint work is pristine. I'll sort the rust asap.
e. cant really do low speed rear wheel slides due to the MP4s tyres . it feels AWD. luckily winter is coming so we will get to see whether I might get to enjoy the fact it is RWD soon.
f. the exhaust is too loud and I do get embarrassed slightly sometimes if I drive through town in 1st gear from a stop , at other times when cruising, I love the 6 cylinder hum.
g. rusty brake calipers need changing at some stage but I cant be asked spending more £
h. while it is certainly practical enough to have as my only car, an M5 4 door of its generation has it beat hands down. But this is probably better to drive IMO.
I. the chassis is very shaky over bumps and pot holes compared to a non convertible car or a boxster even. It almost feels like the frame of the car wobbles a bit lol
j. It's a bmw
Likes:
a. for the price and age, the engine and transmission are in great condition . for a car with around 330 hp(probably less now) , it is really fast.
b. much better car to drive on windy roads than the c63 due to its dimensions. It can fit in tiny gaps no problem. the c is portly in comparison so that car hardly gets driven in the surrey hills and part of north downs unless the wife insists I take it.
c. Unbeatable feeling of enjoyment with the hood down and sound experience while cant quite match the c63 , is so much louder in the cabin
d. absolute monster of a car at the traffic light gp , before the gears need shifting into 2nd , not many cars that are in the wrong lane that want to go ahead of me and then come into my lane in front can actually successfully do so. due to the perfect torque to weight profile, i reckon it beats the c63 to 30mph on the MP4s tyres. It is a real brute of a car that's 15 years old. Not that I participate in any other type of traffic GP, and never race anyone. Luckily v few folks seem to know what an e46 m3 is and think it is just on old banger so dare I say it is a sleeper !
e. for a vert, with the MP4S tyres , it is formidable on the handling side of things . I'm glad I didnt buy the coupe version especially as with the roof down, air in your hair beats the marginal performance gains of the coupe.
f. all the stuff just works , aircon , roof etc.not bad for a 15 year old car. for a car with no service history records, it is in much better condition than the previous bmw i bought with a full service history .
g. I do like the cornering ability and steering which has long ratios so turning is razor sharp accurate. i love cornering in this car just off centre though it is annoying to keep the car in the middle of a lane on the motorway.
h it has isofix!
I. combined fuel economy of 22.5mpg with v little motorway driving
I was going to initially keep it for a few months and go 2 door boxster or AMG, or 4 door m5 or other old sporty car so after putting on another 10k miles on this I may be on the hunt for another second hand hero
Also had the flappy pedal contact points changed which cost some ££
The brakes were bothering me since my wales trip as the car would sometimes swerve a bit from time to time on braking. I'm so had the rear rotors and pads changed which cost some ££
(brakes now feel much more competent )
All done by BMS Surrey who picked the car and dropped it back. very happy indeed with the high quality of their service.
(total cost incl labour for the above 3 sets of items. gbp 1k)
Other than that , dislikes :
a. the drivers seat , not the most comfortable seat. is leather and heated which is great but I'm used to better on the last 2 amgs.
b. rattles from the dash area since bmw replaced the airbags under recall. really annoying . will sort out
c. rattle from the passenger seat when no one is sitting in it
d. I noticed a tiny bit of rust beginning to develop near the passenger door panel. the rest of the paint work is pristine. I'll sort the rust asap.
e. cant really do low speed rear wheel slides due to the MP4s tyres . it feels AWD. luckily winter is coming so we will get to see whether I might get to enjoy the fact it is RWD soon.
f. the exhaust is too loud and I do get embarrassed slightly sometimes if I drive through town in 1st gear from a stop , at other times when cruising, I love the 6 cylinder hum.
g. rusty brake calipers need changing at some stage but I cant be asked spending more £
h. while it is certainly practical enough to have as my only car, an M5 4 door of its generation has it beat hands down. But this is probably better to drive IMO.
I. the chassis is very shaky over bumps and pot holes compared to a non convertible car or a boxster even. It almost feels like the frame of the car wobbles a bit lol
j. It's a bmw
Likes:
a. for the price and age, the engine and transmission are in great condition . for a car with around 330 hp(probably less now) , it is really fast.
b. much better car to drive on windy roads than the c63 due to its dimensions. It can fit in tiny gaps no problem. the c is portly in comparison so that car hardly gets driven in the surrey hills and part of north downs unless the wife insists I take it.
c. Unbeatable feeling of enjoyment with the hood down and sound experience while cant quite match the c63 , is so much louder in the cabin
d. absolute monster of a car at the traffic light gp , before the gears need shifting into 2nd , not many cars that are in the wrong lane that want to go ahead of me and then come into my lane in front can actually successfully do so. due to the perfect torque to weight profile, i reckon it beats the c63 to 30mph on the MP4s tyres. It is a real brute of a car that's 15 years old. Not that I participate in any other type of traffic GP, and never race anyone. Luckily v few folks seem to know what an e46 m3 is and think it is just on old banger so dare I say it is a sleeper !
e. for a vert, with the MP4S tyres , it is formidable on the handling side of things . I'm glad I didnt buy the coupe version especially as with the roof down, air in your hair beats the marginal performance gains of the coupe.
f. all the stuff just works , aircon , roof etc.not bad for a 15 year old car. for a car with no service history records, it is in much better condition than the previous bmw i bought with a full service history .
g. I do like the cornering ability and steering which has long ratios so turning is razor sharp accurate. i love cornering in this car just off centre though it is annoying to keep the car in the middle of a lane on the motorway.
h it has isofix!
I. combined fuel economy of 22.5mpg with v little motorway driving
I was going to initially keep it for a few months and go 2 door boxster or AMG, or 4 door m5 or other old sporty car so after putting on another 10k miles on this I may be on the hunt for another second hand hero