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When I've experienced it in the past, slow start-up was linked to an old battery which wasn't generating enough "oomph" but you appear to have addressed that with a new one. However, it might be worth checking that the "new" one is fully charged. You might also find that the starter motor is beginni...

Like others, I can't help with the possible parasitic drain but a quick search on E46 forums points mostly at the Final Stage Resistor (FSR) which can cause battery drain as it starts to fail, as well as unusual behaviour of the heater fan. This is a common problem on the E46 but be warned as you ne...

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ScooBeeFive wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:39 pm

No worries Charles - nice to have a bit of fun with them, knowing they are soon to be history.

I did think about keeping the follow-up comments as you guys were definitely enjoying it but my OCD prevents me from having orphan posts

Apologies to those of you who caught sight of the spam post that appeared earlier - I've had a full teaching schedule today and only just came across it half an hour ago. I do try and weed out the more obvious applications to join but some will, occasionally, slip through. As always, please flag the...

Rav wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:42 pm

Its actually my birthday today

Happy Birthday Rav

Yad3100 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:05 pm

The e46 has a much greater following and the rise for “good” ones has already gone.

When it comes to the E46 Alpina's, I would beg to differ. Their prices are slowly but steadily rising and a good B3S is sitting around the £12-15k mark, depending on variant.

Someone's going to have fun tracking down that water leak and sorting all those "little" jobs. :shock: I've seen several F 3 series convertibles (BMW not ALPINA - not that it makes a difference) where the lower drain holes have become blocked and the rear quarter panels fill up with water. Above a ...

Rav - just to clarify - is it the orange light on the centre console next to the gear lever or the display on the dash?

As a comparison, I wonder what the situation is when buying from AWD?

If I understand their corporate structure correctly, they buy in Germany through their German business, import "internally" and then sell in the UK through their UK business.

Does anyone have any recent experience post-Brexit?

Probably just a loose connection on the bulb. You can check this by lifting the trim around the gear selector.

Really pleased that you finally have the proper suspension set-up

Sorry guys, I know that this is a bmw forum, but always liked these better I think we're allowed on this Chit Chat forum :wink: Absolutely no problem at all - particularly as I cut my motorsport teeth attending meetings in the 70s at Brands Hatch with my dear departed father who used to marshal the...

One thing that I need to sort out ASAP is getting more alloy keys cut. I'm assuming I can get this cut in the usual way so heading down to Timpsons at some point (if I can find one that is open) to see if they can help. From my experience, Timpsons will say that their matching key will work but it ...

exactly theres no value in this car other than being able to of owned one and had the experience, as its got the full collection of what you don't want in an old car if you want it to be valuable Needs to be cheap and for someone who has skills to tinker it back. Otherwise its a mega money pit 100 ...

Metrics wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:04 pm

Interesting that the plaque isn’t numbered - is this a US market thing?

I believe that US cars are sold as BMWs, rather than as ALPINAs and so the Buchloe numbering isn't applied