How low can your BMW go?
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Printed Date: 26-June-2024 at 14:53
Topic: How low can your BMW go?
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Subject: How low can your BMW go?
Date Posted: 08-January-2010 at 08:36
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Not the usual suspension lowering chat but what temperature is your Beamer operating in? I got minus 13 deg C this morning on the outskirts of Houston in Renfrewshire near Glasgow Airport. It's the coldest I've ever seen displayed on a cars temp gauge but I know I'm not in the coldest part of the country. By the way everything was still working! ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 08-January-2010 at 10:19
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We don't get cold temperatures here like those you get in
Scotland (-2 or -3 at worst) but the car was reading -8.5 here this morning. And its to get colder! ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: purplejaycars
Date Posted: 08-January-2010 at 13:40
- 6.5 here in the South. Everything on my car was working fine until the other day when I stupiddly kept trying to user my screen wash and the hidligh cleaner jet popped off the car whilst on the motorway 
------------- (E46) 330i Sport Jay |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 08-January-2010 at 18:05
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So positively tropical by comparison to up here then. ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
purplejaycars wrote:
Was -11.5 when I got home at 5pm. brrrrrPosted By: 540 V8
Date Posted: 08-January-2010 at 21:36
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Ok, here goes, minus 9 here last night! in the south! I have to say one sad thing though, amongst the many dumped and abandoned cars at the sides of the roads, of the ones I recognised, a large majority of them were the big cars with all the technology, sadly quite a few beemers. A 59 plate 5 series, an e46 M3 and I have spotted a few more as well but also an audi A8 and a couple of Mercs too. I'd say there is probably as many of the big expensive models stranded as the smaller fords, nissans, vauxhalls etc which is strange because the smaller cheaper car hugely out number the bigger ones but a larger percentage of the big guns getting stuck!? What happened to all that ASC, ESP, ABS etc...... have the mighty fallen to the power of mother nature? Anyone else got any tales of woe in the snow? Mike ------------- 
Current:E34 540i Touring 6 speed manual(Mpower bodykit & suspension)& Chrysler Voyager 3.3 V6 auto Previous:E34 530iSE AC Schnitzer suspension. E28 525e auto-Standard |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 08-January-2010 at 21:52
I knew I shouldn't have "given" Paul my E30 M3 ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: 540 V8
Date Posted: 08-January-2010 at 22:12
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I did think you'd been a little quiet since giving up your pride and joy. Any eyes on a replacement yet? On the note of freezing cars. My wife and I decided it was time we cleared our driveway and cars for the first time since the heavy snowfall on Tuesday. After spending 30 minutes digging the snow from in front of my car and all the windows, we switched the engine on to try and use the heater on the windows to clear the frozen ice. The thing is, the door lock was stiff and although it opened, it sprang closed again once we'd got the engine running with keys obviously in the car! I had fitted a new barrell to the drivers door in the summer and we thought we may have had a spare somewhere but couldn't remember where. After a little frantic looking we breathed a sigh of relief as we found a brand new spare key "PHEW"! Then I spent 10 minutes trying to wheel spin my car back up the drive so we could park hers. My arms, chest and thighs are killing me from all that shovelling. More to come tomorrow as I have to do a few miles but I'll be in the company van followed by SWMBO's taxi! All good fun! Mike -------------
Current:E34 540i Touring 6 speed manual(Mpower bodykit & suspension)& Chrysler Voyager 3.3 V6 auto Previous:E34 530iSE AC Schnitzer suspension. E28 525e auto-Standard |
Posted By: Hoover
Date Posted: 09-January-2010 at 10:38
well i can t even get in my e30 M3 simon...i need an old milk carton full of warm water, poured over the door in the area of the handle and lock..to get the key in and for the key to turn and work the sollenoid. BTW, i'm sure Pauls got yours tucked up nice and warm mate the coldest the temp guage said has been 18 deg F , which is -8?
------------- 88 E30 M3 fast(er than it was, ta Shep and Grant) and a k8 2008 busa...faster still (focus RS gone to good home - but never forgotton, eh Shep) |
...then when i get there i cant lock it!
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 09-January-2010 at 12:48
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With both my car and her 206, the locks keep freezing which
won't let me actually close the doors! I have to pour warm water over them just to be able to close the door! ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 09-January-2010 at 15:53
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Ah, yes, but I had a Cat1 alarm/immobiliser fitted to "my" E30 M3, so just had to press the key-fob to un-lock the doors Stupid frameless coupes! ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
, and with a bit of warm water / de-icer around the doorframe she would always open - and lock again. Posted By: dryle
Date Posted: 12-January-2010 at 15:57
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-9.5° in enfield, only had trouble this morning pulling away from my house, ice formed over the gravel in fron of my house so the traction light kept flicking on even though I wasn't giving much power to wheels. ------------- Dave Ryle  "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." -- George Bernard Shaw |