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Disappointed and very surprised
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Leslie
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Disappointed and very surprised
You are maybe getting a discount on parts for older cars as its rare for a dealer to be even remotely competitive on price . You really need to hold onto this if you go to Greece permanently as its far too nice to give it away for all you will get with it being old now , get shot of the x5 instead and keep this
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sapphireblack
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Disappointed and very surprised
You have read my mind. And i recall BMW did offer discounted maintenance on older cars like my E53, but i'm not aware if that still applies?
I bought the E70 as a "knockabout and not precious", unfussy car for a place where cars are very much secondary. The relocation plans took another hit last week, so are once again on hold pending some clarification.
And I think, having spent far to much money bringing the E70 up to par i wouldnt want to sell it either, but one must go, though maybe not immediately.
Just today on both cars, i fitted the panels inside the armrest box that include the factory 12v socket as well as the AUX-USB connections. Cable was run along the console, behind trim of course, to tap off of the original 12v socket wiring. A budget job having spent about £30 total for all the bits n pieces, including the correct T plugs for the 12v sockets.
Quite a rewarding task
The actual expenditure was £34.26. I did use some in stock connectors valued only in pence. And the reason for this was more connection options. The front 12v socket powers a phone charging mat so it's lost to anything else. I have an iPod connected in the armrest box so not much facility to charge anything else like a tablet while on the move. And i hate leads trailing everywhere, like from the rear 12v socket. But i am of course only justifying my own efforts
I bought the E70 as a "knockabout and not precious", unfussy car for a place where cars are very much secondary. The relocation plans took another hit last week, so are once again on hold pending some clarification.
And I think, having spent far to much money bringing the E70 up to par i wouldnt want to sell it either, but one must go, though maybe not immediately.
Just today on both cars, i fitted the panels inside the armrest box that include the factory 12v socket as well as the AUX-USB connections. Cable was run along the console, behind trim of course, to tap off of the original 12v socket wiring. A budget job having spent about £30 total for all the bits n pieces, including the correct T plugs for the 12v sockets.
Quite a rewarding task
The actual expenditure was £34.26. I did use some in stock connectors valued only in pence. And the reason for this was more connection options. The front 12v socket powers a phone charging mat so it's lost to anything else. I have an iPod connected in the armrest box so not much facility to charge anything else like a tablet while on the move. And i hate leads trailing everywhere, like from the rear 12v socket. But i am of course only justifying my own efforts
