My New Motor

[wazza]

Isn't there something missing in the pictures?

[Joshie]

Ian,

Nice car - great choice of colour. I'll have to come up to MK sometime and go skiing again - maybe you can show me how an M3 eats the roundabouts?

You're welcome anytimme - I'll come skiing with you next time too.
Just give me plenty of notice as I'm travelling loads at the moment - away in China for 10 days from Monday.

P.S. Does the handbook actually recommend a running-in period?

Yes. There is a sticker on the windscreen too. Car is limited to 5500 RPM until the first inspection at 1200 miles. It recommends light throtle use only during this period. I normally don't care to much about these things but these engines need to be treated very carefully at first so that they don't, well, blow up! I took one out on test with 13 miles on and took it to the limiter. I had an inexperienced salesman with me who didn't even mention running in. At the end of the test there was a loud tappety noise coming form the engine. That's why I'm being so careful.

[Joshie]

Isn't there something missing in the pictures?

What Paul? (he askes leading with his chin [img]images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img])

[wazza]

Isn't there something missing in the pictures?

What Paul? (he askes leading with his chin )

[img]images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]foglights? [img]images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
enjoy it. I know you will [img]images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[Joshie]

Thanks mate,

Foglights

Do you mean that it has foglights as I removed the S4 fogs for better air intake?

[wazza]

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[Joshie]

You obviously had a great holiday [img]images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]