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Omega Gallery / Re: First daylight in 4 months...

« on: Yesterday at 09:17:57 »

Looks very tidy, and is obviously well looked after.    I still miss my 3.2 Elite Estate, it was a proper load lugging estate car with the upright tailgate. My A6 Avant has such a sloping tailgate that it seriously limits what will fit in it, which is a shame given its sheer size. Looks over practicality I guess.
Fingers crossed that yours is all good now. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )

« on: 09 July 2025, 10:08:30 »

It might be a trick of the camera, but that looks bent along the rear edge.
……..

I thought that, near to the levelling ball area. As you say, it may be an optimal delusion. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )

« on: 09 July 2025, 08:55:37 »

The original GM Wishbones had flat rivets on the ball joint but a lot of aftermarket wishbones had dome rivets. If the ball joint had been changed at some point, I’d expect the rivets to have been replaced with bolts.
If refurbishing, clean them up with a wire spinner and check for any stress cracks near to the rear horizontal bush and the ball joint. I refurbed mine with genuine GM rear bush and poly bushes on the front bush, but that was a few years back now. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Behold!

« on: 06 July 2025, 22:11:12 »

They pull like a train to around 125mph, then have a very slight lag for a few mph and then pull like a train again to the speed limiter.   

Allegedly. So you heard down the pub. Or a mate told you.

An upstanding member of the community like you wouldn't know such things first hand.

I was based in Munich at the time on project work, honestly officer.   

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General Car Chat / Re: Behold!

« on: 05 July 2025, 23:05:53 »

I'd argue that.300bhp and 450ft lbs is probably enough for a big diesel cruiser, so for my money I'd take a remapped 525/530d over the 535.

That said I had the same lump in my 335d and I couldn't help wondering what a remap might have done for that... 

On the 530d, Hartge tuning use to replace the intercooler with a larger one and remove the electronic limiter when doing a remap. This would increase the top speed to an alleged 170’ish mph. This puts it in line with the D5 Alpina (535d) which has a 170mph+ top speed. 
I’ve had enough of these to know just how quick they can reach the 155mph limiter. They pull like a train to around 125mph, then have a very slight lag for a few mph and then pull like a train again to the speed limiter.   
It’s a lovely engine/gearbox combo, and is plenty powerful enough without any mods.    If I ever become interested in speed again, this is the engine I’d go for.   

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General Car Chat / Re: Behold!

« on: 04 July 2025, 13:53:40 »

Forum members will know I'm not the greatest fan of derv cars but I think old Tigger has done well here.

Incidentally what is the difference between a 330D and the 335D as they both share the same 3 litre straight six lump?

Good choice.

The 535d is a twin turbo (one small turbo and one large), whereas the 530d is a variable geometry single turbo. 

Incidentally, at one stage the 525d, the 530d, the 540d, and the 550d all used the 3.0d block. The 525d was a down tuned 3.0d. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Behold!

« on: 03 July 2025, 20:14:19 »

*Haven't worked out how to reset the trip yet. 

Has it got the button under the fuel gauge on the dash or BC on the left hand stork. I seem to recall that the F10 had the dash button. Incidentally, if it does have the button to reset the trip, you can press and hold it to show other information. You can also use that button to unlock other menus to show any error codes stored.

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General Car Chat / Re: Behold!

« on: 03 July 2025, 09:05:54 »

Very nice.    The engine/gearbox set-up on these makes them such a pleasure to drive. It’s a fantastic allrounder, fast but surprisingly economical, and the gearbox is equally at home plodding around town as it is when pressing on. It’s still my favourite bmw engine/gearbox combo. 
Hope it serves you well.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 02 July 2025, 20:06:54 »

Speaking of VAGs, I dumped mine in the short stay, and now running around in a VAG shitbox.

I singlehandedly makes the Battlebus feel powerful and fast

Exactly, the ideal car for reformed characters like ourselves.    It discourages the temptation to drive really fast. 
What is this gutless wonder you’ve been loaned? 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 02 July 2025, 20:01:11 »

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect………….

Well you could be right Al. I just googled VAG ACC rear pad wear and it appears that under very light braking it applies rear bias for the reason that you stated, and uses normal bias for heavier braking……. and pre-sense for those suicidal moments.   
Maybe it’s just a VAG thing.    or maybe it’s total horse shite. 

That's bloody dangerous, as the vehicle has no idea what the road conditions are and could easily spin you if you were on an icy patch

A further search reveals that Volvo’s do the same apparently.    Quoted from a Swedish forum :

‘ Volvo Adaptive Cruise and Pilot Assist is very brake happy instead of coasting to slow down, and uses primarily rear brakes.’

I don’t know for certain Mark, I’m only going on what the Indy told me and what I’ve read, so it’s not factual on my part and could be wrong information. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 02 July 2025, 13:18:38 »

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect………….

Well you could be right Al. I just googled VAG ACC rear pad wear and it appears that under very light braking it applies rear bias for the reason that you stated, and uses normal bias for heavier braking……. and pre-sense for those suicidal moments.   
Maybe it’s just a VAG thing.    or maybe it’s total horse shite. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 02 July 2025, 12:40:51 »

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect………….

Yes, it definitely applies the brakes, as I see the third brake light come on in the tailgate spoiler reflection, which I believe has been a requirement for legislation for many years now. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 02 July 2025, 12:24:43 »

Treated the Audi to a new set of front brake pads. Not fitted them yet but will do soon, as although they’re only around 60% worn they have started kicking out more dust, and I hate dirty alloys.    Rears to follow shortly as using cruise a lot appears to wear front and rears at an equal rate.

Its far more likely to be the stability system using the rears for vectoring that is making the wear even, adaptive cruise still uses the same brake bias as using your foot to ensure stability when slowing

You may well be right Mark.    When I questioned the equal’ish wear, I was told that it was partly down to the adaptive cruise, so maybe a combination of both.    I’m used to the rears lasting much longer than the fronts on previous vehicles but these are 60% worn on the front and not far behind on the rears. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 01 July 2025, 21:28:46 »

Treated the Audi to a new set of front brake pads. Not fitted them yet but will do soon, as although they’re only around 60% worn they have started kicking out more dust, and I hate dirty alloys.    Rears to follow shortly as using cruise a lot appears to wear front and rears at an equal rate.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 01 July 2025, 21:11:32 »

Wimpy …….

A couple of years back, their famous Bender in a Bun got renamed Mr Bendy.  Clearly that is too much for middle class Oxfordian types with nothing better to do, and has now called Pork Bendy.

For years I thought Wimpy had gone completely, since we lost the one in your old homeland formerly known as Cadena Cafe. It was years later that I realised that they still existed. 

How the hell can a Pork Bender be more acceptable than a Mr Bendy.