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Both my current F11 and the G31 I used for just under 3 weeks both had the same default M-Sport set up. So stiffened, lower springs at the front, self-levelling air suspension at the back. Difference between them was the G31 had the standard 18" anthracite alloys (I forget the design alias)...

I do sometimes feel like mine is one of these fabled "Friday cars" (never really thought that was a thing given quality control but this one might have swayed me). That's not to say it isn't reliable, it is and other than a EGR failure (and then a recall after they replaced it with the none...

I'm just getting rid of a late 2015 f11 (5 series touring) on 48k miles, I'm it's second owner and I look after it. In terms of rattles, creaks and squeaks, it's awful. Genuinely. Any estate style car usually creaks a little more than a saloon, they are less rigid due to design and simply...

There is a Cillit Bang (and the dirt is gone...) branded "mould and mildew" remover that works really well too, available in all supermarkets. I just spray it onto a sponge and spread it over the grout and leave for a day then wash off. I tend to buy it when it's on offer (£5 for 3 of the C-B...

100% that can be caused while changing a tyre. Local place did it to mine recently while repairing a tyre, damage was identical to yours. They denied it was them of course, even showed me their scruffy machine's "nylon brushes that mean it can never ever damage an alloy", I pointed out that it...

Rather than drill into a load bearing structure why not just go as far as you through the plaster and then just use a good quality rawl plug chopped down to the right length? I have blinds over nearly every window in my house done like this (i usually get about half a yellow plug to fit) and I...

The extractor fans in our bathrooms are simply run from a 2-gang switch so we have full control (i.e. single live to 2-gang, then output to lighting from L1 and output to extractor from L2 to isolator to fan itself). It's a simple solution but works well as we can leave the fan running for as...

Can you buy a guarantee that you can get hold of a plumber in an emergency, regardless of day or time with a fixed associated cost (either zero up front or an excess amount)? The boiler repair/replacement and the work itself aren't what you are buying into, it's the service level agreement and...

I used to pay British Gas £20 pm for boiler care, annual service and central heating care (so rads and any pipes attached effectively) plus cover and service for a gas fire. This included a £50 excess per claim. The understanding is if thy cant fix it then they'll replace it, or certainly pay a...

Recently had 2 Birkdale insulated roller shutters installed through Costco, they were the best price by about £200 compared to local fitters (and half the cost of the nationals), they are even cheaper now! The quality of the Birkdale doors is really good, you get 4 remotes and the control box...

Isn't that 90cm wide?

Kids can go into a pub with their parents if the pub serves food and not within a certain distance of the bar. I believe licensing also calls that the adult responsible for the kid is not intoxicated either. I really don't see the issue. Around me, pubs that have nice outdoor areas tend to...

I installed two for my metal composite doors (wood inner, metal outer, upvc frame) and other than taking my time getting the measurement right before cutting and having a new hacksaw blade, they were very easy to install. Make sure you put sealant into the screw holes before you screw it down as...

Replace the threshold strip with a "classic" Stormguard threshold? This kind doesn't have a strip on the bottom of the door (does mean taking the door off and removing the old strip), it has a brush built into the threshold itself and a rubber sealing lip that presses up to the outside of the...

Unfortunately the NHBC warranty is mainly for large scale building defects that occur in years 2 - 10. There is an accumulative excess that applies to all claims that goes up each year, I'm not sure what it is in the earlier years but by the time your at years 8-10 any works you need carried out...

You should see behind my radiators! They haven;t even bothered putting the covers over the backbox where the rad pipes come through the wall in most cases and where they have, it's not the correct type like you have, it's a simple blanking plate someone has drilled a few holes in! Of course to...

Different solutions use quantum phenomena in different ways. However the ones with Qubits that are getting the most press at the moment (i.e. IBM/Intel etc.) is the easiest to understand, effectively using (effectively not understood) quantum events as "Packets" of computational time, we are...

Looks like a carpet beetle to me, if you scour the edges of your carpet and look very carefully in wardrobes etc you will probably find the larvae too (little furry things). Unfortunately they are effectively impossible to get rid of in the UK except keeping on top of them and hoovering carpet...

Just a few notes as I've done lot's of silicone in my new house... Personally I prefer a bead of silicone inside as window frames contract and expand and plaster right up rarely lasts more than a few years without starting to look ragged. There are two main types of silicone sealant, low and...

I have literally just completed installing Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS on a new machine with the same GPU and Intel Core i7! The two steps to make it all work were: 1) Edit the Grub2 startup command (edit /etc/default/grub) and add the command "nomodeset" after "quiet splash" for the...