godssonibk: I think you should be able to get a good one in Lagos, how much is your budget for this car

Gee2728:

sorry for the late response, am looking at about 2 to 2.5mil.

godssonibk: You'll definitely get a nice one...The budget is not bad

lungwun: The E92 is a beautiful car but unfortunately when I look out my window at my driveway, all I see is my E46 coupe, and that is what makes it more beautiful.

When I upgrade, that story might change.

sexylogan: Hello, fellow Nairalanders.
I created this thread so that BMW owners, enthusiasts, etc. could have a thread to chat and discuss
anything about the Ultimate Driving Machine. Feel free to ask questions abt any model and those with
technical or owner-based knowlege can contribute. I looked for a BMW thread in this section but i didnt
find any. Also feel free to chip in tips on where owners can get reliable service, parts and general
mainenance of BMWs where u live. Thanx.

Wallie:

Fuel consumption compared to what? Compared to other SUVs in its class, it should rate very well. Six speed tranny with modern engine to limit fuel consumption.

The only problem that I see with driving cars like this in Nigeria is due to the lack of quality fuel. In Nigeria, you seem to only have one grade of fuel and it's probably the lowest one, 87 octane rating.

The engines in modern BMWs require a minimum of 91 octane rating (RON) and I don’t believe you can find it in Nigeria. This means that the car will run inefficiently and burn more fuel because the ECU (computer) will try to compensate for bad fuel by retarding timing.

Essentially, the higher the octane rating, the less likely the fuel will detonate under pressure. If the fuel detonates too early (knock), the ECU will minimize the compression of the engine to accommodate the bad/inadequate fuel.

Of course you can add octane boosters to the fuel to bring up the octane rating. Hopefully, I didn’t confuse you.

2008 is a good year to buy because the SUV was updated (LCI) in 2007.

lungwun: Now that you mention it, what is the rating of our fuel here in Nigeria? I know my E46 requires 91.

234GT: Good evening gurus in the house.
Someone is offering me an e46 2000 bmw tokunbo for 1m, but I think the car is overpriced. It is manual trans.

234GT: Good evening gurus in the house.
Someone is offering me an e46 2000 bmw tokunbo for 1m, but I think the car is overpriced. It is manual trans.

Gee2728:
some detailed pics could help us advice you.

samuelk:
I believe its overpriced

lungwun: I think I may just have bolloxed my car. Woke up to do some diy (change fuse 59, windscreen washer system) and due to the silly location of the glove box when trying to pull out the fuse, I mistakenly pulled out another 25a fuse.

Looking at the fuse card, there is only one 25a fuse in my e46, and that's still in place so I'm thinking I may have nudged out a spare fuse.

Problem is the car won't start now. It comes on, fuel pump runs, ac works, radio works, but the car does not turn over, not even a click can be heard in the engine bay. Like the key isn't communicating with the engine.

What could I have possibly done wrong and does anyone know a reliable BMW electrician in Abuja to come take a look-see?

Thanks.

samdbash:

Morning Lungwan, there are some BMW mech & electricians that I've been using for about 10yrs now & they're quite reliable. They are around Gudu & u may wish to try them. Call me up on 08176317317 for directions bro...

Emperoh:

Need these contacts as well bros.

Gee2728: @ shagati, we sexy and u know it................

samuelk: finally summoned enough courage to allow the AC technician takeout my dashboard for the evaporator to be replaced. It wasn't as difficult as i thought maybe due to the expertise of the guy that carried out the task, will upload some pictures

yungboss:
oh that's good.
I have problem with my AC too, I need to have a new compressor on the e46, and change all the AC components. Currently I have not been using it,waiting till i fix it, I'm not confident to give it to technicians whom I do not trust.
I have been driving the old reliable m50...