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One month ago, I finally took collection of my new baby. After nearly 2 years with the 335D it was time for something newer, faster and more fun! I’d spent time weighing up all different hot hatches in my budget, ranging from Leon Cupra’s to Golf R’s, and although they’re all excellent cars, it kept coming back round to BMW.

Our second mighty Screwball Rally 2016 beast! We bought this as a retired private medical response vehicle, and converted it into a mobile bar and alcohol delivery service for the rally. Beer kegs on the roof were empty, beer kegs in the back were full!

Well, it’s been an expensive few weeks, that’s for sure! Over the past two month, my car has been in the garage 4 times, and taken the best part of £900 out of my wallet. After 11 months of epic fun and not a single issue, it seemed like I’d run out of luck (and money) and was considering the worst…selling the car. So here’s a little update on what happened, and where things are now.

It’s been a year to the day since I was lucky enough to finally buy this car from a close friend, as a birthday present to myself no less. (Happy Birthday to me!) I’d been warned in the past about buying cars from friends as issues with the car can potentially lead to issues with friendships. However, knowing the full history of the car, I was confident in my purchase and knew it was the right call.