BMW 3 and 4 Series X-Drive vs Rear Wheel Drive. Which drives best?
The author compares their experiences driving a rear-wheel-drive F3x Series with a 4 Series Coupe and an X-Drive F3x. The X-Drive’s higher ride height and softer dampers make it feel different, affecting aesthetics, handling, and towing. The suspension is criticized for a “floaty feeling” and a desire for the M-Sport suspension typically found in rear-wheel-drive…
2023 BMW iX1 M-Sport 30 X-Drive
A review of the brand new 2023 BMW iX1 M-Sport 30 X-Drive – BMW’s all new all electric compact SUV!
New Car – My BMW 330d M-Sport
Following on from my previous post Final Update on My 430d, after waving goodbye to my 4 Series I welcomed my new car, a BMW 330d X-Drive M-Sport. With the miles piling on the 4 Series I needed to change it to something with fewer miles so when this example came up with just 16000…
Final Update on My 430d
It has been far too long since I updated on here and I have to tell you that I said goodbye to my 430d back in June 2023 after 2.5 years with the car. A fair amount happened in the time since my last update so I thought I would do a thorough update of…
My 2016 F32 BMW 430d 9 Month 13500 Mile Update
Latest Post Final Update on my 430D It has now been 9 months since I acquired my 4 Series and it has been getting plenty of use over that time doing the daily grind, family holidays towing the caravan and many many drives just for the love of driving. I’m pleased to say that so…
My 2016 F32 BMW Individual 430d M-Sport Coupe
Latest Update >>>Final Update on my 430D My 2016 F32 BMW 430d 9 Month 13500 Mile Update I’m excited to say there has been a new arrival in my garage. Out has gone the 2018 BMW X1 20i X-Line and I have bought a 2016 BMW 430d Coupe in stunning BMW Individual Tanzanite Blue and with…
2019 BMW M850i Gran Coupe Review – The Good, The Bad and The Summary!
Short Review of the BMW M850i Gran Coupe. The 5 best bits, 5 worst bits and a summary of the car.
A weekend review of the 2019 Avis Prestige Range Rover Velar
A review of my time with the Range Rover Velar from Avis Prestige.
My X1 – Second update at 14 months/23k miles and the Breakdown!
My second update on living with a BMW X1 20i X-drive X-Line and what happened when it broke down. My experience with BMW Assist and when the X1 needed a new gearbox.
2019 Ford Fiesta ST Review
A review of the 2019 MK8 Ford Fiesta ST after spending a week covering 900 miles in a Ford UK Press Car
Is the E63S all the car you’ll ever need?
My thoughts on the E63S AMG after spending a few days with it
New: Free Desktop and Phone Wallpaper’s
Free Desktop Wallpaper’s for Download including Aston Martin DBX, DBS Superleggera and Mclaren 570GT
Driving My Dream Car – Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
My experiences driving the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera over two days in Wales and the Cotswolds
BMW M140i Shadow Edition Review
It had been a while since I had been loaned a car to test and photograph so I was really pleased when BMW Warwick said they had an M140i I could take for the day. I really enjoyed the M240i I drove earlier in the year and this had the extra practicality of 5 doors…
My X1 – First Update 9500 miles in
It’s hard to believe it is 4 months since I collected the X1 and even harder to believe I have covered 9500 miles in that time but here we are. Arriving to collect the car I was greeted by stunning sunshine reflecting off of the beautiful sunset orange paintwork and I knew I had made…
Update September 2018
Things have been very quiet on here of late so I wanted to do a little update on what’s been happening. On the car review pieces I’ve suffered a lot of plans falling through and promises not materialising for one reason or another which means since the M2 back in June I haven’t reviewed a…
A Perfect Days Driving in an M2
Firstly, it has been a while since I posted here due to a hospital stay and some periods of illness but I’m pleased to say I’m back. And what better way to come back than to spend the day with a Chameleon Wrapped BMW M2 and some Welsh roads to play with? The car came…
A day with the BMW X5 M50d
I arrived at BMW Warwick expecting to collect an X5 40e and experience my first hybrid but to my surprise and that of my contact there Jon, the car had been replaced on the fleet with an M50d. Whilst I was intrigued by the hybrid car I would be lying if I said I was…
The BMW M240i Reviewed
The different M badged cars can be a little confusing to some people but in brief most models come with an M-Sport trim available which basically gives you a sportier look inside and out compared to the lesser specified models in the range and add some driving performance changes in the form of lower sportier…
The New Aston Martin Vantage Preview
I got a last minute call from my local Aston Martin dealer, Grange Aston Martin Birmingham, who said they had the new Vantage in the showroom for just a few more hours and would I like to come and view it and take some photographs. Needless to say I was straight over there and I…
The New Bentley Continental GT (2018)
I was fortunate this week to be able to spend a little bit of time looking around the new Bentley Continental GT in the showroom at Bentley Birmingham. For the most part since the car was launched I have loved the look of it. The previous generation was a bit of a marmite car but I…
Is the BMW 440i (with M-Peformance Exhaust) a Baby M3/M4?
Just a week after spending the day with the BMW M3 Competition Pack I got the opportunity to do the same with a BMW 440i, fitted with the M-Performance exhaust. Being cars based of the same series, 3 series and 4 series, I was intrigued as to how similar the cars would be and what…
2017 BMW M3 DCT with Competition Pack Review
The BMW M3 kindly loaned to me by Rybrook BMW Warwick was a 2017 model fitted with the Competition Package. The M3 starts at £59860 otr with the Competition Package adding a further £3000 to that price in exchange for a further 19bhp, 20 inch alloy wheels, M-Performance Exhaust and Adaptive Suspension as well as…
My first loan car, The BMW M3.
Firstly, welcome to my first post on my new blog. I have been enjoying photographing cars since last summer and posting them on my instagram page but since the turn of the year I have wanted to expand what I am doing and experience some of the vehicles I enjoy photographing whilst getting some fresh…
The Supercar Stalker 