Solving the AT Quandary | Story of an Endeavour 3.0 4x4 AT and a BMW E90 320d M-Sport

akshay4587 · 2nd November 2021, 14:18

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Originally Posted by VW2010

This guy seems to disagree. He loves the rear space. I love the rear seat and the kids love the 3rd row. The rear seat is so comfortable for family to be honest. But it's difficult to talk about rear seat when you have that bimmer.

I have two 4 legged babies, and they are very naughty, especially when together. I cannot trust them with leather seats, hence they travel in the thar with rear seats folded up

akshay4587 · 2nd November 2021, 14:55

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Originally Posted by KingKong

Akshay please do post some pictures of your cars together. Your fleet is one that I surely envy after and they are insanely cool vehicles.

Here you go.
Alfa and Honda are 10,300kms away, hence not in frame

Drone Shot

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The German Sedans

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Wide Angle

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The German Trio with different roles, The Daily Beater, Weekend Cruiser and Weekend Boyracer

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Spot the odd one out.

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Sai_Tejas_1478 · 3rd November 2021, 11:35

A very cool garage indeed!!
BTW can you please tell where did you find those stickers for your Endeavour. They look cool!

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akshay4587 · 3rd November 2021, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Sai_Tejas_1478

A very cool garage indeed!!
BTW can you please tell where did you find those stickers for ur Endeavour. They look cool!

Thank You.
I picked up stickers from here

https://www.100kmph.com/collections/stickers

akshay4587 · 4th November 2021, 20:28

Happy Diwali Everyone

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DicKy · 8th November 2021, 16:11

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Originally Posted by akshay4587

Spot the odd one out.

Mmm... The Polo?

Since it is the only FWD in your enviable garage.

DarKizashi · 9th December 2021, 16:30

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Originally Posted by akshay4587

Being close to Chandigarh, I am blessed with two friends, who own workshops and work on European cars regularly.

Hello Akshay, can you please tell me the workshop names and where they are located? Also do they work on non-european cars as well? I want to get my Kizashi serviced and I'd trust a workshop that a bhp-ian trusts.

akshay4587 · 9th December 2021, 17:27

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Originally Posted by DarKizashi

Hello Akshay, can you please tell me the workshop names and where they are located? Also do they work on non-european cars as well? I want to get my Kizashi serviced and I'd trust a workshop that a bhp-ian trusts.

Hi, You can get in touch with Amber at Mohali Moto

https://www.facebook.com/mohalimoto/

Give my reference.

DarKizashi · 9th December 2021, 20:09

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Originally Posted by akshay4587

Hi, You can get in touch with Amber at Mohali Moto

https://www.facebook.com/mohalimoto/

Give my reference.

I have messaged them. Thanks

akshay4587 · 20th November 2022, 09:52

Long time no Update!!!!.
Returned back to Base down under, hence no updates.

Final Update on Endeavour, as she was sold a few weeks after I left the country since it was getting difficult to manage 7 cars, and transmission had started to act funny off late

Had managed to do around 11K kms on her before she was sold.
Completed a little snow drive to close off 2021, a few shots before she left the garage. Updates on Beemer in a few hours, she is going strong.

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This was a tricky Curve for the 5.1M Hulk, took me a while to turn,esp in dark as we had 4L on due to ICE on surface.

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akshay4587 · 21st November 2022, 02:56

Ever since I got the 320D, I always felt something was not right about the steering wheel, the surface felt slippery and it did not look like proper leather. After doing some research, I realized that what I had in my car was a very special Alcantara Steering wheel. What followed was a bit of disappointment, since I thought that over the years Alcantara had worn out, and what was left on the wheel was just remains of Alcantara

A quick look around told me that a new similar wheel would set me back by at least $1500-$2000 USD including duties etc

Looked around if someone could redo the steering with Alcantara but to no avail. There was definitely some light at the end of the tunnel when I realized that Alcantara does not wear off that easily and all it gathers is dust and grime due to it's porous surface. This is when I started to look for options to restore it, only to figure that all it needed was a nice clean.
An all-purpose foaming cleaner, a couple of microfiber towels, and some elbow grease, and here was the result.

That's how it looked earlier, like faded-out leather

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I had tried leather restoration products earlier, that just caused more trouble

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Surface prior to cleaning

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Surface coming back to life during cleaning

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That's how it looked after the cleanup

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The final result, though it may still need some more elbow grease

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The Dirt Caught up in the Microfiber towels

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Rikk · 13th June 2023, 23:12

Hi,great e90 you got there,I also own an e90 330i and that steering which you have is an alcantara steering wheel and needs to be restored. As mine car also has flat bottom alcantara steering it was also in same condition. Would suggest you to use koch chemie pol star it is available on Amazon and change your steering completely. Cheers

3rd November 2021, 11:35	#18
Sai_Tejas_1478 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 3 Thanked: 6 Times	Re: Solving the AT Quandary \| Story of an Endeavour 3.0 4x4 AT and a BMW E90 320d M-Sport A very cool garage indeed!! BTW can you please tell where did you find those stickers for your Endeavour. They look cool! Mod Note : Chat and SMS Language are STRICTLY prohibited on Team-BHP. Please type in full and proper English for the benefit of other community members. Please do NOT use acronyms (e.g. ANHC, MS, T-Fort, ANHV) when referring to cars or their makers. You are ONLY permitted to use the full Make & Model name. This will make our content useful, searchable & easy-to-understand for experts & newbies alike. We advise you to read the Forum Rules and Forum Etiquettes before proceeding any further. Last edited by Sheel : 4th November 2021 at 10:17. Reason: Mod note attached.
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4th November 2021, 20:28	#20
akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	Re: Solving the AT Quandary \| Story of an Endeavour 3.0 4x4 AT and a BMW E90 320d M-Sport Happy Diwali Everyone
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20th November 2022, 09:52	#25
akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	Re: Solving the AT Quandary \| Story of an Endeavour 3.0 4x4 AT and a BMW E90 320d M-Sport Long time no Update!!!!. Returned back to Base down under, hence no updates. Final Update on Endeavour, as she was sold a few weeks after I left the country since it was getting difficult to manage 7 cars, and transmission had started to act funny off late Had managed to do around 11K kms on her before she was sold. Completed a little snow drive to close off 2021, a few shots before she left the garage. Updates on Beemer in a few hours, she is going strong. This was a tricky Curve for the 5.1M Hulk, took me a while to turn,esp in dark as we had 4L on due to ICE on surface. Last edited by akshay4587 : 20th November 2022 at 09:57.
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21st November 2022, 02:56	#26
akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	Re: Solving the AT Quandary \| Story of an Endeavour 3.0 4x4 AT and a BMW E90 320d M-Sport Ever since I got the 320D, I always felt something was not right about the steering wheel, the surface felt slippery and it did not look like proper leather. After doing some research, I realized that what I had in my car was a very special Alcantara Steering wheel. What followed was a bit of disappointment, since I thought that over the years Alcantara had worn out, and what was left on the wheel was just remains of Alcantara A quick look around told me that a new similar wheel would set me back by at least $1500-$2000 USD including duties etc Looked around if someone could redo the steering with Alcantara but to no avail. There was definitely some light at the end of the tunnel when I realized that Alcantara does not wear off that easily and all it gathers is dust and grime due to it's porous surface. This is when I started to look for options to restore it, only to figure that all it needed was a nice clean. An all-purpose foaming cleaner, a couple of microfiber towels, and some elbow grease, and here was the result. That's how it looked earlier, like faded-out leather I had tried leather restoration products earlier, that just caused more trouble Surface prior to cleaning Surface coming back to life during cleaning That's how it looked after the cleanup The final result, though it may still need some more elbow grease The Dirt Caught up in the Microfiber towels Last edited by akshay4587 : 21st November 2022 at 02:59.
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13th June 2023, 23:12	#27
Rikk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Allahabad Posts: 16 Thanked: 92 Times	Re: Solving the AT Quandary \| Story of an Endeavour 3.0 4x4 AT and a BMW E90 320d M-Sport Hi,great e90 you got there,I also own an e90 330i and that steering which you have is an alcantara steering wheel and needs to be restored. As mine car also has flat bottom alcantara steering it was also in same condition. Would suggest you to use koch chemie pol star it is available on Amazon and change your steering completely. Cheers
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