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I best snap up an E28 535 before they go way the gently caress up. Sigh.
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The prices on euro headlights and bumpers have already started to get kinda ridiculous
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E36s seem to be starting the E30 trend of bottoming out price wise and climbing. Every thing is just to drat expensive anymore. 
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Party Alarm posted:The prices on euro headlights and bumpers have already started to get kinda ridiculous For the e28? I thought you couldn't get lights for them anymore, like one of the sizes was NLA and not being reproduced? M62 e28 would be amazing! I've always felt bumpers were too much for these cars, but I blame Japanese cars for that. I wish someone would make fiberglass reproductions of the bumper surrounds that warp like hell out here in the heat. If parts weren't so cheap (comparatively) for the e36, I'd use it for a donor... BlackMK4 posted:I best snap up an E28 535 before they go way the gently caress up. Sigh. Maybe there's something wrong with my car and I'm just jaded, but my 535i is so slow! mafoose fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Jul 2, 2015 06:32
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BrokenKnucklez posted:E36s seem to be starting the E30 trend of bottoming out price wise and climbing. e90s and e82s are on the downward swing, and have WAY more to offer performance wise. 450whp daily drivers that sound loving awesome with almost any exhaust! Also e34s, e39s, and e38s are cheapo.
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Jul 2, 2015 07:05
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Party Alarm posted:I miss the hell out of my e28. I guess I should just finish the brown car, then get an e28 to shove an M62b44 in mafoose posted:For the e28?
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Jul 2, 2015 11:49
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BrokenKnucklez posted:E36s seem to be starting the E30 trend of bottoming out price wise and climbing. I know, it's great. Starting to think it might be about time to upgrade to an E46/E90. I like to ride that depreciation curve 
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Jul 2, 2015 12:20
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BrokenKnucklez posted:E36s seem to be starting the E30 trend of bottoming out price wise and climbing. Man, I love E36s and really want another one at some point GentlemanofLeisure posted:Here's a tip from 7 years as a (marine) service writer/manager: Never tell the shop you have a spare/aren't in a hurry to get your car/truck/boat/whatever back. That will instantly put you at the back of the line, and the first unit to get pushed back if anything else pops up. Not saying that 3 weeks is reasonable, but if you told them that, they're absolutely putting you on the back burner every time they need to. Yeah, in retrospect I know my mistake, I was just trying to get my stuff fixed for cheap. I thought if I was nice they'd be more willing to weld my power steering pump housing rather than be like every other shop I called (NOPE YOU NEED A WHOLE NEW POWER STEERING PUMP DAWG)
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Jul 2, 2015 13:28
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revmoo posted:I know, it's great. Starting to think it might be about time to upgrade to an E46/E90. I like to ride that depreciation curve I know. I love the depreciation curve, you can get some good cars for not a ton of money. I think E34s have bottomed out, just need them to stay like that for a couple of years, I'd love to get my hands on one.
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Jul 2, 2015 15:09
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mafoose posted:As stated before, never do this. Instead say I need it in a week, or in two weeks, etc.
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Pretty Boy Floyd posted:I'm poking around craigslist in my area and I see a few e30 e325 convertibles for sale around 2k. Are these getting swept up in the E30 craze? Suppose I were to snatch them up and repair, what are fairly turnkey E30s going for these days? The clean vert my partner picked up to flip was $1100 but that was with failed smog and bad trans. He found a working (auto) trans for $75 and he says he knows how to fix the smog issue. Keep in mind the car is really pristine, but he expects to relist it for $4500. He'll probably end up getting $4k or so. My vert was $5k, but that was a steal; it's worth at least 8 considering its rarity. The main thing is to make sure the convertible top motor works or has been converted to hand-cranked.
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Just ordered an E60 shifter, bushings, clips, trans bushings and a driveshaft guibo. I'll do the suspension once I'm able to sell the Civic so my fiancee doesn't kill me.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:E36s seem to be starting the E30 trend of bottoming out price wise and climbing. And just like E30s, they are now mostly a pile of rubble, hopelessly in maintenance debt, or owned by a goon fanatic. Once I get all of the rear bushings replaced on mine this summer, it should be in good order for a while. E90s are really coming down (here). I'm finding E91 sport pack/6speeds for $8kish. That will be my next buy but I won't be in a position to need another car for about three years.
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rscott posted:I have the money in hand now and I'd be willing to spend up to 6k for a nice 535is. Hell it doesn't even have to be a stick, I'm fine with the zf in a daily driver. Need to start looking on bmw forums I guess. $6k will meet you a really nice daily drivable example. Almost 3 years ago I had a chance to but a metric mechanic 3.7l stroker e28 with a MM getrag and LSD for $4.5k. I didn't have the money at the time... Save up a couple more thousand and you can get into a maintenence deficit M5 
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mafoose posted:$6k will meet you a really nice daily drivable example. Agreed, 6k should be able to get you a pretty decent E28. Nice if you're willing to wait and look. Always painful looking back on cars you passed because the timing was bad or you were short a little money. My list includes 3.0 CSL, 2000CS, E30 M3, several M5's and a bunch of non BMW stuff...oh well. M5's are starting to climb slowly. Have seen a few in the 10-12k range that were higher mileage but still relatively good examples.
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mafoose posted:$6k will meet you a really nice daily drivable example. Yeah I don't have a garage or the stomach to do the work on the S38 so no thanks e: looking at $1400 e30 with 150k miles that's supposedly flawless mechanically, just won't pass smog in california because of the cats. No emissions testing in Kansas so I don't really care about that.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-M3-99-BMW-M3-Convertible-No-Reserve-5Spd-Rare-240HP-/191613281786 I already own an e90 and want a fun car to dick around in. I can do all my own work up to complete engine/transmission teardowns. I know about the cooling system/bushing/strut mount pain triumvirate on these cars. How bad an idea is this, assuming it stays low?
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BrokenKnucklez posted:I know. I love the depreciation curve, you can get some good cars for not a ton of money. I think E34s have bottomed out, just need them to stay like that for a couple of years, I'd love to get my hands on one. They've totally bottomed out. Problem up here in Canada is that they suffered massive door rust problems so you can find a cheap E34 but good luck finding solid doors without a road trip south.
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^^I wish that was the case here. I looked for a few months before buying the 535i and couldn't find anything manual with an ok interior for under $4k.
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My e34 540i has been great for the few months I've had it, however it seems to be developing some auto trans problems. I generally run it with aircon on as that improves the shifts when cold/hot whatever. Without it it tends to hold onto 2nd or 3rd gear until it warms up at which point it tends to shift fine. A couple weeks ago it seemed to hold onto 2nd gear when I was working the shifter from 2 to 3 which meant the car was cruising at 5000+rpm. Moving it into 4 or D had no effect, it only sorted itself when I slowed down forcing it to downshift. This problem seems to happen any time I plant my foot now. No matter where the gear shifter is it will hold onto 2nd, 3rd and once even 4th no matter the position of the shifter (haven't tried going lower than the gear it's grabbed as its often close to red line). Normal driving is fine. I was cruising down the 10 miles down the freeway in 3rd with the car revving out of it's mind after giving it the juice on the on-ramp. Hopefully a good flush/filter will fix it but failing that I have a spare valve body I can rebuild and slap in. Hopefully this isn't indicative of a bigger issue than that. Any suggestions?
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Argh. Someone just posted an extremely clean E46 on craigslist for 700 with a "blown HG". Too bad it's automatic or I'd jump on that immediately.
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Re: E34 I've heard the lower spring perches in the rear can rot out and fail spectacularly. That said, here's one near me with a manual trans for $3000. One crappy pic. What do you suspect a reasonable negotiable price would be? It's been for sale for at least a month; I'm sure the place wants it gone. http://www.bargainnews.com/viewad.cfm?Show_Notepad=Yes&bnAd_ID=91852178&TheDealer=2495
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With that photo....1000$ With photos of a clean interior....3000$
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coolmancraig posted:My e34 540i has been great for the few months I've had it, however it seems to be developing some auto trans problems. I generally run it with aircon on as that improves the shifts when cold/hot whatever. Without it it tends to hold onto 2nd or 3rd gear until it warms up at which point it tends to shift fine. A couple weeks ago it seemed to hold onto 2nd gear when I was working the shifter from 2 to 3 which meant the car was cruising at 5000+rpm. Moving it into 4 or D had no effect, it only sorted itself when I slowed down forcing it to downshift. I think they use 5HP30s which have known valve body issues. Rebuild/replace and new fluid and it should be good as new. mafoose posted:^^I wish that was the case here. I looked for a few months before buying the 535i and couldn't find anything manual with an ok interior for under $4k. The owner of that car we discussed wouldn't take anything less. It may be for the best.
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Pierced Bronson posted:
Ouch. Makes me that much more thankful that when I got a puncture (several inch long slit actually) in a run flat at highway speeds (pressure went from 36 to zero in under a minute) that I was able to slow down and drive the 10 miles or so to the tire place safely.
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Ultimate Mango posted:Ouch. Makes me that much more thankful that when I got a puncture (several inch long slit actually) in a run flat at highway speeds (pressure went from 36 to zero in under a minute) that I was able to slow down and drive the 10 miles or so to the tire place safely. With the multiple contact points there, I'd say that driver didn't slow down or do much safely.
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Hahaha did that person drive the car in, or did it come in on a wrecker?
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Anyone know the part number for an e30 speedometer wiring cable? The one that plugs into the differential. Not getting anything on realoem. Also, where does the other side plug in? My guess is under the back seat.
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Jul 4, 2015 02:55
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E46 330i: Since it's a daily would Bilstein B4s be fine? I can get all 4 for ~$300 from Rock Auto.
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Wrar posted:E46 330i: Since it's a daily would Bilstein B4s be fine? I can get all 4 for ~$300 from Rock Auto. B4s are Bilstein's OE equivalent. Don't see how you could go wrong with them.
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Test fitted my style 42s (need to be refinished/painted) to my Beater5. 
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Proper BMW rite there. I like. EDIT: Fix that hosed up tint
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Dyscrasia posted:Anyone know the part number for an e30 speedometer wiring cable? The one that plugs into the differential. Not getting anything on realoem. Also, where does the other side plug in? My guess is under the back seat. Yes, under the back seat. BMW doesn't sell that wire specifically, you need to buy the connectors and make your own.
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Anyone ever run a baffle in an M20B25 oil pan? I really really really would like to track my car later on in the year, and I think we all know what the stock motor likes to do. I can't seem to dig anything up on them but speculation as to whether or not they work from like 5 years ago, but is welding them in the only option? Can you even weld them into a stock oil pan? I'm looking at the Ireland Engineering baffle, FWIW.
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More 540i issues, the shop (a month later) says I need a new upper oil pan because they cannot extract the rest of the power steering pump bolt. They're also saying it'll be about eight hours to replace it and are having trouble finding a part (the girl was checking ebay). Seriously this close to ordering the pan myself from car-part.com and dropping the car and a pile of parts off at the dealership. I've done it before and they've never let me down.
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T-Square posted:Anyone ever run a baffle in an M20B25 oil pan? I really really really would like to track my car later on in the year, and I think we all know what the stock motor likes to do. I can't seem to dig anything up on them but speculation as to whether or not they work from like 5 years ago, but is welding them in the only option? Can you even weld them into a stock oil pan? I'm looking at the Ireland Engineering baffle, FWIW. Just my experience but we haven't found them needed on the M20. I ran my track car without one, the race car doesn't use one and none of the Chump/Lemons/WRL teams I've talked to are running them. We fill a quart over at the start of the day and haven't had any issues. Seems like the IE one can be welded but it isn't required: quote:NOTE: Optionally, the baffle may be welded in as it is aluminum.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Just my experience but we haven't found them needed on the M20. I ran my track car without one, the race car doesn't use one and none of the Chump/Lemons/WRL teams I've talked to are running them. We fill a quart over at the start of the day and haven't had any issues. Noted. I suppose I can wire up an oil pressure gauge and just keep an eye on it and see what it does. To be clear, your putting a total of 5 quarts in?
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