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Unrelated to the thread discussion but I got a call from my dad earlier today. I sold my 01 530i e39 to his best friend a few years back and he just got it to 350k miles on the original engine doing nothing but oil changes and regular maintenance. That 3 Liter inline 6 they used to make really is bulletproof.
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64bit_Dophins posted:Unrelated to the thread discussion but I got a call from my dad earlier today. I sold my 01 530i e39 to his best friend a few years back and he just got it to 350k miles on the original engine doing nothing but oil changes and regular maintenance. My crazy German neighbour had an 02 530i that he put nearly 500,000 kilometres on, and he would have kept on going were it not for the car getting rear-ended by an idiot in an SUV. Meanwhile, my 330 continues to be a basket case with less than half that mileage on it...
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Sep 29, 2018 02:14
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11 of the 15 M2C orders were canceled at my dealer. Curious!
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Sep 29, 2018 21:13
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Why is my 135i so bad in slushy snow? I don’t have winter tyres on (no one uses them where I live). All sorts of 2wd people movers and econoboxes were fine but I had to get pushed, not the first time this has happened either. I had turned DSC and DTC off as the owners manual suggested and even tried setting off in 2nd.
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Sep 29, 2018 23:06
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Red_Fred posted:Why is my 135i so bad in slushy snow? I don’t have winter tyres on (no one uses them where I live). All sorts of 2wd people movers and econoboxes were fine but I had to get pushed, not the first time this has happened either. You don't have winter tires, but what tires DO you have? Tires are 70% of the snow equation, with the rest being weight distribution and smoothness of power application.
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Sep 29, 2018 23:18
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Red_Fred posted:Why is my 135i so bad in slushy snow? I don’t have winter tyres on (no one uses them where I live). All sorts of 2wd people movers and econoboxes were fine but I had to get pushed, not the first time this has happened either. You have a car that doesn't have snow tires and makes full torque at around 1200 rpm, unlike an econobox. Get snow tires.
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Sep 29, 2018 23:42
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Red_Fred posted:Why is my 135i so bad in slushy snow? I don’t have winter tyres on lol get loving tires
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Seminal Flu posted:You don't have winter tires, but what tires DO you have? Tires are 70% of the snow equation, with the rest being weight distribution and smoothness of power application. The rears are Potenza S001 I think, a little old but the tread is not bad. I’m driving in slush like 0.01% of my driving. Where I live it never gets below freezing and has snowed once in like 60 years. However when I go up the mountain to go snowboarding at times it’s slushy/snowy. Just wanted to see if there was something I could do to get by in this edge case scenario.
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Sep 30, 2018 01:28
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Red_Fred posted:The rears are Potenza S001 I think, a little old but the tread is not bad. Crustashio posted:lol
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Sep 30, 2018 01:40
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Have someone else drive 🤷
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Sep 30, 2018 01:42
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Red_Fred posted:However when I go up the mountain to go snowboarding
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Sep 30, 2018 02:44
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My 135i did awesome in the snow and slush with good all seasons that had good tread. I was really impressed with the eLSD and dtc. I always had DTC turned on for hills. With everything off, it would just oversteer everywhere
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Sep 30, 2018 03:07
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Pretty sure the manual doesn't say to turn everything off. It just says to hit the button once to let the tires slip a bit but still have traction controls.
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Sep 30, 2018 03:09
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Red_Fred posted:The rears are Potenza S001 I think, a little old but the tread is not bad. Summer tires become useless below like 43F / 7C. Get a set of good all seasons (like Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3) if you don’t want a dedicated set of winter and summer tires. Cojawfee posted:Pretty sure the manual doesn't say to turn everything off. It just says to hit the button once to let the tires slip a bit but still have traction controls. Mr. Apollo fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Sep 30, 2018 |
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Sep 30, 2018 04:01
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Mr. Apollo posted:Uh those are performance summer tires. No wonder you can’t drive in the slush. Seconding this, the Potenzas become hockey puck hard very quickly. I just had the A/S 3+ installed at Costco last week, they seem fairly decent so far, better grip than I was honestly expecting in fall.
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Sep 30, 2018 04:05
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Red_Fred posted:The rears are Potenza S001 I think, a little old but the tread is not bad. Summer tires become hockey pucks around 40F/7C and are utterly worthless in frozen conditions. At the very least get some good all-seasons.
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. When I replace the rears (probably next year) I’ll get some all seasons if possible. The S001s came with the car when I got it, overkill for my driving I suspect anyway.
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Sep 30, 2018 04:15
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Red_Fred posted:Thanks everyone for the suggestions. When I replace the rears (probably next year) I’ll get some all seasons if possible. The S001s came with the car when I got it, overkill for my driving I suspect anyway. Replace them all my mans. Going forward but not being able to stop or turn is not ideal. Can’t speak for the A/S3 Michelin but I will sing praises for the Continental DWS as a wonderful all season. They’ve been really good on the beater Mazda6 and even with significant age they are still working well.
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Sep 30, 2018 06:31
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You want to have the same tread pattern on all your tires.
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Sep 30, 2018 12:05
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64bit_Dophins posted:Unrelated to the thread discussion but I got a call from my dad earlier today. I sold my 01 530i e39 to his best friend a few years back and he just got it to 350k miles on the original engine doing nothing but oil changes and regular maintenance. Mine currently has 220k miles and seems to only get more pissed and determined by the day lol I’m running it with the MAF unplugged because I can’t afford a non-eBay replacement part until next week and it doesn’t give a poo poo, it’s running on default math.
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Sep 30, 2018 16:32
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Waffle House posted:Mine currently has 220k miles and seems to only get more pissed and determined by the day lol I ran my 03 325i with one of the pre-cat O2 sensors unplugged while I was waiting on a replacement, the default mapping works just fine.
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Sep 30, 2018 17:57
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Red_Fred posted:Thanks everyone for the suggestions. When I replace the rears (probably next year) I’ll get some all seasons if possible. The S001s came with the car when I got it, overkill for my driving I suspect anyway.
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Sep 30, 2018 22:51
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Waffle House posted:Mine currently has 220k miles and seems to only get more pissed and determined by the day lol I'm ashamed admitting this but I once ran my car with less than a quart of oil for a whole week until it started ticking. The car didn't give a poo poo and never missed a beat (clearly given the current mileage). I also never put 91 in it only 89 all the time. It really didn't like 87 but it would do it (albeit reluctantly). MrChips posted:My crazy German neighbour had an 02 530i that he put nearly 500,000 kilometres on, and he would have kept on going were it not for the car getting rear-ended by an idiot in an SUV. That's unfortunate  - Maybe the 5 series motors were just made to a higher standard idK? My coworker has an e46 that has been in 3 accidents and looks like smashed rear end in a top hat but he just takes the insurance money and leaves the car as is. Also he bought some dope rims yo.
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Oct 2, 2018 12:57
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Dogg how is a mass produced identical motor made on the same assembly line going to be “made to a higher standard”
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The m5x is a solid i6 but  if you think you can get to 300,000km without the chain guides making GBS threads themselves, the random plastic parts failing (inc extra emissions gear they get as they got newer), and yeah, you're going to have some ring wear and piston slap no matter how well cared for.
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64bit_Dophins posted:I'm ashamed admitting this but I once ran my car with less than a quart of oil for a whole week until it started ticking. The car didn't give a poo poo and never missed a beat (clearly given the current mileage). I am a total rube and only put premium in mine; pinging scares the poo poo out of me. Are there places of common oil leakage on these motors other than the pan, oil filter housing, and valve cover gaskets that I'm finding recommened on the wider internet, here?
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Waffle House posted:I am a total rube and only put premium in mine; pinging scares the poo poo out of me. Rear main seal.
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Oct 3, 2018 04:53
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Just saw the new 3 won’t be available with a stick in the US. 
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Bulky Bartokomous posted:Just saw the new 3 won’t be available with a stick in the US. it might get federalized later but don't hold your breath i don't think they have a mid-torque gearbox designed for the thing
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Oct 3, 2018 20:01
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RIP BMW, going to become another Merc
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BlackMK4 posted:RIP BMW, going to become another Merc Our dollars don't matter to car companies The real money is in business men with small peens and their wives RIP
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BlackMK4 posted:RIP BMW, going to become another Merc We all knew it was going to happen eventually, but it is still a sad sight to see. Maybe I just can't ever get rid of my E46...
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64bit_Dophins posted:Our dollars don't matter to car companies i mean how many people in this thread have bought new vehicles from BMW?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i mean how many people in this thread have bought new vehicles from BMW? That was my point... Tbh I have no intention to ever buy a car new.
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Oct 3, 2018 20:24
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is my 2013 F10 535 6-speed now worth $100,000 on BAT?
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64bit_Dophins posted:That was my point... Sorry, usually I hear this as "goddamn car companies won't cater to me" which is like yeah man, they don't, because you don't buy cars from them.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Sorry, usually I hear this as "goddamn car companies won't cater to me" which is like yeah man, they don't, because you don't buy cars from them. Yeah :/ I just hope they keep the manual transmission as an option for customers who special order their 3 series.
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Seminal Flu posted:Rear main seal. poo poo, I’ve already had the driveshaft off once already, may as well drop the gearbox next. At least it’s longitudally mounted on this beast.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Sorry, usually I hear this as "goddamn car companies won't cater to me" which is like yeah man, they don't, because you don't buy cars from them. why arent they thinking about me now, ill be rich soon* *when im 65
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BlackMK4 posted:why arent they thinking about me now, ill be rich soon* Just think how cheap a 2019 330i will be by then!
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