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Cul-de-sac on my street is getting resurfaced, the old surface is very worn, and, uh, slippery, and my car inadvertently did an impromptu donut today when I mashed the gas with traction control completely off - the city ought to be more responsible for these road surfaces!
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Nov 2, 2018 22:27
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Ether Frenzy posted:Cul-de-sac on my street is getting resurfaced, the old surface is very worn, and, uh, slippery, and my car inadvertently did an impromptu donut today when I mashed the gas with traction control completely off - the city ought to be more responsible for these road surfaces! He did a burnout. 
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Nov 2, 2018 22:50
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Nov 2, 2018 23:31
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Possibly the worst cars ever to wear a "GT" badge?
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Nov 3, 2018 00:11
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The Kia looks better
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Nov 3, 2018 00:19
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Cojawfee posted:The Kia looks better It needs to tone down all that tacked on Pepboys poo poo, though. The rear end is fantastic but the front end is a travesty. Put the Stinger rear half on the BMW front half and now we're talking.
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Nov 3, 2018 01:19
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Possibly the worst cars ever to wear a "GT" badge? yup
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Nov 3, 2018 05:48
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tbf Kia/Hyundai poached Albert Biermann from BMW and made him head of their performance division & Stinger design, so maybe it's not such a surprise they look similar 
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Nov 3, 2018 06:20
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Cojawfee posted:The Kia looks better Quite a bit better, even.
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Nov 3, 2018 08:12
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The Kia needs to lose the chrome bits on the hood & behind the front wheel well. Otherwise great looking car thats just a little too busy.
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Nov 3, 2018 14:24
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Ether Frenzy posted:Cul-de-sac on my street is getting resurfaced, the old surface is very worn, and, uh, slippery, and my car inadvertently did an impromptu donut today when I mashed the gas with traction control completely off - the city ought to be more responsible for these road surfaces! Verily, the BMW version of truck nutz
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Nov 3, 2018 17:25
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:Hey why are so many of the 640i GTs early trade-ins? Well, it makes the Panamera look good.
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Nov 3, 2018 21:44
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Clayton Bigsby posted:Well, it makes the Panamera look good. Hot take: the designer looked at an Aztek and thought to himself, why yes, I can IMPROVE upon this. Thusly did the GT squeeze forth from the loins of Munich like a wet Zungenwurst fart that was ill-conceived and worse the second time around. “But it’s so practical!” You exclaim. Ok sure. Buy a minivan then and don’t endorse styling abominations.
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Nov 4, 2018 01:57
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Nov 6, 2018 14:34
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This thread makes me feel poor. Time to make a Honda thread so I can nerd out with my fellow VTEC plebs. I miss my e39  On the plus side the old dude that bought my e39 told me that he's going to will it to me when he dies because he knows how much I loved and cared for it. He's 70 and a lifetime smoker so hopefully I'll be getting it back soon enough (as horrible as that is). Someone is getting VTEC SOHC stickers. I love secret Santas because my family doesn't do gifts anymore.
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Nov 6, 2018 18:13
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https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/d/1992-bmw-e30-325ic-technic/6741799596.html This is honestly a great deal if anyone in Atlanta wants to snatch it up. I don't have enough money or I would
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Nov 6, 2018 22:06
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Still finding cool new poo poo on the m2.. I just found a setting on my car that will automatically turn my hi beams on if there are no cars in front of me or coming at me and will auto turn them off! That's pretty nifty!
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Nov 7, 2018 01:46
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64bit_Dophins posted:https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/d/1992-bmw-e30-325ic-technic/6741799596.html but you can get like, 8 540s for that.
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Nov 7, 2018 01:52
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fyallm posted:Still finding cool new poo poo on the m2.. I just found a setting on my car that will automatically turn my hi beams on if there are no cars in front of me or coming at me and will auto turn them off! That's pretty nifty! If you've got the adaptive LEDs, get the euro coding done for the full auto high beam experience. It can actually steer the high beams around other traffic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvPZ3H1Vm4 Makes a world of difference on dark country roads.
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Nov 7, 2018 04:11
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SlapActionJackson posted:If you've got the adaptive LEDs, get the euro coding done for the full auto high beam experience. It can actually steer the high beams around other traffic:  How has that been an option since 2012 and I'm just now seeing it?
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Nov 7, 2018 04:23
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angryrobots posted:How has that been an option since 2012 and I'm just now seeing it? Because it's nominally not available on US market cars and never will be thanks to our DOT regulations that are quite literally stuck in the 60s. The euro encoding will also enable VLD which will adjust the throw of the low beams based on vehicle speed and ambient lighting.
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Nov 7, 2018 04:44
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With the advances in headlight technology in the past decade, it amazes me there isn't legislation to require manufacturers enable the auto-on function in dark conditions. I see a ton of cars around here driving at night with their headlights off. I only assume its because dashes are LED now, and the LED daytime running lights are juuuuust bright enough to fool you into thinking your lights are on if you're an idiot. A couple weeks ago, I passed an suv driving with their lights off, flashed them a few times and they didn't do anything, and a cop who was a little behind us that I didn't notice lit the guy up pretty much a few seconds after I flashed him. But yea, really cool headlight stuff if you can get Euro coding. That youtube video was neat-o.
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Nov 7, 2018 05:38
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I live in Chicago and commute out to the suburbs everyday and I usually see a handful of people without their headlights on. It's usually on the interstate where there are enough cars around that you might not notice you don't have your own lights on but it's a huge hazard because anyone in front of them and changing lanes cannot see them at all in their mirrors.
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Nov 7, 2018 06:37
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Yeah, I'm in and around Houston and the light pollution definitely has something to do with it too.
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Nov 7, 2018 06:48
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:With the advances in headlight technology in the past decade, it amazes me there isn't legislation to require manufacturers enable the auto-on function in dark conditions. I see a ton of cars around here driving at night with their headlights off. I only assume its because dashes are LED now, and the LED daytime running lights are juuuuust bright enough to fool you into thinking your lights are on if you're an idiot. A couple weeks ago, I passed an suv driving with their lights off, flashed them a few times and they didn't do anything, and a cop who was a little behind us that I didn't notice lit the guy up pretty much a few seconds after I flashed him. I love the fact that Volvo decided to do the right thing and always have the rear lights on even if you are only on the DRL setting. I'm so tired of seeing VW Golfs with no rear lights on in rainy weather.
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Nov 7, 2018 11:18
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SlapActionJackson posted:If you've got the adaptive LEDs, get the euro coding done for the full auto high beam experience. It can actually steer the high beams around other traffic: holy loving poo poo this is amazing... How do i get the euro coding done???? EDIT: Also how do I make it so my mirrors fold in when I lock my car? fyallm fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Nov 7, 2018 |
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Nov 7, 2018 20:17
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fyallm posted:holy loving poo poo this is amazing
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Nov 7, 2018 21:31
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540i Update!    OOPS! That explains some things, also probably 100% my fault 
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Nov 8, 2018 04:06
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Is that the trans pump? Ouch
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Nov 8, 2018 04:13
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BlackMK4 posted:Is that the trans pump? Ouch Yep, the plan is either get a pump off ebay for get a whole trans from a local part yard.
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Nov 8, 2018 04:30
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fyallm posted:holy loving poo poo this is amazing... How do i get the euro coding done???? There are guys who will do it for a fee, or you can grab a laptop, esys cable, and the  to DIY.fyallm posted:EDIT: Also how do I make it so my mirrors fold in when I lock my car? Coding also let you set this, choose how many blinks you get when you flick you blinker instead of hold it, keep the radio on until you open the door, relax MDM to let you have a little more slip angle before it shuts you down, etc, etc.
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Nov 8, 2018 04:32
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Euro MDM on M cars is well worth the price/effort of the coding. My sister's boyfriend had his A7 get totalled by some guy running a red light - he's picked up a 2015 750i to replace it; Anyone know if you can buy the interior trim all in one package/not on eBay? The PO selected a pretty hideous wood trim option and no one is a fan so far but if it's a huge collecting job to get all the other pieces/used or whatever, he'll probably skip it. Also - can you turn the traction control completely off-OFF? Or is it the standard in many cars where it's just tuned down a bit?
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Nov 8, 2018 05:44
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Tuff Ghost posted:Here are some pics of my 2019 440i xDrive. Love this thing. Hey fellow Mineral Grey F36 owner. Here’s my 435d in the hills of Scotland: https://m.imgur.com/a/zOQW7WN 
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Nov 8, 2018 15:48
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SlapActionJackson posted:There are guys who will do it for a fee, or you can grab a laptop, esys cable, and the Humm, I guess I need to search for the guys who will do it for a fee near me. There isn't a way to fold in my mirrors without the cable? There isn't a setting in the menu some where?
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Nov 8, 2018 16:31
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Is a Bitchin Dragula a 7 series? Because I'm looking at those.
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Nov 8, 2018 16:39
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Not a whole lot of 7-series action goes on in this thread. But if you're talking about an '01 e38 740i M-Sport, then yeah, that'd be a bitchin dragula.
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Nov 8, 2018 16:49
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fyallm posted:Humm, I guess I need to search for the guys who will do it for a fee near me. There isn't a way to fold in my mirrors without the cable? There isn't a setting in the menu some where? You can do it manually with the button on the door, but If you want the fold/unfold to happen automatically with the locks, you need to code it.
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Nov 8, 2018 17:29
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:Is a Bitchin Dragula a 7 series? M760i or GTFO, doctor FASTER.
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SlapActionJackson posted:M760i or GTFO, doctor FASTER. I was only searching locally, so I definitely didn't see any of those $140K monsters. I don't even have a space in the garage to park this car so I don't think I'm going to be spending a hundred and sixty large on a car (with tax).
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