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As long as you weld metal plates to the subframe mounts, change the rod bearings every 60k miles and rebuild your VANOS. Yes they are very reliable.
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I mean, I’m obviously joking but only half joking. The 135i seemed like a more practical choice in that it was only 5 years old when I bought it & was a steal with like 22 thousand miles. But it’s not a daily driver. As much as I like the DCT I still miss a 6 speed and after two years I’ve only added 6k miles to it. The M3 is older but as a weekend car, might as well get what I really wanted in the first place right? right?
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Don't forget the cooling system
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+ timing chain guide and re-glue the pillar fabric once a month
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All you guys are wrong, the answer to “what bmw?” is always the lowest-mileage E39 M5 you can afford. V8? Yep. Stick? Only way they know how. Pinnacle of BMW styling? Absolutely. Not that I’m biased or anything.
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Sorry about your recirculating balls, though
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Lightbulb Out posted:Sorry about your recirculating balls, though Worst part of my old E34 for real though
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Haven't driven one, are they as bad as people say
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The e39 is cool but it’s not what you’d call sporty I quite love the idea of finding an imola one to daily but I can’t shift the idea of a v10 r8
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Bape Culture posted:The e39 is cool but it’s not what you’d call sporty Hot take: imola red e38 > imola red e39:  I have an unreasonable/irrational want for a ‘01 Msport. I won’t pay $36k for one though!
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Lightbulb Out posted:Sorry about your recirculating balls, though The variable power assist in the car feels awesome. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Tremek posted:Hot take: imola red e38 > imola red e39: I loving loved my lovely, old e38 even though I was an absolute idiot when I got it, did no research, and basically inherited someone else's problem. Nowadays I'd be annoyed as hell daily driving an automatic, but that was the car that made me care about cars. I miss it a ton, especially since the guy who bought it from me over a decade ago still has it and I see it around all the time.
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how about this imola e38 with a s62 swap https://www.instagram.com/p/BloysCYlQ1y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link OBAMNA PHONE fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Mar 16, 2019 |
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BraveUlysses posted:how about this imola e38 with a s62 swap You don’t play fair friend, goddamn
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Lightbulb Out posted:Sorry about your recirculating balls, though Whys the steering considered something negative? Always felt like one of the highlights of the car plus basically indestructible and can be readjusted E: lowering a 7 series is a cardinal sin.
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Combat Theory posted:E: lowering a 7 series is a cardinal sin. Followed closely by removing M-parallels
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Combat Theory posted:Whys the steering considered something negative? Always felt like one of the highlights of the car plus basically indestructible and can be readjusted They’re not bad I just like the rack and pinion feel better. It’s the BMW thread we have to bust each others balls about something!
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You can’t feel the difference when you’re wearing driving gloves, anyway.
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Big Taint posted:You can’t feel the difference when you’re wearing driving gloves, anyway. 
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If the recirculating ball steering in the E34 and E39 is like the E28 it's not necessarily bad, it just feels like you gotta crank the wheel a whole bunch to go from lock to lock compared to even my E30
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NumbersMatching320 posted:I don't have a horse in this race but this guy can get hosed for calling the Giulia uggo looks like an M5 that ate a lemon and doesn't like his surroundings
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Cobalt60 posted:looks like an M5 that ate a lemon and doesn't like his surroundings lol this is pretty good.
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rscott posted:If the recirculating ball steering in the E34 and E39 is like the E28 it's not necessarily bad, it just feels like you gotta crank the wheel a whole bunch to go from lock to lock compared to even my E30 its not that bad, it's a lot heavier compared to an EPAS system but in sport mode the steering ratio quickens up
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Have we talked about the new M3 yet? https://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/m3/20529/next-bmw-m3-to-go-all-4wd-the-inside-scoop-on-bmw-m-s-crucial-new-model I'm just so tired by all this. Auto only unless you get a special lower power version, AWD but you can totally disable the front diff, and I'm super excited about hearing the M3 is getting the same engine as a crossover. Cool.
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:Have we talked about the new M3 yet? better to think of the M3 Lightweight as the actual M3 and the AWD thing as some other monstrosity
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The 8 speed dual clutch gearbox is a typo/translation error. It's the 8 speed ZF transmission.
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I got an E36/8 about a year ago with an M52TU engine. The paint's an OK 50 foot paint but I'm thinking of getting it wrapped. Any ideas for what I should wrap it in? I was thinking Nardo Grey.
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pabst_br posted:I got an E36/8 about a year ago with an M52TU engine. The paint's an OK 50 foot paint but I'm thinking of getting it wrapped. Any ideas for what I should wrap it in? I was thinking Nardo Grey. Lemans blue
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Clarkson really liked the new M5 and also the Alpina B5, both proper gentleman's cars!  I can't afford either
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i pulled a b2 code on the m5 yesterday morning - cat issue - hoping it's just temp related  anyone got any exhaust recommendations?
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oh man the price on this one has finally cracked the 20k threshold anything look out of order on this? the leather looks a bit worn but drat, that price with the bearings already addressed... https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/2008-bmw-e90-m3-sedan-6-speed-manual/6844423690.html
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That one will actually probably go really quick
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BlackMK4 posted:That one will actually probably go really quick its been up for a couple weeks, started at 22k and dropping price a couple times already
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sheiiiiit, lowball him and go pick up your new over powered german mobile
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Looks nice with those wheels and coilovers. Offer them 18k and do a burnout.
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He lost two cylinders in the rod bearing replacement it seems from that listing on CL. That's not black, either. But hey! Other than that, looks like an amazing price for what you're getting.
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pabst_br posted:I got an E36/8 about a year ago with an M52TU engine. The paint's an OK 50 foot paint but I'm thinking of getting it wrapped. Any ideas for what I should wrap it in? I was thinking Nardo Grey. 
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