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James Woods posted:If there's an EPS system that doesn't feel like a Logitech I haven't driven it and I'm a service mechanic who specializes in European cars. 981 Porsche steering is pretty decent, but hydraulic is still better.
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KillHour posted:The other day I was strongly considering getting a cheap beater Cayenne for when I have to do adult things in a car instead of fun things in a car but I don't want to make a nice car dirty. I still secretly want a 6spd gen2 Cayenne. EDIT: Hell even a gen1 will do.
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Ziploc posted:I still secretly want a 6spd gen2 Cayenne. I've never driven one off road but I hear they're one of the best trail worthy unibody SUVs. I've always planned to get one of the old V8s if I ever move somewhere that snows again. Had no idea they made a manual. Even more tempting. The Cayenne and Panamera are not half bad too work on either compared to Porsche's mid and rear engine models.
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Dec 11, 2020 02:06
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the 6sp cayenne is toilet garbageJames Woods posted:Thanks for the info wasn't aware that there is a separate classic car registration. Not sure what you mean by itv or getting specs from local car clubs though. should probably bring over your 1er then, don't think there's much else unless you want to go old old
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Dec 11, 2020 02:23
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:the 6sp cayenne is toilet garbage I'm not afraid of old old rear end long as the EU doesn't have a problem with me shoehorning a decent fuel injected engine in it. Speaking of which, are there yards like Pick N' Pull in the EU to grab blocks and parts from?
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James Woods posted:Thanks for the info wasn't aware that there is a separate classic car registration. Not sure what you mean by itv or getting specs from local car clubs though. Spain is a bit more lax in comparison to germany for example but still pretty strict. You would need a build sheet for your car from the one who built it, or local bmw/2002 club with full specs for the registration. Generally you would pick one up from bayerische motoren werke ag but you swapped it so a different spec sheet is better. ITV is the periodical technical inspection. My guy offered me to sent your data to the local fixer so he would get you an estimate on bringing your car, so if you would like to, you can throw me a vin, manufacture year and build spec sheet with some photos I can forward those and see how much it will cost you. James Woods posted:I'm not afraid of old old rear end long as the EU doesn't have a problem with me shoehorning a decent fuel injected engine in it. Speaking of which, are there yards like Pick N' Pull in the EU to grab blocks and parts from? Not exactly pick and pull style, but some still do let you do this. It's prohibited due to safety regulations in spain. idk about other countries.
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old audis have quite tight steering actually. the steering on my b5 a4 was far tighter and heavier than on my e92.
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Speaking of steering changes, turning the front half of the drivetrain back on definitely changes the feel! I've had it flashed to RWD since March or so, and thought I'd be responsible and put it back to AWD for the winter.
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Erulisse posted:Spain is a bit more lax in comparison to germany for example but still pretty strict. That's super helpful thank you. I'll send you a PM.
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Lord Ludikrous posted:So the warranty on my 2015 118i runs out in a few months and I've got a fair few maintenance and other costs upcoming (extended warranty, new tyres, new brakes, cosmetic repairs, excess mileage etc) and decided that as my favoured dealer was having a massive sale due to changing their name, to see what I could get if I turned all that money into a deposit instead. Time flies fast, my 320i turned three years old today. Passed its first MOT without any issues and hopefully I’ll still be driving around in it for many years to come. 
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This year has been good for getting mileage out of my CPO warranty. Got the radiator and oil filter housing gasket replaced earlier (separately). It's currently getting the valve cover gasket replaced. I could smell a bit of superheated or slightly burned oil, and my guess was right. CPO ends in 4 days. 
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Alarbus posted:This year has been good for getting mileage out of my CPO warranty. Got the radiator and oil filter housing gasket replaced earlier (separately). It's currently getting the valve cover gasket replaced. I could smell a bit of superheated or slightly burned oil, and my guess was right. What's your mileage?
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Russian Bear posted:What's your mileage? 88k. Even just doing daycare and one grocery trip a week I'm still around 200 miles a week while wfh. But, those are the three usual suspects to a higher mileage BMW, so having them all under CPO is pretty great.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:fixed more Prior body style cheaper though.
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Hadlock posted:On a scale of 0-11 what is the maintenance nightmare level on a 2011-2014 7 series with ~75,000 to 95,000 miles Ok so we ended up with an F10 535i and it's basically a mini 7 series with all the features. The problem is that getting the kid in and out of the car seat is a nightmare and can't really recline the seat more than an inch For about the same price we found a G12 740Li with half as many miles with all the features our fancy pants 5 series has, plus it has a second sunroof, power (instead of manual) side/rear sunshades and auto parking, plus you can almost fully recline even with the car seat behind you. Oh and it has ride height adjust for nosing over steep inclines to avoid high centering. The rear door has acres of space, plus the cabin roof is high enough that you're not hunched down trying to strap the kid in, you just have to tilt your head slightly which improves the ergonomics significantly. Oh and it has heated steering wheel and ventilated (in addition to heated) seats It has the B58B30M0 engine which, I believe is slightly less of a maintenance nightmare than the N60 series Only issue I can see is that dust has somehow accumulated inside the adaptive LED headlights, I haven't read up on how to solve this problem or if it's even a problem. I've never seen dust inside any other bmws lamp casing before The plan would be to sell it before we hit 100,000; or when something super expensive breaks on it We tried out the auto park in some random apartment complex near the dealer lot, wow that's just magic. Wife hates parking our current car due to our cramped parking space so that's a big selling point for her Edit: N60, not M60 Hadlock fucked around with this message at 08:39 on Dec 20, 2020 |
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Auto parking is a feature that I laughed at on my KIA, but I use it pretty much every time I park now because it just does it perfectly 99/100, with not risk of curbing the wheels.
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MrOnBicycle posted:Auto parking is a feature that I laughed at on my KIA, but I use it pretty much every time I park now because it just does it perfectly 99/100, with not risk of curbing the wheels. What happens in the 1/100? Curbed wheels?
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Kritzkrieg Kop posted:What happens in the 1/100? Curbed wheels? Nah, it just overestimates the gap size and I have to abort. It's almost always due to really wonky parking on behalf of the car in front / back of the space so it gets a bit confused. Edit: How's the E10 as a drivers car? Specifically with the M10B20 engine. MrOnBicycle fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Dec 21, 2020 |
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What's the dealer replacement cost on a ceramic Idrive button with the built in touch screen Looks like the part itself is $400 for the plastic edition, then it's got to be what $700 in labor to pull apart the center console Car is currently under warranty but a quick Google shows that the ceramic Idrive button is a wear item. Seems like a $1500 replacement total cost at the dealership
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Dec 24, 2020 22:29
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Hadlock posted:What's the dealer replacement cost on a ceramic Idrive button with the built in touch screen I couldn't tell you the customer cost but I guarantee the technician gets paid no more than 2 hours flat rate for 4 hours of fumbling with interior pullers and broken unseen fasteners.
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Only in BMW-ville is the main system controller a ‘wear item.’ *cries in ceramic iDrive controller *is happy its a lease and in 2 more years its someone else’s problem
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BMW is pretty bad about ownership costs, but I refuse to believe the idrive controller isn't covered under warranty. What's wrong with yours?
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Also it's ceramic hahahahahahaha
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KillHour posted:BMW is pretty bad about ownership costs, but I refuse to believe the idrive controller isn't covered under warranty. What's wrong with yours? Yeah it is covered under warranty, the concern is this particular controller is 41 months old, warranty expires in 7 months, and we plan on keeping the car for another 120 months which comes out to about $6000 in repair costs to do mundane poo poo like use the navigation system. We got lucky that it failed at 41 and not 49 months. Actually we got really lucky that it failed at 49,650 miles and not 50,001 miles What's wrong with it is the down press ("mouse click") of the button is on the fritz only works about 30% of the time
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Your mistake was planning to keep a BMW for 14 years.
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the gently caress would you want a ceramic knob. Aluminum weight savings you fools.
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Hadlock posted:Yeah it is covered under warranty, the concern is this particular controller is 41 months old, warranty expires in 7 months, and we plan on keeping the car for another 120 months which comes out to about $6000 in repair costs to do mundane poo poo like use the navigation system. We got lucky that it failed at 41 and not 49 months. Actually we got really lucky that it failed at 49,650 miles and not 50,001 miles Should have bought a Lexus.
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Shoulda bought a Tesla
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Very happy to have a 2006 model with no map screen to go obsolete.
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Hadlock posted:What's the dealer replacement cost on a ceramic Idrive button with the built in touch screen what in the goddamn gently caress, lol
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Broke: indestructible plastic buttons that last until the end of time on literally any other car, truck, or Nintendo 64 controller and cost three dollars to replace and only cripple one thing if they break Woke: 400 dollar ceramic button designed to wear out in four years and incapacitate dozens of vehicle functions
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To be fair the car has a functional touchscreen, as a backup, I guess; although the number of times I've used the touchscreen feature on our current car probably numbers around 3: 1: is this really a touch screen? I should test it 2: crap I forgot, did they introduce touch after our model? Only one way to find out 3: ??? Can't actually remember using it a third time, Idrive button is way more convenient Hadlock fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Dec 26, 2020 |
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Chrpno posted:Very happy to have a 2006 model with no map screen to go obsolete. Same. It took me close to a year ro find a first gen 135i that had no iDrive, a manual transmission and hadn't been modified. I'm glad I stuck to my guns. My car has zero screens just a LCD display for the radio and temperature and everything is done through buttons and switches you don't need to look at to operate. My giant rear end new phone fiits perfectly in the ashtray also.
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When do bmw screens stop getting live traffic stuff? We had to go from the bay area today past sacramento and even though it's a 2013 model it told us about some hell traffic jam and routed is north of Davis, the computer must be 7-8 years old It still has all the gas stations and all but the very newest streets in my in-laws subdivision etc TL;DR maybe in like 2008-2011 I would have died on the no screen hill but other than the ceramic button, that whole system may actually be the most reliable part of the whole vehicle. We've spent probably 3 months cumulatively test driving different bmw and that's the one thing that never breaks
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did chris die of covid while locked up for going 100 in his M235i? who gets the gloves in a case like this, the state?
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Let's all laugh at this person trying to get a 60 month loan on a new M4 with a 50% balloon payment. https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1784837 Bruh, you can't afford that car. Get a 2.
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Cheaper than an Altima. Also enjoyed this "I don't have 31k at the moment"
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I probably sound like a bumpkin here, but I live in the country and buy my cars off marketplace. But do y'all seriously sign up to a deal where you're only allowed to drive 10000 miles a year? That is a major blow to freedom
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Hadlock posted:When do bmw screens stop getting live traffic stuff? We had to go from the bay area today past sacramento and even though it's a 2013 model it told us about some hell traffic jam and routed is north of Davis, the computer must be 7-8 years old Mine stopped getting live traffic after the two year mark when my subscription to their live traffic service expired.  I don't drive in enough traffic for it to be worth it. And as much as I like the built in navigation, if I'm driving in a big city, I have my phone and Maps or Waze going.
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James Woods posted:Same. It took me close to a year ro find a first gen 135i that had no iDrive, a manual transmission and hadn't been modified. I'm glad I stuck to my guns. My car has zero screens just a LCD display for the radio and temperature and everything is done through buttons and switches you don't need to look at to operate. My giant rear end new phone fiits perfectly in the ashtray also. I don't know how many 2013 135i they made without iDrive but I'm lucky enough to have one. Probably the last BMW sold without the infotainment system
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