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 Hey, I'm here picking up the kids. There's a warning in the dash saying coolant low, top off. Can I drive home? Ugh, yellow or red Yellow You should be able to limp home. Stop if you see a red warning Oh good, I thought it might be serious because there's steam pouring out from under my hood Wait, what? GDCS
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYd38vFb6nM
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After 5 years of 0 issues with my e39 540i besides a window regulator and the fuel door lock actuator, the driver's side interior door handle breaks, apparently they're plastic. Ordered metal replacement, easy fix apparently the door panel doesn't even need to be removed. Guess 20 years is pretty good if it's the original
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SlapActionJackson posted:
This feeling is basically what you have the first time you drive a prototype, except it gets turned up to 11 and the situation never really goes away, because it's perfectly normal for the car to scream at you in various ways to come to an immediate stop. You're in a constant state of evaluating which of the lights on the Check-Control-Christmas tree is fine to be yellow/red or flashing angrily, which ones indicate you should call the owner and which ones require you to push the car right off a cliff. There's nothing quite like a soothing Bavarian voice asking you "is there smoke?"
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Whats the context here? Is this something you're getting driven around in? I'm on paternity leave for three months and my wife's job is 97% sitting on the phone talking to people in meetings or talking 1:1 with her boss. If I can get her setup in the back seat of the car we can go drive up to Tahoe, go all over the place, I can go day hiking with the kiddo, etc But she needs a dedicated "office space" with adequate cell phone reception, and the back seat of the 7 is cavernous with the extended wheelbase Also sometimes I'm waiting for somebody and play nintendo switch in the back seat and there's not a good place to mount the Nintendo, an Airline style seat back tray would help tremendously
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can she not sit in the front seat of the car for some reason, or like... in the spacious back seat without additional infrastructure? true road warriors know that infrastructure is for amateurs
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Hadlock posted:I'm on paternity leave for three months and my wife's job is 97% sitting on the phone talking to people in meetings or talking 1:1 with her boss. If I can get her setup in the back seat of the car we can go drive up to Tahoe, go all over the place, I can go day hiking with the kiddo, etc If that's the case and all you need is a tray for her to setup her laptop on https://www.amazon.ca/KFZMAN-Automative-Foldable-Steering-Extendable/dp/B07VVLTLSQ this is probably the cheaper option, but maybe not as sturdy? but also many thousands less than a retrofit
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I was hoping that the wood trim piece came off and was replaced, yeah looks like it's a significant change, bummer There's a foot stool accessory too for the passenger seat so you can really stretch out but that's probably major surgery Also, hard no on sitting in the front seat, the back seat is way more spacious
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Apr 15, 2021 00:22
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Hadlock posted:I was hoping that the wood trim piece came off and was replaced, yeah looks like it's a significant change, bummer maybe you can find someone on one of the various BMW forums that has the executive rear seat package you need, and will trade you for the non-executive rear seat package? stranger things have happened!
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Bro just get a generic tray.
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Next you're gonna tell me to buy kirkland signature brand driving gloves  
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Sorry we're being really flippant about this, be you haven't even told us the angle of your driveway. How can we possibly tell you what tray to get if we don't know that?
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Cojawfee posted:Sorry we're being really flippant about this, be you haven't even told us the angle of your driveway. How can we possibly tell you what tray to get if we don't know that? I'm not sure how that's relevant but I'll check with my buildings valet and see what they say. From what I've seen it's mostly flat
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Driveway angle is the only relevant factor in a BMW It's why I abandoned my ancient 330ci, which sits now faceless
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So that I'm understanding this correctly, your plan is to have your wife sit in the back seat of your car, working on an airplane table with a wifi hotspot, in the parking lot of a trailhead while you go hiking with your kids (as one example you gave)? Why not get a hotel or AirBNB for her to work from while you're on your trip.
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Isn't that what they invented coffee shops for?
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KillHour posted:Isn't that what they invented coffee shops for?
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ok but why is sitting in the front seat not allowed
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:ok but why is sitting in the front seat not allowed ITS OUT OF THE QUESTION THE BACK SEAT IS FAR ROOMIER! KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:have you heard of a little thing called covid dude?
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:have you heard of a little thing called covid dude? Every coffee shop around me has put out a bunch of picnic tables for people to work at. It's pretty nice now that the weather is getting better. I assumed that since they were hiking, they wouldn't be in the middle of a big city and would have somewhere outside to sit and work from. I guess that doesn't help when it's lovely out, but you probably wouldn't be hiking either. GentlemanofLeisure posted:Have you looked at the poster in question's gang tags? In what way do my gang tags imply that I don't believe in Covid? KillHour fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Apr 15, 2021 |
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KillHour posted:In what way do my gang tags imply that I don't believe in Covid?
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Sorry, wasn't talking about you, I meant OP as in the guy who's trying to Drive Miss Daisy with the "Yes I want Coronavirus" and "Superspreaders" tags. lol I missed that. drat, I ruined a good joke - sorry.
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The front seat would suck because of the dashboard you can't move out of the way, duh.............rear seat office space supremacy. Whatever this tray is seems easier than finding new seats if you want an OEM option.
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Hadlock posted:I'm not sure how that's relevant but I'll check with my buildings valet and see what they say. From what I've seen it's mostly flat Is it awkward for your valet that your wife is still in the backseat working while they park the car?
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Apr 15, 2021 17:17
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Cojawfee posted:Is it awkward for your valet that your wife is still in the backseat working while they park the car? Don't kink shame.
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Apr 15, 2021 18:14
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Hadlock you typically have cool and good ideas about sailboats and cars but what the gently caress lol
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I'm about as likely to perform major interior surgery as you are to replace that bulkhead Also I don't have a parking valet, sorry to ruin anybody's fantasies. I am parked next to what looks like a brand new M5 though
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Keyser_Soze posted:The front seat would suck because of the dashboard you can't move out of the way, duh.............rear seat office space supremacy. Whatever this tray is seems easier than finding new seats if you want an OEM option. if i'm officing in the car the laptop is open on my lap, don't see how the dash has any effect on me
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I rarely double emptyquote and rarely quote myself but
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Keyser_Soze posted:The front seat would suck because of the dashboard you can't move out of the way, duh.............rear seat office space supremacy. Whatever this tray is seems easier than finding new seats if you want an OEM option. that looks like the optional executive rear seating package for the latest 7 series, they did away with the airplane style seat backs and copied Mercedes/Range Rover with the swing out arm style tables
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Hadlock posted:I'm about as likely to perform major interior surgery as you are to replace that bulkhead
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I've actually found that my local dealer has reasonable part prices. The new battery for the M5 was the same price as O'Reilly, and the stupid hood alarm switch was maybe four bucks more than on the internet, but I don't have to pay shipping. What is this nonsense?
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Bobby @ Strictly German gave me what appear to be 6 cylinder arms. He wanted me to return the old ones but my bushings are still in them, and also, what the gently caress good are 4 cylinder arms to him? We're gonna go sailboat racing this morning and then swap everything over. Wish us luck, it is technically feasible to get the e30 back on the ground today.
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Goddamn, BMW. $4100 for xDrive on the M3/M4? What are you smoking?
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KillHour posted:Goddamn, BMW. $4100 for xDrive on the M3/M4? What are you smoking? Bowls full of the finest coca leaf for those prices. They will sell tons of them.
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I mean it’s already $2k to upgrade to xdrive on the regular g20’s and the m xdrive is a definite upgrade from that. Did you really think it would be less?
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I was hoping my build would stay under 90k...
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drat sounds like you should just buy a better car
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Who let you out of the attic? *grabs broom*
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