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Have you done performance driving before or was this your first time?
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Sep 22, 2021 05:03
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KillHour posted:Have you done performance driving before or was this your first time? I’ve not done this specific event before. Did an early version of the BMW event at Thermal before the facility was complete. Ultimate drive a few times, with different configurations of events. A few Porsche events and a corvette one at Fonatana speedway (that one was excellent! C7 launch event.) doesn’t take much for me to go burn up someone else’s gas and tires. Totally owning my being a dork today, but figured someone might enjoy the write up.
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Sep 22, 2021 05:30
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You should do an HPDE and get on track. It's worth it.
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Sep 22, 2021 05:36
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KillHour posted:You should do an HPDE and get on track. It's worth it. I asked about the upcoming track day at Laguna Seca and the BMW people there kind of poo poo talked it. I might sign up for the two day thermal event, or head back to Porsche since it’s less of a drive. Any specific recommendations other than the big commercial ones?
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Sep 22, 2021 05:54
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Ultimate Mango posted:I asked about the upcoming track day at Laguna Seca and the BMW people there kind of poo poo talked it. I might sign up for the two day thermal event, or head back to Porsche since it’s less of a drive. NASA is the gold standard, IME. They take safety very seriously and make everyone start in group 1, which has a classroom session after every time on track and a dedicated instructor who will always be in your car with you until they decide you're ready to move up to group 2. https://members.drivenasa.com/events Also, join us in the track day and racing thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3490129&pagenumber=131#lastpost Edit: SSCA might be bigger than NASA on the west coast but I haven't run with them before so I can't offer any advice there. KillHour fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Sep 22, 2021 |
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Sep 22, 2021 05:59
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KillHour posted:NASA is the gold standard, IME. They take safety very seriously and make everyone start in group 1, which has a classroom session after every time on track and a dedicated instructor who will always be in your car with you until they decide you're ready to move up to group 2. Also the Hooked on Driving guys are super chill and IMO no less safe
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Sep 22, 2021 06:35
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Almost forgot. All new drivers must watch this instructional onboarding video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iUKaPlBl8
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Sep 22, 2021 06:39
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KillHour posted:We all know you're an old man on your big fluffy couch you call a motorbike. KillHour posted:The 530 is slow and wallowy and not all that nice inside unless you tick all the boxes. Reminds me of an old Pontiac. But maybe that's your thing. I definitely do not want an Audi. Their looks don't do it for me. TheBacon posted:I think based on your bike tastes you want a Mustang Mach-E (if they even are selling them in weird america) nostalgic americana but electric/hybrid/responsible whatever
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Sep 22, 2021 13:34
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Steakandchips posted:And I like BMWs in general! Condolences.
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Sep 22, 2021 15:28
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Do 2021 BMWs have the speed limiters installed in the UK, or is only 2022 ones that will?
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Sep 23, 2021 10:35
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Build date for my M340 pushed back from start of October to end of November, because everyone everywhere is out of everything
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Sep 24, 2021 00:53
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Build date for my M340 pushed back from start of October to end of November, because everyone everywhere is out of everything I would do yourself a favor and not constantly F5 your build status. Everything is bouncing around week to week. I've had cars show a production week a month and a half out then suddenly switch to 150 status (scheduled for or in production) out of nowhere.
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Sep 24, 2021 00:59
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kill me now posted:I would do yourself a favor and not constantly F5 your build status. Everything is bouncing around week to week. I've had cars show a production week a month and a half out then suddenly switch to 150 status (scheduled for or in production) out of nowhere. Truth!!! I learned that lesson after F5-ing my M2 build all day every day for 3 months I only know this because my M Series Private Client Advisor sent me a hastily scrawled email with lots of typos saying "I want you to know before you disappoint"
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Sep 24, 2021 01:01
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Truth!!! I learned that lesson after F5-ing my M2 build all day every day for 3 months Is his name Chad?
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Sep 24, 2021 02:18
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Oh man there's an M340i wagon with a brown interior and only about 1600 km available locally, but I'm still waiting on being able to sell some shares and as such won't have the money to be looking at a new car until early next year... Was looking at newer used M2's but I flip-flopping about if I should aim slightly more towards practicality (larger luggage area for bikes, AWD for snow, 4 doors, less fuel consumption).
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Sep 25, 2021 09:23
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Dumb question, everything I have seen suggests exhaust routing/hanging for E9X N52 platforms is the same. Is anyone that would for sure know an E90 fitment suggest part would *not* fit an E91? I have a lead on an old new stock Dinan E90 N52 exhaust that was considering.
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Sep 28, 2021 18:01
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Love this thing  
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Sep 29, 2021 02:42
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Voltage posted:Love this thing  Finally went over 10k miles a couple of weekends ago on a ~2 hr trip downstate to a dinky little lake to race sailboats. Its a good car for that trip, but gets annoying beyond that distance. Met a guy with a completely stock unmolested 140k mile silver ZHP down there though. I had never actually driven one, good fun, I understand the mythos now. He was...enamored with the M2 lol
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Sep 29, 2021 15:32
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Voltage posted:Love this thing Looks great. Alpine White is the gold standard for whites IMO.
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Sep 29, 2021 15:57
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Color is actually Hockenheim silver, looks white or blueish under certain light - I originally wanted the blue or black but I'm really really glad I went with the "silver". I use a bunch of ammo detailing stuff, I actually live super close to Larry's shop, but I like doing stuff myself and I used to be a detailer awhile back, but I may take my Packard there after I repaint it for a polish etc.
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Sep 29, 2021 17:26
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Voltage posted:Color is actually Hockenheim silver.. Ah well it fooled me, I was just looking at it on my phone.
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Sep 29, 2021 18:10
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 what the gently caress
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Oct 1, 2021 01:29
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Is it a stick at least????
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Oct 1, 2021 03:01
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Clearly it's not, it says 'convertible' right there
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Oct 1, 2021 03:14
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Are red on black early 2010s BMWs worth that much because lmao someone give me 22k for my E82 pls
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Oct 1, 2021 03:36
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rscott posted:Are red on black early 2010s BMWs worth that much because lmao someone give me 22k for my E82 pls you’re underselling yourself, friend A quick perusal of the auction results for 135’s show this to be true.
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Oct 1, 2021 04:54
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hmmm are e46s super inflated right now, my 330ci is mostly sitting around these days. still love it but for the right price...
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Oct 1, 2021 05:00
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:
Doing a direct currency conversion, which isn’t the most accurate, I paid about 1k more than that for a 2014 4 series convertible, with less miles. I’m guessing the US market is more hosed up than ours?
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Oct 1, 2021 12:09
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These prices are insane. What’s the market for a rust free E36M3/4/5 w/290k miles on it?
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Oct 1, 2021 13:32
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We Buy Any Car, which for our non-U.K. friends is basically where you go to quickly offload your car for a less than optimal price if you don’t want to go through the aggro of privately selling and are not part-exchanging, will take my 2017 320i off my hands for £19,500. Shits mad.
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Oct 1, 2021 14:31
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Starting to look like dropping 2-3k to fix the paint on my 328 actually makes some financial sense
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Oct 1, 2021 15:02
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I genuinely don't think the high price on every used car madness is going to continue. I will admit, the first time someone waves fifty grand in my face for my M3 I will likely have a difficult time turning them down.
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Oct 1, 2021 17:52
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maybe not on every used car, but the BMW market has its own dynamics, and I wonder how that will play out
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Oct 1, 2021 18:02
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ThirstyBuck posted:These prices are insane. What’s the market for a rust free E36M3/4/5 w/290k miles on it? idk, but i sold my friend my 6spd 04 ZHP like five years ago at market rate, he put 60k miles on it (240k total), and just sold it this week for what he paid me BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Oct 1, 2021 |
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Oct 1, 2021 18:15
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I genuinely don't think the high price on every used car madness is going to continue. The new car market isn’t getting fixed any time soon. Since that is the primary driver of the used car market don’t expect things to change there either.
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Oct 1, 2021 18:42
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ThirstyBuck posted:These prices are insane. What’s the market for a rust free E36M3/4/5 w/290k miles on it? https://bringatrailer.com/auctions/results/?search=E36+M3&type=no-reserve My guess is more than it has any reason to be.
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Oct 1, 2021 18:43
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Somewhat Heroic posted:https://bringatrailer.com/auctions/results/?search=E36+M3&type=no-reserve Only a couple each of Daytona Violet and Dakar Yellow. Stupid high prices for those, too. I guess people simply aren't selling those even in this market.
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Oct 1, 2021 22:19
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I had a tune put on my E91 after I put on a three stage intake manifold. I've only been to this shop twice but they always have some crazy stuff on the lifts.  Everything here is swapped and tuned to the moon. The yellow E36 makes 750whp, the ti has an S54, and the E28 has its original M10 that makes about 6 hp.  This was so mint and I just loved how period appropriate the color was for it. Platinum Green I was told. There was a new M4 parked outside in the shouty yellow color but I forgot to check out its snout in the flesh. In brief, they were very bored with my requested service but I got to check out some cool stuff while my car was flashed.
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Oct 3, 2021 02:27
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loving owns  fellow E91 buddy!
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Oct 3, 2021 03:12
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Aawww lookit that cute little tailpipe 
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