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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-bmw-540i-touring-13/ Just lol.
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Oct 10, 2021 19:38
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I was thinking about trading my 135 in for a GR86, but maybe I'll just hang onto it for a few more years and sell it for the same price I bought it for on bring a trailer.
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Oct 10, 2021 20:00
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Somewhat Heroic posted:
Woof Mine is a week 27 build, so July 5th. So far I'm crossing my fingers. Supposedly the UK site will show a recall on affected VINs. https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/footer/quick-links/bmw-vehicle-recalls.html Mine isn't flagging yet. Gonna keep an eye on it though.
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Oct 10, 2021 20:58
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There's nothing wrong with that price for that car given a very specific buyer, the current market, inflation, and it looks like the swap was proper. For reference, a well-documented but high-mileage TiAg automatic I was looking at about 10 years ago on BC coils and Schnitzer Type 2s was asking ~7. Now, style 32 wheels are a crime against humanity, but, you've only got so many options on e39s. Nice price for the right buyer IMO. Crunchy Black fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Oct 10, 2021 |
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Oct 10, 2021 21:04
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Crunchy Black posted:There's nothing wrong with that price for that car given a very specific buyer, the current market, inflation, and it looks like the swap was proper. For reference, a well-documented but high-mileage TiAg automatic I was looking at about 10 years ago on BC coils and Schnitzer Type 2s was asking ~7. Missed it was a swap, but yeah, a regular 540 wagon with 150k miles is worth about 10k in my mind.
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Oct 10, 2021 22:48
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KillHour posted:You loving what? This literally means I'm going to need a new engine doesn't it
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Mr. Apollo posted:People on Bimmerpost say that dealers have been told they’ll be getting replacement parts and the repair will either be done at the port or at the dealer. You think I trust the dealership to tear down and rebuild an engine?
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Oct 11, 2021 01:58
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"it's just a 'main bearing shell', how complicated could it be??"
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Oct 11, 2021 02:07
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I hope they send just the shell and expect the dealership to extract all the other parts and press the bearing back together.
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Oct 11, 2021 02:12
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KillHour posted:You think I trust the dealership to tear down and rebuild an engine?
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Oct 11, 2021 03:20
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I mean, just think about how many BMW dealerships there are and compare that to the number of people who are definitely qualified to completely rebuild an S58. Unless they're going to be flying techs in for this, I'm skeptical they won't just end up with a bunch of blown engines from improperly torqued bolts or contamination. When the Ford dealership (largest one in NY state!) did the headgasket recall on my FoRS, they didn't properly clip on the intake piping between the turbo and the intake manifold and it came apart a few days later. By sheer happenstance, I was literally a block away from the dealership when it happened so I could limp it in and demand they fix it because the thing was completely undrivable, oscillating wildly between 1k and 5k RPM with no throttle input. If I had to pay to get it towed, I would have been pissed.
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Oct 11, 2021 03:53
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KillHour posted:I mean, just think about how many BMW dealerships there are and compare that to the number of people who are definitely qualified to completely rebuild an S58. Unless they're going to be flying techs in for this, I'm skeptical they won't just end up with a bunch of blown engines from improperly torqued bolts or contamination.
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Oct 11, 2021 05:48
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"Here are the instructions, the factory says it takes one hour."
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Oct 11, 2021 05:51
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Cojawfee posted:"Here are the instructions, the factory says it takes one hour." Before engine assembly and marriage, sure.
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Oct 11, 2021 06:02
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Lol my dealer couldn't even handle a radiator replacement on my m2c, they hosed something up and it pissed coolant all over my engine bay. I'd just rather have a different car if it needed an engine rebuild.
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Cojawfee posted:"Here are the instructions, the factory says it takes one hour." But we all know those Germans are way over meticulous. So let's say half an hour. There's several of them here that need it done. I'm going to go home now and when I come in tomorrow morning I will assume that they are all completed and won't be looking for the parts that I'm giving you nor the ones that you remove.
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Oct 12, 2021 02:00
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KillHour posted:The last good 3 series always was and always will be whatever the current 3 series is -1 Nobody will ever say that the F30 was a good 3 series.
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My friend and I met up over the weekend - he's got the E90 with an incredible exhaust system - did a nice rip through some upstate NY roads.   
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Oct 12, 2021 04:59
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kimcicle posted:Nobody will ever say that the F30 was a good 3 series. 
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kimcicle posted:Nobody will ever say that the F30 was a good 3 series. Eh the LCI was pretty solid, fixed up some of the front end slop and brought us the B58 so I'm not sure that's true. What hurt the F30 was the fact that BMW didn't have a real entry level car until the last couple of years to compete with the A3/CLA so it tried to make the 320i that car. It's the same reason the C class has gotten so much better the last couple of generations. The lease special 320i loaner that I had was the definition of a penalty box. I would have never ever purchased that instead of a Camry.
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Voltage posted:My friend and I met up over the weekend - he's got the E90 with an incredible exhaust system - did a nice rip through some upstate NY roads. The M2 really is the new M3. That thing looks massive next to yours.
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Oct 12, 2021 16:10
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Woolwich Bagnet posted:The M2 really is the new M3. That thing looks massive next to yours. Are we looking at the same picture? 
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Woolwich Bagnet posted:The M2 really is the new M3. That thing looks massive next to yours. Uh what?
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Oct 12, 2021 17:22
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They are fairly close in size and I believe the weight is nearly identical.
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Oct 12, 2021 17:25
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It's probably perspective doing most of it, but the roof line looks decently lower (maybe an illusion because of the non body colored roof), and with the M2 having a wider body also makes it look lower. And the front of the M2 recedes more quickly. Not being as long also helps. Here's a picture for a better comparison between the two:  It's definitely mostly down to perspective though:  Also on a smaller screen the size difference is more pronounced.
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Oct 12, 2021 18:40
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kronix posted:Eh the LCI was pretty solid, fixed up some of the front end slop and brought us the B58 so I'm not sure that's true. The 1 Series is the direct competitor to the A3/A Class and is very, very popular. Then again this is the difference between the US and Europe; over here the 320i is considered a fast car. I believe the most popular BMW in the UK over the last few years is the 116d.
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Lord Ludikrous posted:The 1 Series is the direct competitor to the A3/A Class and is very, very popular. We don't get the 1 series in the US, just the 2 series
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Woolwich Bagnet posted:It's probably perspective doing most of it, but the roof line looks decently lower (maybe an illusion because of the non body colored roof), and with the M2 having a wider body also makes it look lower. And the front of the M2 recedes more quickly. Not being as long also helps. I mean you arent wrong about the M2 is the successor in terms of feel, but the comparison is basically equal with e90, its f80/g80 where it really becomes more pronounced like your first post said
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As has been noted the E9x M3 and the M2 are virtually identical in dimensions and weight. Even the seating position is nearly the same.
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Oct 12, 2021 22:01
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rscott posted:We don't get the 1 series in the US, just the 2 series Because Americans want big CUVs instead of hatchbacks.
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Oct 12, 2021 22:08
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I was pleased to discover that the M340 is actually 1" narrower than the M2C, with more ground clearance to boot Gonna be no sweat at all parking that bad boy in the garage every night
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Lord Ludikrous posted:The 1 Series is the direct competitor to the A3/A Class and is very, very popular. As others have noted, the 1 series isn’t a thing in the US. I’m not saying the 320i was a bad car, but the way most dealers ordered them here were the $329/month 0 down lease specials with halogen headlights, cheap lovely wheels and awful interiors. I have a sneaking suspicion the average 320i in Europe was fairly well equipped.
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Ether Frenzy posted:As has been noted the E9x M3 and the M2 are virtually identical in dimensions and weight. Even the seating position is nearly the same.
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kronix posted:As others have noted, the 1 series isn’t a thing in the US. In the absence of hard data I can only go by personal experience which suggests your suspicion is correct. My understanding of the US market is the 320i is right at the bottom of the range BMW offers. Over here (varies by country) you also have the 318i and 316i (and 318d and 316d), and those tend to be the bottom spec ones. Plus there’s also sorts of taxes and costs you get with increasing list prices and emissions, and the 320i/320d sit right in that sweet spot of having plenty of power for day to day use but not getting raked over the coals for it. Why is the standard of what determines a “powerful car” so much higher in the US anyway? Or is it just internet tryhards and enthusiasts with inherent biases that skew the perception somewhat?
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Oct 13, 2021 08:30
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Cause our country is so much bigger so you need more vrooms to travel it faster at 70mph
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The US has never had the displacement-, emissions-, or power-based taxes that much of the ROW does. Easy post-war economic prosperity and fewer space constraints in suburban living meant that USDM cars have always been larger, heavier, and more powerful. That cultural experience carries over into the present and informs what we think of as a "powerful car"
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Oct 13, 2021 13:21
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You need more power to pull out in front of someone and not even go the speed limit.
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Oct 13, 2021 13:22
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I was pleased to discover that the M340 is actually 1" narrower than the M2C, with more ground clearance to boot Congrats on your tiny house purchase
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Last new Dinan E9X N52 exhaust installed, mostly worked other than needing a fat stack of washers to get around the bracing, hilarious to me they just banged in the stock exhaust pipe to make it fit around the rear bracing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ke1avqhOc
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