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Alarbus posted:Speaking of your easy fix, once I get the control arms sorted, I need to address some "it's a BMW with 100k" stuff. One of those is spark plugs. I have the M Performance tune, which is rather mild, on now, and I'm contemplating putting a bigger intercooler on and bumping the power a bit, partly to make it feel as peppy as the B58. What's the general opinion, stock plugs or one step colder? Don't quote me on this, but I think the NGK 97506 is one step colder for the N55 and the usual recommendation for the stage 1 and below tunes? TheBacon posted:Bought a 140k mile manual E82 128i. Gonna fly down to LA Saturday and drive it back. The N52 is me, and I am the N52. (Though I think technically both of mine are N51) Hell yeah! I look at 128i's on occasion but anything remotely clean seem to be rare. On the other hand the e9x 328i's that aren't completely clapped out all look clean as hell for the mileage. Prices on them seem to be cratering too. Never heard of a BMW ME before but it's a manual and cheap. I'm sure that would be a fine contender for my 75 mile each way commute  . I seriously can't help myself when it comes to looking at dumb poo poo to replace my 2nd gen Prius that I currently drive for work. I know the answer is another Prius but I don't wanna.e: or how about this e46!. I'm pretty sure that would have been listed at $10k like 6 months ago. e2: holy lol there's an e60 m5 with 180k miles for under $10k. I couldn't afford to keep that thing on the road. fknlo fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Apr 20, 2023 |
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Finding a decently specced E9x that isn't clapped out or insanely scalped is hell. Doubly so if it's anything other than an E90. I can only imagine. Something that gets good mileage is definitely a huge factor for me, but something that's comfortable is also becoming more of a factor. My Prius absolutely sucks in that regard. The seating position isn't great and it gets blown around like a box truck on windy days, passing semis, etc... It was super windy today and you legitimately have to fight it to stay on the road. An old BMW is kind of a joke contender but I'd absolutely grab the right one since I know that they can actually handle the miles that I'd be putting on it if they're maintained properly. And when it was down for the cooling system making GBS threads the bed I could just drive the M3! I just need something that can handle a couple hundred thousand more miles and isn't poo poo to drive on the highway. And I don't want to buy new. fknlo fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Apr 20, 2023 |
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TheBacon posted:This is the small cars link https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/77f75e3f-7b57-4e22-b819-16bf8e318f28/ Silver 128i  First thing I bought was a bovee bluetooth adapter.
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Ether Frenzy posted:Ventura isn't the Valley, but we'll allow it today. This is nice, too bad malibu kitchen is closed would have worked well for lunch
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fknlo posted:Don't quote me on this, but I think the NGK 97506 is one step colder for the N55 and the usual recommendation for the stage 1 and below tunes? That e46 is really clean, but idk how much salt is there, but then again at $5.5k like sort of who cares? Also $10k is too much for an e60 m5 lmao especially with that much mileage, they should be less than a 530i heh. KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Finding a decently specced E9x that isn't clapped out or insanely scalped is hell. Doubly so if it's anything other than an E90. Yeah I hear you on that a lot of things looked not awesome, this e82 has had an accident but it looked not terrible on the video call and frankly I am buying it to replace a 220k mile NA miata so still a nicer experience. Getting the bodywork finally fixed after you sort everything else out is such a good feeling man, being able to look at the car and feel good is a mega win. Hell yeah brother! sweat poteto posted:Silver 128i 
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fknlo posted:I can only imagine. To me, this is the post of a man who wants a Honda Accord. Or a 6 cylinder E39.
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So I agreed with the garage to drop back with the car so they could listen to the weird coolant pump noise, and it’s now got a high and slightly rough idle with a check engine light on. I don’t need a car so I guess this is the end of the road, I’m selling it on and saying goodbye.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:To me, this is the post of a man who wants a Honda Accord. Or a 6 cylinder E39. Reasonably clean Accord's are expensive! The smart thing to do would be to buy the kid that E46 and continue to "suffer" in the Prius. TheBacon posted:That e46 is really clean, but idk how much salt is there, but then again at $5.5k like sort of who cares? Salt is an issue here but it's not as bad as the northeast.
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TheBacon posted:This is nice, too bad malibu kitchen is closed would have worked well for lunch Neptune's Net is always fun for car-centered lunches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsqhX9my_iY 
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TheBacon posted:Bought a 140k mile manual E82 128i. Gonna fly down to LA Saturday and drive it back. The N52 is me, and I am the N52. (Though I think technically both of mine are N51) Congrats! I can’t remember if you had an exhaust on the E91 but I like the BMW Performance Exhaust if you can find one. I love the silver on red combo. I put one on mine and it still makes me smile every time I roll the window down for a subtle little pop and burble.
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Ether Frenzy posted:Neptune's Net is always fun for car-centered lunches Neptunes has been on my list yeah because I am an unabashed fast and furious fan lmao ThirstyBuck posted:Congrats! I can’t remember if you had an exhaust on the E91 but I like the BMW Performance Exhaust if you can find one. I love the silver on red combo. I do have the (last new on shelf) Dinan exhaust on my E91. Still not sure on ultimate plans for the 128, but if N52 is staying sourcing the MPE would be high on the list.
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fknlo posted:Reasonably clean Accord's are expensive! You were looking at sportwagens iirc and while I like ours very much I don’t think I would want it as a pure highway machine to do Big Midwest Distances. It’s a little bit susceptible to crosswinds and the big greenhouse makes climate control a little hard (though that’s fixable with a tiny). The seats are fine but a little flat. e39 time, you know what thread you’re in
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TheBacon posted:Neptunes has been on my list yeah because I am an unabashed fast and furious fan lmao The fried stuff is fine, but the real choice here is the steamed side of the restaurant (you order separately at each.) Couple-three pounds of shrimp, maybe some clams, a bunch of tapatio from the pump. Hell, you can't go wrong with some corn on the cob while you're at it, the only catch is the drinks are sold on the fried side so if it's busy split up. If you get there just before noon it's considerably easier to get everything accomplished smoothly since the tourists show up right at 12 - on weekdays, at least.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:You were looking at sportwagens iirc and while I like ours very much I don’t think I would want it as a pure highway machine to do Big Midwest Distances. It’s a little bit susceptible to crosswinds and the big greenhouse makes climate control a little hard (though that’s fixable with a tiny). The seats are fine but a little flat. Yeah, I'd been shopping Golf/Jetta TDI's pretty hard. I had a mk6 Golf TDI that got bought back for dieselgate and I have fond memories of it. Good mileage, way nicer place to be than the Prius, and fun enough for what it is. Prices on them aren't terrible but they're all coming up due for a timing belt and they have the same problem as all modern diesels with unreliable emissions that needs to go if you live in a place where that's doable. So you're looking at something around $2-4k on top of the price that will need to be taken care of. There's a lack of high mileage examples too so I have some concern with the actual longevity of them, especially since a lot of people still in the TDI world think that VW are doing everything they can just to get them off the road. So I'm kind of all over the place right now. I'll be surprised if I don't end up in a 3rd gen Prius but there are a ton of things I'd like more. There aren't a ton of e39's for sale, and the ones around here all seem pretty beat down.
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Elite Taco posted:Yikes! Update on this, I bought a 986 boxster S and will be keeping the e91. Not sure what I'm going to do about parking, but w/e
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fknlo posted:I can only imagine. I mean the gas mileage aint that good but if you want to eat highway miles comfortably and not pay that much, this is the way. Don't buy an old bmw.
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Hyundai Azera, the poor man’s Avalon.
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Hyundai Genesis (2015-2016) / Genesis G80 (2017-2020) The G80's are all more than I want to spend. At that point I'm back to a new Corolla Hybrid or something which is kind of where I started. I don't want to spend the money on a new car at the moment. I hadn't even considered the Genesis though. That kind of thing would compete with my fantasy highway cruiser the Lexus GS. It seems like those come out of the factory with 200k miles on them.
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Elite Taco posted:Update on this, I bought a 986 boxster S and will be keeping the e91. Not sure what I'm going to do about parking, but w/e The main problem I see is that there's no photos here or the Porsche thread. On the parking front, my wife said I could have both garage spots if I drove the kids in bad weather. Yes? I was going to be doing that anyway so I don't see how I lost anything on that deal.
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Alarbus posted:The main problem I see is that there's no photos here or the Porsche thread. 986 + e91 support car is v much a winning combo lol Also, I posted pics once I found the thread. I'll take my own once the dang thing gets here.
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fknlo posted:The G80's are all more than I want to spend. At that point I'm back to a new Corolla Hybrid or something which is kind of where I started. I don't want to spend the money on a new car at the moment.
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Elite Taco posted:986 + e91 support car is v much a winning combo lol Nice! Hope you have bins for BMW tools, Porsche tools, and shared. I didn't label N52 vs N55 very well, and playing guess the spark plug socket is going to be fun.
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I bought a matco cart at the beginning of the year as my german car service station. It matches the car(s).
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Hello thread. I'm in the car market and was looking at ordering a new m340i and have been reading up on it and BMW. I've had japanese brands before and usually just buy off the lot and last time was in 2016. In my internet research it seems theres a couple weird gotchas like how you need to order performance tires from the factory speed limit to be raised from 130 to ~155 and was wondering if there was any other general common device when dealing with new BMWs or ordering.
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doomisland posted:Hello thread. I'm in the car market and was looking at ordering a new m340i and have been reading up on it and BMW. I've had japanese brands before and usually just buy off the lot and last time was in 2016. In my internet research it seems theres a couple weird gotchas like how you need to order performance tires from the factory speed limit to be raised from 130 to ~155 and was wondering if there was any other general common device when dealing with new BMWs or ordering. The biggest thing is if you don't want the grey, black or white, or packages be prepared to wait for an allocation or the dealer to find it for you. When I got mine, it ticked most of the boxes for my wants apart from the interior leather, but I've grown to like it. Out of the box the car is capped to 130mph regardless of the All season or Run-flat Summer tires. You need to add the ZTK track package, I think its called the "Cooling and High Performance Tire Package" to get the full 155mph limit. Since it gives you the larger brakes and stickier 4s tires. Fuller9x fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Apr 21, 2023 |
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doomisland posted:Hello thread. I'm in the car market and was looking at ordering a new m340i and have been reading up on it and BMW. I've had japanese brands before and usually just buy off the lot and last time was in 2016. In my internet research it seems theres a couple weird gotchas like how you need to order performance tires from the factory speed limit to be raised from 130 to ~155 and was wondering if there was any other general common device when dealing with new BMWs or ordering. Just adding wheels with non-run flat performance tires on the m240i bumps the limiter up to 155mph but I don't think that's an option on the m340i.
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Elite Taco posted:Get an e91  Just got mine back from the wrap shop!  Now I just need to find somewhere to get the windows tinted [and not get hassled for my state inspection]. Kill Hour if you see me on the road honk and give me the finger
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Nice color, what product did you use? I may wrap my NA Miata and was considering something in that range of color, but I haven't spent any time learning about the various available options for what material is best.
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Sab669 posted:Just got mine back from the wrap shop! That looks great!
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Ether Frenzy posted:Nice color, what product did you use? I may wrap my NA Miata and was considering something in that range of color, but I haven't spent any time learning about the various available options for what material is best. Thanks all; the brand is Hexis and it's their Sonoma Green Metallic, which actually is a UK-only color but I couldn't find a green that was quite right from any of the other companies out there. Shipping it across the pond wasn't cheap, but meh for the right color it wasn't that much extra all things considered.
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Keyser_Soze posted:how much More trouble than it's worth. You would need: -A full engine swap -A full swap of all DME units and probably a wiring harness too (since both engines use completely different engine management iirc) -probably body computers too, or a ton of time with some dude with a laptop
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Sab669 posted:
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MrChips posted:More trouble than it's worth. You would need: For all that trouble, better off just spending more on the donor engine and getting an s54 imo
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Yeah, it looks outstanding with the bronze wheels. Thanks for the info, I'm about to do a roof replacement on that Miata and am getting my choices set up between tan roof/BRG wrap, and a navy roof/undecided color - but this is definitely scoring some big points for BRG (and having it shipped, if necessary). Any idea how long it should be expected to last?
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