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Someone go buy this, fix it up and sell it to me for $20k.  https://www.rpmmotorcars.com/used/sherman-oaks-2000-bmw-m5-wbsde9341ybz94172 mmmmm Oxford Green over Caramel. Props for putting some effort into the listing. https://www.zoomautousa.com/inventory/2002-bmw-m5-e39-6-speed-collectible/464565 
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May 7, 2023 23:20
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It sucks that I feel all the cool BMWs I would actually want to keep have already bottomed out on the value curve and any remotely decent example is just too much money. I should have figured out scraping enough together for an E39/46/90 a couple years ago when there were still deals to be found. That green over tan one is gorgeous and I love it
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Yeah. I got the black on black because the AC failed on the burgundy 328 during the hottest week in PA. I didn't have a huge selection of stick shift cars. And there's still not a huge selection, even new, so I'm planning on keeping it unless I win the car club raffle. Even new the color selection is bad unless the car is the cheapest or most expensive. 😐 Don't make me wrap a new M3 just to have a fun color. I guess blue is fun, but I really wanted more red.
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I saw a FB post where a local dealer was selling a G80 M3 in Toronto red for MSRP and all the posts were basically "lol good luck selling a red car for MSRP, should have ordered a black or grey car if you wanted to get MSRP" or "I'd buy that right now if it was black or grey".
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May 8, 2023 00:07
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Color choices are better now, but X5 40 2023 colors were basically 2 whites, 3 blacks, a babypoop gray/green and photon dick blue so the choice was easy. 
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May 8, 2023 00:36
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That's not babypoop green???
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May 8, 2023 07:23
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Awful brave of BMW to let other models have the exclusive M4 green paint
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Hitting 100k miles in an E92 M3 is really just like hitting 40 as an adult, drat. Just one thing failing right after another So far I've replaced: throttle actuators, water pump + various seals, oil/power steering/transmission coolers and radiator (oil cooler was badly bent but not leaking, radiator beat up, the other two were upgrades), underdrive pulley + belts, front undertray, couple underbody trim bits, prob some other things I'm not remembering. 100kms after finally buttoning all of that back up - the belt tensioners are probably cooked (power steering belt slipping), one or more wheel speed sensors could be faulty, and one of the throttle actuators is failing AGAIN christ I replaced the factory actuators with Evolve Automotive uprated units so that this failure would be less likely to happen in the future (plus they come with lifetime warranty), so it's a real pain to have to pull them out again so soon and send them back over to the UK so they can be replaced. Bjork Bjowlob fucked around with this message at 23:39 on May 10, 2023 |
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May 10, 2023 23:36
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Sometimes I still dream about the sound of the V8 i test drove and how amazing it sounded and how I felt alive and great and then this thread brings me back to reality.
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May 11, 2023 02:13
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I mean that's also just 11-16 years old / 100k mile BMW things. It just costs more on M
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May 11, 2023 02:34
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Buying a p car has cured me of all performance-related brain worms on the e91 and now I just flog it and maintain it. Currently getting ready for summer road trips.
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May 11, 2023 03:44
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After a month and a half of driving I'm finding that the full EV mode is actually a lot of fun in the city. You wouldn't think 113hp on a 5000+lb truck would be, but the instant torque makes it very agile when you just floor it everywhere.
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May 11, 2023 05:28
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Residency Evil posted:Sometimes I still dream about the sound of the V8 i test drove and how amazing it sounded and how I felt alive and great and then this thread brings me back to reality. I've spent more at the mechanics in one go on my wife's 2002 Altima than I have ever on my 15 year old M3, OP (Yearly cost for routine maintenance is definitely higher, but my M3 guy is hilariously expensive per hour however he's insanely thorough and knows everything about the cars.) and of course mine has a third of those miles.
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I have a spreadsheet of parts/maintenance for my e46 M3 since I bought it in 2017 with 62k miles. It's currently at ~85k miles and it's cost me $9130 to maintain. Granted some of that was upfront cost to do the sub frame reinforcement and swapping all the fluids. I also recently replaced the CSL replica wheels after one cracked with some Apex instead. I try to do my own maintenance as feasible but some things are just better left to a professional shop and I luckily live ~2 miles away from a BMW only indie shop that I really like.
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So far I've spent like $2500 on my E39 and I still need to do the suspension and A/C and probably Vanos futher down the road. But then again it was $2200 to start with and it's probably my favorite car I've had so far.
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The way I look at it is I was paying $350 to the bank every month for a Focus RS and spending 4 figures in repairs. OR I could buy an old BMW,spend 4 figures in repairs and cut out the payment to the bank (+ way cheaper insurance & consumables). Still absolutely loving this color btw, even in overcast weather / darker lighting it's still a nice, rich green.   And then on sunny days you can really see the yellow/gold in it. Some dude walking across the street shouted "nice color" as I was driving by the other day, and someone at the gym [in a C8] also complimented it -- made my day 
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Man you are making me want an e90 so much. Love the colour and the wheels. But yeah I'm thinking the same. I don't drive much so I'd rather have a car that I can just put on hold any time and pay $0 a month instead of having a leasing car that cost me $650 just to sit. Also I really enjoy working on the E39, and the sound is just glorious. I went to see E39s in much worse shape than mine that cost more than double what mine was, that still would need all the stuff I'm doing done to it so this probably ain't so bad. I'm up for the maintenance costs (so far).
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May 11, 2023 18:18
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What green is that
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May 11, 2023 18:27
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It's a wrap; Hexis Sonoma Green Metallic Gloss is the name.
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May 11, 2023 18:55
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I'm at around $8k in maintenance and tires in the 4 years I've had my F80. I've done most of the big things myself, you could probably add a couple grand at minimum in shop labor to that.
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Sab669 posted:Still absolutely loving this color btw, even in overcast weather / darker lighting it's still a nice, rich green. I used to paint all my cars in Forza green with bronze rims, such a great combination.
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May 11, 2023 23:23
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Blue BMW supremacy
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Can anyone speak to this strut/spring combo? Looks like it might be the only option for reducing roll in my E46 325xiT: https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-338753-e46-325xi-wagon-hrbilstein-sport-suspension-package/?pdk=AQ Can't find any sway bars that work with the AWD/wagon factors.
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Yeah even though it's hurting my wallet currently I wouldn't want to trade in the e92 for anything else really, except maybe a 997.2 GT3 but I'd have to win the lotto for one of those. It absolutely helps that I do most of the work myself, saves a chunk on labour and I can swear at the car for stress release. Since I have to put the M3 up on stands and dig into it anyway - are there any major 100k mile items that should be addressed? Spark plugs, injectors, misc sensors, etc?
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Rod bearings
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Plugs and check all the coolant hoses for deterioration/age, and definitely find some place to just do the rod bearings. Ugh, VAC suggested I book the N55 for rod bearings. Sigh.
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Sounds like the whole car just needs to go 
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well not that they're actively worn or bad, just that they see N55 with rod bearing problems. I'm going to send samples off to blackstone on both cars and see what we find out. I had the oil filter housing gasket replaced under CPO, and the shop directions have them prime the pump after doing so, which a lot of the DIY instructions don't seem to include. Apparently that increases the risk? It all seems pretty vague. I just wasn't expecting N series engines to need something like rod bearings. Can't wait to see what the B58 foibles are.
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https://glenshelly.com/sales/2001-bmw-m5-3   this will go for $150k lol 
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May 12, 2023 19:35
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How about this? https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3qW7aRWA/1995-bmw-m5-touring 
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I watched an Australian show awhile back, The Newsreader. In it, Anna Torv owns this e30. It's kinda been in my head since I watched the show. Now I'm thinking about trying to buy something similar next year.
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SlapActionJackson posted:Rod bearings Fortunately one of the previous owners replaced them already with evidence in ther service records - although I hear that they can fail again after a certain amount of time. I've been taking oil samples every change but I haven't gotten off my rear end and sent them to be analysed yet, so that's next on the list. Alarbus posted:Plugs and check all the coolant hoses for deterioration/age, and definitely find some place to just do the rod bearings. I've replaced all the coolant hoses in the front, the only ones I haven't are the ones running behind the engine - I screwed up reading the parts diagrams and ordered the hoses for a DCT model whereas mine's a manual and doesn't have the heat exchanger at the back. I'll order fresh plugs - is there any need to gap them down before installing? Something I always had to do on previous (albeit turbo) cars.
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phosdex posted:I watched an Australian show awhile back, The Newsreader. In it, Anna Torv owns this e30. It's kinda been in my head since I watched the show. Now I'm thinking about trying to buy something similar next year. Good luck I hope you are made out of money.
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I imagine less than the techno violet with 50k kms one that sold on bat last year for like $60k Also man I really really want an S65 in my life. But also I want it in an E82 and/or E91 because I have brain damage.
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this is loving gorgeous
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Bjork Bjowlob posted:Fortunately one of the previous owners replaced them already with evidence in ther service records - although I hear that they can fail again after a certain amount of time. I've been taking oil samples every change but I haven't gotten off my rear end and sent them to be analysed yet, so that's next on the list. as long as you're sampling oil you will be fine. they don't fail catastrophically
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Finally drove the E39 for the first time in months. Dead battery but that was easily solved. God drat this car rules. Clear coat is peeling in a couple of places so it’s probably time for some paintwork.
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Sab669 posted:How about this? E34 wagons are so drat good looking. I was thinking of getting one, but I think it's too much of a stretch to use a 30 year old BMW as a daily. I got away with the E39 (my wife really likes it, and she's very much not into daily driving older cars), so I'm not going to push my luck. The "window only" part of the tailgate was/is genious and I use it all the time. It's also amazing when you have a dog and just pop that part open for fresh air or for petting. Speaking of E39's. I'm both looking forward to and dreading going in for a closer look at the jack point rust that I found. It seems like a pretty simple repair if it hasn't spread a ton, and based on the first look I think it's mostly the inside part of the bottom sill as well as the inner vertical bit (famous last words). I'll probably end up getting a replacement panel and use whatever I need from it. They are pretty cheap (unless you go for BMW parts that cost thousands lol).
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Concerning!
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