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I'm in the middle of yuppie tech worker central, so it's going to be more expensive, unfortunately.
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# ? Jul 16, 2013 20:41 |
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Wombot posted:I'm in the middle of yuppie tech worker central, so it's going to be more expensive, unfortunately. Fly-n-drive, I did for the E30 and a couple others that were hard to find or overpriced in my area. You're already doing PPI's so do a PPI at a shop near the car then fly out and drive it back. I always book a round trip ticket anyways though, no pressure and usually about the same price.
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# ? Jul 16, 2013 21:09 |
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NitroSpazzz posted:Fly-n-drive, I did for the E30 and a couple others that were hard to find or overpriced in my area. You're already doing PPI's so do a PPI at a shop near the car then fly out and drive it back. I always book a round trip ticket anyways though, no pressure and usually about the same price. This, I've bought all my favorite cars from out of state and I've never had a problem. If the owner isn't willing to send you some extra photos, service history, and take the car to get a PPI before you fly down it was a lemon in the first place anyway. I've always chatted for a week or two before flying out and only had a car not match the description once, and after a talk the seller paid for my flight both ways. This is the only way to buy a car if you are looking for a specific make model year and options like I always find myself doing, unless you're cool with hunting craigslist for years or compromising.
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# ? Jul 16, 2013 22:30 |
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Yesterday I had a PPI done on a Bay Area car (I'm in the PNW), so I'm totally open to that. This one just popped up locally a day ago, so I went to check it out. Speaking of PPI's, it's muuuuuuuch cleaner than the one in the Bay Area: Valve cover gaskets are the only place it leaks from. Yes, a BMW that isn't pissing PS fluid. I'm as shocked as the rest of you. Looks like the underside of the front bumper/airdam got knackered on a curb, it's popped off the bumper, and the external temp sensor is busted.
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# ? Jul 16, 2013 23:40 |
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Wombot posted:Yes, a BMW that isn't pissing PS fluid. I'm as shocked as the rest of you. Use of PS fluid might explain the leaks you've seen.
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# ? Jul 16, 2013 23:56 |
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Sorry, I'm a bit thick today, idgi
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 00:19 |
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Wombot posted:Sorry, I'm a bit thick today, idgi BMWs run ATF in the PS.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 00:27 |
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Gotcha! And good to know.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 01:00 |
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BlackMK4 posted:BMWs run ATF in the PS. ATF may be appropriate for most BMW's through the early 2000's, however modern variants to specify the PS fluid requirement upon the reservoir cap
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 02:17 |
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Keyser S0ze posted:My 2002 330i had the trans bushing done back in 2006 (CPO), I think it's an $700 job or something since they have to drop the tranny right? Nope, just requires removing the exhaust, heatshield, and driveshaft. Shifter bushings and the driveshaft guibo should always be replaced at the same time since the marginal cost/labor to do the other is negligible once you're committed to doing one of them.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 04:37 |
BlackMK4 posted:BMWs run ATF in the PS. That's because hydraulic fluid is hydraulic fluid. Real pros run John Deere Hy-Gard in everything.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 05:02 |
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BraveUlysses posted:That price is still crazy to me, but it seems that you're really hell-bent on finding the nicest 540 money can buy Yeah I mean really, he should be buying an E39 M5
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 05:20 |
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BrokenKnucklez posted:On the N62, it uses CCV (like the OSV on the M62), and I have tried looking up Crank Case Ventilation and variations of the term but I cant seem to find the part on rockauto.com... Is there another term it might be called?
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 09:33 |
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Well, I drove this home today: And I've loved every loving second of it. It's the one that had an accident reported on carfax, listed as rear end collision. The salesman INSISTED that it was just a parking tap that the previous owner insisted on fixing through insurance. I brought it to the local BMW dealership for a PPI and they more or less agreed with that scenario. All they could find wrong with the car is the windshield cowl panel looks like poo poo and the oil pan gasket is very slowly seeping oil. In the end, I bought this car for a good $4k less than any other M Coupe for sale in pretty much the whole country. I think the accident on the carfax scared a lot of people away and they really had no choice but to drop the price. The car looks and drives like it's brand new. As soon as I'm done writing this post I'll be ordering a CDV delete and stubby antenna to make it even more wonderful. An E46 M3 would have been fun, but this is way more interesting, and I'm willing to sacrifice a back seat for something interesting.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 11:08 |
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omgitstheinternet posted:Well, I drove this home today: I think you made a good choice. My buddy Tony has a Z4M and he loves it. I always preferred the coupes to the convertibles also; something more menacing about them.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 11:58 |
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omgitstheinternet posted:Well, I drove this home today: I love that car! Great pickup! Now lower that girl. They really look stunning when riding close to the ground.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 12:03 |
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Does anyone have recommendations for reliable and not outrageously overpriced BMW mechanics in the Sf Bay Area (Peninsula, preferably in San Mateo County)? The bar holding the MP3 input jack broke and I need appropriate tunes to accompany my needless use of the sport mode on my ~4 mile daily commute.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 12:20 |
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omgitstheinternet posted:Well, I drove this home today: Epic. Those things are awesome.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 13:44 |
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omgitstheinternet posted:Well, I drove this home today: Awesome man, you couldn't have gone wrong with either but this does look a bit more fun and rare.
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# ? Jul 17, 2013 17:34 |
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omgitstheinternet posted:Well, I drove this home today:
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 00:47 |
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You'd be better off not having a huge down payment. Put that money into the loan or into something else. Once you pay the down payment, that money is gone forever. At least with gap insurance, any money you put into the loan you can get back if the car is wrecked.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 01:56 |
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Cojawfee posted:You'd be better off not having a huge down payment. Put that money into the loan or into something else. Once you pay the down payment, that money is gone forever. At least with gap insurance, any money you put into the loan you can get back if the car is wrecked. There's no need for gap insurance if you put more than 20% down unless you are financing your cars for 60 months or something ridiculous like that. Or if you are driving an absolute poo poo ton causing massive depreciation.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 02:08 |
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If someone can afford to do that I guess. I'm used to telling people in the military that no, they shouldn't spend all their money to get a corvette just because it looks cool.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 04:31 |
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After being let down by the IS300's drive by wire throttle, I've started looking at E46s again. There is a ZAM (ZHP for Canadians) near me. But one thing that really bothers me is that non M BMWs never got LSDs. Is there a good drop in LSDs for E46 non M cars? Are they megabux? Do they perform well? I plan on tracking/racing the car, and potentially driving it in the snow. And LSDs are a huge help in all of those areas.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 16:28 |
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E46 LSD's start at $1500 plus whatever ridiculous amount of hours they want to charge for install.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 16:46 |
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Since you cant swap the E46M3 rear differential into a non-M, can't you swap the entire subframe into a non-M?
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 16:58 |
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You can swap Z3/Z4 M diffs into an E46 iirc, or Quaife makes a torsen diff for them. I'm probably going to go with the Quaife whenever I finally retire my E46 from DD status and start turning it into a track car.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 17:08 |
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What bad things happen to an E46 around 100k miles?
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 20:35 |
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Ziploc posted:What bad thingsppen to an E46 around 100k miles? Suspension bushings front and rear, plus a cooling system refresh (which is especially important if there is no record of one previously). Other than that, you can expect a handful of little electrical gremlins that are endemic to German cars.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 20:52 |
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Ziploc posted:What bad things happen to an E46 around 100k miles? Water pumps seize, coolant expansion tanks explode, fuel pumps die, rear coil springs snap, all suspension rubber is shot, valve cover gasket leaks, VANOS rattles and its seals are shot, oil filter housing gasket leaks, auto trans is in dire need of a fluid and filter change, final stage resistor is wonky. Cooling system refresh, fuel pump and filter replacement, suspension refresh, then chasing down any oil leaks has been my maintenance path so far. If you have an automatic transmission, swapping the mechanical fan out for an electric replacement and removing the auxiliary fan while you refresh the cooling system is a cool little mod. e:fb
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 20:58 |
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Ziploc posted:What bad things happen to an E46 around 100k miles?
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 21:11 |
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Ziploc posted:After being let down by the IS300's drive by wire throttle, I've started looking at E46s again. Since you're a fellow canadian, count on an LSD being expensive. Like 3k total investment unless you can find a used one (or a whole M3 rear end). And FYI, e46s are DBW too. Personally I couldn't keep my ZHP when I knew I'd be better off just getting an e36 m3, which is exactly what I did.
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# ? Jul 18, 2013 21:46 |
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Speaking of, I just read that an LSD is optional on the new 4 series. Pretty exciting. http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=866546
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# ? Jul 19, 2013 00:17 |
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Crustashio posted:Since you're a fellow canadian, count on an LSD being expensive. Like 3k total investment unless you can find a used one (or a whole M3 rear end). And FYI, e46s are DBW too. To add a factory LSD to an E46 you're looking at differential, subframe, axles and maybe control arms. Or just add any of the diffsonline/Kaaz/Quaife/etc aftermarket units to the existing diff.
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# ? Jul 19, 2013 01:19 |
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Crustashio posted:And FYI, e46s are DBW too. I think DBW came with the M54s, so the earlier M52TU cars would be cable-operated.
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# ? Jul 19, 2013 02:58 |
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wolrah posted:I think DBW came with the M54s, so the earlier M52TU cars would be cable-operated. The M52TU uses a hybrid cable/DBW system. The accelerator pedal is connected to the throttle body via a cable, but instead of directly actuating the butterfly, the cable actuates a potentiometer which in turn sends a signal to a motor which actuates the throttle butterfly. The funny thing is that if the motor fails, the cable will move the butterfly too. Needless to say, the M54 did away with this crazy arrangement and went for a straight DBW system.
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# ? Jul 19, 2013 03:21 |
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Went to drop off the paint code and a tow hook cover to match with for the paint job on my wheels yesterday. I absolutely love these wheels (the we just stripped.)
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# ? Jul 19, 2013 07:10 |
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omgitstheinternet posted:Well, I drove this home today: One of the best looking bmws ever created in my opinion, and probably ridiculously fun to drive as well. Being nosy, how much did you pay? How many miles? 3 years ago with 40k miles i saw some dealers selling these for as low as $25k, which i thought was amazing considering this was sort of a cayman S rival and those were going for $35k easily. Now they cost way more. coolskillrex remix fucked around with this message at 08:33 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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thealphabetsez posted:Went to drop off the paint code and a tow hook cover to match with for the paint job on my wheels yesterday. I absolutely love these wheels (the we just stripped.) Which wheels are those?
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# ? Jul 19, 2013 08:38 |
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omgitstheinternet posted:Well, I drove this home today: You made the right choice, love those goofy looking little things. First one I drove was a students car at a HPDE and was really impressed with how the car felt overall, the power...the sound
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