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SlapActionJackson posted:Yep, $5K is the price for a paint they already have the recipe for. You might be first to ask for it on an F80 tho. I don't think so  http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1130540 
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mechaet posted:Is that....is that a technoviolet wagon? Yes. Never available in the US. Beast of Bourbon posted:I did...I did not know technoviolet (or daytona violet) were available at all. edit: ...oh
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Aug 25, 2015 05:34
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Getting an individual order approved is sort of difficult if you don't already have a relationship with a dealer and BMW NA. I lucked out as tanzanite blue (the color I wanted all along) was made into a semi-individual color, but had to settle for the full black interior as cohiba brown full would of made my order a full individual and tacked on about $2-4k and 1-2 extra months for delivery. Point is it's only worth the trouble if you really want to keep the car. If your just leasing or one of those guys who goes through new cars all the drat time it's not worth the extra effort and money. Bimmerpost is full of asshats who ordered super bespoke individual colors and interiors and then post it up in the classifieds 4 months later saying "need to sell the M for trendy sports car of the moment."
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Aug 25, 2015 15:04
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At least BMW lets them be stupid. I remember back when Aston Martin wouldn't sell Adam Corolla a car that was BRG with oxblood interior because they were afraid he might cancel the order and no one would want to buy that combination.
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Cojawfee posted:At least BMW lets them be stupid. I remember back when Aston Martin wouldn't sell Adam Corolla a car that was BRG with oxblood interior because they were afraid he might cancel the order and no one would want to buy that combination. Yea well they're right. edit: which was your original point, sorry. Dang It Bhabhi! fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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EvilBlackRailgun posted:Getting an individual order approved is sort of difficult if you don't already have a relationship with a dealer and BMW NA. I lucked out as tanzanite blue (the color I wanted all along) was made into a semi-individual color, but had to settle for the full black interior as cohiba brown full would of made my order a full individual and tacked on about $2-4k and 1-2 extra months for delivery. I would be purchasing mine and I've bought 2 cars from the same sales guy at the BMW dealer in San Mateo. I also will be going for a normal interior and not anything insane.
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Beast of Bourbon posted:I would be purchasing mine and I've bought 2 cars from the same sales guy at the BMW dealer in San Mateo. I also will be going for a normal interior and not anything insane. Nice, as long as you stick to a reasonable color you should be good to go. What one did you have in mind? Edit: Pyrite brown, and San Marino blue were the two I almost got instead of TBM.  EvilBlackRailgun fucked around with this message at 17:00 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 16:55
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EvilBlackRailgun posted:Nice, as long as you stick to a reasonable color you should be good to go. What one did you have in mind? That Daytona purple is literally what I want. That is not a joke.
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Aug 25, 2015 17:18
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Beast of Bourbon posted:That Daytona purple is literally what I want. That is not a joke. Oh hell yes, show the dealer some photos to prove that its been done before if they give you any grief about it haha. Also keep us posted on how it goes. EvilBlackRailgun fucked around with this message at 17:23 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 17:19
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Beast of Bourbon, if a dealer gives you poo poo about an individual order, go to another one. There's lots of dealers on bf.c/bimmerpost and the like that will work deals with people online.
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It's going to be like a year before I place my order, next summer-ish for the refresh.
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Beast of Bourbon posted:It's going to be like a year before I place my order, next summer-ish for the refresh. M3's just got the LCI, the M4 (and 4 series) is next model year.
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EvilBlackRailgun posted:M3's just got the LCI, the M4 (and 4 series) is next model year. Yeah but I gotta save up that scrilla
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Beast of Bourbon posted:Yeah but I gotta save up that scrilla Just lease for that instant gratification bro!  This is the same reason I had to wait a year and it ended up paying off in a seemingly early LCI update. If I were you I'd consider an M4 too considering they will be updated by then.
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Party Alarm posted:I think my perfect 5 series DD would be an e34 touring, with a frankensteined M60b44 + 6 speed thrown in with LSD to help handle the winters
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Aug 25, 2015 19:15
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still running Autochecks? WBAEN33474PC13256 thanks!
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Better off getting an E39. The M62 has way more giddy up than the M60. You can swap the b44 block in and retain obd1 and m60b40 heads. Higher compression and slightly more aggressive cams.
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BraveUlysses posted:still running Autochecks? WBAEN33474PC13256 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/280367/autocheck/WBAEN33474PC13256.pdf
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I've become obsessed with the e39 540 and am prepared to throw large sums into maintaining it but... They can't be all 12 owner clapped out dumps can they? Is one of them in decent shape (with sports pack :3) a unicorn? Should I seek help for this obsession? I check around everyday and setup appointments to test them and something always goes terminally wrong with the experience. Maybe I need a new dream to chase.
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fyodor posted:I've become obsessed with the e39 540 and am prepared to throw large sums into maintaining it but... They can't be all 12 owner clapped out dumps can they? Is one of them in decent shape (with sports pack :3) a unicorn? Should I seek help for this obsession? I was the same way. I looked a lot, but the "right" 540 never showed up. The 530 I ended up with is stupidly-well preserved and drives like new (I'm only now getting the slightest bit of initial-braking vibration from the original torque bushings), so I went with that... it would be the perfect car if it had a bit more power and a manual. 
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meatpimp posted:I was the same way. I looked a lot, but the "right" 540 never showed up. The 530 I ended up with is stupidly-well preserved and drives like new (I'm only now getting the slightest bit of initial-braking vibration from the original torque bushings), so I went with that... it would be the perfect car if it had a bit more power and a manual. http://vf-engineering.com/5-series-e39-1997-03-2/ 
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fyodor posted:I've become obsessed with the e39 540 and am prepared to throw large sums into maintaining it but... They can't be all 12 owner clapped out dumps can they? Is one of them in decent shape (with sports pack :3) a unicorn? Should I seek help for this obsession? Do you need one, like, right now? If not, you'll find one eventually. I keep idly checking ads because I miss my 540 more than any other car that I've ever owned, and really pristine ones for reasonable prices pop up once a month or so.
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Paradoxish posted:Do you need one, like, right now? If not, you'll find one eventually. I keep idly checking ads because I miss my 540 more than any other car that I've ever owned, and really pristine ones for reasonable prices pop up once a month or so. Yea that's where I'm at... Learning to be methodical and patient and checking everyday. I've learned some specific tell-tale signs of a bad deal from looking at a CL ad.
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BlackMK4 posted:Can we see what a $10k E46 M3 looks like? Everyone and their mother wants that much for an E36 M3 these days. I checked out on this thread. I'll upload some pics later this week.
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fyodor posted:Yea that's where I'm at... Learning to be methodical and patient and checking everyday. I've learned some specific tell-tale signs of a bad deal from looking at a CL ad. God drat It. I usually check every couple days or so. I had a boy scouts camping trip last weekend and it's been hella busy. I found this just now: https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5179963933.html Sold. :slash my loving wrists:
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meatpimp posted:God drat It. I usually check every couple days or so. I had a boy scouts camping trip last weekend and it's been hella busy. I found this just now: Maybe 'won't last' means 'So rotten with rust will literally fall apart in a stiff breeze'?
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V6 too! Thats a rare one 
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i love when they advertise a non-sports package car as having the sports package: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/5177734175.html and then someone else with the sports package makes no mention of it: http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5189055715.html edit: hmm maybe the '98s didn't have the 3-spoke wheel with m badge 
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fyodor posted:i love when they advertise a non-sports package car as having the sports package: What makes you think it isn't? No three spoke until 2000. Shadowline trim and seats match sport.
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fyodor posted:edit: hmm maybe the '98s didn't have the 3-spoke wheel with m badge They didn't. My 540 was a '98 with sport package and it had the regular four spoke. I think all 540s with 6-speeds technically have the sport package? Seats are probably the easiest way to tell.
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hedgegnome posted:V6 too! Thats a rare one Maybe two cylinders aren't firing  Paradoxish posted:They didn't. My 540 was a '98 with sport package and it had the regular four spoke. I think all 540s with 6-speeds technically have the sport package? Seats are probably the easiest way to tell. For what it's worth my 540i/6 has the three spoke wheel with M badging. I also have an M-badged shifter as I think they all do. Pretty sure the 6-speed was indeed the sport package.
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Having this car inspected on Friday and hopefully everything goes well. Going to sell our TDI wagon soon. We just don't drive enough to warrant the new car payment and premium maintenance that the TDI requires. https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/5189287045.html
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Paradoxish posted:They didn't. My 540 was a '98 with sport package and it had the regular four spoke. I think all 540s with 6-speeds technically have the sport package? Seats are probably the easiest way to tell. Some guy said on the internet all 540i 6-speeds after 97 also had the sports package. I don't think the three spoke wheel and the ///M stuff came until later. I have a 98 and the sports seats but no wheel or ///M emblems anywhere. Another giveaway of the sports package is the body moulding is black with no chrome trim. See this car here - chrome trim along the moulding. I think the sports package has solid black moulding. Note cars can still have chrome kidneys either way. 
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You can probably dump the last 7 digits of the VIN (if you have it) into a BMW VIN decoder and get all the options packages that the car came with anyway. You should see sport seats, shadow line trim, and m sports suspension if the car has the sport package.
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Paradoxish posted:You can probably dump the last 7 digits of the VIN (if you have it) into a BMW VIN decoder and get all the options packages that the car came with anyway. You should see sport seats, shadow line trim, and m sports suspension if the car has the sport package.  There they all are!
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I haven't even owned it a week and I've already modded the darn thing  I had a muffler shop take out the silencer (the "scuba tank") for $45 bucks.The exhaust now has a lot more bass at idle and at low revs, and it sounds pretty wicked when you open it up. I had initially planned on having them remove the muffler as well, but I decided to play it safe.
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Still doing carfax? wbawl73577px42377 Pretty pretty please. And does anyone know any pitfalls for a 335i hard top convertible? Im looking at picking one up to use as a daily and dont really see much about them online. The hard top that is.
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Trans Ferdinand posted:I haven't even owned it a week and I've already modded the darn thing Right?!? I did this with mine too, best thing ive ever done
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