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Ether Frenzy posted:PS4S are insanely better than the comparable Continentals though. No debate at all! But sometimes you have to recognize 99.9% of your driving is highway/street. Also any summer is better than an all season, and Im selling the car sometime this year.
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https://www.carscoops.com/2024/04/bmw-will-transition-to-using-i-designation-only-on-electric-vehicles/ URL says it all really no point in clicking the link, but dang.
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I bought another blue car Now I have too many wagons 
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ADINSX posted:Whats the ballpark for a fair price on a manual BMW 325 or 328 in the Seattle area from the late 90s? I'm swearing off new cars and looking for a semi-reliable daily driver and this seems like a good candidate if I can find a well maintained example. And speaking of which, what are the common issues I should look for and ask about in terms of maintenance? I think the usual BMW stuff like cooling system parts made out of dissicated egg shells. Water pump, gasket leaks. Don't get a convertible. Avoid rust obviously. Are you looking at just E36s? IMO the E46 from 99-04 is overall superior, easier to find (at least in my area) and the pricing is similar. $5-7k for not super ugly medium mileage cars, $10k and up for lower mileage, very clean, dealer markup cars. Manuals are more expensive but worth it.
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One of the things I've learned from my E39 is that unless the PO can prove that it has been done, and importantly done with OE parts, the cooling system will need doing ASAP. Do not accept cheapo parts. I basically spent what I paid for the car on fixing poo poo / doing preventive maintenance, so that really has to be a part of the negotiation. There are good lists on the different BMW forums of what part manufacturers are recommended.
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MortLansky posted:I think the usual BMW stuff like cooling system parts made out of dissicated egg shells. Water pump, gasket leaks. Don't get a convertible. Avoid rust obviously. Are you looking at just E36s? IMO the E46 from 99-04 is overall superior, easier to find (at least in my area) and the pricing is similar. $5-7k for not super ugly medium mileage cars, $10k and up for lower mileage, very clean, dealer markup cars. Manuals are more expensive but worth it. MrOnBicycle posted:One of the things I've learned from my E39 is that unless the PO can prove that it has been done, and importantly done with OE parts, the cooling system will need doing ASAP. Do not accept cheapo parts. I basically spent what I paid for the car on fixing poo poo / doing preventive maintenance, so that really has to be a part of the negotiation. There are good lists on the different BMW forums of what part manufacturers are recommended. Ok thanks y'all, and re: E46s, I haven't given them much thought to be honest, but I'll check them out. I really like the look of E36s and a late 90s car seems like a good blend of nostalgia and practicality (vs something like an E21, which is what my dad drove when I was growing up so its a very sentimental car to me, but is basically 70s tech). I've been seeing non-m3s go for around 5-10k, one dealer wanted 11k for a pretty nice example but looks like it's gone. Just making sure that wasn't outrageous. I'm also looking on cars and bids and BaT and might be willing to take a bet on something sight unseen. I've mentally factored in a few thousand in maintenance so that isn't a huge concern to me. I wasn't seriously considering it but any specific reason to avoid the convertible?
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Elite Taco posted:I've had good luck with amazon cupholders and ebay cupholders. What color do you need?
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ADINSX posted:Whats the ballpark for a fair price on a manual BMW 325 or 328 in the Seattle area from the late 90s? I'm swearing off new cars and looking for a semi-reliable daily driver and this seems like a good candidate if I can find a well maintained example. And speaking of which, what are the common issues I should look for and ask about in terms of maintenance?
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ADINSX posted:I wasn't seriously considering it but any specific reason to avoid the convertible? i had an e30 convertible for awhile. convertibles from that era are going to be less comfortable (big rails running down the sides of the car to replace the stiffness of the roof), feel somehow both more flexy and oddly stiff/dead (same), they're heavier, and you'll almost definitely have issues with the top fully sealing. driving with the top up will always feel like you're in a lovely pillbox and every time it rains you'll have little piss spots on your legs i'd only consider one if i were in an area where i could go top down pretty much all the time
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Gotcha, Ill stay away from convertibles and Ill look into e46s; but I draw the line at a screen of any kind thats a big reason Im looking to downgrade, I miss the feeling of driving with just some dim red gauge lights at night, and I can always put my phone on a mount when I need gps directions (Yes I know you can shut screens off but the old fashioned radio buttons illuminated as well is part of the ~aesthetic~)
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Most e46s do not have screens, if that helps. Think only the expensive nav option had a screen which was pretty rare (and also complicated the whole stereo wiring setup iirc). Every time I think about selling my e46 I take it for a drive and then the sweet sweet screen-free experience with the smooth inline 6 and manual transmission draws me right back in.
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I absolutely love my E88 convertible, but then I'm not terribly picky and mainly love being able to hear the happy burbles the exhaust makes better.
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ADINSX posted:Gotcha, Ill stay away from convertibles and Ill look into e46s; but I draw the line at a screen of any kind thats a big reason Im looking to downgrade, I miss the feeling of driving with just some dim red gauge lights at night, and I can always put my phone on a mount when I need gps directions I have a single hump MT e91 you could think about...
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Elite Taco posted:I have a single hump MT e91 you could think about...
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The answer, like most questions around here, is "Get an M3" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZxwa76Dnwg
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what if I simply have 2x 325is?
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Lightbulb Out posted:what if I simply have 2x 325is?
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Lightbulb Out posted:what if I simply have 2x 325is? 
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ADINSX posted:the feeling of driving with just some dim red gauge lights at night, and I can always put my phone on a mount when I need gps directions 
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I prefer the e39 over the e46 just for the simple fact usually an e39 is mostly taken care of if it's the i6 and I've seen some terrible ratbox e46s
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theultimo posted:I prefer the e39 over the e46 just for the simple fact usually an e39 is mostly taken care of if it's the i6 and I've seen some terrible ratbox e46s This is my feeling as well from looking at ads, and pretty much all E36's here are either super lovely or like 316 compacts. I guess the E39 is much more comfortable car as well.
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The e39 rules real hard, imo
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everyone should buy an E39
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I bought an E39 as an impulse buy and now it's my favorite car I've ever owned.
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Elite Taco posted:The e39 rules real hard, imo yep KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:everyone should buy an E39 yep
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:everyone should buy an E39 I bought an e61 instead and it's changing my life rn.
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Polishing a turd...after doing all the vanos, valve cover plugs coils and valvtronic motor and sensor to get her running right. Finally got around to putting on the h&r lowering springs and bilstein b8s on. Also completely replaced all front control arms and tie rods. Fake bbs 18 inch deep dishes wrapped in pilot sport as. Drives like a dream until someone buzzed by me with the same car but with a turbo blow off noise today. Now I'm looking into stupid poo poo.  This is what my old springs looked like lol. 
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I just bought an E60, sorry. It's white, sorry again.
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An e36 would be fine but an e30 in good shape would be even better. Just put a bid on this  I'm hoping the fact that it's the 4 cyl will keep the price down a bit; I've noticed that the 318s are in better shape in general since it's not the performance model (though this one is the is trim so it should have the limited slip differential).
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ADINSX posted:An e36 would be fine but an e30 in good shape would be even better. Just put a bid on this beautiful
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the milk machine posted:beautiful The head unit is described as cd ready  I wonder what that means, if I win maybe I can track down some oddball factory upgrade from eBay
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Elite Taco posted:I bought an e61 instead and it's changing my life rn. Are you chris harris? I regret not owning an e39 but the newest one is 20 years old right now.
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that's just getting past the break-in period
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ADINSX posted:An e36 would be fine but an e30 in good shape would be even better. Just put a bid on this Holy poo poo, that needs to go to a good home. Thats perfect. Ive also heard the 4-cylinders handle a little better because theres less weight on the nose, but its not like my 325iS handled badly.
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harperdc posted:Holy poo poo, that needs to go to a good home. Thats perfect. Yeah but there's 7 days left and we're already at 9100, it might turn out too much for me but we'll see. I'm gonna stop bidding for now and check it out on friday. edit: oh wow yeah I'm not gonna win this one; this e30 318is, which is so similar I thought I was looking at the wrong ad until I saw the mileage, went for nearly 30k just a month ago. I was probably going to top out around 10-12k (considering it'll cost another 3 to ship it to me) Oh well, looking at the results here a e36 318 might be the way to go here if I don't care about power, we'll see... ADINSX fucked around with this message at 00:09 on May 5, 2024 |
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Residency Evil posted:Are you chris harris? lol no. My e61 is blue.
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harperdc posted:Ive also heard the 4-cylinders handle a little better because theres less weight on the nose, but its not like my 325iS handled badly. Drop the E28 off for fluids, tires and a once over tomorrow as preparation for The Vintage in a week and a half.
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I drove my e39 today and it was good You all should drive your e39s and if you dont have an e39 you should get one and drive it or failing that you should drive someone elses
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Today I learned about water ingress on the e6x chassis!   Pretty sure the drain on the hood cowl on the driver's side got blocked and the water rode in on the wiring loom/hood latch and pooled in the driver's side rear footwell. We got 3.5" of rain last night. Sheesh. Now that I have the seats and a bunch of trim out, I'll spend the evenings this week deep cleaning as I reassemble once I'm sure it's dry. Alternatively, I have a Natural Brown e61 interior mostly ready to ship if anyone wants to pay an enormous amount of money for it. Good lord those seats were heavy! Elite Taco fucked around with this message at 01:37 on May 6, 2024 |
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