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Hello. Preopotopus here. Always a post, never a thread. Sit rep:  TL;DR After impulse buying a 2000 BMW 323, I crashed it, fixed it, moved 2 states over and became the 4rth owner of a 2007 S600. Let the fun continue! On a rainy day off a few years ago I cruised by the Euro dealer lot and spotted a mint 2000 BMW 323 ci parked up next to the newer poo poo with no sticker or price. I phoned the dealer and they just took it in on trade and havent even looked at it. I asked how much right now, and they said 4500. I became the second owner. 86k, all records. needed a control arm, the wheel straightened, and a valve cover gasket and naturally the windows tinted.  bad picture. Being my first RWD car it didnt take long till I took it off road.  Naturally it got written off by the insurance but feeling guilty I bought it back for 500 and set to work.  Good time to do the valve cover gasket at least. Anyway after sourcing a bunch of ebay parts we ended up here.  the bumper proved hard to find but I got one from Lithuania then a bunch of bullshit happened for a year or so I moved to Colorado and ended up here.  Fast forward and for reasons (mostly Kimbo) I Impulse bought a S600 16,500 sticker price after dealer fees and taxes im out at like 18,900. Financed of course. So the S class. The body and interior is absolutely mint. Besides the sun roof motor breaking immediately, The analog clock not setting correctly, and the rear drivers side head rest unable to be tucked away out of sight. The car phone thing in the center console is also a little flimsy. I decided i wont gently caress with it and just use a normal phone. Everything else works. So far. Driving home from the dealer I realized I got hosed. Current Issues. Loud squeak over bumps from the drivers front. Front end is tight minus small play in the bearing. I assume this is acceptable as it seams to be a wet bearing and not a hub assembly surprisingly. Failing ABC damper/accumulator making the classic power steering pump going out noise. I cant fill the car up normally. Have to hold the gun in a unique way and trickle fuel into the tank. But the V12 TT seams to be working well and there are no aggressive oil or coolant leaks. The windshield is cracked but the dealer has to fix that. Its been two weeks and still safelight has not come out. The transmission will kick in low gear occasionally and also when selecting drive or reverse. It usually happens when car is parked on a slope. Im not sure if its picking up slack in the transmission or in the diff. Also you can hear an audible grind when selecting drive or reverse with the window down. Ive put about 500 miles on the thing so far and the only warning I have had, was "ABC malfunction" which came on briefly in yellow and then went away the next morning. I was supposed to go down to Hoover Mercedes as recommended in this thread today but unfortunately im sick so i figured id make this thread instead. I plan on keeping the BMW as a safety net but I did take the insurance off of it for now. I know this OP sucks but my plan for this thread is just posting note worthy calamities and also random poo poo I run into at our shop. Let the fun commence! 
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Rectal Placenta posted:Thanks to you I started looking at CL600s...then at quattroportes...then if someone had engineered a quattroporte manual swap...then back to CL600s and possible turbo upgrades. Follow your heart! (do it)
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Mar 28, 2019 02:01
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i really want a quattroporte because im stupid I do too but the transmission problems they have and parts availability scared me off.
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Mar 28, 2019 19:27
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Well gently caress. Speaking of transmissions, am I correct in understanding the w221 transmission is universal between the s550 and the s600? Asking for a friend. No word on the windshield replacement. Sent the dealer an angry email. You sold me a broken car you claimed was a "time capsule" fix the poo poo you said you would. It's state law they have to so I'll be more than happy to escalate the matter. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Mar 29, 2019 |
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Mar 29, 2019 04:43
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The night vision camera is great for driving in snowstorms at night.
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Mar 30, 2019 07:04
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Changed the oil today. Old oil was certainly used but wasn't terrible. 4 loving o rings on the filter. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Mar 30, 2019 |
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Mar 30, 2019 19:06
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Been averaging 10.5 mpg. Whoever called out 11 was spot on. Also got bored at work and flipped through the user manual. Specifically the transmission chapter. "Do not abruptly step on the gas pedal" oops.
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Mar 31, 2019 19:23
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ABC Malfunction popped on again. Turned the car off and on, and it went away. Customer I mentioned in Kimbos thread came back. Hes trying to sell his s600 Same year as mine with about as many miles. Knowing he has no ABC issues and brand new ignition coils a very sinister thought crossed my mind. Buy another s600 for parts? Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Apr 2, 2019 |
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Apr 2, 2019 02:53
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Bajaha posted:For the right price that might not be a bad idea. How confident are you in the condition of the ABC system and the rest of the parts on the car? According to the owner he has not had any issues with the suspension. Despite only having 6k on mine its in pretty bad shape. Covered in scratches, interior has coffee spills and just looks really worn. Dude just had a random dirty office chair laying on the back seats. Its got some aftermarket forged two piece rims which at some point cost a bunch but had seen some curbs resulting in cracks and were poorly welded back together. Despite the new coils he says its down on power still. Ill lowball him tomarrow for kicks.
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Apr 2, 2019 03:59
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Lol guy was dumber than I thought when it comes to these cars and Im real dumb when it comes to these cars. Fixed my squeeking front end today by poking the ball joint boots with a needle grease gun. Temporary solution but at least no more sounding like a dump truck.
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Apr 5, 2019 02:39
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gently caress the parts car and gently caress that guy. Ill let him sweat it out on his own. i knew it would come with the territory of owning such a car but its starting to bug me the looks I get from others. The hatred is real. Im considering getting a bumper sticker, like this car was cheaper than a new civic and will bankrupt me dont be jelouse. Im considering shaving the v12s off the side. I used to feel conspicuous int the Bmw this makes that look like a civic. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Apr 8, 2019 |
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Apr 8, 2019 22:48
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rscott posted:Your tint should be so dark that you can't see the plebes staring at you anyways I bought this car largely for two reasons. Im russian and its the s600 is the butt of all "new russian" jokes so I did it sort of ironically, secondly I will never forget Clarksons review of the w221 on Top gear way back in the day. Back then that poo poo blew my mind. If I lived in the suburbs i would probably ting the windows just cause its so loving bright in Colorado, but tinted windows on such a car around where I live, scream drug dealer and its attention I dont want from fools or copps. I also dont dress the best and I suppose I can change that. Getting out of this motherfucker in adidas sweats and a wife beater with a beeny on at the liquor store isnt helping anything. Same with putting rims on it. (i like the ones i have anyway) Im also considering shaving the v12 off the sides cause assholes trying to race me gets kind of old. And honesty I think it looks tacky. I would much prefer it to the 90s style where they had it behind the rear doors. The bright side, Giving customers rides home in it when they drop their car off for service, Im always asked if its the company car, I hit em with the seat massager and they freak lol. I found the squeek and it is low and behold the balljoints which have a small tear in them and no lube. I sprayed in a bunch of pb blaster and white lithium and it went away for now. As the weather warms up the ABC isnt making so much noise if anny and drivability has been excellent. No regrets so far.
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Apr 10, 2019 02:48
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Applebees Appetizer posted:But if you drive around a $60k pickup truck no one bats an eye. Totally this. I got dirty looks at the gas statiion from a dude filling up his 350 dually with an 8 inch lift and 37s along with light bars and custom bumper and LCDs in the head rests. Bruh
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Apr 10, 2019 19:02
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KillHour posted:Rock it, man. Dressing like a schleb in a luxury car is the best. It's like flying first class - you can tell who does it a lot because they are all wearing sweatpants and look like they just woke up (they did). I aint changing who I am. This is basically me minus the laughing at people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CifRzHDFWK0 Dont know what happened. Changed the oil, cars running tits. I did do a heavy brake onto a crowded onramp and got the oil level too high messege, guessing it sloshed forwards. figured out how to drive the tranny without it bucking. Parking brake is key, then throw it into neutral, then gear after letting it warm up a bit. WIndshield gets put in tomarrow. Honestly no real complaints. Put about 100O miles on it so far and drive it daily other than taking the Beemer out occasioanlly to dust the cobb webs. Made my first payment. I think Kimbo, you gotta drive these things daily otherwise they figure ways out to get your attention. Pulling up s550s does give you an evil smirk tho. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 19:11 on Apr 10, 2019 |
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Apr 10, 2019 19:05
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KillHour posted:I'm sad I can't link the Louis CK skit about looking homeless in his expensive apartment lobby because he's a horrible creep. But pretend he wasn't and I did. https://www.snotr.com/video/4965/Redmans_Crib
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Apr 10, 2019 19:32
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An interesting tidbit about the car, when reading the ad it said MP3 player so I figured it just played MP3s burned onto CDs. To my surprise the thing has a slot for a MP3 minidisk cartridge. I actually had one until about recently loaded with all my favorite Highschool tunes. I wonder I they are still out there but who downloads MP3s anymore anyway. It does have the big football looking thing in the center console but im assuming its only to hook up to your phone. I cant seam to play any music through it but maybe im doing something wrong. It does have an AUX input in the glove box. Again, only fitting a first gen I pod. Makes sence since in 07 most of us plebs were still waiting till 9pm to get free out bound calls on our razor phones and downloading Peety Pablo ringtones. However I wonder if there is a way to splice in a regular head phone jack. So ive got the changer loaded with my HS CDs i found in my old binder at my parents house. Most of them naturally scratched. I did sign up for 3 months free sirusXM which is all right i suppose but commercial free or not they mostly play the same poo poo. I can really only see the point if you listen to talk or sports radio which I dont. Of course YOUTUBE says putting in aux jack is super easy but im not quite ready to rip the dash apart yet. There is a station called the Joint which is all reggea music so ive been bumping that. As I said before tomarrow safelight comes to replace the windshield I hope they send a guy who knows what hes doing. I also wonder with the screen out, would it be easier to access the moon roof motor and get that going again. Im a fan of an open roof and its been urking me. I did mention id talk about the shop a bit but there really hasnt been anything exciting going on apart from my manager getting locked up for reasons. so far hes missed 2 weeks and its not looking good for him. Just been me and another guy running the front still crushed 37gs last week ho ho! Nothing worse to be an absent manager and have the store put up numbers without you there. Big meeting tomarrow but a pretty good feeling to have the big bosses know we got this.
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Wait so I stick that thing in and it can act as a blue tooth device from myphone? or is only for mp3 loading purposes only.
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Thanks ill do some more digging and check them out. So windscreen update lol. Holy gently caress. When I went to pic the car up originally the sales guy was all like hey I wish you would have told me your comming ( had an appointment) starlight is here putting your windshield in. U wanna wait? I'm like nah gently caress it just come have an do it at my shop. Fast forward 3 weeks I have not heard a peep despite leaving messages. Finally get ahold of the manager he's apologized profusely and sure enough ten min later I get a call to schedule them to come out. The lady was asking me a million questions and I assured her it was fully loaded and had all the options. Today starlight comes out with the wrong windscreen . You told us it had a camera and you have night vision. I'm like night vision is a camera whatever. Get me the loving right windshield. He goes on his phone with my vin number and lo and behold! It's a Mercedes only windshield 1500 bucks. I'm like yea I thought that's what yall were bringing. I get on the general manager of the dealer I bought it from like tall lied to my face you were gonna fix it there, the guy selling me the car has never even sat in the thing and knew gently caress all about it. So of course the windshield is special ordered 3 weeks away from the fatherland. And thankfully they are having Mercedes of Denver do it. I called up Mercedes and asked how long does it take and they said the whole day. At least I get a loner car. So how the gently caress was this kid from safelight gonna put this thing in the parking lot? I should be a dick and make them fix the sunroof while they are in there. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Apr 11, 2019 |
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Took a lady friend out to dinner the other day who doesnt care about money or possessions. Showed her the massaging seats and the little gadgets and soon she was begging me to let her drive it home on the way back from dinner. It was snowing and the tires on it suck in slick conditions and shes never had a rwd. Told her id let her drive it all the way up to her sisters Rental condo in the mountains if she got us a free weekend up there. Best segway ever. The car is growing on me at a rapid rate. I never before would cared if I had automatic boot lids, or soft close features, or heated steering wheels, or AC/ massaging seats, or radar cruise control. But like with smart phones you wonder how you lived with out them. Its a weird thought tho because most new luxury cars have all this poo poo but to think in 2007 having all this would have been insane. Having to fill it up nearly every two days is a tad tiring. I cant see business men putting up with it. Then again, they probably just had the lot attendant in their office building do it. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Apr 13, 2019 |
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Apr 13, 2019 23:20
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sharkytm posted:For me, it's adaptive cruise. So happy it's a thing on most new cars, so long as people use it, it could cut traffic in half. I realized half the stress of being stuck in traffic is the stop and go. For the car to just do it is like a breath of fresh air. I have no reference point since this is the first and only one I have ever used, but it works extremely well. Ive noticed as the days get warmer the noise from the ABC system having a bad dampner is almost gone. It seams 68 degrees ambient temp is the magic number. Roomates back in jail so im being conservative with money in case I have to cover the whole of rent so still havent yet had a chance for a shop with STAR access to hook up to it. The car is slowly developing a character with me and there is this weird fuzzy feeling I get as I feel like i know when I can push her or when I should just chill and let her do her thing. The oddest thing, a relationship is starting to form where before its like OH gently caress 6000 dollars to fix it?! To now its ill do whatever it takes to gather 6 grand to fix her.
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My Rhythmic Crotch posted:Random un-car-related question, whereabouts is this spot? Lake Dillon summit county
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Apr 19, 2019 04:15
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Todays new problem is that the rear passenger side sun guard screen thing stopped going up all the way on the forward side. ??? Dont even know how to feel about this.
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Apr 20, 2019 03:33
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I have made it 1100 miles so far. If this was top gear James would have to shave his head.
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Ok so finally had the windshield changed here is the story. As said before It was arranged I was to be at Mercedes of Denver the 26th of april at 1030. The week before a safelite guy came out to my work to make sure they had the right windshield. That morning I get a call from another safelite guy. "Hey so I have a lot of glass to put in today Ill be at the dealer from 2 to 5. Im like holdon. The whole point was so they can calibrate the camera. My appointment is at 10 please be there. He realized I was right and altered his schedule. I show up at the dealer who has no idea whats going on. The sales person clearly saw I wasnt rich and immediatly asked how I will be paying for the windshield. Im like im not, the dealership I bought this from is. Hes like well I need proof cause its a very expensive windshield. (i know it is) Your not putting it in i tell him, safelite is. So then why are you here he asks me. Cause you have to calibrate the camera i tell him and the other service writer laughs cause clearly im dealing with the idiot of the lot. He gets all mad because his 2800 dollar ticket just turned into 200 and he looses all interest in helping me. Well I dont know anything about this and your gonna have to pay for the callibration he tells me and the dealer you bought it from will have to reimburse you. Ill call them i told him and then asked for my loaner car I was assured I would get. Yea they are all booked out the guy tells me and Im like ugh i dont think so. He does some digging and in a relenting tone tells me that indeed I had one reserved. 2019 C300. I dont complain. I leave and start calling the OG dealer. Getting nowhere. I finally get to the manager who keeps telling me how many customers he has in front of him and i give him the number and name of the service advisor at Mercedes. 3 hours later I get a text that the car is ready however I am responsible for the callibration as the service advisor could not get in touch with the other dealer. It gets to the point where I was on the phone litterally telling the receptionist to pull this dude out of his office and talk to dude. Mercedes advisor gets the phone, takes down an email and says im free to go. He takes me out to an S class witha big dent in it and my heart sinks. Then I notice the 550 on the back and relax as i realize how big of a dumb rear end the dude is. This isnt my car I tell him and he starts back peddling after treeting me like poo poo. While waiting for my car I watched the advisors loose 3 different customer cars. gently caress that place. Anyway the silver lining was that the only thing the tech found was my ball joints had some play which i knew about. Said nothing of the ABC wine. Either they dont wanna gently caress with it, or knew I wouldnt bite. Oh well.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:JFC, dealerships are the worst. Currently dealing with trying to get my car fixed after taking it to the local Toyota dealership for a transmission service, and it somehow magically gets a crack in the radiator after they touch it and now they don't want to be responsible for it. Going to talk to the service manager in person tomorrow should be exactly like the experience you had, dealing with a bunch of idiots I can't wait. Pro tip in case they dont budge, call Toyota North America and make a complaint.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Dealership visit went surprisingly well. Must be he thought about our conversation over the phone because as soon as I walked in he said dont worry Ill take care of it. Either that or he talked to the tech that worked on my car and he admitted he hosed up. Either way pretty happy they owned it. I just hate dealerships in general. they are all the same. no matter where you go. Dudes in suits with poo poo eating grins wondering around. Not one of them has a passion for what they are selling.
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Thinking of selling the BMW. It would go to a co worker who needs a car. 3000 is fair for 83k hed be the 3rd owner. only catch its a salavge title. Got written off when i wrapped a tree. totally fixed it with original parts. just a front end rebuild no frame damage. Two thoughts on this. Sell it to him as is. OR, take out a 100 day loan pimp it out, (coilover slam and some gaudy gold deep dishes or something) and sell to some kid for 8 and not im looking at 2jz s gently caress Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 08:07 on May 12, 2019 |
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Dont take out a loan to bet on being able to rip off an idiot, thats a risk not worth taking. Especially since it relies on them being able to come up with 8k without a loan, unless scummy companies charging 30% on a salvage title car is a thing. So If i sell off the engine, trans, wiring, accesories, wheels and tires, exhaust. Will i have enough to purchase a beat up 2jzvvti THeres always this option. lol https://jfautopartsupply.blogspot.com/2019/05/nissan-skyline-r32-half-cut-for-sale.html Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 00:09 on May 13, 2019 |
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May 12, 2019 22:25
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This just popped up on CL hes asking 1500 its got some electrical issues and he has no keys.  almost temped to see if he will do a trade on the e46 with some cash on top and then I could just 1jz that bitch.
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BloodBag posted:If you do this, this thread will be cross-posted to the Bad With Money thread when that payday loan inevitably destroys your life. I slept on the whole thing. I called a bunch of places today and my car isnt worth a goddamn thing apparently. gonna sell it to a buddy who needs a car for 2500 and use the money to replace my control arms on the 600 which are starting to get louder than Im ok with and at least have someone throw a star diag on it and see what the gently caress is up with the ABC. ALso occasioanlly i get a oil level high warning although i made sure to put the exact 9.5 quarts in that thing. Am I just right on the edge of the sensor and when the oil heats up it knudges it? Other than that, 1300 miles so far daily driven and still chugging along. Never had a car that has gotten so many compliments from strangers. SIde note I regret getting one in black holy gently caress does it get hot. Almost tempted to cut more scoops in the hood.
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Colostomy Bag posted:That's odd, IIRC the capacity is 9.5L so if you meant quarts it should actually be slightly underfilled by about half a quart. What does it say when you do the oil level on the dash? Lol yea when you drop the two turbos part peoples heads roll. I use it all the time to give customers rides home while their car is in my shop. Turn on the massage seats and people forget where their turns are. "im sorry i was falling asleap, you should have made a right there" . I was giving an elderly gentleman a ride to the bank the other day as he only had checks and he looks down and says v12 huh? Im like yup, he goes why dont you drive it like it has one then. *engage sports mode VROooooooooooooooooooom. guy was grinning like a lunatic. Made my day and his. If I do an oil check the electric way it says its fine. I think it just expands slightly when driven in warm weather. I should just spend the 60 bucks on a fuckin dip stick. Talked myself out of selling the e46. its just sitting there not doing anything or costing me anything. 3000 i might get for it isnt worth me not having it if that makes sense. Just gotta get a battery for it and it will be good. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 02:33 on May 19, 2019 |
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Residency Evil posted:See, I read that and think 700 for rear tires is fine, and wonder how much a broken seat costs. its only cause they have to have 95 y speed/weight rating and are like 275s i believe. lucky for me I work at a tire depot. And even if they dynamic seats or whatever do break, your still left with mighty nice seats. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 01:23 on May 20, 2019 |
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Mom came to visit for the day with her friend from Russia. Took em on a 150 ish mile cruise up through the mountains round Netherland and the long way to Boulder. Car didnt miss a beat and only burned a quarter tank! So far nearly 1800 miles on the car since i got it. *knocks on wood*. Did i find a unicorn?! Drained litteraly a quarter cup of oil out of it and it seamed to cure the excess oil notice popping up when it gets hot. While in the air i noticed the front ball joints have not fixed themselves. Lifting the tire up, exposes about a solid quarter inch to half inch worth of play on both sides. Parts ordered. Looks like just 3 bolts, from cradle, to strut to knuckle. It cant be that easy can it?
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Tremek posted:Preoptopus: I went out to Bandimere for Club Clash with Mike Hoover and his crew two Fridays past as he’s now running mid-low 12s in a ‘05 S600 with a Kleemann tune on it that he has all of $2500 into: poo poo that would be dope to come out and meet up fore sure. Mike and you seem exactly like the people I should be associating myself with. Don't know about a pull tho the tranny has a tendency to kick into second so I never floor it from first
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meatpimp posted:A couple pulls will solve the problem. One way or another. Do You think air flat delete will solve the problem?
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So classic as gently caress. Put my two control arms in. The job was cake and the arms cost me 400 bucks for both. Benz quoted me 7 something. The noise they were making started being less annoying and became actually alarming. 95 degrees today I'm driving in slow traffic sans squeaks and pops with a smile untill the check engine lit up. Engine temp was like high 80s C. My scan tools at work will scoop it tomarrow. No loss of power or noticible misfire. The gas gauge was being weird tho and jumping a bit. Hopefully it's something evap related.
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Welp its the All mighty p0300. But my little pocket scanner could not reset the code for whatever reason. Time to get the beemer working and save for a coil pack i guess.  Its all good tho! Push onward.
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Please do!!! All v12 problems invited
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Jul 4, 2019 21:24
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If your zonda is sputtering please post about it here.
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Refrigerant does escape over time even in a sealed system. Just one of those things.
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