HBaJ

I've been looking at E39 M5's on cgl all week, and this thread doesn't help. The mods done to your E38 are really tasteful and help to keep it timeless, I would maybe add one of these and then daily it as long as I could.

oonowindoo

damn

Like a boss....

How come the new 7 series does not have that "bossy" feel to it.

te3point5

Forgot to ask, did you lose your deposit on the Mini?

ttribe

for even thinking about buying a Cooper after owning an M3.

Crazy Bimmer

4.4 V8 with 282hp and 323 ft-lbs

I tend to agree but these dont bother me as much.

Thats freaking cool but no desire to change it out for what I use it for.

No, it was refunded.

New CooperS is nice! Go drive one. Its motor will be replacing the N20 in the 328i.

ttribe

asianspec

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M.I.N.O.

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Gorgeous ride! Love the older 7 series.

Yumcha

Wow...from MINI to 7er!

Congrats, dude! Transporter.

CLtotheTL32

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Hot damn

Crazy Bimmer

Let the games begin!

Window regulator died, bought OEM replacement.. $240.00 and thats at my wholesale level.

Whiskers

Gotta pay to play...

1StGenCL

God Dammmmmmmn

KarKraze

Flawless looking car and one of my favourites, congrats.

SamDoe1

lol shocker. For whatever reason the world class engineers at BMW are not at all capable of designing good window regulators or cooling systems.

CAgine

effing jealous, congrats.

Nothing beats the older German luxury.

Not necessarily the engineering, but the quality of parts. Lots of plastic involved and not the hardiest plastic like the Japanese companies focus on.

oonowindoo

incorrect.

They are very good at designing those stuff.
But they never really pay much attention on reliability.

It is the best thing.... when they work...

ttribe

Seriously, guys? We've gone through at least a dozen window actuators on our various Hondas and Acuras over the years. Let's not act like this unique to BMW. It is, after all, a small electrical part that's likely outsourced.

It's not like exploding engines...that IS something unique to BMWs.

oonowindoo

of course it is not unique to BMW, my s2000 actuator cable snapped on me. It was so loud, i thought i got shot at.

My co worker's 08 CRV's all 4 window actuator went bad, i think there is a recall or tsb for that.


But generally speaking, reliability and BMW should not be in the same sentence. Of course personal experience may vary.

ttribe

Yeah, I can't deny that; I owned an E60 M5. My 335i has been pretty good, though.

Costco

I've mentioned it multiple times before but a family member had a 2003 Cooper S and they went through three window regulators (OEM) within less than three years. The car only has two windows!

oonowindoo

maybe next time, you can tell them to STOP buying OEM ones.

Costco

They didn't have a choice, I think. I'm pretty sure the car had an extended warranty. They were in a huge hurry to ditch the thing before the warranty expired

MEKO

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Congrats.
Wish it had the classic 4 spoke steering but it looks great. Love it
Good choice.

v6cord2k5

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I have an 06 with extensive modifications and it's far more reliable than the '05 Accord I had before. *knock on wood*

Stapler

Don't worry, eventually you will be able to do window regulators from muscle memory. Half hour tops.

bkknight369

beautiful ride...my favorite style of 7-series

SamDoe1

The material selection and quality of said material is part of the design... Not sure where you work or what you do but if I deliver a design that works in CAD but spec materials that don't work reliably, I'd get canned pretty quick.

Again, reliability is part of design. If I designed an engine that generates 1000hp and gets 1000mpg with 1.6L and one turbo but it only worked for 1 second before dying, it would be pretty worthless in a commercial application right?

FWIW, I've never had a Honda regulator go in any of the Hondas I or my family has ever owned (8 of them total). I had 5 window regulators go on my E46 in the 4 years I owned it.

BMW window regulators FTL.

oonowindoo

By your definition Honda has better engine design than say... Ferrari? Since it is more reliable than Ferrari's engine?

SamDoe1

Mile for mile and maintained properly, a Ferrari engine (the engine itself) is probably just as reliable as a Honda engine. Engines are torture tested quite thoroughly during development, it's the stuff that attaches to the engine that is typically outsourced and usually sucks.

Now the electrical system on a Ferrari....

Crazy Bimmer

Short vid. Its no race car.

majin ssj eric

I've been out of the loop for a while, what happened to your amazing M3 Crazy?

amasianasian

Sounds hawt.

Aman

You'd think a race exhaust wouldn't seem good on a 7-series, but that ones sounds relatively subdued (in a good way). Nice choice.

charliemike

He had a clone, so he sold it

CLtotheTL32

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Holy...

chill_dog

Sounds great!

RedRyder

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Best looking 7-Series to date. Nice pickup. And nice that you know the person who did the modifications, in case an issue comes up. Those wheels look great imo.

Crazy Bimmer

Thanks guys!

Funny thing is that my old M3 is still for sale at a dealer locally.

Traded it in at a BMW dealer and they gave me $37k

New M4 came out

My old M3 is now listed for $34,999 at some small dealership.

I could get it back for cheaper than I traded it in it for.

I am itching for a sports car again though. Changes daily but the new Mustang GT has my eye.. mmm

Costco

You, in a Mustang? I'll believe it when I see it.

Not even a video of you thrashing around in it by yourself. Must be accompanied by signed ownership documents too.

I do miss the beefy V8 sound though... there's something about the German V8s. They sound angry, yet refined.