I am too fat for a Mini Cooper so...
#41
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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.
#42
Team Owner
damn
Like a boss....
How come the new 7 series does not have that "bossy" feel to it.
Like a boss....
How come the new 7 series does not have that "bossy" feel to it.
#44
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for even thinking about buying a Cooper after owning an M3.
#45
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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 Amazon.com : OttoNavi BM960339-DYBMNAXX BMW 97-03 E39/5 Series/M5 Multimedia In Dash Double Din OEM Replacement Car Radio : In Dash Vehicle Gps Units : Electronics and then daily it as long as I could.
No, it was refunded.
New CooperS is nice! Go drive one. Its motor will be replacing the N20 in the 328i.
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#49
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Wow...from MINI to 7er!
Congrats, dude! Transporter.
Congrats, dude! Transporter.
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Hot damn
#52
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Gotta pay to play...
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#56
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.
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.
#57
Team Owner
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...
#58
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It's not like exploding engines...that IS something unique to BMWs.
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#59
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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.
It's not like exploding engines...that IS something unique to BMWs.
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.
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#61
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!
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Congrats.
Wish it had the classic 4 spoke steering but it looks great. Love it
Good choice.
Wish it had the classic 4 spoke steering but it looks great. Love it
Good choice.
#68
Ex-OEM King
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.
#69
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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.
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.
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Now the electrical system on a Ferrari....
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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.
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Holy...
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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
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
#80
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.
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.
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