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#4001
#4003
I drive a Subata.
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#4005
Burning Brakes
Canon 17-40 f4L
#4006
I drive a Subata.
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Did you take these @1.2?
Very nice!
Very nice!
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#4007
Burning Brakes
#4009
Burning Brakes
I'm not that lucky. There's a few very small spots of curb rash but right now I'm not too worried about it. Maybe if I run into some spare money in the future I'll send the wheels in to get fixed or just get some different ones.
#4010
Three Wheelin'
Got a stick shift 335i loaner today.
Too bad it's a xDrive with no sport package. And I can't figure out how to get it into reverse. I'm gonna be stuck at the work til I can figure it out.
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#4011
on to the next one...
#4012
Burning Brakes
Should just put it over like your going into first but push harder to the left then up.
#4013
Senior Moderator
Its not an Audi.
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#4014
Moderator
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#4015
Administrator Alumnus
I've never heard of getting a manual loaner before, especially if the owner doesn't own an MT.
Odd, no?
#4016
Three Wheelin'
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#4017
Senior Moderator
Yes, they gave me a manual loaner. They had only 2 loaners when I got there and asked if I wanted a manual. I've never driven a manual BMW before, but I've owned a S2000 and RSX for 8 years combined so I know how to drive one pretty well.
The throws are really long compared to the S2000. It felt like I was driving a truck.
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Miss my 6MT TL, kinda.
#4018
#4019
Senior Moderator
He must be an idiot. I got DCT specifically because I was spoiled with the Acura manual gearbox. The 6MT on the M3 felt terrible to me and I'm much happier with DCT.
#4020
Safety Car
Thanks, I'll try this during my lunch break, haha.
Yes, they gave me a manual loaner. They had only 2 loaners when I got there and asked if I wanted a manual. I've never driven a manual BMW before, but I've owned a S2000 and RSX for 8 years combined so I know how to drive one pretty well.
The throws are really long compared to the S2000. It felt like I was driving a truck.
Yes, they gave me a manual loaner. They had only 2 loaners when I got there and asked if I wanted a manual. I've never driven a manual BMW before, but I've owned a S2000 and RSX for 8 years combined so I know how to drive one pretty well.
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#4021
Burning Brakes
Without a doubt the M3 gearbox feels terrible compared to Honda/Acura. I've had plenty of wtf moments with mine so far.
#4022
Fahrvergnügen'd
Guys, I don't know how many former E36 owners there are here but I'm in a quandary ...
I'm trying to mount a Borla exhaust on my car and I'm missing some parts ...
The red arrow shows what I'm talking about in the picture below. The rubber mount has a hole in it that runs parallel to the ground. On OEM exhausts there's a pin in the mounting strap that goes into that hole to hold on the exhaust. That strap is welded to the OEM exhaust.
On the Borla there's a totally different type of strapping and it appears that there's a mounting bracket with the aforementioned pin at the top and a way to attach the muffler at the bottom with a bolt and nut.
Well that's not OEM and Borla cannot figure out where the hell that came from ...
Anyone have any ideas?
I'm trying to mount a Borla exhaust on my car and I'm missing some parts ...
The red arrow shows what I'm talking about in the picture below. The rubber mount has a hole in it that runs parallel to the ground. On OEM exhausts there's a pin in the mounting strap that goes into that hole to hold on the exhaust. That strap is welded to the OEM exhaust.
On the Borla there's a totally different type of strapping and it appears that there's a mounting bracket with the aforementioned pin at the top and a way to attach the muffler at the bottom with a bolt and nut.
Well that's not OEM and Borla cannot figure out where the hell that came from ...
Anyone have any ideas?
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#4023
Fahrvergnügen'd
So naturally there's a muffler installation kit that is sold aftermarket that I needed that Borla had no clue about.
I called them back and said it would probably be a good idea to either sell it with the muffler or at least recommend they buy one in the website listing
I called them back and said it would probably be a good idea to either sell it with the muffler or at least recommend they buy one in the website listing
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#4024
Burning Brakes
So for the past month I've been expecting to replace my Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's soon with something considering the dealer told me they are pretty worn. I went out today and measured the tread depth and have about 7/32"-8/32" all the way around. Didn't know they come from the factory with 9/32 of tread on them.
#4025
Fahrvergnügen'd
Yay, the car is done. Cost me $700 in labor because of some shit that quite frankly the mechanic that looked at it should have picked up. Some pretty simple shit which makes me believe he never actually drove the car.
Have new trailing arm bushings and four new O2 sensors. Doing the Rogue Shock Mount upgrade when they come and need to do a few more simple things myself.
But the car has plates and I'm good to go. Be nice to drive it considering I bought the damn thing on April 15th.
Going to be a busy winter with a bunch of projects on the car ... OBC needs new bulbs, the cluster needs new bulbs, the steering column needs new bearings, new shocks all around, a new radiator, new inside door pulls, and new control arm bushings (going to drop the rear subframe I think) ... Not a lot of rust under the car so I'm hoping that I can get away without having welding done for a while. We'll see.
The entire front suspension was replaced and the car has all new cooling system components except the radiator (which is odd).
Just ticked over 130k today ... It's not going out in the winter so I figure with everything I'm doing I should be able to keep it for a while.
Really the only upgrade I'm thinking about is the seats. I think the current driver seat cushions are worn out ...
The interior is beige ... So the dash board is black and tan ... What does everyone thing about black seats, tan carpet, black headliner, black door cards with a tan inside accent?
It could look good or a complete mess. Finding Desert Sand leather seats is going to be pretty tough I think (I've got pleather right now).
Have new trailing arm bushings and four new O2 sensors. Doing the Rogue Shock Mount upgrade when they come and need to do a few more simple things myself.
But the car has plates and I'm good to go. Be nice to drive it considering I bought the damn thing on April 15th.
Going to be a busy winter with a bunch of projects on the car ... OBC needs new bulbs, the cluster needs new bulbs, the steering column needs new bearings, new shocks all around, a new radiator, new inside door pulls, and new control arm bushings (going to drop the rear subframe I think) ... Not a lot of rust under the car so I'm hoping that I can get away without having welding done for a while. We'll see.
The entire front suspension was replaced and the car has all new cooling system components except the radiator (which is odd).
Just ticked over 130k today ... It's not going out in the winter so I figure with everything I'm doing I should be able to keep it for a while.
Really the only upgrade I'm thinking about is the seats. I think the current driver seat cushions are worn out ...
The interior is beige ... So the dash board is black and tan ... What does everyone thing about black seats, tan carpet, black headliner, black door cards with a tan inside accent?
It could look good or a complete mess. Finding Desert Sand leather seats is going to be pretty tough I think (I've got pleather right now).
#4026
Burning Brakes
I think that interior combination needs to be done in photoshop to see what it would look like. I'm thinking it probably won't be bad at all, but would try it out just in case.
#4027
e92 335i
im so bored with my TL-S. lack of aftermarket sucks and FWD is getting old. I'm so grateful to drive a nice vehicle but I'm so bored with it.
someone talk me into picking up a loaded 335i
i need to man up and get after one of these things. maybe i need to just get out and test drive one?
honest options on the coupe....i have a daughter thats in a forward facing seat. any issues with a forward facing car seat in a coupe?
someone talk me into picking up a loaded 335i
i need to man up and get after one of these things. maybe i need to just get out and test drive one?
honest options on the coupe....i have a daughter thats in a forward facing seat. any issues with a forward facing car seat in a coupe?
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Could do this for seats?
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or this
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or this
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#4029
Burning Brakes
My kids car seats are just about always in my wife's car. We'll typically load the kids up in the M3 (which is not that difficult) and go for a drive on occasion. I don't drive like an ass with my kids in my car and feel a lot safer in it than I did in my Sonata.
#4030
Fahrvergnügen'd
Hey thanks that's a really good idea. I didn't think of going with aftermarket but I might be able to find some Recaros that look close enough to the OEM Vaders to work.
I think I've got about one more season left with these driver's seat.
I think I've got about one more season left with these driver's seat.
#4031
What's wrong with that? I have two kids (9 mo. and 2 1/2), both in car seats, and bought a M3. I had a perfectly fine family car (2011 Sonata) that was floaty as hell at highway speeds and didn't handle worth a damn, but was super easy to get the kids in/out of that I traded in for my M3.
My kids car seats are just about always in my wife's car. We'll typically load the kids up in the M3 (which is not that difficult) and go for a drive on occasion. I don't drive like an ass with my kids in my car and feel a lot safer in it than I did in my Sonata.
My kids car seats are just about always in my wife's car. We'll typically load the kids up in the M3 (which is not that difficult) and go for a drive on occasion. I don't drive like an ass with my kids in my car and feel a lot safer in it than I did in my Sonata.
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I agree, I see nothing wrong with a coupe, especially with only one kid. I have twin girls just turned 1 year old, and they ride in my E92 every weekday when I take them to the babysitter.
#4032
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#4033
Aint Doing Sh*t
Has there been any claim of the new hpfp/injector recall fixing the problem or are they still popping at a "high percentage"? Or is it just too early to tell.
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