ttribe's German-Kimchi-Then-German-Then-Blow-Up-Engine-Then-Fix-It Journey Thread
07-13-2018, 12:45 PM
#2482
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07-13-2018, 02:33 PM
#2484
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Looks like I never posted anything from the 2018 Alpine drive in May. I don't have much, but here are a few pics -
A few cars queued for the drive North from the Phoenix area:
My car and my little cabin for the weekend:
Close up shot of the results of the bodywork:
All the participants at our stop for lunch in Morenci, AZ:
A few cars queued for the drive North from the Phoenix area:
My car and my little cabin for the weekend:
Close up shot of the results of the bodywork:
All the participants at our stop for lunch in Morenci, AZ:
07-13-2018, 02:40 PM
#2485
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Is that your son's ride.. and is that a titty joint?
My ninja
My ninja
07-13-2018, 02:45 PM
#2486
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No, and no.
07-13-2018, 02:48 PM
#2487
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Oh.. mama bear is reading.. I get it. :wink:
07-13-2018, 02:49 PM
#2488
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Let me know when the next "family friendly" cruise is.. 
07-13-2018, 03:11 PM
#2489
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Who is the "cool" guy in the pickup?
07-13-2018, 03:11 PM
#2490
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And ttribe, given how slow your car is, did this pack have to stop every mile to wait for you to catch up? 
Looks fun. Is this an annual thing you do?
Looks fun. Is this an annual thing you do?
07-13-2018, 04:23 PM
#2491
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The F30 with halogen headlights are such an eye sore.... that white E46 M3 tho....
07-13-2018, 04:30 PM
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Yeah, that was a 320...he volunteered to be the sweeper car...the last car in the train to make sure no one got left behind due to a breakdown, or anything. Good thing, too. That thing was slower than slow.
07-14-2018, 02:21 PM
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One complaint I have about our X3...its fucking BMW. xenons, led ,whatever, they should come standard at this point. My fucking jeep cherokee had xenons...my fucking durango has xenons. No excuses for Halogens on a luxury car these days.
07-14-2018, 04:15 PM
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Dunno. Just some dude at the restaurant.
Believe it or not, the 320 and the Z3 were slower than me!
This is my annual trip with the club.
Yep! It made me feel great about myself!
I totally agree with you on this. There's no excuse for BMW to still have halogens on any of their cars.
This is my annual trip with the club.
Yep! It made me feel great about myself!
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07-16-2018, 11:36 AM
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All the newer ones all have LED standard, and some even with adaptive LED standard with Laser as option. |
Not until 2018, BMW still charge for backup camera on their 5 series but they give you Navi as standard equipment.
BMW is not very logical when it comes to options, we all know that.
07-16-2018, 11:41 AM
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All the newer ones all have LED standard, and some even with adaptive LED standard with Laser as option. |
Not until 2018, BMW still charge for backup camera on their 5 series but they give you Navi as standard equipment.
BMW is not very logical when it comes to options, we all know that.
Not until 2018, BMW still charge for backup camera on their 5 series but they give you Navi as standard equipment.
BMW is not very logical when it comes to options, we all know that.
07-16-2018, 12:01 PM
#2500
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Yes all of those are standard now.. But you know they will find other ways to charge you... Their priority is not being logical,, it is about making $$, so they will hold off to make it standard until the next gen and milk the current gen customers.
07-16-2018, 12:50 PM
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So they can at least win in one category
07-16-2018, 03:47 PM
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Looks like lights are standard...but heated seats and back up camera still are not. LAME.
07-16-2018, 04:06 PM
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Heated seat are not even standard on the 6 cylinder model.... i could careless about that anyway.
07-16-2018, 04:08 PM
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heated seats are huge. Especially when you have back issues.
07-16-2018, 04:43 PM
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https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/x-mo...sdrive30i.html
Rear view camera is listed under Instrumentation and Control
Front & Rear parking distance control is listed under Comfort and Convenience
The $700 parking package is something else:
- Surround View w/ 3D View
- Parking Assistant Plus - Self Parking
- Active Park Distance Control - some added stuff to the standard park distance control
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07-16-2018, 05:25 PM
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With 150k miles, how much longer are you planning to keep the 335i?
07-16-2018, 05:31 PM
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07-16-2018, 05:56 PM
#2508
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Understand.
Even tho it has been pretty reliable so far, but with 150k miles, it is always good to have a back up plan...
Even tho it has been pretty reliable so far, but with 150k miles, it is always good to have a back up plan...
07-16-2018, 06:00 PM
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07-16-2018, 08:35 PM
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07-16-2018, 09:34 PM
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Backup plan is juniors bimmer 
150k is nothing to an engine as long as you stay up on maintenance
Even one on boost that's robust
At some point those turbos may wear out
Should def plan on that
150k is nothing to an engine as long as you stay up on maintenance
Even one on boost that's robust
At some point those turbos may wear out
Should def plan on that
07-16-2018, 09:38 PM
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Horrrreeeee shiettt
Just looked up the hours to replace
like 15 hours
backup plan is to set that bitch on fire
Just looked up the hours to replace
like 15 hours
backup plan is to set that bitch on fire
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rockstar143 (07-17-2018)
that gave me a good laugh
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ttribe (07-17-2018)
07-19-2018, 08:59 AM
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Your 335 looks amazing for having 150k on the clock, T! The cruise looks like a blast. It's not often I hear of an area of Arizona I didn't venture to but I don't ever recall going through Morenci.
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07-19-2018, 08:50 PM
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Your car looks fantastic! Excellent choice with those wheels. How often do you find yourself with the top down with the heat out there?
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07-19-2018, 09:24 PM
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07-19-2018, 09:31 PM
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It's quite the feeling!
