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No it would be V10 or I would stick with the Turbo M30. I have actually seen too many S65's lunch themselves for me to have any interest in them.

Nice. I was thinking about getting rid of all my M30 stuff and doing the same with my E34. Race car or road car?

Really late to this. But I have the Laufenns on my commuter 130i and put them on the manual 130i I had. Even on the back of the E55 now. I have tracked the LK03's and they were actually quite impressive. They were grippy when cold and as I pushed through the laps they didn't fall off for quite some time. Actually the brakes faded before the tyres did. This was with a stock 130i with a standard alignment on a dry day. My wife was chasing me around in her 200SX with Dunlop DZ101's which faded around the time my brakes faded. There was minimal wear after a full track day. The outside edges did show some heat cycles but that would be solved by increasing negative camber with the camber pin mod. The wet performance has been unnoticed. Which is a good thing. No oversteer. No understeer. I've written up experiences on them in the past. They are the best bang for buck tyre out there. The E55 is a different beast though. It struggles for rear grip. But it did just as much on Potenzas which lasted half long and cost 4 times more. This car eats tyres due to poor rear adjustment. So I am glad I have found a tyre that is good enough and cheap. I'm getting 90% of performance of a UHP tyre for a fraction of the price.

I keep reading sh*t that Mercedes may use BMW engines in some models. Not put any effort into fact checking that yet.

Nice. Subbed to that one.

Dudes building some amazing carbon parts for their E36. Great production quality too. Good detail in the process'. Just been watching them make doors. The beginning.

Over 20 orders here too. Faster than anything from the US. And often a better variety of brands. A little more work involved as you should always search by part number. Get Part Number from RealOEM. Then fire that into spareto. If there is any problems they are great to deal with. Their shipping is broken down nicely too. You can see the cost per item based on weight. If something doesn't look right fire them off an email and they correct it fast.

Nice. I don't think I ever encountered that car here. Looks tidy.

Can you still give kids the belt? Kids not thrashing his N52 enough.

Yeah I might just eliminate it like you did. I have an entirely different system giving me reminders for the fleet. Was just surprised it thinks it knows better and refuses a reset.

Anyone ever had an issue where the system doesn't respond when you request any of the service resets? Either via the dash or coding? Mine no longer responds. I did find this but nothing else. Maximum Resets Reached: The CBS (Condition Based Service) system in BMWs, including the E87, allows a limited number of resets. Once this limit is reached, the system may not allow further resets. Ah never mind. I'm being punished for changing my oil too often I think. I just did 10,000kms on the last one. But the 10 or so before this one were at 7500km intervals. The remaining percentage is greater than 80% - The time and date have not been set Just need to figure out what the "percentage" is. Details here. https://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/threads/bmws-condition-based-service-cbs.8509/

Did the oil Cooler and Oil filter housing gaskets today on my runabout. I should not have left this so long. I made the mistake of thinking no drips on the ground no major leak. Just spent 3 hours cleaning off the caked on oil and dirt.. She was thick.

At that point you sell it and buy a manual.

Honestly don't bother unless you have to. The 6hp19 is only marginally better than the GM. I believed all the hype, but after having owned both examples at the same time I have left my GM. It's a lot of effort for near no gain.

Before you start the car next check if the exhaust manifold is clean of oil that may have dripped onto it whilst sitting.