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Michael.

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  1. Dang. Thats awesome. Can I write you a blank cheque for one please sir?
  2. Bump! Anyone able to help?
  3. Speeding once or twice is different to driving a collection of stolen parts with fake tags on them. You'd be happy to see an original CSL M3 get crush because the owner went over the speed limit once? LOL.
  4. Fair enough result. I dont see a problem with this. If it was a mint OEM original car and the owner sped in it then crushing is definitely controversial.
  5. Ahhh the best times. I want a time machine.
  6. Selling a few new parts I wont be using for my project, Front end steel control arm bushes 31121130587 x2 Lemforder $40 for the pair. GMB M60 V8 water pump in it's original box with gaskets 11510007042 x1 $70 GMB M60 fan clutch in original box 11527502804 x1 $120
  7. Michael.

    BMW iVision e bike

    But does it connect to the internet so when your subscription ends it stops working?
  8. I'd say looking at that it's been wet and been submerged. Otherside of the PCB will likely have more corrosion. Possibly could work being resoldered, but could be dead, damaged beyond repair.
  9. Did you get a lab test or see flakes in there?
  10. Lol that was average conditon E36 M3 money not long ago.
  11. I agree. I wouldn't own an E60 ever because of that reason, although I could likely get by with my skill base, but the E60 styling inside and out doesn't inspire me to want to own one and peruse that kind of repair work. A newer F10 or whatever they are will likely be just as bad in a few years. This is why I have an E34 540i which I consider one of the best BMWs ever made, classic styling for one and the core engineering and electronics are complex enough for the purpose and built at a time when quality of design and construction was higher. My business I operate involves the restoration of electronics on Lexus/Toyota models like Soarers and various others so I find restoring late 80s early 90s electronics is very practical. It's much the same story for the E34. Its reasons like this these cars can be able to remain working for decades to come. A number of changes in electric design mean that same approach is not as viable on E60+ models, at least from what Ive seen on the surface. So much for sustainability, just a throw away society!
  12. Oh wow I remember you talking about this. Very cool!
  13. Which modules. Maybe I should start fixing them?
  14. I look at cars differently I guess, I am more interested in a car that has an unique appeal, not generic. That usually means it's an older naturally aspirated model free of modern technology like internet connectivity and apple car play. I especially prefer older models of cars without turbos, unless diesel. A straight 6 M3, V8 M3 or V10 M5 is always going to be far more interesting to me and worth the pros & cons of maintenance than any newer model is with their turbos and saturated technology, yeah it might be faster and more reliable for now since newer but I don't really find that argument that interesting. A V10 M5 is older so it's obviously going to need work, which is half the fun of owning an old car, to spend time and money working on it. A car that needs no service work is a kind of hell to me! Besides all that with 500hp an M5 V10 already a very fast car, heck I think anything that can do a 13 second 1/4 mile is fast, as long as it's built well and sound nice are my key points of a car appealing or not. I can appreciate other people might want a newer maintenance free model, of course, that's the majority of newer car buyers,.
  15. Oo those rear chassis braces are nice.
  16. lol funny I was listening to Simply Red when this thread popped up.
  17. I wouldn't compare the two, the V10 is in it's own league.
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