The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 422 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: <E36> M coupe Gas Smell? Re: <E36> M coupe Gas Smell? <E36 M3> Rear Shock Tower Subframe Failure Re: <E36 M3> Rear Shock Tower Subframe Failure Re: <E36 M3> Rear Shock Tower Subframe Failure Machine Shop in D.C. Depreciation is Good? Re: Machine Shop in D.C. Aston Martin sold (OT)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:23:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: <E36> M coupe Gas Smell? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gruppe: I can smell gas after driving the car. Before I start looking myself, is there someone who has been down this road with a 2000 M coupe and can offer up his/her experience? Thanks! I had a hatch latch issue. Turned out to be a broken pawl on the latch and not failed retainers. $36 at BMA instead of $55 and $66 at 2/3 local dealers in the Atlanta Metro area. Regards, Neil Deshpande ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:02:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Chet Dawes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: <E36> M coupe Gas Smell? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Neil Deshpande "...$36 at BMA instead of $55 and $66 at 2/3 local dealers...." BMA??? Is this some sort of local parts supplier in Atlanta, or mail order? Can you really get the 'dealer-only-type' parts from this source? Cheers, Chet Dawes ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:57:42 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: "C. Craig Eller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW UUC Digest <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: <E36 M3> Rear Shock Tower Subframe Failure Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I guess I didn't think it could happen to a car that is purely street use, but I'm driving down I-95 today and hear a big nasty klunk from the right rear. I pull over and there it is, the top of the shock strut protruding through the top of the right rear shock tower. What a sickening feeling. I would love to hear from someone who has been through this first hand and what is involved. Of course, this happens 40 miles from home and I'm wondering if I can limp her home in a couple of days. Looks like a job for a good body man. What should I expect to shell out for the repair and what does it involve? Car has 91,000. thanks in advance. Craig Eller BMW CCA Everglades Chapter 1997 E36 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:04:48 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: <E36 M3> Rear Shock Tower Subframe Failure Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Mar 11, 2007, at 7:57 PM, C. Craig Eller wrote: > I guess I didn't think it could happen to a car that is purely > street use, but I'm driving down I-95 today and hear a big nasty > klunk from the right rear. I pull over and there it is, the top of > the shock strut protruding through the top of the right rear shock > tower. What a sickening feeling. I would love to hear from > someone who has been through this first hand and what is involved. > Of course, this happens 40 miles from home and I'm wondering if I > can limp her home in a couple of days. Looks like a job for a good > body man. What should I expect to shell out for the repair and what > does it involve? Car has 91,000. Pretty typical, even for street cars. <http://www.tcdesignfab.com/e36rearshocktower.html> - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:56:14 -0400 From: "Carlos Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "C. Craig Eller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "BMW UUC Digest" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: <E36 M3> Rear Shock Tower Subframe Failure Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 3/11/07, C. Craig Eller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What a sickening feeling. I would love to hear from someone who has been >through this first hand and what is involved. Of course, this happens 40 miles >from home and I'm wondering if I can limp her home in a couple of days. Looks >like a job for a good body man. What should I expect to shell out for the repair >and what does it involve? Basically buying the new piece from your dealership or parts supplier, I believe the new piece is thicker gauge. Then your body shop takes out the old piece (about 16 spot welds) and welds in the new one, then paints and resprays with undercoating. I had mine done before it punched all the way through. Mine cost me about $450-480 but I gave them a bare trunk to work with. I've heard others have paid around $600 or so. I bet that all depends on what part of the country you're in to a certain point. Don't know if it's driveable or not, a couple of friends did it with one acting as the human rear shock mount. :-) Carlos 98 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:45:26 -0400 From: John Grills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Carlos Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "C. Craig Eller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "BMW UUC Digest" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Machine Shop in D.C. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gruppe: I'm looking for a machine shop in D.C/MD/NoVA My old shop is too far away... I need a couple Flywheels re-surfaced this week!!!!!! Cheers! John Grills NCC-BMWCCA ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:15:40 -0400 From: John Grills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW UUC Digest <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Depreciation is Good? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gruppe: Monday AM classifieds 1996 Z3 Auto, 70k $8900 OBO 1995 840i (of course it's a slushbox...), No miles listed, $7500 OBO I've always liked the 8s...look so much nicer in person (and from the cockpit). I drove one a couple years back, and it was a really nice ride...different than a 3er obviously, but pretty tight for a Grand Tourer. V8 was pretty sweet...German Camaro SS? hmmm, I'm selling my 87 325iC, w/154k, to my brother-in-law for $3k ( http://jpg123.tripod.com/ if you are interested in the maint. history ). Interior is still rough and I have this list to get through this week: repaint the BBS 14x6 Basket-weaves new Falken 205-60-14 Tires (I got them cheap!) Oil + Filter (havoline 20W-50) New Fuel Injector Seals on fuel rail New Guibo (hey, there's one o them harmonic balancers in there! who knew?) New Center Support Bearing (drive-shaft) Rebuilt shift linkage new Master + Slave clutch cylindres new clutch P Plate and refinished flywheel new rear main seal (and transmission seals if they look rough) New Transmission Mount bushings New Fuel Filter Flush+Bleed Clutch/Brake hydraulic system (ATE DOT4 Super Blue fluid) and I think he's getting a nice deal for $3k. Depreciation...hard to understand sometimes. cheers! John Grills NCC-BMWCCA 98 M3/4 91 318is 88 M3 87iC (soon to live in sunny FL) hmmm, room for an 8er now? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:11:41 -0400 From: "Woody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Machine Shop in D.C. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> J&F Motors in Arlington has a machine shop. 703-671-7757. Woody ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Carlos Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "C. Craig Eller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "BMW UUC Digest" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 6:45 AM Subject: [UUC] Machine Shop in D.C. > Gruppe: > > I'm looking for a machine shop in D.C/MD/NoVA > > My old shop is too far away... > > I need a couple Flywheels re-surfaced this week!!!!!! > > Cheers! > > John Grills > NCC-BMWCCA > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:07:55 -0400 From: Dennis Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "911" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Ferrari List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "BMW List" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Aston Martin sold (OT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The good news is that at least Ford did not sell it to LVMH, as was rumored months ago - can you imagine the French owning Aston? And Dave Richards being in charge - well, at least there is a "car guy" at the top. Interesting to see how much "Ford" will be built into AM products into the future (i.e., how much Aston products will look like Jaguars, and shared platforms, drivetrains, and fiddly bits and switches). Wonder if increases the chances that we'll see an Aston Martin F1 team in the next 3-4 years, especially since Kuwaiti financial firms are backers and must be envy-laden, looking on at the F1 activities in Bahrain and other gulf states. Vty, --Dennis Group, Ford announce Aston Martin deal $848 million raised from brand's sale to help in Ford's turnaround DETROIT - Cash-strapped Ford Motor Co. has sold a controlling stake in the Aston Martin brand, made famous by its exotic sports cars in James Bond movies, raising $848 million to help fund its turnaround plan. Aston Martin now will be run by a consortium of investors, including racing mogul David Richards, John Sinders and Kuwaiti firms of Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co. Ford officials announced the sale Monday at Aston Martin's headquarters in Gaydon, England. The sale is expected to close in the second quarter. Ford will retain a $77 million stake in the company. That values all of Aston Martin at $925 million. Dearborn-based Ford, which lost $12.7 billion last year and expects losses to continue until 2009, put Aston Martin up for sale last August. Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally said the sale supports the company's turnaround plan, which involves cutting factory capacity and rolling out new cars and trucks at a faster pace. "From Aston Martin's point of view, the sale will provide access to additional capital, which will allow Aston Martin to continue the growth it has experienced under Ford's stewardship," Mulally said in a statement. Richards is founder and chairman of Prodrive, a racing and automotive technology company with long-standing ties to Aston Martin. Sinders is an Aston Martin collector and racing backer, while Investment Dar and Adeem Investment are international companies based in Kuwait, Ford said. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(9 messages) **********
