[uucdigest] Tuesday, June 17 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6472
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] wanted Re: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title [uuc] <e30> rear view mirror recommendations [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 RE: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title RE: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title Re: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:41:48 -0400 From: Chriskent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] wanted hi all, im looking for two cars. One for me; a total beater that will last 6 months with out any major work and is close to RI. cosmetics a zero concern. e30 or e28. CHEAP. also, a car for my mother, dependability is the objective. Mid 1990s 5 or 7 series. chris Rhode Island ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:06:33 -0700 (PDT) From: jason daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title Run away. The guy is lying to you. The only way the car would be given a salvage title is if it was damaged to over 70% of its value. If he is honest, he will give you the insurance company or body shop info so you can see for yourself. No warranty applies to this car. Salvage title takes car of that. My background is 9 years in the insurance biz so I have seen a few of these. Jason - --- Polands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Group, > > I know my wife will just say forget about it, and I > know you all have > laundered this topic repeatedly, but maybe I wasn't > listening to all of > it aside from "walk away". ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:21:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <e30> rear view mirror recommendations Tom: When asked how he dealt with the poor rearward visibility in the F40 during merges, Luca di M replied, "I get on the gas and hope one of my customers is not coming up behind me." Neil Deshpande *** "T WALROD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am reminded of Gumball Rally (?)- the Italian Racecar driver who rips off the rear view mirror and proclaims: "What's behind us - does not matter (acceleration sequence)". Words to live by. Tom ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:31:54 -0400 From: "Michael McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 Gruppe, I am looking for possible upgrades for my '89 525's braking system. Current setup is ATE *powerslot* rotors front, stock balo rotors rear, with metalmasters all around. I have warped a few rotors, and cooked a few sets of pads (smoke billowing kind of cooked), but only with spirited driving in the mountains and such. I am looking for better balance mostly, as the heat issues I think are possibly better addressed with ducting. though if the upgrade takes care of some of this too, that could be a plus. my main question is, what have others done on E34's or similarly equipped vehicles? what is the best bang for the buck? also, are there any charts out there that show relative claming force versus line pressure of different calipers? I feel that the car needs some of the bias moved rearward, which means I need less bite up front if possible. some of the earlier BMW calipers might accomodate this. thanks for the bandwidth - -Michael McCoy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:15:52 -0500 From: Mark and Heather Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title Steve, Buying a salvage titled car CAN be a great value.. but I think you should be sure that you will want to keep the car, as it could be very difficult to sell the car... However, I think the general assumptions below are probably correct.. if you don't expect to get top dollar when you sell it, then you should be fine... At this point.... finding out WHY the car was given a salvage title should be your primary concern and sticking point... In very few cases would a person buy a car DIRECTLY from an insurance company... Insurance companies sometimes will sell salvaged ars to their employees, but most often sell them through an auto auction via a salvaege company.. http://www.copart.com/ is one of the bigger companies.... I suggest you read the following horror story.... part 1 - http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e21/forum.php?postid=3378984 part 2 - http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e21/forum.php?postid=3379064 Now that I've got your attention..... :-o 1) get the vehicle inspected by a competent mechanic that *you* select.... have the mechanicc get the vehicle up in the air and look at it from under, as well as check the alignment.. 2) run CARFAX and check all possible VIN locations 3) search like hell to find out EXACTLY why the car was purchased from the owner by an insurance company... I, like you feel that there must have been more than 3-4K in damage.. one fairly benign reason it could have been purchased is if the vehicle was stolen and recovered after the insurance company had settled with the owner... of course this also assumes the vehicle was wrecked by the thieves... 4) follow up with your local insurance company and the Oregon state Bureau of Motor Vehicles with regards to any possible issues, as you identified below.. Good luck and keep us apprised... Mark Williams Dallas, TX Claim rep by day.. >Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 19:30:28 -0700 >From: "Polands" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title > >Group, > >I know my wife will just say forget about it, and I know you all have >laundered this topic repeatedly, but maybe I wasn't listening to all of >it aside from "walk away". I've looked at the car and driven it a bit, >it is in extremely good cosmetic condition, with 15,150 miles, and curb >rash on one wheel. It has virtually every option, with premium, sport >and winter package, 5spd. > >The seller indicates that he bought it from insurance company, after the >original owner damaged the left front light and fender and left rear >light and fender, without touching doors with only 900 some miles on it. >Front and rear bumper covers were replaced too. He indicates that the >repair cost was approx. $3500. > >The drive revealed no obvious deficits, although on a bumpy road it >seemed a bit darty, perhaps a symptom of the original issue "too vague >and too boosted" steering? > >I have a hard time understanding how an insurance company would have >given it a salvage title with so little damage. The asking price is >26,000, which is easily 2,000 to 4,000 to 8,000 under what I see others >listed for. His propostion is that as long as subsequent resale is >$4000 or so below blue book, he wouldn't expect a significant problem >moving it along. > >I am going to call a dealer and inquire if the salvage title negates any >of the standard warrantees. I also wonder if there are any particular >issues with changing the Washington title to Oregon, or with insurance >on a salvage title car? > >I tried to run carfax, but apparently didn't get the last two digits, so >will have to phone the seller again. > >If it weren't for the salvage title situation, the 330i sport is >obviously one hell of a car... but major reservations here. >Your thoughts? > >Steve Poland >Portland, OR > >------------------------------ > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:38:23 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title Not to mention, the price does not seem that good to me. They lease buyout price on my 2001 330i is probably going to be less than that and my car has never been wrecked and I paid to have the oil and filter changed about 2x more often than BMW would do it for free. Dennis 330i At 11:15 PM 6/16/03 -0500, you wrote: >Steve, > >Buying a salvage titled car CAN be a great value.. but I think you should be >sure that you will want to keep the car, as it could be very difficult to >sell the >car... However, I think the general assumptions below are probably correct.. >if you don't expect to get top dollar when you sell it, then you should >be fine... > >At this point.... finding out WHY the car was given a salvage title should >be your primary concern and sticking point... In very few cases would a >person buy a car DIRECTLY from an insurance company... Insurance >companies sometimes will sell salvaged ars to their employees, but most >often sell them through an auto auction via a salvaege company.. >http://www.copart.com/ is one of the bigger companies.... > >I suggest you read the following horror story.... > >part 1 - http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e21/forum.php?postid=3378984 > >part 2 - http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e21/forum.php?postid=3379064 > > > >Now that I've got your attention..... :-o > >1) get the vehicle inspected by a competent mechanic that *you* select.... > have the mechanicc get the vehicle up in the air and look at it > from under, > as well as check the alignment.. >2) run CARFAX and check all possible VIN locations >3) search like hell to find out EXACTLY why the car was > purchased from the owner by an insurance company... > I, like you feel that there must have been more than > 3-4K in damage.. one fairly benign reason it could have > been purchased is if the vehicle was stolen and recovered > after the insurance company had settled with the owner... > of course this also assumes the vehicle was wrecked by > the thieves... >4) follow up with your local insurance company and the > Oregon state Bureau of Motor Vehicles with regards to > any possible issues, as you identified below.. > > >Good luck and keep us apprised... > >Mark Williams >Dallas, TX >Claim rep by day.. > > > > > >>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 19:30:28 -0700 >>From: "Polands" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title >> >>Group, >> >>I know my wife will just say forget about it, and I know you all have >>laundered this topic repeatedly, but maybe I wasn't listening to all of >>it aside from "walk away". I've looked at the car and driven it a bit, >>it is in extremely good cosmetic condition, with 15,150 miles, and curb >>rash on one wheel. It has virtually every option, with premium, sport >>and winter package, 5spd. >> >>The seller indicates that he bought it from insurance company, after the >>original owner damaged the left front light and fender and left rear >>light and fender, without touching doors with only 900 some miles on it. >>Front and rear bumper covers were replaced too. He indicates that the >>repair cost was approx. $3500. >> >>The drive revealed no obvious deficits, although on a bumpy road it >>seemed a bit darty, perhaps a symptom of the original issue "too vague >>and too boosted" steering? >> >>I have a hard time understanding how an insurance company would have >>given it a salvage title with so little damage. The asking price is >>26,000, which is easily 2,000 to 4,000 to 8,000 under what I see others >>listed for. His propostion is that as long as subsequent resale is >>$4000 or so below blue book, he wouldn't expect a significant problem >>moving it along. >> >>I am going to call a dealer and inquire if the salvage title negates any >>of the standard warrantees. I also wonder if there are any particular >>issues with changing the Washington title to Oregon, or with insurance >>on a salvage title car? >> >>I tried to run carfax, but apparently didn't get the last two digits, so >>will have to phone the seller again. >> >>If it weren't for the salvage title situation, the 330i sport is >>obviously one hell of a car... but major reservations here. >>Your thoughts? >> >>Steve Poland >>Portland, OR >> >>------------------------------ > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:54:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 The most popular upgrade for the e28 guys is to use e34 540i rotors and calipers, which are the exact ones as on the e34 M5, too. Going a step further means getting e31 front rotors (not sure about the calipers). A step after that is the Nurburgring brakes from the later Euro e34 M5. The last step would of course to get Rob's UUC VSB brake conversion. You can check www.ultimagegarage.com for pricing on everything you'll need. Tell Steve that you have an e34 that needs bigger brakes, and he'll sell you everything you need to complete the conversion. HTH, Brad "Shifty" Couvillon '85 Euro 535i <-- getting e34 M5 brakes once I get the e34 M5 wheels! www.fatdaddybmw.com - --- Michael McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gruppe, > > I am looking for possible upgrades for my '89 525's > braking system. Current > setup is ATE *powerslot* rotors front, stock balo > rotors rear, with > metalmasters all around. I have warped a few rotors, > and cooked a few sets > of pads (smoke billowing kind of cooked), but only > with spirited driving in > the mountains and such. I am looking for better > balance mostly, as the heat > issues I think are possibly better addressed with > ducting. though if the > upgrade takes care of some of this too, that could > be a plus. > my main question is, what have others done on E34's > or similarly equipped > vehicles? what is the best bang for the buck? > > also, are there any charts out there that show > relative claming force versus > line pressure of different calipers? I feel that the > car needs some of the > bias moved rearward, which means I need less bite up > front if possible. some > of the earlier BMW calipers might accomodate this. > > thanks for the bandwidth > > -Michael McCoy > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! 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