[uucdigest] Tuesday, June 17 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6474
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FW: [uuc] removing e36 rear drive flange Re: [uuc] Re: 740iL Re: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 RE: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 [uuc] Time to get an e46. 2003 3-series invoice pricing Re: [uuc] Car Buying Horror Story RE: [uuc] removing e36 rear drive flange Re: [uuc] Time to get an e46. 2003 3-series invoice pricing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:05:18 -0400 From: "m3 drvr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title If you find out after the inspection and other pre-purchase steps that the car is the clean, then take his price down at least another $6k because as others have mentioned you will not get now where near the book (Kelly's, Edmunds, NADA, etc) value for the car and you shouldn't since it has a checkered past. Clyde >From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [uuc] Used '01 330i - salvage title >Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 08:46:56 -0400 > >Pre-purchase inspection. Pre-purchase inspection. Pre-purchase >inspection. >Pre-purchase inspection. Pre-purchase inspection. Pre-purchase >inspection. >Pre-purchase inspection. Pre-purchase inspection. Pre-purchase >inspection. >Pre-purchase inspection. > >Lee > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Polands [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:30 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: bmwuucdigest > > 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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:15:27 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 Quit calling it a 525 & tell everybody what's really under the hood...... Lee > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael McCoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 11:32 PM > To: [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: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:04:41 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] A dying Fuel Pressure Regulater, perhaps? Mount a fuel pressure gauge and find out. Guessing and changing parts leads to frustration and a flat wallet. Gary Derian > '85 535i 218,000 miles > It's been running rough on warm starts for a little while - new plugs, > rotor, cap, fuel filter, air filter, valve adjustment didn't change a > thing. > > The last couple of days it's acted like it's starved for fuel for a few > minutes of driving - it seems that it stays that way until I can get up > enough speed that I can let off the gas and create some good vacuum in the > system. > > My "feeling" is that the fuel pressure regulator is sticking or somehow > failing. I've had fuel pump relay problems before and it doesn't act like > that at all. > > Does this sound familiar to anyone - does the regulator seem like a likely > candidate here? > > TIA > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 08:25:16 -0500 From: "Roy T. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FW: [uuc] removing e36 rear drive flange hey all. I finally got the springs to replace my broken ones. Unfortunatly, I am having the toughest time getting the torx bolts off. I sprayed them down with anti-seize and pounded on them foever. I even tried a weaker impact wrench before the hammer came out. Anyway, I struggled with them all evening and cant bust any of them loose. Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can get them out? I am going to buy a heavy duty impact wrench tomorrow and that had better get them off. Are they normally this tight? On a side note would it be possible to drop the control arm down far enough to get the springs out without breaking the axel joint, the CV joint? I read on a two sites that some people had done it but I didnt want to break anything tonight. Has anyone on the list tried that and if so what results did you get? Did you break the joint? thanks Roy Collins 1996 388i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:25:20 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: 740iL Vijay Nuthulapaty wrote: > I have already started a different conversion - trying to get an E46 M3 > motor/6-spd into a E36, so anymore work on the 740 will have to wait. any particular reason you're not just going with the euro 3.2l motor from an E36 w/6 speed ? I'd think adapting the drive-by-wire throttle and the emissions-related items from the E46 would add significant complication to the conversion, whereas the E36 to E36 conversion work can apparently be done in a few days w/o many complications (EWS work-around being the largest one). Ben ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:27:15 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 Lee wrote: > Quit calling it a 525 & tell everybody what's really under the hood...... well it is still basically a 525, just with a turbo, right ? :-) Ben doesn't know Mike, has heard about his car & his head-on head gasket changes ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:35:56 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 super eta with a turbo if IIRC..... > -----Original Message----- > From: ben keyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 > > > Lee wrote: > > > Quit calling it a 525 & tell everybody what's really under > the hood...... > > well it is still basically a 525, just with a turbo, right ? > > :-) > > > Ben > doesn't know Mike, has heard about his car & his head-on > head gasket changes > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:52:43 -0400 From: "Binder, Larry - Spine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Time to get an e46. 2003 3-series invoice pricing I sold my 318i yesterday and need to get a new car. I am considering a 2002 330i (manual,sport,prem,cold) or a 2003 325i (manual, sport, prem, cold, xenon, nav). I would like the 2002 because of the CPO warranty. Does anyone have any info on extending the manufacturers warranty of a 2003? Does anyone have the 3-series invoice/msrp PDF that they could send me? Can anyone recommend a dealer in PA/NJ area? Larry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 08:57:19 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Car Buying Horror Story You know, I don't have much sympathy for the "buyer". He thinks about running a CarFax on the car AFTER he hands over $10k and buys a plane ticket to FL? I have had pre-purchase inspections done for as little as $100, that is way cheaper than his plane ticket. It is almost like he is trying to do everything wrong - and he succeeded. Dennis 330i silver/black/manual/sp/pp/xenon/cd At 10:24 PM 06/16/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Here is a counple links to a very long car buying >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 > >In short, buyer beware.... > >Mike > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:58:43 -0400 From: "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] removing e36 rear drive flange Don't remove the axle. I went through this a year ago and did just as you are doing - tried like hell to get those torx bolts off, eventually consulted the Digest, and everyone told me not to bother. Just make sure you put the car in neutral and release the emergency brake to get the arm to drop low enough. I didn't do this and had a heck of a time prying the springs in/out of there. Chris B. - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roy T. Collins Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: [uuc] removing e36 rear drive flange hey all. I finally got the springs to replace my broken ones. Unfortunatly, I am having the toughest time getting the torx bolts off. I sprayed them down with anti-seize and pounded on them foever. I even tried a weaker impact wrench before the hammer came out. Anyway, I struggled with them all evening and cant bust any of them loose. Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can get them out? I am going to buy a heavy duty impact wrench tomorrow and that had better get them off. Are they normally this tight? On a side note would it be possible to drop the control arm down far enough to get the springs out without breaking the axel joint, the CV joint? I read on a two sites that some people had done it but I didnt want to break anything tonight. Has anyone on the list tried that and if so what results did you get? Did you break the joint? thanks Roy Collins 1996 388i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:09:06 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Time to get an e46. 2003 3-series invoice pricing All this stuff is free right on the Internet: http://www.edmunds.com/ http://www.kbb.com/ Just add about $300 for ad fee and around $250 for doc fee and you pretty much know the bottom line. Check the Edmunds page for factory to dealer incentives (which can make the price less than invoice) or customer cash or financing deals. If you don't mind travelling to save money, there is a dealer in GA that sells 3 series (right now) for around $1200 over invoice (including the fees). Dennis At 09:52 AM 06/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: >I sold my 318i yesterday and need to get a new car. I am considering a 2002 >330i (manual,sport,prem,cold) or a 2003 325i (manual, sport, prem, cold, >xenon, nav). I would like the 2002 because of the CPO warranty. Does >anyone have any info on extending the manufacturers warranty of a 2003? > > >Does anyone have the 3-series invoice/msrp PDF that they could send me? Can >anyone recommend a dealer in PA/NJ area? > >Larry ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6474 *************************** | | In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. |________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.com | |==================================================== | | Koala MotorSport . 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