The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 772 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula Re: Costco towels Re: Track car options Independent shop in Columbus one more question.... Re: one more question.... Re: one more question.... Engine Hesitation Re: Track car options NOW Congrats Re: NOW Congrats hotter ignition coils Re: hotter ignition coils Re: hotter ignition coils
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:35:57 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Aug 11, 2005, at 6:40 AM, Brad Houser wrote: > Anyone been to Ray's Ultimate in Santa Clara? It is near work, and > if he is > good, I will try him. I'd recommend Ramon LeFrancois at Bavarian Motorsport in Milpitas above all others. 1753 Houret Ct Milpitas 95035 408-956-1662 http://www.bavarianmotorsport.net/ Conveniently, TC Design is right around the corner: www.tcdesignfab.com - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:05:05 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I used Ray's once and they did a fine job on my suspension. I would make his shop a regular stop if I lived anywhere near the South Bay. Not that this means anything, but Ray Gauthier (shop owner) used to be the GGC rally coordinator. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 06:40:47 -0700 >From: Brad Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'test'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Raza Uddin'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Anyone been to Ray's Ultimate in Santa Clara? It is near work, and if he is >good, I will try him. > >Brad H ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:08:45 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, Ramon WAS autocrossing his 750iL, and still holds the C Class lead. But at last Sunday's GGC autocross, he showed up in a recently purchased E30 318is. Not as easy to lay down class-leading times while carrying 4 passengers with the 318. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:58:29 -0700 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: BMW Independent Repair on the SF Peninsula >Message-ID: <OF7A848138.66623F41-ON8825705A.005C53E9->[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I'll second Joe's recommendation and add that Ramone at Bavarian >Motorsports is very knowledgeable about every model and can handle any >repair or upgrade work as far as I can tell. He's also a great supporter of >the Club's local events and autocrosses a 750iL. <snip> >-Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:41:54 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ryan Simmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "T WALROD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "bmw digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Costco towels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It is interesting that the micro fiber towels you use absorb water. They must be a blend of materials...perhaps cotton and microfiber. Microfiber is used in jackets to repel water like gortex does. I am an optician and we give away micro fiber "cleaning cloths" used for polishing lenses after they have been cleaned with soap and water. these cloths don't absorb water. I have used them to wax my car and work well during the buffing process. Ryan- Broken record here - found a new use for them as drying cloths. They > absorb > an amazing amount of water after I squeegee the cars. No contest with > cotton towels or chamois I have used. Apartment cleaner is singing their > praises for wall, window, and bathroom cleaning (share them w/ your wife > or > use them yerself). I've been passing them out to friends and relatives - > at > $8/20 buy them before Costco discontinues them. I bought an extra batch > to > stick with my Y2K MREs - bet I use the rags first. > Tom (bought a frontally challenged '89 325iC for no good reason) > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:03:33 -0400 From: "Bill Heumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Track car options Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Matt, How quickly do you want to track this car? I think the comments you have gotten are right on the mark including those concerning getting a shifter kart. The biggest problem is that I think your budget is too low even for that. I don't think you can get a street/track worthy car or a road worthy beater truck and track worthy shifter kart for $2800. If you get an E36 for $2800, I doubt it will be road worthy without some serious $.If it is road worthy, it definitely won't survive a DE without lots of $. Are you willing to wait a couple of years while you put money and labor in it before you start tracking it? If so, and you love the "journey", your plan can work. Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 23:22:22 -0500 From: "Matt Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: E36 questions / track car questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I want a budget track car. Please visit our website at www.fkinc.com to see how Fisher-Klosterman, Inc. can solve your product recovery, dust collection, air pollution control and refractory problems. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:25:13 -0500 From: "Andrew Harkonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUCDigest" <[email protected]> Subject: Independent shop in Columbus Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello, It seems I have converted another, my brother/sister in law just bought an X5, now my Ma has seen the light. My mother a.k.a "the Volvo Queen" wants to purchase a 2001 525iT. I told her she needs to get it checked out before she hands over the cash - she agrees. The car was a CPO purchase by the current owner and still has some warranty left, but think an once of prevention here is not wasted money. Any recommendations for a quality independent in Columbus (Hilliard area)? Thanks. Andrew Harkonen 89' 535i 5 spd. 93' 525iT -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 124 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:57:26 -0500 From: "Andrew Harkonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUCDigest" <[email protected]> Subject: one more question.... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello again, I have one more question for the list. Below is a description of what the seller of my Ma's desired E39 Touring wants to do regarding the transfer of the car: Their involvement is that Hugh White Honda will basically take the BMW in on trade, and then turn around and sell it to you for $21,350, all within about 15 minutes time. In the process, they will do the title transfer paperwork for you (so you can legally take the car out of the State of Ohio), and put on a temporary license plate so your son can drive it home. So, in essence, you will be buying the car from Hugh White Honda at the agreed upon price, rather than me. The Honda dealer's involvement also helps me, since they will give me a slightly better price on the van and save some on the state taxes. I understand that the dealer makes some immediate profit on the deal, and the seller gets some trade-in credit and pays less for his Honda van. Besides that is there anything I am missing here? Every car I have ever bought came from a private party, never a dealer. Does anyone see anything wrong with this proposed transaction? OH state laws different then other states when it comes to car sales? Andrew Harkonen '89 535i 5 spd. '93 525iT -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 124 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:00:17 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: one more question.... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> from my take if they actually do all the paperwork for you for the price of 21,350 (does that include tax?) and that was the price your ma agreed to with the private buyer then go for it. I hate dealing with paperwork when I buy a car from a private party. it's actually worth a couple hundred $$ for someone to do it for me. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew Harkonen Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 7:57 AM To: UUCDigest Subject: [UUC] one more question.... Hello again, I have one more question for the list. Below is a description of what the seller of my Ma's desired E39 Touring wants to do regarding the transfer of the car: Their involvement is that Hugh White Honda will basically take the BMW in on trade, and then turn around and sell it to you for $21,350, all within about 15 minutes time. In the process, they will do the title transfer paperwork for you (so you can legally take the car out of the State of Ohio), and put on a temporary license plate so your son can drive it home. So, in essence, you will be buying the car from Hugh White Honda at the agreed upon price, rather than me. The Honda dealer's involvement also helps me, since they will give me a slightly better price on the van and save some on the state taxes. I understand that the dealer makes some immediate profit on the deal, and the seller gets some trade-in credit and pays less for his Honda van. Besides that is there anything I am missing here? Every car I have ever bought came from a private party, never a dealer. Does anyone see anything wrong with this proposed transaction? OH state laws different then other states when it comes to car sales? Andrew Harkonen '89 535i 5 spd. '93 525iT -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 124 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now! Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:14:10 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: one more question.... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As long as the price is the same to you (or your mother) then I would not have a problem with this. Doing it as a trade via a dealer HERE would save $1,494.50 in sales tax (7% rate) on the new van. What is the tax rate there? Maybe the seller should discount the price a little for the hassle of going to the dealer since they are the ones saving money? In any case, you (or she) should be just fine with having a dealer do the work - and it is actually a little safer for you anyway if we assume the seller does not have the title in hand. Dennis At 09:57 AM 08/12/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Hello again, > >I have one more question for the list. Below is a description of what the >seller of my Ma's desired E39 Touring wants to do regarding the transfer of >the car: > >Their involvement is that Hugh White Honda will basically take the BMW in on >trade, and then turn around and >sell it to you for $21,350, all within about 15 minutes time. In the >process, >they will do the title transfer paperwork for you (so you can legally take >the car out of the State of Ohio), >and put on a temporary license plate so your son can drive it home. So, in >essence, you will be buying >the car from Hugh White Honda at the agreed upon price, rather than me. >The Honda dealer's involvement also helps me, since they will give me a >slightly better price on the van and save some on >the state taxes. > >I understand that the dealer makes some immediate profit on the deal, and >the seller gets some trade-in credit and pays less for his Honda van. >Besides that is there anything I am missing here? Every car I have ever >bought came from a private party, never a dealer. Does anyone see anything >wrong with this proposed transaction? OH state laws different then other >states when it comes to car sales? > >Andrew Harkonen >'89 535i 5 spd. >'93 525iT > >-- >I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >It has removed 124 spam emails to date. >Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now! > > >Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >__________________________________________________________________________ >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: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:35:28 -0400 From: "Art Ream" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "E30 Yahoo Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Engine Hesitation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a '84 318i E30, with 208,000 miles on the rig and it runs like a champ... Daily driver of 100 miles a day to and from work. Never ever gives me any trouble. However, I have noticed a slight hesitation/faint skipping while accelerating from stopped position. It's hard to describe really it's almost like the clutch slipping or engine misses one firing, then immediate recovery and it only happens when the gas is pressed down good for acceleration. Cruising this never happens; it pokes along at 80-85 and never misses a beat? In tank fuel pump is new 4 months ago, main pump has not been changed? Any thoughts where to go and what to look at. Thanks Art ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:35:54 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Track car options NOW Congrats Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Marc, I just noticed the sig line: "2005 'Child' (on order)" Congrats now get busy saving for college. ; ^ ) Did you get the racing booties yet? -Kevin ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:13:11 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: NOW Congrats Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks: No racing booties, though they do have some neat child seats at Babies R Us. I'm sooo happy to be in a town and state with strong public education. My *HS* alma mater back in NJ charges $28k/yr for day students ($34k for boarding). Looks like that family tradition may have ended with me. I'll be able to redirect some of those funds to have my daughter chasing me around the track in an E?? in 17 yrs. Actually, knowing how long I keep cars, I should be about ready to hand down my E36 at that time. I spent time on a Porsche list earlier in life (1994 before buying my first BMW) and they often included family members (kids and pets) in their sig files. Seemed to provide a little more texture and personality to the list. They also named their cars more frequently. (Odd trivia: Cheryl Tiegs, who was on that list, had a 911 called "tiger") No, I haven't thought of a name for my car, or my daughter... Marc 1997 E36 M3/4 66k "???" 2005 "Child" (On order) "???" Vienna, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] Track car options NOW Congrats Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:35:54 -0700 > > Marc, > > I just noticed the sig line: "2005 'Child' (on order)" > Congrats now get busy saving for college. ; ^ ) > > Did you get the racing booties yet? > > -Kevin > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only > for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have > been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the > intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose > the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the > sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying > to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of > it. Thank you. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:39:45 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[uucdigest]" <[email protected]>, bmw digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: hotter ignition coils Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Any impressions on the hotter ignition coils as shown on the cover page of the recent Bavarian mailer? I've learned by experience not to trust a butt-dyno. If I buy them I'll install then with immediate before and after dyno runs as the only way to see performance changes. I've called them, and their claims are anecdotal, not dyno tested, and also won't take a return since its an electrical item. tia, Barry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:51:17 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: hotter ignition coils Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You can borrow the set of super-duper coils I purchased which fit '95 and earlier S50/M50. Tell me if you get the exact same "zero difference" compared to fresh OEM coils. Some things BMW just does right the first time. - Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "JKerouac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [UUC] hotter ignition coils > Any impressions on the hotter ignition coils as shown on the cover > page of the recent Bavarian mailer? > I've learned by experience not to trust a butt-dyno. If I buy them I'll > install then with immediate before and after dyno runs as the only way > to see performance changes. > I've called them, and their claims are anecdotal, not dyno tested, and > also won't take a return since its an electrical item. > tia, > Barry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:00:50 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "JKerouac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "[uucdigest]" <[email protected]>, "bmw digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: hotter ignition coils Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I sit on them, they make an impression on my behind. Once the spark is hot enough, hotter is no improvement. BMW coils are hot enough. Gary Derian > Any impressions on the hotter ignition coils as shown on the cover > page of the recent Bavarian mailer? > I've learned by experience not to trust a butt-dyno. If I buy them I'll > install then with immediate before and after dyno runs as the only way to > see performance changes. > I've called them, and their claims are anecdotal, not dyno tested, and > also won't take a return since its an electrical item. > tia, > Barry > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
