The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 397 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Re: Speed Kills? Re: Speed Kills? Re: Speed Kills? Re: Speed Kills? Re: Speed Kills? Re: ZAP-X Aluminum Electric Car (Lotus) Re: ZAP-X Aluminum Electric Car (Lotus) WTB - E34 parts [E30] FS: M-Technik front airduct
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:42:52 -0500 From: "Jason Kay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here in the home of UUC and BMWNA, the ever friendly state troopers (from here-in affecionately called 'troops') have been patrolling a bit more than usually... even for the Middle-Of-the-Month Quota time. Last Monday (yesterday) I saw no fewer than *8* of them patrolling 287 from Rt80 north to the state line... the monday before I saw 7 and today I saw 5... My usual number is something like 1-2 every-other day. This is during my 50-mi one-way commute to work. I usually go with traffic flow, no weaving, and have my V1 on loud and my eyes open for their usual hiding spots... noted by the dirt-stains on the grass from U-turns across medians and hiding in plain site at the bottom of long hills. (Speaking of which why do they hide in one of 3 or 4 spots all within one mile?) Although I do give them credit, they did try a new spot, just after a VERY heavy merge, that one has to slow for anyway... For all you people passing through, you've been warned! An now to steal a sig. file (which I think came from a Honda ad in the 70's) from the other list I'm on: "Its' not how fast you go, but how you go fast" -Jason '86 951 "Sparky" '70 240Z "Dusty" '97 Contour "Bambi" '03 325xi "Daisy" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:08:09 -0500 From: Bill Weismann - MSR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They have been all over the Parkway again as usual. You have to be VERY careful between Route 3 and the Bergen Tolls (Really worst between exists 157 and 153). It's not uncommon to see up to 6 of them patrolling that stretch. Also noticed they have some sneaky new undercover cars, one of which is now a Yellow Taxi. Also I have seen a Dark red pre-04 Nissan Maxima with a capture just south of 78 near the Route 22 exit Southbound. My commute is Rahway-Alpine and back.. I usually take the turnpike and see 2-3 of them, however I've found that if you're with the 65-70 or so traffic flow you've got nothing to worry about. Worst place for speeding is, sadly, the Palisades parkway. I take it every day from Fort Lee to Exit 2 and it's a fun road.. but the Parkway Police (And sometimes the NJ State Police as well) have a VERY low tolerance on that road. Got pulled over on it a few weeks back for 61 in a 50, officer cut me a break thankfully but traffic usually flows much faster than that. Bill Jason Kay wrote: > Here in the home of UUC and BMWNA, the ever friendly state troopers (from > here-in affecionately called 'troops') have been patrolling a bit more than > usually... even for the Middle-Of-the-Month Quota time. > > Last Monday (yesterday) I saw no fewer than *8* of them patrolling 287 from > Rt80 north to the state line... the monday before I saw 7 and today I saw > 5... My usual number is something like 1-2 every-other day. > > This is during my 50-mi one-way commute to work. > > I usually go with traffic flow, no weaving, and have my V1 on loud and my > eyes open for their usual hiding spots... noted by the dirt-stains on the > grass from U-turns across medians and hiding in plain site at the bottom of > long hills. (Speaking of which why do they hide in one of 3 or 4 spots all > within one mile?) > > Although I do give them credit, they did try a new spot, just after a VERY > heavy merge, that one has to slow for anyway... > > For all you people passing through, you've been warned! > > An now to steal a sig. file (which I think came from a Honda ad in the 70's) > from the other list I'm on: > > "Its' not how fast you go, but how you go fast" > > -Jason > '86 951 "Sparky" > '70 240Z "Dusty" > '97 Contour "Bambi" > '03 325xi "Daisy" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:49:50 -0500 From: "Fuerst, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A new favorite on 390 in NYS is to hide on the opposite side of the road on long straights. It's somewhat easy to miss those when just scanning the center or oncoming traffic. The guys that hide on the on-ramps are bitch. I have also seen a few on overpasses. Last summer where 17 meets 81 in Binghamton they had a lady out with a gun standing behind a guardrail where you could NEVER have a car and sending commands via radio to about 7-10 cars ahead on the side of the road. They probably made a fortune that day. If you speed you will get caught. Eventually. 1st - too many tickets 30 over to count. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Kay I usually go with traffic flow, no weaving, and have my V1 on loud and my eyes open for their usual hiding spots... noted by the dirt-stains on the grass from U-turns across medians and hiding in plain site at the bottom of long hills. (Speaking of which why do they hide in one of 3 or 4 spots all within one mile?) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:15:44 -0500 From: "Matt Bader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'UUC Digest'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "If you speed you will get caught. Eventually." That's what scares me. I have gone so long without a ticket, years, that I am afraid my number is up. I am constantly vigilant for cops when I drive, which does make driving somewhat less relaxing (unless you want to go the speed limit). In Delaware, the cops use radar-equipped Dodge Chargers parked on the side of the road, with the A-Team parked about 1/2 mike further down the road for catching the scofflaws. They also drive around in SUV's looking for "aggressive" drivers, something they have been trying to clamp down on. So, I use my signals whenever I change lanes just to make it look good regardless of how fast I am going. Most cops in Delaware will drop the speed on the ticket (perhaps customary elsewhere) to give you a "break", but I do wonder if they behave differently for drivers who have visible radar detectors. I also wonder if they freak out if you are caught at triple digit speeds. Going 85-90 is one thing, but getting zapped at 120mph can't be good. It's snowing in Delaware today, so won't be driving anyway, or I take out the Mazda Protégé which is a helluva lot better in the snow. Matt Bader 1998 M3/4 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fuerst, Chris Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:50 AM To: UUC Digest Subject: Re: [UUC] (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force A new favorite on 390 in NYS is to hide on the opposite side of the road on long straights. It's somewhat easy to miss those when just scanning the center or oncoming traffic. The guys that hide on the on-ramps are bitch. I have also seen a few on overpasses. Last summer where 17 meets 81 in Binghamton they had a lady out with a gun standing behind a guardrail where you could NEVER have a car and sending commands via radio to about 7-10 cars ahead on the side of the road. They probably made a fortune that day. If you speed you will get caught. Eventually. 1st - too many tickets 30 over to count. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Kay I usually go with traffic flow, no weaving, and have my V1 on loud and my eyes open for their usual hiding spots... noted by the dirt-stains on the grass from U-turns across medians and hiding in plain site at the bottom of long hills. (Speaking of which why do they hide in one of 3 or 4 spots all within one mile?) 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: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:16:35 -0800 (PST) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Matt Bader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They > also drive around in > SUV's looking for "aggressive" drivers, something they > have been trying to > clamp down on. S Relative to speed enforcement, I actually approve of this (depending on what they actually write tickets for). I would be very supportive of a hwy police force that wrote tickets only for tailgating, left-lane blocking, unsafe lane changes (weaving or cutting off faster vehicles and causing them to nail the brakes), driving drunk or excessively fatigued, and so on. Maybe they could write tickets for speeds that are grossly out of line with what traffic is doing, say 20-30 mph faster than the average traffic flow. Large speed differentials are more dangerous than just high speeds. Traffic usually moves at a safe speed, and speed enforcement as it exists artificially slows traffic, causing greater congestion, more speed differentials, and rapid changes in pace which are a real danger. People have sense of self-preservation, generally speaking, and if cops focused on eliminating unsafe rather than just fast drivers, we would all be better off (and maybe some type of road etiquette would return. -tammer <--knows cops won't do anything other than pull as much money from your pockets as they can, for the least effort possible ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:28:45 -0500 From: "Matt Bader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good points about the speed differentials, and the aggressive driving. I have seen some real idiots on the road, and I feel like reporting them myself. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tammer Farid Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] (WOT) NJ State Troopers out in force --- Matt Bader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They > also drive around in > SUV's looking for "aggressive" drivers, something they > have been trying to > clamp down on. S Relative to speed enforcement, I actually approve of this (depending on what they actually write tickets for). I would be very supportive of a hwy police force that wrote tickets only for tailgating, left-lane blocking, unsafe lane changes (weaving or cutting off faster vehicles and causing them to nail the brakes), driving drunk or excessively fatigued, and so on. Maybe they could write tickets for speeds that are grossly out of line with what traffic is doing, say 20-30 mph faster than the average traffic flow. Large speed differentials are more dangerous than just high speeds. Traffic usually moves at a safe speed, and speed enforcement as it exists artificially slows traffic, causing greater congestion, more speed differentials, and rapid changes in pace which are a real danger. People have sense of self-preservation, generally speaking, and if cops focused on eliminating unsafe rather than just fast drivers, we would all be better off (and maybe some type of road etiquette would return. -tammer <--knows cops won't do anything other than pull as much money from your pockets as they can, for the least effort possible ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. 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: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:46:12 -0500 From: "Karl Rentler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Speed Kills? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 2/12/07, Ben Keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Karl Rentler wrote: > > Didn't "Cake" do a song entitled the same as the subject line? > > i think you're thinking of "Satan is my Motor". > > http://www.pandora.com/music/song/3a80ef0ad56360fb > > > > Ben > big fan of Cake, both musical & nicely frosted > Wrong group it was Bush "Speed Kills" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:19:49 -0800 From: "Curtis Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Speed Kills? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Those other guys did not run away for the aerobic benefit. They have something to hide. And you just know the "driver" hung around for some reason other than to be a good citizen. Curt Ingraham Oakland, CA Bob Sutterfield wrote: > On 2/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > three of the car's four male teen occupants were running away into > > a nearby golf course. The one who stayed behind claimed to have > > been driving, and claimed to have had to swerve to miss hitting a car. > > Good for him, staying behind to take (at least some) responsibility > face-to-face. > He doesn't need friends like those anyway. > -- > Bob, father of two teenage boys ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:13:34 -0500 From: Bill Weismann - MSR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Speed Kills? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Re: Corolla that tried to fight a fence That's the problem with new drivers... at my shop I have a lot fo very young customers with some very powerful cars. Oddly, the one customer that I have with a supercharged OBD1 S52'd M3 is pretty damned responsible with it. It's the kids with the 325s that seem to always be doing stupid crap with them and looking for trouble. I think I could fill a street survival school with my clientele alone. As much as I beamoaned it when I lived there, you have to admire Britain's insurance situation, there's just no practical or legal way a young driver is going to be able to insure a powerful car at 17 or 18. If I was 17 in Britain today, a well-used E36 M3 would cost me about 4-5,000 pounds to buy, and over double that for liability, theft and fire insurance if I could even find a company to write the policy. At least it keeps the kiddies in 1.0-1.2L cars. Bill ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:23:52 -0500 From: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bill Weismann - MSR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Speed Kills? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> People in the US usually laugh at me when I tell them that no-one under the age of 30 can afford to insure a ZX2 or ZX3 Ford, amongst others. Of course, over there, they are turbocharged 2.0L rockets... In Australia, there is a power to weight restriction on new drivers. I don't recall the numbers, but I do know the 4.2L V8 that was in my first car would not be allowed today. Same with motorcycles. It used to be a 250cc limit, but with 100+HP 250cc bikes that weigh 240lb, that was kind of pointless. Power to weight ratios are a much better idea. Brett Anderson KMS Bill Weismann - MSR wrote: > As much as I beamoaned it when I lived there, you have to admire > Britain's insurance situation, there's just no practical or legal way a > young driver is going to be able to insure a powerful car at 17 or 18. > If I was 17 in Britain today, a well-used E36 M3 would cost me about > 4-5,000 pounds to buy, and over double that for liability, theft and > fire insurance if I could even find a company to write the policy. At > least it keeps the kiddies in 1.0-1.2L cars. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:30:41 -0800 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: BMW list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Speed Kills? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So I suppose beginning cyclists are riding Harley Electra-Glide's with a detuned 100cc motor? On Feb 13, 2007, at 9:23 AM, KMS- Brett Anderson wrote: > In Australia, there is a power to weight restriction on new > drivers. I don't recall the numbers, but I do know the 4.2L V8 > that was in my first car would not be allowed today. Same with > motorcycles. It used to be a 250cc limit, but with 100+HP 250cc > bikes that weigh 240lb, that was kind of pointless. Power to weight > ratios are a much better idea. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:27:12 -0500 From: "Gaudio, Stefano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: ZAP-X Aluminum Electric Car (Lotus) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Stan, great post. I'd love something like this, 350miles and 10mins recharge electric. Possibly smaller and not an SUV. Here is a link with some pics, I like the front but not the rear. http://www.greenvehiclenews.com/content/view/713/28/ I just added a 2.0T a4 avant quattro to the fleet and the sucker was almost $40K msrp. Geez, I'd much rather spend that (and more) on an electric. Stefano '98 M3 stock w 107K miles still going strong (did I mentioned original clutch?) ----------------- From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: ZAP-X Aluminum Electric Car (Lotus) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Check out the ZAP-X Aluminum Electric Car below or here is a more complete link: http://www.asminternational.org/Content/NavigationMenu/News/HeadlineNews /Hea dlineNewsArticle.htm?SMContentIndex=33&SMContentSet=0 ZAP-X Aluminum Electric Car: 644 hp, 155 mph PR Newswire Europe ZAP-X features all-wheel drive, ten-minute recharge time, and a 350-mile range. The company has decided to move ahead using Lotus' revolutionary platform and body structure design as the basis for the development of the high-performance electric ZAP-X. Stan ------------ _____________________________________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. 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I'd love something like this, 350miles and 10mins recharge electric. Possibly smaller and not an SUV. Here is a link with some pics, I like the front but not the rear. http://www.greenvehiclenews.com/content/view/713/28/ I just added a 2.0T a4 avant quattro to the fleet and the sucker was almost $40K msrp. Geez, I'd much rather spend that (and more) on an electric. Stefano '98 M3 stock w 107K miles still going strong (did I mentioned original clutch?) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:40:49 -0500 From: "Fuerst, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: WTB - E34 parts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone happen to have e34 parts in the NE? I am trying to check on a drivers side front door and LF fender. Pretty sure it's bronzit? That light tan color? Else I guess check with vines, muzzy and cr wholesale? Thanks, 1st ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:02:26 -0500 From: Stephan Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: [E30] FS: M-Technik front airduct Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Last September I ordered a replacement airduct for my 1991 318is (it goes between the front intake and the wheel-arch plastic shield). Wouldn't you know that the dealer parts guy entered the wrong part number, and I didn't get around to attempting installation until well after I could return it for refund. Anyway, I have available for sale the right front duct, part number 51 71 2 238 868. It is physically longer than the stock part (ends in 140, I forget the rest) and will only fit if you've got the M-Technik setup. $20 shipped, first-come- first-served. Please email me off list at sgold {at] alum dottiething mit dottiething edu My sending address will also work, but will only show up here at work. The sgold address goes to both home and work. Steve '91 318is soon to have a new air duct (at last!) '99 323is daily driver '04 330xi spousal wunderkar ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
