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#1. X-Tended Warr - from lee.leslie@firstunion.com
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:24:44 -0400 From: lee.leslie@firstunion.com Subject: X-Tended Warr I spoke to a rep with Warrantydirect.com today & they quoted me $1,190 to extend my warranty for 4 more years or 75K total miles on the car.. and $1,530 for 100K.. Sounds like a great price w/ a zero deductible and very comprehensive.. does anyone have any experiences with these people? They say I can take the car anywhere I want & they will pay the vendor directly over the phone with their corporate credit card... Any advice? ps: this was for a 97 M3.. 30K
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#2. Tired of your stock driver's side mirror? - from nabli@attglobal.net
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:31:14 -0400 From: nabli@attglobal.net Subject: Tired of your stock driver's side mirror? I was until about a month ago when I replaced the glass with the Euro M3 glass. I never particularly like the standard driver M3 mirror because of the limited sight it provides. The Europeans of course would not tolerate such a useless (or limited use) angle. They ended up using the same mirror that we get on the passenger side for both sides - without the writing. :-) I guess Europeans are a bit more perceptive and don't need the "writing on the wall" so to speak. They are also not as litigious as the U.S. counterparts. I can picture some "ho jo" on the stand testifying in his bazzillion dollar lawsuit that BMW was clearly negligent when they omitted the warning. :-) Ok, back to the point. After driving my friends M3 this past weekend with the factory U.S. glass, I can't believe how I managed with the same mirror on my car. It took me a couple of days to get used to it and now seems perfectly normal. I can see over two lanes to my left and don't have to deal with any blind spots. This mirror may not be for everyone but I think it was definitely worth it for me. Oh I forgot to mention an added benefit. It appears to make my car go faster because, unlike before, everyone is so far behind me now. :-) Cheers, Jim E.
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#3. RE: The M3 is a sports car - from Legerlotz, Alan
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:41:46 -0400 From: "Legerlotz, Alan" <alegerlotz@kronos.com> Subject: RE: The M3 is a sports car >>The M3 might have the sports car's performance and handling, but it is not a >>sports car. It is a sports sedan - a high performance sports sedan at that. >> ... >>I am a traditionalist when it comes to cars, so I define a sports car as a >>light, single-purposed, and opened 2-seater. The Miata, the early Alfa >>Romeo Spider, the Lotus Elise are all sports cars. Being a traditionalist when it comes to cars, I'm sure that you'd agree that the 2 door M3 is a sports coupe, not a sport sedan, because sedans have four doors... -Al
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#4. RE: The M3 is a sports car - from andy radin
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:30:27 -0700 From: "andy radin" <fourfa@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: The M3 is a sports car Just a quick opinion: I think "sports cars" are those that require a minimum of modification for racing, the most strenuous test of a car's construction. Canyon carving might be fun in a Miata, but no one would seriously consider racing without extensive cagework. In the 20s and 30s, small open 2-seaters were much lighter than the huge coach cars. But nowadays, an open 2-seater pays a penalty in either stiffness, weight, or cost to a comparable coupe. So I'd say the M3 meets my definition. Sorry for the WOB. andy r.
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#5. Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) - from Chris Casey
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:31:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Casey <ccasey1@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) > From: "Jim Bassett" <jbassett@mayannetworks.com> > > What schools are available in bay area (N. CA) > > > > I saw skipbarber has laguna seca but it looks like > the best they got for a > > skid car is a truck. > > What's wrong with that? The skills you learn are the > same, no matter what > you learn them in. (And I've seen these tracks - > they appear to be set up to > easily slide/oversteer with teeny tiny tires in the > back - and the inherent > lightness in the rear anyway that a truck has.) I did that class in May at Laguna - the tires, in addition to being tiny, were bald, and the road is wet. Very, very easy to get oversteer - much easier than I've ever had in my M3 (although I've never been on a wet skidpad in it!). Price was hefty, though, at $1075 for a 2-day course. > And if you're a BMW CCA member (and you should be! > :-)), the GGC holds Car > Control Clinics periodically through the year. The > next one is September, I > believe. I just did this last weekend. It was great - I'll definitely do another. Because it was dry, I got very little oversteer (stock M3), and used the skidpad to feel how to throttle steer (mostly understeer vs. not understeer). The next one that they announced was in October, I think, at 3Com park again. I'll probably do that, and then try to do one on a rainy weekend sometime this winter. The price was $50, due to a last minute increase in the rental of the facility. -Chris __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) - from Sean Hester
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:14:25 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Detecting the limit (looking for a school) > > I saw skipbarber has laguna seca but it looks like the best they got for >a > > skid car is a truck. > >What's wrong with that? The skills you learn are the same, no matter what >you learn them in. (And I've seen these tracks - they appear to be set up >to >easily slide/oversteer with teeny tiny tires in the back - and the inherent >lightness in the rear anyway that a truck has.) a "set up to handly badly" truck might be better for some people then skid cars anyway. the skid car is SO SO SO easy to slide with that it's cartoony. and while it's the best introduction to the feelings and controls, the fact that it happens SO slow might make it hard to relate when you're in a real car again. (it was for me the first time i got into a slide in a real car after my 1st skid car course) this last time i went to the skid car class (they recognize me now ;-P i actually got some time with the car set to "barely less traction then normal" as opposed to "no traction" and it helped me alot. it was alot closer to the feelings you get in a real car. they don't usually do this (probably because it burns up the tires ALOT ;-) those trucks are probably going to be alot like the skid car session i did with the car set to "barely less traction then normal". except for the huge tire bill, i wouldn't except this to be a bad way to learn. it might be a bit harder to get initially, but not so much that i'd avoid the class jsut because of that. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#7. Re: [E36M3] X-Tended Warr - from Ken Robb
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:16:46 -0700 From: Ken Robb <kenrobb@willisallen.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] X-Tended Warr With insurance companies I can look up their financial strength at AM Best and judge how likely they are to be around when I have a claim. How do we check warranty companies? Just because they paid a friend last year doesn't mean they will be there for me next year. Look up Ponzi Scheme to see how this can work. I have no experience with any warranty company. This is no reflection on any of them. I just would like to know how we can determine the long term prospects of them. I still have 11,000 miles of factory warranty left and I think they'll be around another year or so. Ken Robb lee.leslie@firstunion.com wrote: > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:24:44 -0400 > From: lee.leslie@firstunion.com > Subject: X-Tended Warr > > I spoke to a rep with Warrantydirect.com today & they quoted me $1,190 to > extend my warranty for 4 more years or 75K total miles on the car.. and > $1,530 for 100K.. Sounds like a great price w/ a zero deductible and very > comprehensive.. does anyone have any experiences with these people? They > say I can take the car anywhere I want & they will pay the vendor directly > over the phone with their corporate credit card... > > Any advice? > > ps: this was for a 97 M3.. 30K > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* -- ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/
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#8. Re: [E36M3] X-Tended Warr - from Gerry Miranda
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Gerry Miranda <gerry_miranda@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] X-Tended Warr I suggest you get their claims depertment number...call it and see how long they take to answer and how they treat you when you dont have all the info they need. I had an Xtend warr company that took 30 min to answer...bad service...they are always prompt when taking your money...see how they are when your trying to put a claim thru... Gerry --- lee.leslie@firstunion.com wrote: > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:24:44 -0400 > From: lee.leslie@firstunion.com > Subject: X-Tended Warr > > I spoke to a rep with Warrantydirect.com today & > they quoted me $1,190 to > extend my warranty for 4 more years or 75K total > miles on the car.. and > $1,530 for 100K.. Sounds like a great price w/ a > zero deductible and very > comprehensive.. does anyone have any experiences > with these people? They > say I can take the car anywhere I want & they will > pay the vendor directly > over the phone with their corporate credit card... > > Any advice? > > ps: this was for a 97 M3.. 30K > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you > from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* > > ===== Gerry 97 M3/4 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#9. AA Gen3 Flywheel Install - from Rob Birkhead
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:01:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Rob Birkhead <rbirkz@earthlink.net> Subject: AA Gen3 Flywheel Install I just had the new Gen 3 flywheel installed on my M3. Wow. It really amplifies the throttle response. It took a while to get used to it but it is a very nice upgrade. It never rattles and the idle doesn't dip like some of them do. It transmits a little more vibration but that any of your passengers would notice. It also changed the clutch engagement point but I just adjusted my clutch stop and it works fine. The car pulls noticeable hard, esp in the lower gears. It feels like I gained a couple of tenths. Certainly worth doing. Rob B. 95 M3
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#10. steering wheel spacer - from Kit Wetzler
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:40:16 -0700 From: Kit Wetzler <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> Subject: steering wheel spacer Hi Guys, Did any of you ever make any progress with making a steering wheel spacer? Sorry to ask for a rehash, but I couldn't find what I was looking for in the archives. I sure wish my M3/4 had no sunroof. :) -Kit 97 M3/4 (x-brace/uuc exhaust in garage)