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#1. Car Trailer?? - from Dargan
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 19:24:27 -0400 From: "Dargan" <dargpa01@slic.com> Subject: Car Trailer?? I am thinking about purchasing a trailer for hauling the M3 to D'Shools, etc. Does anyone on the list use one? Any tips, advice, etc. would be appreciated, e.g. cost, open vs closed, length, accessories, tie downs, etc.???
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#2. Fun on the NJ Turnpike today. - from F. Graziano
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:47:57 -0400 From: "F. Graziano" <fgraziano@monmouth.com> Subject: Fun on the NJ Turnpike today. I was a busy boy today (^^installed exhaust too). I was driving home on the NJ Turnpike today and had a lot of fun with a very nice, why ///M3. We got up to about 120-130, very fun. I was just wondering if it was anyone on the list. White M3 with Deleware plates. Frank
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#3. Ride Height Results with Euro Springs / Laser Jammer picture - from Wayne Miller
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 21:43:09 -0400 From: "Wayne Miller" <M3@waynemiller.com> Subject: Ride Height Results with Euro Springs / Laser Jammer picture I finally got a chance to measure my ride height today. My suspension consists of the Euro springs, TC Kline camber plates, stock shocks and UUC sway bars. The car had a full tank of gas. LF 13 15/16" RF 13 11/16" LR 12 3/4" RR 13" These measurements were taken from the center of the Roundel on the wheel to the lip of the fender. You could probably subtract 1/16" or so due to the fact that I was holding the end of the tape right on the Roundel so I wasn't measuring absolutely vertically but it would be a small difference. Compared to results posted before, I am ever so slightly lower than average for stock suspensions. I finally found out how to test my laser jammer (the Blinder M-10, which is on sale at Turner Motorsport for $249) becaue Ben Liaw told me where there was an overhead sign that sets off his V-1. The M-10 only transmits when it senses an incoming signal so I had no way of testing it. I stopped on the shoulder when the buzzer went off and got out to take a digital picture. Remember, you can't see anything with your naked eye but, for some reason, the digital camera picks up the infrared light. Go to: http://www.sportcut.com/laser.jpg to see what it looks like. I wonder if someone was monitoring the laser gun in the sign and thought that it stopped working for 5 minutes because it wasn't getting any readings, hopefully. :-) I set my UUC sway bars to stiff/stiff but didn't have a chance to drive it yet because I went for a drive (with a member of this list) in the NSX instead. -Wayne
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Anti freeze recomedation - from Thomas E. Tice
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 22:17:44 -0400 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Anti freeze recomedation I've had somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 BMWs so far and in the first 4 or 5 I used various types of aftermarket antifreeze but changed it on an annual basis. Each of these cars developed some sort of cooling problem (even if only in southern summer with AC). Even after replacing waterpumps, t-stats and in a couple of cases, radiators the problem was still there. The most recent cars I have owned have had nothing but BMW antifreeze. So far the track record is 100% problem free in the area of cooling. This includes a 535iS @ 200K miles, a 325iS at 112K miles and a 525i at 140K miles. In each of these cars I have never seen the temp gauge go beyond its normal operating point (except for the occasional faulty t-stat). While I don't pretend to understand the chemistry behind this, I'm pretty sure there is something at play here besides pure coincidence. So my M3 and 540 will never see anything but BMW coolant. It seems I usually get gouged to the tune of $12 to $14 a gallon for the stuff but over the life of the car it seems a small price to pay. If anyone can shed some light on the real reason behind this effect, I would be very interested. So Richard, sorry for the long winded answer to your question. The short version is, IMHO, BMW coolant only. Tom Tice M3/4 540/6 - both keeping their cool Richard Sperry wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 23:21:38 -0400 > From: "Richard Sperry" <richardsperry@home.com> > Subject: Anti freeze recomedation > > Hi all, What brand / brands of anti freeze should I use / avoid in my 95 > M3? Just drop me an email. > > thanks, > Rich 95 M3 > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Insurance and Driving Schools - from Thomas E. Tice
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:08:33 -0400 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Insurance and Driving Schools While there is no problem with requesting an insurance certification form, I would recommend that you tread lightly here. I have discussed/debated this issue at length with my agent, who also happens to be my brother and also happens to be with State Farm. We still don't see eye to eye but in the end, you should be covered. The agents receptiveness to reassure you that your car is covered at a drivers school can and will vary greatly depending on the agent and their understanding of what goes on at these events. The bottom line is that in the unfortunate event of a track accident, your agent will have very little say so in whether your insurance will cover it or not. This falls on the adjusters and can go up the chain from there but that chain doesn't directly involve your agent. The agent can attempt to influence the adjusters if he/she values you as a customer but that's about it. The adjusters usually understand that your agent gets a commission on your premiums and calibrates them accordingly. The bottom line (as I understand it) is that your insurance will cover you in all situations with the EXCEPTION of a competitive event. Note that you have no coverage at an autocross by this definition. Since most are relatively low speed events the risk isn't too great. This is one of the reasons why BMW CCA run driver schools are advertised as non competitive driver training events and do not even allow timing of laps. I have seen 4 or 5 track accidents involving street cars and in every case their insurance did pay (including one covered by my brother). In some cases though, these people were shortly thereafter looking for a new insurance company (a pretty foolish move on the ins. company's part given what we typically pay). So you certainly don't want to give the insurance company any reason to suspect this is anything other than a driver education session - which it is. If your car showed up at the body shop after an event with a stopwatch taped to the steering wheel, you wouldn't stand a chance. Similarly, discussing the nature of these events ahead of time with your agent may not lead to good things either depending on their frame of mind. This is one of those cases where you shouldn't ask a question if you aren't prepared to deal with the answer. My view is that insurance is about as black and white as the tax law - you can never be sure until after the audit. In reality, discussing lap times in a forum such as this could possibly be used against you??? Have fun but be careful. Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '99 540/6 Carey Probst wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 07:00:35 -0400 > From: Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: Insurance and Driving Schools > > On another list there was a thread about being denied insurance coverage > for accidents at driving schools because the companies invoked a 'no > racing' clause. > > I recommend that before attending the school contact your insurance > agent and request an insurance certification form. > > Mine provided a coverage guarantee for my M3 and my son's 325 certifying > to Trackmasters, Genesee Valley BMW CCA, and Watkins Glen, that I was > fully covered for the driving school events. The agent even asked if we > did skid pads so knew what to expect. > > My insurance is with State Farm, others may not be so reasonable but I > figure better to request first than try to convince some adjuster that > the damage was really from a deer wearing blue the same shade as the > Armco. > > -- > Carey Probst '99 M3 > Technical Director > E-Mail: Carey.Probst@oracle.com > Perm: hcprobst@alum.mit.edu > > A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free > State, > the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Attached files are not permitted on this list, attachment has been removed.
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#6. BMW Performance Center - from SeaUinOC@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 00:50:58 EDT From: SeaUinOC@aol.com Subject: BMW Performance Center Hi Everyone! I recently inquired about the M Performance Driving School to be held at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, SC. The dates for the school have not been released, but they are planning for the Fall, perhaps October. The school will give you the opportunity to drive the M5, M Coupe, M Roadster, and E46 M3 around the autocross course, skidpad, water wall corridors, and at the nearby Michelin Testing Grounds facility. The school is 2 1/2 days long, and although the price has not been announced, I am guessing around $1000.00. The instructors are former and current professional racers. I hear that the Smoky Mountains are beautiful in the Fall, and any a vacation to that area would not be complete without a trip to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC! In addition, you can tour the factory and the Zentrum while you are there! I will post information when it arrives! It sounds like a blast! In competition with Juan for the seat on the BMW.WilliamsF1 team... Dean
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Changing fuel filter - from Carlos Lopez
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 07:03:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <clopez95m3@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Changing fuel filter Chester Wong wrote: >No....but I'm sure I can find a few steel items to whack with my >ratchet. I don't think aluminum will do; however, since it doesn't >spark when ground or anything otherwise. This may be too late (hopefully you're not in the ER), but I found a golf tee was successful in plugging up the fuel line (don't use plastic obviously, it'll melt). I always replace the hose clamps with BMW ones, they're not only better, they're cheaper! At least from the BMW Store. I keep my fire extinguisher nearby when doing this procedure. :-) Carlos. Motor City Chapter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#8. RE: [E36M3] Insurance and Driving Schools (NOT IN MA by default) - from Dave Spragg
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:09:35 -0400 From: "Dave Spragg" <dspragg@mediaone.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Insurance and Driving Schools (NOT IN MA by default) If you have MA insurance you are not covered for driving schools. Don't know about other states but our state has state set wording for all policies and reacted to some bozo committing fraud by twice telling his insurance company that the Porsche got messed up on a private way when he saw a deer... The insurance companies lobbied the state insurance board and changed the wording to make driving school and other such things be specifically not covered, in fact the wording is soooo wide open that you would very well not be covered if your car got hurt at high speed on the highway. I have gone over this with licensed insurance folk, my personal lawyer and several folk up high in the BMW CCA, no one thinks we are covered here in MA as of Jan 1, 2000. As a result of this I purchased supplementary insurance for driving schools for my beloved M3. Dave Spragg dave@spragg.com Natick, MA 99 M3 Sharked -----Original Message----- From: Thomas E. Tice [mailto:tetice@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 11:18 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Insurance and Driving Schools Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:08:33 -0400 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Insurance and Driving Schools While there is no problem with requesting an insurance certification form, I would recommend that you tread lightly here. I have discussed/debated this issue at length with my agent, who also happens to be my brother and also happens to be with State Farm. We still don't see eye to eye but in the end, you should be covered. The agents receptiveness to reassure you that your car is covered at a drivers school can and will vary greatly depending on the agent and their understanding of what goes on at these events. The bottom line is that in the unfortunate event of a track accident, your agent will have very little say so in whether your insurance will cover it or not. This falls on the adjusters and can go up the chain from there but that chain doesn't directly involve your agent. The agent can attempt to influence the adjusters if he/she values you as a customer but that's about it. The adjusters usually understand that your agent gets a commission on your premiums and calibrates them accordingly. The bottom line (as I understand it) is that your insurance will cover you in all situations with the EXCEPTION of a competitive event. Note that you have no coverage at an autocross by this definition. Since most are relatively low speed events the risk isn't too great. This is one of the reasons why BMW CCA run driver schools are advertised as non competitive driver training events and do not even allow timing of laps. I have seen 4 or 5 track accidents involving street cars and in every case their insurance did pay (including one covered by my brother). In some cases though, these people were shortly thereafter looking for a new insurance company (a pretty foolish move on the ins. company's part given what we typically pay). So you certainly don't want to give the insurance company any reason to suspect this is anything other than a driver education session - which it is. If your car showed up at the body shop after an event with a stopwatch taped to the steering wheel, you wouldn't stand a chance. Similarly, discussing the nature of these events ahead of time with your agent may not lead to good things either depending on their frame of mind. This is one of those cases where you shouldn't ask a question if you aren't prepared to deal with the answer. My view is that insurance is about as black and white as the tax law - you can never be sure until after the audit. In reality, discussing lap times in a forum such as this could possibly be used against you??? Have fun but be careful. Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '99 540/6 Carey Probst wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 07:00:35 -0400 > From: Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: Insurance and Driving Schools > > On another list there was a thread about being denied insurance coverage > for accidents at driving schools because the companies invoked a 'no > racing' clause. > > I recommend that before attending the school contact your insurance > agent and request an insurance certification form. > > Mine provided a coverage guarantee for my M3 and my son's 325 certifying > to Trackmasters, Genesee Valley BMW CCA, and Watkins Glen, that I was > fully covered for the driving school events. The agent even asked if we > did skid pads so knew what to expect. > > My insurance is with State Farm, others may not be so reasonable but I > figure better to request first than try to convince some adjuster that > the damage was really from a deer wearing blue the same shade as the > Armco. > > -- > Carey Probst '99 M3 > Technical Director > E-Mail: Carey.Probst@oracle.com > Perm: hcprobst@alum.mit.edu > > A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free > State, > the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Attached files are not permitted on this list, attachment has been removed. ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. *************************************************************
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#9. Stock Cam Spec's - from sgalaba@ix.netcom.com
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:25:37 -0500 From: sgalaba@ix.netcom.com Subject: Stock Cam Spec's Anyone know the duration and lift for the intake and exhaust stock cams on both the 3.0 and 3.2 US E36 M3 motors? Thanks! Scott Galaba
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#10. FS: AA Exhaust - from Mark Kelly
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 19:43:10 -0400 From: Mark Kelly <mark@garden.net> Subject: FS: AA Exhaust We'll it time to clean out my garage. Active Autowerke Stainless Steel Exhaust. Off of my 98 M3 coupe. Approximately 13,000 miles on it. Original dual tip style. $ 350.00 I am located in Northern NJ, and prefer to sell it to someone local. If I have to ship it (pain in the butt) I will, but: 1. Buyer pays for shipment. 2. I will want an extra 10 bucks or so to package the sucker up properly and avoid shipment damage. Mark Kelly mark@garden.net