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#1. SMG info from www.bmw.com - from daanesh chanduwadia
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 13:49:30 -0400 From: "daanesh chanduwadia" <daanesh@hotmail.com> Subject: SMG info from www.bmw.com "Future technical highlights that distinguish the M3 of course include the sequential M gearbox that can be fitted as desired. Herbert Hopp is convinced: "The SMG combines absolute comfort and sports gear-change with the highest level of operation safety. Anyone who has driven with it will not want to do without it." i've heard the SMG was more popular with consumers than it was with the press in europe, much like the E36 M3 was... i'll pass, thanks. daanesh 95 M3 (which i was glad to get back into, even after spending the weekend driving our E39 M5) ___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Race Tires - from Sean Hester
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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 11:02:08 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Race Tires >Sean, >AutoX uses more tire that you'd think. Mostly becuase >of constantly high slip angles and greater >acceleration. A set of Hoosiers, for example, only >lasts about 100 Runs at the most. perspective is a funny thing. 100 runs seems like forever. hoosiers last me 12 runs at the most. (that's a race weekend and a half (if i do two race groups)) and they're really only good for 8. (one weekend of racing) and they last even less if you "abuse them" with large slip angles or overheat them. so... 100 runs seems like forever. ;-) if i were less lazy i'd do some math to figure out miles. maybe 100 autocross runs is about the same number of miles as 12 road course runs? anyone here want to help me with some math? i can't even figure that 30*100 = 3000. ;-P _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#3. Re:stellar alarm - from Dave2664@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:04:02 EDT From: Dave2664@aol.com Subject: Re:stellar alarm I purchased this alarm as well (the stx-c stellar) and had nothing but problems. Had to return the unit to customer non service and eventually threw it out. Someone else posted about returning their unit for service to Stellar (also known as autoloc) with the company denying ever receiving the alarm brain. I would definately stay away from them. Dave98M3
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#4. Re: Which M3 Year is best? - from david tow
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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 12:59:24 PDT From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Which M3 Year is best? Aren't cars getting heavier and heavier? I recall the last E36 M3 (1998 model?) tested in Car and Driver magazine against the Audi S4 took more than 6 seconds to reach 60 mph. I personally like cars with less powered features, such as powered seats, etc... That makes the 95 M3s lighter and therefore more attractive to me. In addition, the engine of the 3.0 seems to be a little smoother and sweeter, as the R & T article indicated correctly. I am just more of a purist. David ---------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 16:13:05 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Which M3 Year is best? on 9/3/00 11:18, E36M3 at e36m3@bmwmpower.com wrote: >Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 03:49:24 -0700 >From: "Keith Tsang" <ktsang1@uclink4.berkeley.edu> >Subject: Which M3 Year is best? > >Hello, I'm in the market for a used M3 and was wondering which year M3 is >the best. I had read an article in Road and Track recently about used M3's >and they suggested the 97 and newer models due to their stronger mid range >torque, however, I've heard from others in this mailing list the 95's are >better. Another concern for me also is the reliability, since from the >research I've done it looks like the 97's tend to be more reliable. Any >inpus would be greatly appreciated. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Re:stellar alarm - from Scott
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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 15:12:47 CDT From: "Scott" <whosez@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re:stellar alarm Don't want to jump on the anti-Stellar parade, but: A year or so ago I bought and returned Stellar's remote locking/window controller for my '98 M3 (sorry, can't remember the exact name of the product right now). Neither their tech support line or my local BMW dealer could help me figure why it wasn't working. The only good thing was that returning it was easy, minus the 25% restock fee :-(. -Scott ----Original Message Follows---- From: Dave2664@aol.com Reply-To: Dave2664@aol.com To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> Subject: [E36M3] Re:stellar alarm Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 13:08:28 -0500 Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:04:02 EDT From: Dave2664@aol.com Subject: Re:stellar alarm I purchased this alarm as well (the stx-c stellar) and had nothing but problems. Had to return the unit to customer non service and eventually threw it out. Someone else posted about returning their unit for service to Stellar (also known as autoloc) with the company denying ever receiving the alarm brain. I would definately stay away from them. Dave98M3 ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. ************************************************************* _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#6. [E36M3] Re: Which M3 Year is best? - from Lee, Peter
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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 16:07:07 -0400 From: "Lee, Peter " <plee@mlundy.com> Subject: [E36M3] Re: Which M3 Year is best? Keith, Consumer Reports rated the 95 E36's as the "most reliable" among all E36's... Something to keep in mind... and also note that C.R. is a very *impartial* source, whereas many of the R&T and C&D staff look harder for more personal preferences rather than those of the general public. >Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 03:49:24 -0700 >From: "Keith Tsang" <ktsang1@uclink4.berkeley.edu> >Subject: Which M3 Year is best? > >Hello, I'm in the market for a used M3 and was wondering which year M3 is >the best. I had read an article in Road and Track recently about used M3's >and they suggested the 97 and newer models due to their stronger mid range >torque, however, I've heard from others in this mailing list the 95's are >better. Another concern for me also is the reliability, since from the >research I've done it looks like the 97's tend to be more reliable. Any >inpus would be greatly appreciated. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. *************************************************************
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#7. Torque Stick? - from MDadgar@handspring.com
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:02:21 -0700 From: MDadgar@handspring.com Subject: Torque Stick? Anyone know where to get those cool Torque Sticks that allow you to safely use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? (17mm and 80lb/ft) Steve D. doesn't have any at the moment. Thanks. - Mark '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd '88 M3, Hennarot ---- Mark Dadgar - Product Manager, Accessories (650) 230-5037 voice - (650) 230-2100 fax mdadgar@handspring.com - Handspring, Inc. "wide awake on the edge of the world" - Marillion Check out Visor at www.handspring.com!
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Torque Stick? - from Lee, Peter
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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 17:03:43 -0400 From: "Lee, Peter " <plee@mlundy.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Torque Stick? Mark, I recently had a 4wh al. at NTB. They had these sticks you're referring to. They're great. The ones they had are made by Snap On. I think Snap On parts are really really pricey though, if I'm not mistaken. Check with your local Snap On dealer. >>> <MDadgar@handspring.com> 09/05/00 05:08PM >>> Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:02:21 -0700 From: MDadgar@handspring.com Subject: Torque Stick? Anyone know where to get those cool Torque Sticks that allow you to safely use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? (17mm and 80lb/ft) Steve D. doesn't have any at the moment. Thanks. - Mark '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd '88 M3, Hennarot ---- Mark Dadgar - Product Manager, Accessories (650) 230-5037 voice - (650) 230-2100 fax mdadgar@handspring.com - Handspring, Inc. "wide awake on the edge of the world" - Marillion Check out Visor at www.handspring.com! ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. *************************************************************
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Re: Which M3 Year is best? - from Sean Hester
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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 14:41:44 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Which M3 Year is best? >Keith, >Consumer Reports rated the 95 E36's as the >"most reliable" among all E36's... >Something to keep in mind... and also note that >C.R. is a very *impartial* source, whereas many >of the R&T and C&D staff look harder for more >personal preferences rather than those of the >general public. hmmm... i know of 5, 95 M3s that have warped their heads. and i know of zero 96+ M3s that have done that. i know 95s came with plastic water pumps, and weaker valve retainer clips, and a really stupid (prone to break) radiator overflow bin. and there's probably dozens of other "improvements" on the later cars. the head warping phenomenon could just be because of age. (95s are older, maybe on 10 years we'll see that all M3s are just as prone to head warping as 95s?) but the others things are not. i'd NEVER expect the first year of a car to be the "most reliable". now... i know C.R. is impartial. and that it's all based on statistics. but maybe the numbers are just not all in for the later years? if the numbers show that 95 M3s are the most reliable M3 in ten years, (after they've pretty much all come and gone, and numbers are totalled up) i'll eat this computer i'm typing on. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#10. Archive find question? - from JSDONE@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:47:41 EDT From: JSDONE@aol.com Subject: Archive find question? I have enjoyed the e36 digest totally and now I must ask the loyal following to help me use the digest even more. I'm still having problems with my electric top operation and tried last night to go into the archives to find out how much problems have been listed on the digest. I could not find the link on problems with tops.. I know it's simply because I did not know how to get the research material.. Any help would be appreciated... Regards, John (98 M3 convertable.