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#1. MXX3 - from Gary A. Preece
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:50:36 -0500 From: "Gary A. Preece" <gapreece@entreky.net> Subject: MXX3 Hey Guys and Gals, I need a Michelin Pilot MXX3 in 235/40/17 with 1,000 miles or less on it for sure and three if I can get them. I saw that the Tire Rack has dropped the price on new ones to $199.00 So, they are not as pricey as they used to be. I live in Louisville, KY by the way. Thanks. Gary Preece (502)327-6904
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Power steering leak and new tires - from Robert Chay
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:04:38 -0800 From: "Robert Chay" <rchay@sitesmith.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Power steering leak and new tires Jim, Thanks. I just picked up my car and it was $400.40 including rental (e46 323i), tax, idiot sticker-on-forehead surcharge, etc. The rental was $50 (from $60) and $135 for the hose, 2 hrs labor. Not bad since I didn't make an appt and they washed my car for free (woohoo! it finally got washed!) Stop by and say hi if you see me! -Bobby http://rchay.home.mindspring.com > -----Original Message----- > > Let's see a show of hands: who thinks a BMW dealer in *Beverly > Hills* would > have a high price on service? <bfg> > > Just teasing, Bobby (I'll be at Laguna, too, so I don't wanna get you too > mad :-)) > > Are these the two hoses coming from the bottom of the fluid resevoir? I'll > be getting mine replaced next week, and my non-dealer mechanic estimates > it'll be about a 1-2 hour job (and although he's a very good > mechanic, this > is a WAG since he hasn't done this on an E36 yet). I guess it depends on > what the shop rate is and what the "book time" is for the job. > > My own WAG is that it may be a little high. If you know of a good > independent mechanic who can fit you in before Laguna, that might be > less-expensive. > > My 2 cents, > Jim Bassett > 1998 M3/4 >
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#3. : [E36M3] Winter tires - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:04:16 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: : [E36M3] Winter tires Thomas, >>Might I suggest another alternative. If you would like to maintain a bit more performance and still be able to get around in the snow, I would suggest the Dunlop SP5000 high perf. all season tire. << There was a time when I, living in Metro NY, had considered using all seasons on my M3 as a year round compromise....But upon closer examination, and on the advice of many others, I decided that even the best 'hi perf' all seasons are at best a compromise...That is, they dont perform in the dry nearly as well as ultra hi performance tires, and they dont perform in the snow nearly as well as performance snows. So, here we have a car which C&D calls the best handling street car in the world. It just didnt make sense to me to equip this admittedly first rate handling machine, with anything but the best tires for the particular job it has to do at the time. And, for what purpose? To save 2 tire/wheel changes a year, each of which takes about a half hour out in the garage? The tiny time savings of not doing it hardly seems worth it. _____________________________ Paul Elliott '99 Alpine White M3 <25000 mi Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift kit and Clutch Stop; Skaggs Pedals; X-brace; Sound by Kenwood Excelon, Polk, JL Audio
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#4. RE: [E36M3] Re: Power steering leak and new tires - from Robert Chay
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:09:58 -0800 From: "Robert Chay" <rchay@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Power steering leak and new tires Seems like BH BMW is the leader in replacing these and they've tried that and it still leaks (not on my car but other e36's) so they said they were going to replace the hose. I'd rather pay the whole thing... actually, if I had time, I'd probably do it myself as I've done everything else on my car (everything but the exhaust... $50 isn't bad to have someone else lug the stock exhaust off) They use a different clamp since that was the main reason why so many e36's were leaking. -Bobby > -----Original Message----- > > > Have you tried just replacing the factory clamps??? The E36's all seem > to leak like crazy from these hoses until you replace the factory > non-adjustable clamps with some real clamps. It's enough of a problem > I've heard of some dealers doing the same thing. Both the E36's I've had > have leaked here until I replaced the clamps. Even the new hoses will > leak after a while if your dealer's service dept. uses the stock type > clamps. > > Roger Baker >
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#5. stock injector sizes - from Kit Wetzler
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:56:27 -0800 From: Kit Wetzler <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> Subject: stock injector sizes hi guys, Anyone know the stock injector size for a 97 E36 m3? Thanks! -kit 97 m3 looking for unnatural aspiration
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#6. Re: : [E36M3] Winter tires - from Thomas E. Tice
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:00:32 -0500 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: : [E36M3] Winter tires I don't disagree with Paul's view below but perhaps I wasn't clear. I was suggesting the use of a SP5000 instead of a pure snow or winter tire. I have also driven one of my previous cars ('88 535iS) on Bridgestone Blizzaks (the original ones) and on dry pavement at normal road speeds these things were extremely scary. Perhaps others are better but the blizzaks were so bad that I only used them in the snow or ice. When the snow melted the regular tires went back on. That meant much more than 2 tire/wheel changes per year. It doesn't snow every day in DC so the SP5000s would be far more capable of handling dry (and wet) roads for the 2 or 3 months of the year you have the non summer tires on the car. Tom PS Not to bash the blizzaks, their performance for what they were intened was quite remarkable i.e. in snow and especially ice storms. Paul Elliott wrote: > Thomas, > > >>Might I suggest another alternative. If you would like to maintain a bit > more > performance and still be able to get around in the snow, I would suggest the > Dunlop SP5000 high perf. all season tire. << > > There was a time when I, living in Metro NY, had considered using all > seasons on my M3 as a year round compromise....But upon closer examination, > and on the advice of many others, I decided that even the best 'hi perf' all > seasons are at best a compromise...That is, they dont perform in the dry > nearly as well as ultra hi performance tires, and they dont perform in the > snow nearly as well as performance snows. > > So, here we have a car which C&D calls the best handling street car in the > world. It just didnt make sense to me to equip this admittedly first rate > handling machine, with anything but the best tires for the particular job it > has to do at the time. And, for what purpose? To save 2 tire/wheel changes > a year, each of which takes about a half hour out in the garage? > > The tiny time savings of not doing it hardly seems worth it. > _____________________________ > Paul Elliott > '99 Alpine White M3 <25000 mi Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage > II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift kit and Clutch Stop; Skaggs Pedals; > X-brace; Sound by Kenwood Excelon, Polk, JL Audio
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#7. Re: : [E36M3] Winter tires - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:12:48 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: Re: : [E36M3] Winter tires Hi Thomas, Maybe I feel the way I do because last winter, I offed my Pilot Sports in December and installed a set of Pirelli Winter 210 Asymetricos in 225/45-17 all around on Tirerack ATP Contour knockoffs. To my pleasant surprise, I found these to be excellent dry weather tires. Perhaps, because you probably wouldnt want to run these in truely snowy climates, they are more of a winter tire with a dry weather bias. As such, I had no problem using them from dec - March, and they did perform admirably in the small amount of snow we had here in Metro NY. But, this also speaks to all seasons. I mean, the fact is that if these ever prove to be insufficient for someone because of their climate, than All Season's certainly would fail. And I found them to be every bit the tire in the dry that any all season I've ever used was. But, then there are some people who use the pilot sports all winter, so....! _____________________________ Paul Elliott '99 Alpine White M3 <25000 mi Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift kit and Clutch Stop; Skaggs Pedals; X-brace; Sound by Kenwood Excelon, Polk, JL Audio -----Original Message----- From: Thomas E. Tice <tetice@worldnet.att.net> To: Paul Elliott <pelliott@rcn.com> Cc: E36M3 <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> Date: Thursday, November 16, 2000 9:58 PM Subject: Re: : [E36M3] Winter tires >I don't disagree with Paul's view below but perhaps I wasn't clear. I was >suggesting the use of a SP5000 instead of a pure snow or winter tire. I have >also driven one of my previous cars ('88 535iS) on Bridgestone Blizzaks (the >original ones) and on dry pavement at normal road speeds these things were >extremely scary. Perhaps others are better but the blizzaks were so bad that I >only used them in the snow or ice. When the snow melted the regular tires went >back on. That meant much more than 2 tire/wheel changes per year. It doesn't >snow every day in DC so the SP5000s would be far more capable of handling dry >(and wet) roads for the 2 or 3 months of the year you have the non summer tires >on the car. > >Tom > >PS Not to bash the blizzaks, their performance for what they were intened was >quite remarkable i.e. in snow and especially ice storms. > >Paul Elliott wrote: > >> Thomas, >> >> >>Might I suggest another alternative. If you would like to maintain a bit >> more >> performance and still be able to get around in the snow, I would suggest the >> Dunlop SP5000 high perf. all season tire. << >> >> There was a time when I, living in Metro NY, had considered using all >> seasons on my M3 as a year round compromise....But upon closer examination, >> and on the advice of many others, I decided that even the best 'hi perf' all >> seasons are at best a compromise...That is, they dont perform in the dry >> nearly as well as ultra hi performance tires, and they dont perform in the >> snow nearly as well as performance snows. >> >> So, here we have a car which C&D calls the best handling street car in the >> world. It just didnt make sense to me to equip this admittedly first rate >> handling machine, with anything but the best tires for the particular job it >> has to do at the time. And, for what purpose? To save 2 tire/wheel changes >> a year, each of which takes about a half hour out in the garage? >> >> The tiny time savings of not doing it hardly seems worth it. >> _____________________________ >> Paul Elliott >> '99 Alpine White M3 <25000 mi Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage >> II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift kit and Clutch Stop; Skaggs Pedals; >> X-brace; Sound by Kenwood Excelon, Polk, JL Audio >
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#8. Re: [E36M3] delay in e46 M3 production - from Jim Powell
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:46:52 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] delay in e46 M3 production *Could* interfere? Try absolutely, unless nobody intends to break their possibly VERY delicate engine in per the recommended mileage. Jim Mdriver13@aol.com wrote: > > Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:40:19 EST > From: Mdriver13@aol.com > Subject: delay in e46 M3 production > > To All: > Came back from my dealer today, and he said production problems will delay > the new M3 from hitting our shores until March! Man, this could seriously > jeopardize some people's autox season! Just his word, not sure if it's > true??? > > Some of you may want to check on this, if you haven't already. For me, I > just want to see a real one ;-( > > Bob Gill > 97 ///M3 coupe > Philly Region SCCA > AS Champion 1997 & 2000 > mov'in to ESP in '01 > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************
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#9. FS-'98 M3--X5 wanted - from Carnutt911@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 00:22:50 EST From: Carnutt911@aol.com Subject: FS-'98 M3--X5 wanted For sale: '98 M3 2dr.. silver w/black interior; 13,200 mi., sunroof, HK sound sys., CD changer, remote entry, AA exhaust. $36,900 in Seattle area. And does anyone know of a dealer selling X5 3.0l for under msrp? Can pick up anywhere. carnutt911 @aol.com or d_ager@hotmail.com
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#10. Yet another M3 for sale... - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:02:27 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Yet another M3 for sale... Wow...a few pages later in Autoweek (p. 63). Here's your chance to buy BMW history. The old #10 PTG E36 M3 is for sale. This is the car Bill Auberlan drove at the BMW Club race during Oktoberfest where he didn't do qualifying so he started dead last. After three laps on the Road Atlanta circuit...he was in first. This was the beautiful white/yellow car that I saw them backing out of the top level of the trailer. I would have taken a picture, but I was in shocked with awe. $100k. Where do I send my other check? LOL! Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/