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#1. E46 M3 Delivery - from Robert Jackowitz
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:38:49 -0500 From: Robert Jackowitz <RJackowitz@HARVPART.COM> Subject: E46 M3 Delivery This information comes second-hand. A colleague of mine (who drives very nice cars but fails to keep them for more than 6 months...tough life, right) just spoke with his contact at BMW of Manhattan, a NYC dealership which is owned by BMW AG. He was told that the new E46 M3 continues to suffer from serious head-gasket problems and has yet to pass BMW's durability testing. He was also told that initial delivery has now been moved back to mid-summer (June/July) and that the "masses" probably won't see delivery until September. I can't vouch for the accuracy of this info...just passing it along. Rob Wait-listed for new M3...still happy with current M3
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#2. FW: [E36M3] OT: Congrats to our List Mistress Suzy - from Edwards, Robert
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:41:53 -0500 From: "Edwards, Robert" <rme@mlis.state.md.us> Subject: FW: [E36M3] OT: Congrats to our List Mistress Suzy Andrew: Suzy's going to rap our knuckles soon, if we keep on down this road. ;-) Or, maybe we could start a sub-list for the folks with multiple addictions to fast cars and hot stereos....BTW, good luck on the Melos. You might try one of the high-end component vendors that cater to the homebuilders and modifiers, like Parts Connection. Obligatory BMW content -- If I had bought the high-end stereo of my dreams, I couldn't afford the M3. If you think you're into aftermarket parts and mods on cars, you should see what the hi-fi tweek crowd does. Regards, Bob '97 M3/4, and a dogs-breakfast stereo comprised of "one of these, one of those, and a couple of them-there" mostly used, used/modified, and/or home-brew components that, like a lot of our cars, tends to evolve over time. Current config sounds pretty good, actually. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew E. Kalman [mailto:aek@pumpkininc.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 1:03 PM To: Edwards, Robert Cc: e36m3@bmw-m.net Subject: RE: [E36M3] OT: Congrats to our List Mistress Suzy Re: >Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:41:40 -0500 >From: "Edwards, Robert" <rme@mlis.state.md.us> >Subject: RE: [E36M3] OT: Congrats to our List Mistress Suzy > >Suzy: > >Any chance of a group purchase from Krell? ;-) Or (on a more modest request) a line on replacement balance pots for my Melos MA-220? :-) -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] E46 M3 Delivery - from Sean Hester
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Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 12:26:37 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E46 M3 Delivery >A colleague of mine (who drives very nice cars but fails to keep them for >more than 6 months...tough life, right) just spoke with his contact at BMW >of Manhattan, a NYC dealership which is owned by BMW AG. He was told that >the new E46 M3 continues to suffer from serious head-gasket problems laugh! the 95 M3 suffers from that too! ;-P _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#4. Rolex 24 Hour pics - from Mount, Mike
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:17:31 -0800 From: "Mount, Mike" <JMMn@pge.com> Subject: Rolex 24 Hour pics Fellow List-ers, here's a link with some pics from the Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona. http://my.oneleaf.com/incoming/Rolex24 Cool! Mike '95 M3 drive it like you just stole it ... but keep the V1 on!
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#5. HI-PO MUFFLERS - from RONNIE WILSON
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Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 21:46:50 -0000 From: "RONNIE WILSON" <bigunit02@hotmail.com> Subject: HI-PO MUFFLERS HI, DOES ANYONE ON THE LIST HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE PRO OR CON WITH THE UUC EXHAUST OR THE TRIFLOW ? I'M THINKING ABOUT A NEW EXHAUST AND WAS SEEKING AN OUTSIDE OPINION. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#6. Re: [E36M3] HI-PO MUFFLERS (and FS: AA exhaust) - from Chester Wong
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:04:45 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] HI-PO MUFFLERS (and FS: AA exhaust) It's a matter of personal preference, IMO. Some people like it real loud and some people don't. Personally, I never liked the stock tips and the ugly can that has it's coating peel off. I bought the AA exhaust that has the weird trapezoidal can. Once mounted, it tucks away very nicely (probably the best out of them all). It also sounded relatively tame when idling and tooling around town and screams when you give it a little juice. The gen I exhausts had a problem with the tip design. I had it repaired and all is well except that it's a bit off in terms of perfect alignment. Consequently, I'm selling it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=556893653&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=982180405&indexURL=0&rd=1 HTH, Chester --- RONNIE WILSON <bigunit02@hotmail.com> wrote: > HI, DOES ANYONE ON THE LIST HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE PRO OR CON WITH THE UUC > EXHAUST OR THE TRIFLOW ? > > I'M THINKING ABOUT A NEW EXHAUST AND WAS SEEKING AN OUTSIDE OPINION. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#7. Re: [E36M3] looking to buy HANS [long] - from Donna Seeley
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Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 14:14:29 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] looking to buy HANS [long] Andrew, Thanks for the detailed evaluation. I'm convinced now that it's a good idea. And, as Sean H. so _kindly_ calculated, it only costs one track weekend... but which one?? Donna ------- 88 M3, "Guido" 95 330isA, super-commuter 91 Dodge Ram, Guido's chauffeur > > Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 10:38:01 -0700 > From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> > > I've been using one since early 1998. > <snip> > > Plus, $750 plus a helmet is a whole lot cheaper than rehabilitative / > brain surgery. > >
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#8. FS: M3 M-Contour Wheels - from Rob Hatrak
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:48:32 -0800 From: "Rob Hatrak" <Hatrak@ix.netcom.com> Subject: FS: M3 M-Contour Wheels In case anyone is looking for some E36 M3 M-Contour wheels, I have the following available: http://www.hatrak.com/ebay_wheels_all.jpg They will go on Ebay soon. I also have a single E36 M3 M-Contour wheel for sale that is currently listed on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=553947171 There are also some other M3 & car items that are available at: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid= arcticsilver Please send any questions directly to me via email. Thanks, Rob
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#9. Re: [E36M3] looking to buy HANS [long] - from Sean Hester
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Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 15:10:22 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] looking to buy HANS [long] >Andrew, > >Thanks for the detailed evaluation. I'm convinced now that it's a good >idea. >And, as Sean H. so _kindly_ calculated, it only costs one track weekend... >but which one?? bah! you're thinking about it wrong. you're not supposed to use that $500 per day cost info to skip track days to pay for stuff!!!! (if i skip one track weekend i can afford coilovers) you're supposed to use that info to buy MORE stuff!!!!! (why am i agonizing about the price of these coilovers? i spend that much at the track every weekend, so this is a small expense in the big picture.) see how much more fun the second way it? of course... maybe that kinda thinking is why i don't have millions in the bank? ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#10. Re: [E36M3] RE: Semi-Manual steering - from Donna Seeley
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Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 15:48:39 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: Semi-Manual steering I was telling an ex-racer about our thread and how cool it would be to have paddock-power-steering and track-manual-steering. He said it's been done with an electric motor for power assist. I've got a hunch that it's not legal in J-Prepared but if it is, I'll do it. Like Dan says, the road feel is unbelievable. Has anyone heard of this before? (And you can skip all the er*m comments, please!) Donna ------- 88 M3, "Guido" 95 330isA, super-commuter 91 Dodge Ram, Guido's chauffeur > From: "M3LTW" <m3ltw@msn.com> > > My race car (325is) has its power steering disconnected all the time. After > my arms bulked up, I can't go back! The road feel is unsurpassed compared > to a stock M3 or 3series! The painful part is negotiating the padock with > hot Hoosiers on! > Dan Snyder > M3ltw@msn.com > too many cars, but only the x5 has power steering!