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#1. RE: [E36M3] E46 M3 and drive for the cure - from andy radin
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:57:41 -0700 From: "andy radin" <fourfa@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] E46 M3 and drive for the cure "FWIW, the E46 M3 was a blast. At first I was dissappointed until I noticed and pressed the Sport button and turned off the DSC. This totally tranformed the car. The sport mode should be the normal mode and the control should be renamed "parking attendant"." actually, I have recently read (can't remember the source right now) that the Sport mode is totally linear (re: gas pedal vs. throttle opening), and the normal mode is slowed down at low throttle openings to make it easier to maneuver in traffic. I guess the short runners and six throttles make it jumpy... andy r.
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#2. Re: The Cure - from david kroth
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 10:18:28 -0700 (PDT) From: david kroth <david_kroth@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: The Cure > After hearing of the M3 in the "Drive" > on this list, I made multiple calls to the > coordinators but they completely > denied that any M cars would be available. I got the same story when I (tried) to sign up: "No M cars". If they really are available, but only on race day, oh, I mean, the day of the event, then I suspect there will be a long line. Reservations for The Drive are a good thing. Last year my wife and I had a reservation and we went to the head of a line of 7 people waiting for the M coupe. But be warned. If you are more than 5 minutes late for your reservation, you lose it, which is only fair. This happened to a friend of mine who was 11 minutes late (by my watch). > two years ago a 22 year old was arrested driving > an M Coupe for the "Cure" in Chapel Hill, NC. He > was going 140 MPH - thus you now have > to be >25 to sign up for the M3 Well that's good news. I can't think of anyone over 25 who can drive that fast :-O ===== David Kroth david_kroth@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#3. re. Track packing - from JEFFHARKER@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:34:02 EDT From: JEFFHARKER@aol.com Subject: re. Track packing Eric (and others in the same category); Leave the R tires at home. Learn how to control the car on street rubber and then in a couple years when you are starting to get the hang of it; then upgrade the tires. Bimwad Bob (Stommel) had an article in the Roundel some years ago on what to take. I've have a copy in word if you want, although I'll bet somebody has it tucked away on their web site (Jim P, Neil, Jack, Seth?). --jeff (couple of track weekends in the past ;-) , Mid Ohio this one) << I am planning on taking both my R and street tires and running possibly on the streets all day but I might stick the R's on at the end. >>
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#4. Re: [E36M3] WTB: Transmission for an M3 '96+ - from Roger Baker
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 10:35:15 -0700 From: Roger Baker <rbaker@velodyne.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] WTB: Transmission for an M3 '96+ Trans gear ratios are the same for the '95 & the '96up 5spd man M3 manual trans. The ratios he mentioned are for the diff. They did make some subtle changes to the '96 up models' 5spd though. I can't remember exactly what they were, but there was a p/n or description difference when I last looked it up. I remember the changes as being _very_ minor however. -- Roger Baker Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> wrote: > The ratios you are talking about are in the diff, no? The ratios in the tranny > itself are the same for all years, right? Just wondering... > > Chester
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:58:32 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure David writes: >> two years ago a 22 year old was arrested driving >> an M Coupe for the "Cure" in Chapel Hill, NC. He >> was going 140 MPH - thus you now have >> to be >25 to sign up for the M3 > >Well that's good news. I can't think of anyone >over 25 who can drive that fast :-O Oh, there have been all kinds of incidents on the "Drive". Dallas is usually the last stop for the "Drive" because the Susan G. Komen Fund is headquarted in Dallas and there is a big ball to announce the amount of money raised. Hence, we get the cars after they have been trashed and often don't get them at all. :( The first year I learned the 540i 6-speed (the M5 was not produced yet) had required SIX (6) cluthes in less than 19,000 miles!!! We didn't get the M3 that year because it had been wrecked 3-4 times and finally totalled. Nor the 750iL. Some "elderly" gentleman had wrapped it around a tree early on in the tour. They said it was a $60,000 repair job. Also each year, several of the cars are stolen! The Z3's are very popular for drive away theives. I've signed up to drive the Z3 6 cylinder manual twice now and never gotten a chance because it had been stolen. What I want to know is what BMW does with these cars after the "Drive"? God help anybody that buys these "beat to shit" BMW's used! I hope BMW just scraps them. They have all certainly been abused. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 - not used on Drive for the Cure! Dallas, Texas
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#6. 6 speed trans - from James Clay
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 14:07:31 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: 6 speed trans We are getting a shipment of transmissions from Europe, taking the majority of the transmissions our supplier has. They have one 6-speed with 6k miles we do not have a use for if anyone else wants it. The price is $2800, including shipping from Europe. Please email, transmissions will be shipped in approx 1 week. James ----------------------------------------------------------- James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance BMWCCA/SCCA Racecar Rental Genuine OEM and Used BMW Parts (540) 639-9648 -----------------------------------------------------------
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure - from Joe Dyer
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:40:46 -0700 From: "Joe Dyer" <joedyer@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure Does anyone out there have the URL for the "Drive for the Cure" schedule? Last year I ferried a car between city destinations, but I can't seem to find when they will be in Northern CA this year. Thanks. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <LoweSeaton@aol.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure | Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:58:32 EDT | From: LoweSeaton@aol.com | Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure | | David writes: | | >> two years ago a 22 year old was arrested driving | >> an M Coupe for the "Cure" in Chapel Hill, NC. He | >> was going 140 MPH - thus you now have | >> to be >25 to sign up for the M3 | > | >Well that's good news. I can't think of anyone | >over 25 who can drive that fast :-O | | Oh, there have been all kinds of incidents on the "Drive". Dallas is usually the last stop for the "Drive" because the Susan G. Komen Fund is headquarted in Dallas and there is a big ball to announce the amount of money raised. | | Hence, we get the cars after they have been trashed and often don't get them at all. :( The first year I learned the 540i 6-speed (the M5 was not produced yet) had required SIX (6) cluthes in less than 19,000 miles!!! We didn't get the M3 that year because it had been wrecked 3-4 times and finally totalled. Nor the 750iL. Some "elderly" gentleman had wrapped it around a tree early on in the tour. They said it was a $60,000 repair job. | | Also each year, several of the cars are stolen! The Z3's are very popular for drive away theives. I've signed up to drive the Z3 6 cylinder manual twice now and never gotten a chance because it had been stolen. | | What I want to know is what BMW does with these cars after the "Drive"? God help anybody that buys these "beat to shit" BMW's used! I hope BMW just scraps them. They have all certainly been abused. | | Lowell Seaton | '95 M3 - not used on Drive for the Cure! | Dallas, Texas | | | ************************************************************* | List Commands | UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. | DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. | GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). | | To issue a command/request to the server: | Send a message with the command you wish executed as the | subject of the message. | ************************************************************* | |
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#8. 6 speed trans - from James Clay
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 15:21:19 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: 6 speed trans The $2800 listed is for the transmission only. Shifter assembly, driveshaft, and crossmember brings the price to about $3400 for the 6k mile unit. Others are available usually, but this is the only one our supplier has in stock now that is not taken. James ----------------------------------------------------------- James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance BMWCCA/SCCA Racecar Rental Genuine OEM and Used BMW Parts (540) 639-9648 -----------------------------------------------------------
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 15:23:20 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: The Cure Joe, I don't think there is a direct URL. Go to BMWUSA.com. Click on News & Events. Then click on Events. Then where it asks for Type of Category, click on the drop down menu. Click on Ultimate Drive - Susan G. Komen. Follow the menu. Click on Registration. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 Dallas, Texas
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#10. Re: Power Rear Vent Windows and Auto-Dimming Mirror - from John Firestone
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 19:37:49 -0400 (EDT) From: John Firestone <john.firestone@nord-com.net> Subject: Re: Power Rear Vent Windows and Auto-Dimming Mirror On Sun, 20 May 2001, Wayne Miller wrote: > I would like to shake the hand of the person that is able to install the > power rear vent window kit for an E36M3 in the estimated 2 hours that it > says on the instructions. It took three of us almost 10 hours to do the job. I needed 16 hours to install the vents windows, and rear fog lights, and that seemed quite long enough. 30 man-hours, yikes! Has anyone made their electric vent windows one-touch? -John '96 318is -- john.firestone@nord-com.net
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#11. Re: e36 rear sun screen? - from John Firestone
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 19:27:54 -0400 (EDT) From: John Firestone <john.firestone@nord-com.net> Subject: Re: e36 rear sun screen? On 18 May 2001, Barrett Nicholas wrote: > I remember a list of build codes John Firestone posted a few years ago > (http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/misc/e36_build_codes.html) that lists an > option # 415, Mechanical rear sun screen (limo). Has anyone ever seen this > and could share what it's like? It's starting to get hot again here in > Houston, so I'm looking into ways to cool things down. And I'm correct in > my translation that limo = sedan, right? Yes. In German, a 4-door car is a "Limousine" even if it is UN-stretched. In case anyone's interested Zalzar GmbH Knorrstr. 87 D-80807 Munich GERMANY +49 (89) 351 30 59 (tel) +49 (89) 354 23 56 (fax) was advertising an electric rear window shade with an infra-red remote control for the E36 at the last IAA. They wanted 181.50 Euro plus tax. I have been thinking of ordering one to see what it is like. -John '96 318is -- john.firestone@nord-com.net