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#1. RE: [E36M3] Importing a Euro E46 M3... - from Juan Rico
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 14:55:23 -0700 From: Juan Rico <juan_rico@captionsinc.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Importing a Euro E46 M3... The other big gotcha would be service. Yup, that's exactly what has me worried. This is, after all, a first production year car... -----Original Message----- From: Steve Walsh [mailto:stevewalsh@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 2:53 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Importing a Euro E46 M3... Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 14:52:40 -0700 From: Steve Walsh <stevewalsh@earthlink.net> Subject: Importing a Euro E46 M3... This is an interesting question. As opposed to the E36, the E46 is supposed to be a 'World car'. So that might eliminate the crash-test hurdle, which was the big one for the Euro E36 import. Now there will still be little things that might need changing, like headlights (DOT standards might have changed, 'cause I don't see the little alignment nipples on most cars these days). The other big gotcha would be service. Unless you have a good buddy at a dealership, I don't think you'll get much in the way of warranty service ! How 'bout a group buy ...:) ************************************************************* 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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#2. RE: [E36M3] brake rotors - from Fadeev, Alex
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:15:38 -0500 From: "Fadeev, Alex" <alex.fadeev@verizon.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] brake rotors Junaidi Irwan [mailto:junaidi.irwan@usa.net] wrote: > > With all these talks about rotor, I have a question regarding > the rotors. If I were about to change the rotors and the brake > pads are still okay, do I need to replace both of them at the > same time or can I get away with just replacing the rotors? Jay, You can certainly get away with replacing only what's worn. Just make sure to bed the old pads to the new rotors all over again. alex f
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#3. Re: [E36M3] tires and warranties - from Todd C. Merrill
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:45:23 -0400 (EDT) From: "Todd C. Merrill" <tmerrill@mathworks.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] tires and warranties On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, John Demartino US-Valencia wrote: > Warranty: > My lease on a '99 M3 is ending and I have the opportunity to have the car > certified for a 6yr/100k warranty. [...] > Any tips/warnings about > the CPO inspections process. Is $1,695 a good value for the warranty? Any > bad experiences with a BMW CPO warranty? If you look at the CPO Vehicle Inspection Checklist, I can't imagine it would take more than 2-3 hours to go over everything and measure everything that needs measuring (tire tread depths, pads, etc.). So, consider say, $200 of that cost the cost to inspect the car. You get roadside assistance with the CPO program. AAA+ membership is ~$70/yr, so over three years that's ~$200. The remainder of $1,300 I would imagine is then "insurance." You are betting you'll have more than that in covered repairs over the next 3 years; BMW NA is betting the opposite. My CPO car, less than 3 weeks after I got it, needed a new cat. [0] The part alone was $850; add the labor to put it in, and we're talking just a few hundred dollars remaining on the insurance money balance. Paying the premium for a CPO car from a dealer, in my case, probably brings me to about an even wash if I had bought a perfect car from a previous owner or other third party. Remember also that each "incident" covered by the CPO insurance has a $50 deductible. Sorry I can't advise you either way whether or not to buy this insurance. I just thought you might want to hear about my one data point. All it takes is one major repair to be even. Two and you're ahead of the game. None and you've paid for just peace of mind. Roll the dice. [0] I complained of a rattling sound that I thought was coming from the exhaust. It turned out to be a piece inside the cat that had come loose; the dealer said that problem is not uncommon, but covered. Until next time... Todd tm-m3@mathworks.com 1998 BMW M3 coupe BMW CCA member, Boston Chapter ---
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Seat Covers - from John
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 16:10:17 -0700 (PDT) From: John <m3john@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Seat Covers How does this affect the breathing of the leater seat? Does Suprem has any comments on this? Thanks, -John --- George R Carr Jr <georgercarrjr@earthlink.net> wrote: > Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 14:11:10 -0600 > From: George R Carr Jr <georgercarrjr@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Seat Covers > > >Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 15:57:31 -0400 > >From: dzorine@csc.com > >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Seat Covers > > > >no these covers from Supreme Seat covers do not > allow tigh support to be > >extended. > > > > Not true because I do it. > > -- > =========================== > georgercarrjr@earthlink.net > > > ************************************************************* > 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. > ************************************************************* > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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#5. RE: [E36M3] tires and warranties - from Fadeev, Alex
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:15:09 -0500 From: "Fadeev, Alex" <alex.fadeev@verizon.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] tires and warranties John Demartino US-Valencia [mailto:j.demartino@us.qiagen.com] wrote: > > Tires: > Anyone tried the new SO3 pole positions? I am interested > specifically in how they compare to the Pilot Sports... John, Myself, along with a large contingent of LSC BMWCCA, were invited to the Bridgestone's promotional wet autoX this spring. They brought out than unreleased S03s and ran three E46 325i's: one shoed with brand new S03's, another with half worn S03's and the last with half worn Michelin Pilot SX's. You did not know ahead of time which car had what tires as the tire sidewalls were shaved. You just drive cars C, M and Q in no particular order over a freshly watered 20 second autoX course. After driving all there cars, Bridgestone distributed a questionnaire asking which one felt best under acceleration, braking, cornering and overall. *drum roll* Half worn S03's came out barely ahead of full thread S03s. I think two out of 100 or so participants picked SX's, but they must have been Michelin employees ;-) Not precisely the comparison you were asking about, but S03's totally embarrassed the Michelin product. Based on tire ratings Pilot Sports should have been more competitive than SX's. But than again, S03's were remarkable on wet. alex f
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#6. RE: [E36M3] tires and warranties - from Steven Tom
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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 16:47:38 -0700 From: Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] tires and warranties I would be more impressed if they did this test in the dry when there's more grip. More grip comes with sidewall flex, tread squirm and a better understanding of what the tires are doing. I believe that the water masks the overall traits of a tire. So then the question is did they perform this test in the dry? I'm not disputing how poorly the Pilots performed but I live in San Diego, who cares about the rain. hmmm I guess that's why I have KD's. Bring it on SO3's, let's see what you got. steve At 06:23 PM 6/7/01 -0500, Fadeev, Alex wrote: >Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:15:09 -0500 >From: "Fadeev, Alex" <alex.fadeev@verizon.com> >Subject: RE: [E36M3] tires and warranties > >John Demartino US-Valencia [mailto:j.demartino@us.qiagen.com] wrote: > > > > Tires: > > Anyone tried the new SO3 pole positions? I am interested > > specifically in how they compare to the Pilot Sports... > >John, >Myself, along with a large contingent of LSC BMWCCA, were invited to the >Bridgestone's promotional wet autoX this spring. They brought out than >unreleased S03s and ran three E46 325i's: one shoed with brand new S03's, >another with half worn S03's and the last with half worn Michelin Pilot >SX's. You did not know ahead of time which car had what tires as the tire >sidewalls were shaved. You just drive cars C, M and Q in no particular order >over a freshly watered 20 second autoX course. After driving all there cars, >Bridgestone distributed a questionnaire asking which one felt best under >acceleration, braking, cornering and overall. *drum roll* Half worn S03's >came out barely ahead of full thread S03s. I think two out of 100 or so >participants picked SX's, but they must have been Michelin employees ;-) >Not precisely the comparison you were asking about, but S03's totally >embarrassed the Michelin product. Based on tire ratings Pilot Sports should >have been more competitive than SX's. But than again, S03's were remarkable >on wet. > >alex f > > >************************************************************* >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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#7. Cross drilled Rotors - from Jay Miller
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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 17:05:25 -0700 From: "Jay Miller" <jjmiller6@hotmail.com> Subject: Cross drilled Rotors Ok, I've got my pads sorted (RS4s) I need to find a good place for Cross-drilled Rotors. Anyone know where I can get a good deal on Brembos. Yes I tried Brembo. For some reason he told me they don't make cross-drilled and that's after market companies that drill them. Then why are they on your bloody website? Jay '95 M3 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] E46 Import - from sjenkins@voyager.net
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 19:21:52 -0500 (CDT) From: sjenkins@voyager.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] E46 Import >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 14:52:40 -0700 From: Steve Walsh <stevewalsh@earthlink.net> Subject: Importing a Euro E46 M3... This is an interesting question. As opposed to the E36, the E46 is supposed to be a 'World car'. So that might eliminate the crash-test hurdle, which was the big one for the Euro E36 import. Now there will still be little things that might need changing, like headlights (DOT standards might have changed, 'cause I don't see the little alignment nipples on most cars these days). The other big gotcha would be service. Unless you have a good buddy at a dealership, I don't think you'll get much in the way of warranty service ! How 'bout a group buy ...:) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why would you want to import one, when I have one with 1050 miles on it on my showroom floor???????? For that matter, I have a 2001 325xi wagon with 400 miles too!! Support your fellow BMW owner :) Steve Jenkins The Last Detail www.thelastdetail.com Toll Free - (800)828-0828
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Cross drilled Rotors - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 18:34:22 -0700 From: Peter Guagenti <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Cross drilled Rotors on 6/7/01 5:23 PM, Jay Miller at jjmiller6@hotmail.com wrote: > I need to find a good place for Cross-drilled Rotors. I just bought a set of cross-drilled/slotted Brembo's off of ebay for $200. Easy transaction, and quick shipping. -p
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Seat Covers - from Tom Tice
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:16:08 -0400 From: "Tom Tice" <tetice@triad.rr.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Seat Covers I too can make any/all adjustments (including the thigh support) to the electric seats with my seat covers on. Note that I do not have the Vader style seats but the regular sport seats (standard in the 4 dr model). My only complaint is that the covers for the regular sport seats don't seem to stay in place or fit quite as well as the Vader type. My M stripe colors do not match BMW colors exactly (the red is really red). Overall I'm still quite happy with the quality of the covers. Note that I organized the second group purchase and Juan is the main guy (owner?) at seat savers that you need to be talking to (unless something has changed). They can be a little flaky at times but do have a good product. Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '99 540/6 Juan promised to make covers for this car but no sign of them yet!!! > -----Original Message----- > From: George R Carr Jr [mailto:georgercarrjr@earthlink.net] > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:13 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Seat Covers > > > Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 14:11:10 -0600 > From: George R Carr Jr <georgercarrjr@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Seat Covers > > >Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 15:57:31 -0400 > >From: dzorine@csc.com > >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Seat Covers > > > >no these covers from Supreme Seat covers do not allow tigh support to be > >extended. > > > > Not true because I do it. > > -- > =========================== > georgercarrjr@earthlink.net