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#1. Re: [E36M3] Inspection I - from twisty M3
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:56:18 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Inspection I Replaced the water pump in my '99 at about 70k miles. My radiator had a slight leak so we replaced and noticed that the water pump had a bit of play in it. Preventative medicine! (Unlike the bogus advice my lame doctor gave me this week) ;) Jonathan L. >From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> > >However, the post-96 pumps can still be a problem. I had mine replaced at >around 50,000 miles due to it leaking a bit at the bearing. > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Tire wear question - from Bob Lenarcik
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:03:39 -0700 From: "Bob Lenarcik" <lenarcik@pacbell.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Tire wear question That's the only reason I am considering them. I can't justify buying any street tire over $190 when I was happy with day-to-day performance of the 712s at $105/tire. The original S-03 price was too high for my needs. At $171, it's pretty attractive for a universally praised tire. - Bob -----Original Message----- From: twisty M3 [mailto:twistym3@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:52 PM To: lenarcik@pacbell.net; e36m3@bmw-m.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tire wear question I shouldn't comment on mileage, as my SO3s saw a bit of track duty before I went to dedicated track wheels/tires. I did want to make a quick comment, however... Don't know if you've looked at the prices on the S03s recently, but the sizes I buy (245/40-17) are actually less expensive than the AVS Sports now. I think this set I just ordered were around $171 per tire. Just FYI, Jonathan L.
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#3. RE: [E36M3] Tire wear question - from Zack Steinkamp
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:23:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Zack Steinkamp <edsarkiss@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Tire wear question --- Bob Lenarcik <lenarcik@pacbell.net> wrote: > About 50% of my > driving is on Highways 17 & 9 and not always at > "safe" speeds (at least > that's what the cop tried to tell me until he > realized that the > car/tires can handle it easily - it still wasn't a > "legal" speed so > therefore...). how on earth did you ever help a cop "realize" that your car was capable? zs
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#4. re: that harbor freight 37lb jack... - from Burgess, Kim L
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:27:07 -0700 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: re: that harbor freight 37lb jack... Dave wrote: I paid $206 with shipping < snip > The unit itself is a US General Model 47246. http://quake.spragg.com/DS/Jack/index.htm Thanks for the pictures! I took a quick drive to my local HF Outlet and walked out with that very jack for $184-and-change tax included (8.3% here....grrr). Looks to be not-to-bad-a-deal.....wish I hadn't just shelled out 4X-that for a 70+ LB AC :0 Kim Burgess 99M3/2
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#5. Re: [E36M3] re: that harbor freight 37lb jack... - from Scott Yu
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:51:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Yu <segascott@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] re: that harbor freight 37lb jack... $184 and change? Wow, why so much cheaper? I want to go to that outlet, where is it? :) --- "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> wrote: > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:27:07 -0700 > From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> > Subject: re: that harbor freight 37lb jack... > > Dave wrote: > I paid $206 with shipping < snip > The unit itself > is a US General Model > 47246. > http://quake.spragg.com/DS/Jack/index.htm > > Thanks for the pictures! I took a quick drive to my > local HF Outlet and > walked out with that very jack for $184-and-change > tax included (8.3% > here....grrr). Looks to be > not-to-bad-a-deal.....wish I hadn't just shelled > out 4X-that for a 70+ LB AC :0 > > Kim Burgess > 99M3/2 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com
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#6. driving safely - from BOOM,BILL (HP-Roseville,ex1)
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 14:05:41 -0700 From: "BOOM,BILL (HP-Roseville,ex1)" <bill_boom@hp.com> Subject: driving safely > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:45:16 -0700 > From: "Bob Lenarcik" <lenarcik@pacbell.net> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Tire wear question > > Jim, > > C'mon, you're not trying hard enough! <g> > > Looking over the history of tires I've had, I probably would wear them > out faster than you even if it's only street/highway. About 50% of my > driving is on Highways 17 & 9 and not always at "safe" speeds > (at least > that's what the cop tried to tell me until he realized that the > car/tires can handle it easily - it still wasn't a "legal" speed so > therefore...). Not to say that *I've* never driven unsafely on public roads, but you touch on a pet peeve of mine: The fact that the car and tires can handle a certain speed has nothing to do with how safe that speed is when other cars are present (or could potentially be present around the next corner, or pulling out of a side street, etc.) It's astonishing that the cop conceded your driving was "not legal yet safe" as your story implies. - Bill
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#7. Re: Cabin Silencing Tip - from Steve Klein
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:14:35 -0500 From: Steve Klein <klein@robinsonad.com> Subject: Re: Cabin Silencing Tip It's a banner week for black felt. The rear seats have been driving me crazy with a persistent squeaking that I thought was the leather on leather between them. However, I picked up some black felt furniture dots from the hardware store and put one on each of the four rubber bumpers at the top of the back of the fold-downs and I haven't heard a peep (well, now I've heard others) since. At $1.39 for a sheet of 20, I have to believe that 6.8c x 4 makes $0.27 a serious contender for 'Lowest Fixed Cost Fix.'
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#8. $65 tires - from Luis Rueda
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:23:20 -0400 From: "Luis Rueda" <Luis_Rueda@Interliant.com> Subject: $65 tires Ok Ok, thanks to you guys and all this talk about cheap tires got me thinking that maybe I should get a set for my M Coupe as well ($65 for 235's front & $97 for 255's rear). I already bought a set of 245's for my '95 M3 but they're sitting in my garage waiting for the MMX3's to wear out, so I can't comment on how good they are. I assume that the AVSi's aren't as sticky as the MMX or Pilots but how do they compare to let's say other similarly priced tires (Kuhmos Ecsta supras, Sumi HTRZ's, Yoks A520's). If they're a better tire than any of those, then it may be worth it for me to buy a set now. As of last month, I'm running Kuhmo Ecsta Supras on my E30 & I think they're not bad for a daily driver, definitely not as near as sticky as the Michelins on my other cars but also look at the price. Thanks for the input. Luis '99 M Coupe '95 M3 '86 325 -------------------- 4 -------------------- Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:10:24 -0500 From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] $65 tires Reid Conti <reid@conti.net> wrote: > > Howdy.. I'll be needing tires in 3 or so months, and I needed > something cheap.. just perusing tire rack's web page, $65 for > Yokohama AVS Intermediates in 95 M3 sizes (235)!!! Now is not > the time to tell me your AVS Intermediate horror stories, I'm > just happy to have 4 new tires at my door for under $300! > > they're on closeout, so hurry if you want some.. I've also ordered a set of these to support my wife's fledging DE/autoX hobby (I'm on R tires). After 1/2 a season of destroying Michelin Pilot Sports, a second set of tires for her was long overdue. Along came the AVSi close-out deal and it was too good to pass up. I've had AVSi's on my daily driver E30 a long time ago when I used to autoX that car. I liked them in the 195/60-14 trim, but than the performance tire options in the size are very limited. Given the impossible to resist $65/per price, I was looking forward to trying them again in the 235/40/17 size. A week after installing AVSi's and giving her car a few workouts (bone stock E36 328i with my old M3 wheels) I have to say they are definitely a fantastic bargain. Yes, the tread patter is kinda dated not too sexy looking. Than again when was the last time anyone other than a guy salivated over your tire tread pattern? I've even heard a few friends saying that the AVSi 'technology' is 'old'. I can not comment on that since I don't know much about technology. From my old E30 experiences, when over 1/2 worn the tread does a mediocre job evacuating standing water from under the tire. So I would probably not recommend AVSi's as a jack of all trades one and only tire. But as an autoX/DE/dry street tire they are perfect. They stick somewhere around 8/10s of the Pilots/SO3's and maybe a notch down from old MXX3's. Definitely stickier than 712s that were my other sacrificial goat option. In all fairness, AVSi may even get better since they have less than 100 miles on them right now and are not broken in yet. Compared with the Pilots, AVSi's generate a higher frequency noise when pushed to the limit. But for 1/3 the price of regular kick-ass street rubber, these are very reasonable sacrifices. In my previous E30 experience they lasted 15-18K miles including 1-2 DEs and a full autoX season. Pretty much the wear rate you would get from any other grippy rubber. Oh, but did I mention the are just $65/tire!? ;-) YMMV, alex f '95 - my toy '98 328i - her toy '89 325i - our work horse
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#9. RE: [E36M3] driving safely - from Bob Lenarcik
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 14:57:12 -0700 From: "Bob Lenarcik" <lenarcik@pacbell.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] driving safely Bill, On streets with houses, traffic, kids playing, etc. I almost ALWAYS drive safely and within 3-4 miles of the limit. Highways? I tend to stick to no more than 5 miles over the prevailing traffic if it's light. If it's heavy, then it's exactly the same as prevailing traffic. The circumstances surrounding my CHP officer encounter? Highway 9 about 1/2 mile from Highway 35 intersection on the Santa Cruz side. There was no traffic except for the beat up Integra 1/10 mile ahead of me (traveling faster than me). No houses. No children playing. I screw up? I crash. No one else could possibly be harmed. The posted limit was 45. I admitted to 60. It used to be 55 in that section and I used to drive it every day for 3 years in my M3. I still drive it about 1/2 the time instead of Hwy 17 (daily commute). He was being very reasonable about it since I admitted to speeding. When he looked at the car, he conceded that 60 was a safe speed with my car. He asked me if I had taken any performance driving schools and I said that I had many of them. He asked me to slow down and if I wanted to speed, to not do it on the Santa Cruz side of 9. - Bob -----Original Message----- From: BOOM,BILL (HP-Roseville,ex1) [mailto:bill_boom@hp.com] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 2:14 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] driving safely Not to say that *I've* never driven unsafely on public roads, but you touch on a pet peeve of mine: The fact that the car and tires can handle a certain speed has nothing to do with how safe that speed is when other cars are present (or could potentially be present around the next corner, or pulling out of a side street, etc.) It's astonishing that the cop conceded your driving was "not legal yet safe" as your story implies. - Bill
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#10. RE: [E36M3] driving safely - from BOOM,BILL (HP-Roseville,ex1)
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:06:19 -0400 From: "BOOM,BILL (HP-Roseville,ex1)" <bill_boom@hp.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] driving safely > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Lenarcik [mailto:lenarcik@pacbell.net] > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 2:57 PM > To: 'BOOM,BILL (HP-Roseville,ex1)'; 'E36M3' > Subject: RE: [E36M3] driving safely > > On streets with houses, traffic, kids playing, etc. I almost ALWAYS > drive safely and within 3-4 miles of the limit. Highways? I tend to > stick to no more than 5 miles over the prevailing traffic if > it's light. > If it's heavy, then it's exactly the same as prevailing traffic. OK. Guess I need to get me some non-bunching panties. Btw, 17 is one of the roads I have definitely driven *un*safely on myself (when I was young and foolish of course.) ;-) - Bill