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will update with pics did blue monster cans as center caps front passenger tire had a bad leak.. i pulled out 3 screws, 1 nail and a razor blade and plugged them alternator died last week so i had to pull the brake master off to pull it out, as a result i had to do a full bleed of the system. cars running great! looking at running 225's instead of the 205's.. hmmm :megusta: |
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id murder people. not sure whats next.. gotta drop off the car tomorrow to get it looked at. |
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After two weeks away, finally got to drive it. |
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tried installing new coilovers - somehow front forks don't fit. and out of nowhere, car suddenly won't start and stayed up until 4am and the entire day today trying to fix it. |
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Cadillac CTS-V? those could be had for e39 M5 money |
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Im capped at 10-15k budget for the next car... in no rush... gonna drive the abarth! |
Random Q, how many km's on the Abarth? |
11k kms :fuckthatshit: |
Ha. How long have you had it? |
almost 1 year now.. picked up last july |
You can get a good condition RHD FD for 10-15k. Hard to find one though, but they are just so sexy :sweetjesus: |
currently lurking around the craigslist thread..... :troll: Bmw M5 E39 contacted seller.. gonna go check it out some time this week |
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yep. must MMM plate.... because M car. |
M5 for $14k? Realistically how much would that thing cost to run? |
I don't think $14k is realistic for a post facelift M5. How much it cost me to run my M5?: For my M5 (at a baseline condition, ie everything works and runs well), I would say it cost me about $500 for fluid changes and filters. I send half a dozen samples (from engine, all the way to the diff) to Blackstone every year and change when they tell me to (they get so many samples and I feel they can advise me better than I can do myself or even BMW, which don't collect the data). I store my cars indoors with temperature range from 5C to 20C, I would also add, UV and temperature variances makes a huge difference on the life of your plastic components, so consider that because as well in your ownership, as a lot of cooling parts are plastic. The fluid replenishing rate is once every 2 years about 5k driven annually. $300 for valve adjustments, plugs and gaskets etc, annually. All DIY. I don't track my car, I don't modify suspension in my car either, just replace them with OE (Castrol, ATE and BMW fluids and Mahle filters) parts. The only mod I recommend for pre MOST bus cars is replace the diff with a Quailfe LSD, just for the boundary pushing factor. However I had spent roughly $1k on M5 (mostly S62) specific tools and references.. cam lock etc. Another $1k for spare parts, I have a spare rebuilt VANOs set (hence my title, as I was caught out without spares once and paid big), rebuilt brake calipers, hoses and tanks all ready to go. So insurance and gas (PON 91) are my major expenditures. (I edited out Tires because I just checked and I am still on my second set after 8 years). I don't think M cars are too expensive to own or DIY, as long as you also own BMWs (so you can amortize the parts and tools) and know how they work. The big difference M vs non M from owner + DIYer perspective is you have to be prepared to pop off the valve cover and access head and gaskets quite regularly, vs for non M it is usually just the filters. If you are squeamish with that, be prepared to pay huge bucks. V8 has an advantage vs the I6 as it is not nestled in so far back, even though you have to get 2x the gaskets, it is easier to work with spatially. Big work surface is always great, DIY M ownership is not recommended for communal parking situations, I find removing the hood saves a lot of time on big jobs. Realistically, BMWs commonly just use only 5 socket sizes, 3 torx sizes, 2 bit sizes out of a tool set, so it is not about building up general tools but gaining specific knowledge and tools. Quote:
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8 Hours of Cut Polish = Best condition 20 year old Original Factory paint EVER! https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...62110977_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...96187475_n.jpg |
Washed the car and relocated my plate. I wasn't happy with how it was attached previously (L- brackets attached to one of the fins in the grill) http://www.revscene.net/forums/membe...4292252868.jpg |
Realized somethings missing from the engine https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...81107977_n.jpg http://www.reactionface.net/images/o.../549.jpg?new=1 |
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Over the past couple days I took out the steering rack, adjusted, cleaned and painted it. Installed new bellows, outer tie rods, and poly rack bushings. Can you spot it? It looks out of place with all the other greasy dirty junk in there. Previously it blended right in :p https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N...no/photo-6.JPG |
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