Wagon for sure. Most hatchbacks are FWD which is an absolute no-no for me. While wagons are a bit more compromised in terms of handling as compared to a sedan or a sports car, their practicality makes up for it.

It blows my mind as to how people can be THAT stupid. I didn’t have any trouble at all the first time I saw a roundabout, and now I see (empty) roundabouts as a free public skid pad/drift zone.

I mean, BMW often changes the engines entirely during a vehicles lifespan, and often does a mid-cycle facelift (they call it LCI) that changes the appearance, often more noticeably than with those Vipers. Viper people just have too much free time on their hands...

I spent most of my childhood in a 94 Toyota Camry with non-functional AC that would stall randomly for no reason, consumed endless amounts of oil, and had bald, mismatched tires... I turned out just fine. At least my BMW is mechanically sorted, lol.

Well yes, I am a car enthusiast and not the normie that would be in the demographic for a modern minivan, so my opinions are certainly skewed. I’d rather put my kids into an old BMW with no airbags and 300k miles than into a modern minivan...

Man, their headquarters here in Phoenix are huge... I wonder which startup will take over the facility next.

I like the Previa more... it was RWD (or RWD-based AWD), had the engine in the middle, and could be had with a stick. It took risks with its unconventional drivetrain layout, and I love that. Minivans nowadays are just boring.

Ah, that makes sense. The labor comes down to where the turbos are... if they’re in a hot-V configuration on top of the engine they’re not too bad to get at, but if they’re on an inline-4 or inline-6 that’s slanted over to the side like on a BMW, you have to drop the subframe and a bunch of stuff to even see the damn…

Electric motor inside the turbo? That sounds awfully expensive to replace when it dies the minute the car is out of warranty (because it will).

Absolute crack pipe (I know we’re calling it “no dice” now, but “crack pipe” is still how I remember it, lol).

Oh wow, you’re not far from me at all. I’m in the AZ E30 BMW group, azbmwcrew, and a bunch of others. I run a shop in Tempe called Heritage Motorworks, where all I do is vintage BMW’s (E23, E24, E28, E30, E31, E32, E34, E36, E38, E39). Stop by if you’re ever in the area, it’s around Scottsdale Rd and the 202 Loop. I’m…

Oooh, you’re in Arizona? What part? I’m in the Phoenix area, specifically Tempe.

My 1992 BMW 525i/5 needs a new clutch soon-ish... at 277k miles on the original clutch, it’s starting to feel bad and shudders sometimes. I’m not necessarily dreading that job, more so just waiting until I have space at my shop to throw my car on the lift and bang it out in a couple hours.

I don’t feel bad at all, he can afford it. Do dumb shit on YouTube and then pay for the consequences, that’s how things work. These channels are dumb anyways, destroying perfectly good vehicles just for clicks is idiotic and wasteful.

Gross. Also I can’t help but laugh at those frameless doors, in about 5-10 years they’ll just be whistling on the highway because the rubber seals never last. Look at any E36/E46/E92 coupe, they don’t seal worth a damn.

Rich people getting away with stuff because they’re rich, what else is new?

Sorry to be *that* guy, but it was a ZF 320z 5-speed transmission in these cars, not a Getrag. The Getrags were reserved for the lesser 318i, 323i, and 325i. The ZF box is far superior, both in terms of shift quality and durability.

In my opinion the US-spec E36 M3 is better, the simpler engine is far more reliable and the cheaper US-spec stuff makes it a much more economical track car. For track use, the E36 M3 is one of the best.

Yep, I address the timing chain guides and Vanos on one of my L322's, it’s a very easy and relaxing job. Air struts are cheap if you get them from Arnott. I came up with a fix for the column solenoid issue which was to add a switch to fuse 18 (if I remember correctly) which would reset the circuit when flipped. So I’d…

I mean I’m a BMW mechanic so the 2003-2005 L322's with the M62tu are easy as heck for me