Fair enough. That being said, I think good tires are more important than traction control, because I grew up driving newer vehicles with traction control in NY and that didn’t help too much on ice because they had shitty all-season tires. A good set of snow tires will do a lot for a car, even without traction control.…

You say that, but I’ve got some friends in the Chicago and Philadelphia area that have E34's (the 5 series from 88-95) still. As far as old cars go, their factory anti-rust coatings held up fairly well, and when they rust it’s usually in inconsequential ways like the bottoms of the doors and fenders, the unibody…

I would happily pay to remove the following:

I, on the other hand, am more interested when I hear something described as “socialist,” because that means it’s good for people. Crazy “socialist” concepts including housing the homeless, affordable and effective public transit, affordable housing with rent controls, universal healthcare, parental leave, having more…

Most of these aren’t even 911-specific problems, just sounds like you’re new to German cars.

I mean, if people vandalize the cameras to the point of where it costs more to run them than the revenue they generate, the city would take them down, no? Clearly the solution is to keep destroying the cameras, particularly with a focus on permanently disabling them (aka torching them, cutting them with a chainsaw,…

Not even a mention of the epic Dodge Avenger video, or the Volvo S60, or the Subaru WRX? Those were peak RCR in my opinion, before it became an excuse to flex the ol’ English degree and ramble for 15 minutes. I miss the short bursts of absolute chaos.

The last time I flew with Southwest was Phoenix to San Jose, and it was a pleasant experience. Boarding was pretty painless with their system, and the open seating worked out in my favor, because not a single person wanted a window seat (whereas I always want window seats). The flight was also not 100% full, which I…

Wait, you’re telling me Southwest is considered a “budget” airline? Compared to what I’m used to flying on (Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant), Southwest feels like a luxury airline in comparison!

The early S63 in the E70 X5M was a mess too, with largely the same issues as the N63. The later revisions of the S63 in the F15 X5M and F10 M5 seem to have fared a bit better, though they still need engines from time to time due to rod bearing issues, it seems.

Unfortunately with the X5 M50i (and any BMW that has -50i in the model), the N63 is an unrepentant pile of shit. It doesn’t matter which version you have, which technical update you have, they all die an inglorious and early death. You’re lucky to get 100k miles out of one of those piles. Whether it’s timing chain…

Having driven an X5M, it’s a fairly punishing ride on bad roads, since the suspension is tuned super stiff and it has huge wheels with very little sidewall in the tires. Potholes will bend and crack the stock wheels super fast which definitely puts a bit of a damper on the fun. And you can’t really downsize the wheels…

And that’s why I refuse to fly unless I’m going overseas. Yeah, doing a road trip in a car that averages 27-28mpg at best isn’t ideal, but I have personal space and get to enjoy the sights and sounds on the way to the destination. At this point I’ve developed my stamina/patience to the point of where I can drive for…

Oh for sure. The current ones still have awful electrical issues. However, the engines are absolute garbage too, whether it’s the supercharged V8 or the supercharged V6 (which is the same block as the V8 but with the back two cylinders not bored out— Google it!). So at least by eliminating the engines you eliminate a…

Posts like this make me realize how fortunate I am to have my own shop at my disposal. I’ve never had to pay a shop for anything really, since I can do everything on a car aside from paint/upholstery. Like with my current car (1992 525i/5 with 300k miles), I have a spare engine, spare transmission, spare drivesahft,…

The engine that Sreten is using for his M73 build is actually from a hydrogen E38, not an E65.

While this is a clean example, the pricing is just too damn high. You can find a 535xit in a similar spec but with an auto for around $10k. Then you can pay a shop like $6k to manual swap it correctly and you’ll still be at less than half of what this seller is asking. For what it’s worth, the 6-speed ZF auto really…

I guess it’s a fine option if you’re a lazy rich person, but you can take any chassis, gut it, install a bunch of performance parts, and have yourself a capable track car for a fraction of the price. Then you also won’t feel bad when you smash it up at the track.

Of course it’s a bunch of VQ owners in the video... what’s up with that?

Good to know! I wasn’t aware of that.