Go to watkins glen and wonder where the runoff is. Those blue bushes are real damn close. Understand where you can safely push it and where you can’t.

Yes. Here is your checklist for a HPD track day.

Was he on his first lap out when it happened? Was this the first corner he encountered that had sandbags? Had he done track days there before where sandbags were present? If this was lap 20 then he knew the sandbags were there. His comment about evasive action and his promotion of his own company lead me to think this…

He signed the waiver. I feel for him, but he signed the waiver, which exists to prevent this kind of guy from suing and ruining it for everyone.

Show me one of these pictures, please? And keep in mind, we’re not talking about the location of reverse here. You may want to look at that picture again.

It took me an embarrassingly long time to see what was wrong.

Every single time - did a throttle actuator/VANOS solenoid/rod bearing finally let go? Oh, no, it’s just cold.

IT’S LITERALLY THE SAME AS THE SERPENTINE BLOWING UP ON MY DAD’S 5 SERIES (E39).

You can hack your BMW to close the window and sunroof when it starts to rain, using the sensor from the wipers.

That’s unfortunate about the rain thing...

BMW in unified Germany uses 37°.

I had a TDI that could automatically detect if it was on rollers so it could go into a special mode to pass the emissions test.

I’m not sure how many times I have to restate this for people to understand, but all BMWs come with turn signals, and their owners use them at all appropriate times. They just flash in a color that peasants can’t perceive.

That’s doubly amazing when you consider that the workers on the production line who assembled the thing were probably left with a bucket of screws and bolts that were supposed to be installed, but didn’t quite make it into the final product for whatever reason.

Anecdotal evidence suggests this is a feature removed from later models, but E30s also have turn signals.

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If its a secret why would I reveal it? :P jk

You’d have to have Carlin’s income to keep that thing on the road, or at least his sense of humor when the bills come in.

This is only a half-step above what the chop shop yokels used to produce

Used to do this in my Z28 for fun.. and to freak out my passengers. Then one day my clutch went and I had to limp my way through town to drop my car off at a friends, would have had to call for a tow truck if I didn’t know how to do this. Also had to start the car in 1st gear which is just about the oddest feeling…