I'd love to have that toolbox in my garage.

RobZR said: That's Brandon's(rvae34) last project. The same guy that did the insane E38 last week that sold for $58k. Wow. that's a good price!

That m5x would have to be turbo.  The 300 that its in the truck now makes probably 200hp and 230-250lbft at the wheel at probably 1200-1900rpm  with a stunning redline of 4500rpm M5x even with a small turbo would easily exceed 320lb/ft.  I am not sure about the trans cooler. Probably some small electric pump similar they use to drain bottom mount turbos.   Ive seen some aftermarket manual and sequential transmissions that have build in oil pumps and provisions for the coolers.

The bfc panjo shift was a mess, they tried to deal with the blowback by separate panjo and non panjo listings, and finally just dropped it all together.

patsbimmer1 said: Have you seen any of the new seasons?  I genuinely enjoyed season 25 and am excited for season 26 to premier on BBC America.  Matt Leblanc is a genuine car guy and I enjoy Chris Harris.  Rory Reid plays the millennial part to hokey but he's a nice punching bag for them once in awhile.  I couldn't even say I have a favorite season.  Favorite episodes for sure but I don't know about whole seasons. For the record:. I hate the show Friends.  I thought I'd hate Matt Leblanc because of this and I couldn't be my wrong.  I have seen several episodes of the new seasons, I just can't get past Matt LeBlanc. I'll find where to watch the new ones and give it another shot. Yes, Chris Harris is fun to watch and he is way better at talking and acting on his feet. Matt just comes off as this stiff board the whole time. SteelBlue said: I've always like kind of the middle of the pack ones. Not too early in the show and not right before the main hosts left. This link gives you cars they reviews, guests they had, and challenges they did. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Top_Gear_episodes#Series_14_(2009–10) Thank you! That is super helpful. straight6pwr said: my favorite episodes or skits followed by the season: Failing to kill the Toyota Hilux - 3 Cheap porsche challenge - 5 Amphibious car challenge - 8 American car roadtrip where hillbillies throw rocks at them - 9 The one where Jeremy keeps rolling the Reliant robin over  - 9 Amphibious car 2 - 10 Vietnam motorcycle challenge - 12 Lorry driving challenge - 12 Jeremy hits communist cars with a hammer - 12 Trying to build their own Electric car - 14 Build their own RV challenge - 15 Convertible challenge (where they all show up in e30s) -16 Africa special (with the e39 touring) - 19 The p45 motorcycle car thing that jeremy drives into buildings - 19 Hovervan - 20 Hot hatch challenge - 21 Oh so sad. Those are like all the episodes that you could stream for free on Amazon before they starting charging for them. I made my wife watch the Reliant Robin episode and she was laughing the whole time. I think what I'm realizing is there is no right answer to this and every season is great. Maybe I'll start at the beginning. I bought the Bolivia episode yesterday to watch, and while I enjoy watching the Grand Tour, it's not the same. I forgot how great Top Gear was with them.

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Boris3 said: Any examples of customers and calm manner?      I have a lot of those!  I'm much more likely to work with a customer or give them the benefit of the doubt if they are calm and professional when talking to me.  I'm working with a customer right now that had purchased a set of Cooper tires about a month ago and feel that the tires "don't fit right" because the tire doesn't cover the rim.  They believed that their last tires were closer to the hubcap and covered the rim.  I've spent weeks talking to these people trying to find a solution for them that fit's their cosmetic want while also trying to convince them that the way the tires fit is indeed how they are supposed to fit.  I've taken pictures of other cars with steelies and hubcaps to show them the gap that exists between the hubcap and tire is normal and reached out to other professionals for their opinions on the pictures of the tires on the wheels.  I've spent weeks building trust with these people... Weeks.  The customer sent an email to Cooper when they started talking to me and Cooper JUST responded to them saying the tires don't appear to be seated on the beads... Cooper has ruined weeks of trust that I've built up with these customers by making an ill informed comment.  Cooper is also refusing to stand behind their "diagnosis" and will not reimburse me or the customer for the time spent reseating the tires.  Thankfully the customer sounds like they still trust me as I continue to try and find the right solution for them.  If this customer was a jerk I would have sent them packing but because they've approached the situation calmly I am putting in the time to try and make it right for them. YoungCR said: BMW NA's customer feedback/review surveys (at least around 2013) would fail the dealer if the customer rated them at anything 4/5 or below. Harsh but I think it was meant to keep service managers running the dept as close to BMW's guidelines/best practices and kept BMW NA involved with the individual dealer's services. That's pretty standard in dealers.  A poor CSI score can impact someones pay depending on how the pay structure is set up for that team.  If you want to get a dealers attention then give them a poor CSI score.  We utilize a CSI but don't receive many back.  We spend A LOT of time responding to online complaints and reviews and a lot of them just make me shake my head.  We had one within the last few weeks that stated we took 2.5 hours to do a rotation/tire check on their vehicle.  Well, when my Service Manager looked into it the vehicle was dropped off an hour before the appointment, the customer left and came back 1.5 hours after the appointment and the vehicle had been completed before they showed up.  When the Service Manager reached out to the customer and asked why she wrote the complaint she stated that she wasn't inconvenienced by the situation at all and had in fact left with someone so she wouldn't have to wait in the waiting room.  She wrote the complaint because she saw other bad reviews and thought she should add one... I wish I could say this was abnormal.  When customers are confronted about these reviews they act like they had no idea someone would actually read them.  Keyboard warriors waste hours of my time every week. Jdesign said: VERY good item to highlight. I have very little experience in BBB but I do know it works very similar to the JD power awards. LOL Dude, don't even get me started on JD Power!  Quickly, the Initial Quality award that GM LOVES to tout awards a manufacturer for making a vehicle with few issues WITHIN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP.  They claim that within the first 90 days of ownership you can determine a vehicles long term reliability.  Well, according to a report I saw recently of vehicles most likely to still be on the road after 15 years roughly ZERO of the winners from 2003 were on the list.  Making a car that won't break for 90 days of ownership is like making a meal that won't give you diarrhea until 36 hours after you've eaten it instead of 24 hours.  Congratulations, you still made shit.  JD Power is a marketing company.  They sell the right to tell people about your car getting an award.  It's in their benefit to have as many vehicles as possible get an award.

Also condsider if you list it now and it sits on the market for a few weeks, generally people think theres something wrong with it and might just scroll past it without even looking. I will take an ad down if it doesnt sell in the first two weeks. then I wait two weeks and relist the same car with new pictures and updated description. 90% of the time I get a serious buyer in the first day or two.

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Jesus. Im amazed that I even know what the hell he is saying.

No one ever plans on eating beef sticks in the rain outside of a gas station, you kind of just end up there. Drinking is the worst and every morning after a big night I hate my life. Big nights are starting to be less and less alcohol to have a hang over. That being said, I'm gonna be tossed for the Brewer game on Saturday.

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this is super interesting, hopefully it does hold your interest.

Edited, we're allowed to have 22, so I would really like to see some more BMW folks make their presence known!

PPR? *old man grumble*  i left both my leagues this year because they switched to PPR last year.

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I would read the first one at least. They are kind of like a “if you know, you know” sticker for a lot of guys into vintage racing. You will see a lot of them on a vast variety of cars at road America. I’ve had them on all of my cars and will continue to.

Not sure if some of you are aware, but Amazon is having their annual sale. This are what I ordered today for my 135i and I figured I'd share with all my fellow WIBimmers friends. I'm cheap but couldn't pass these deals up, lol. I believe you need to be a Prime member, but I have a link for a free 30-day trial to bypass that if you're not already a member. Huge jugs of Castrol 5W-30 synthetic oil for only $22.14 at checkout! Ordered 3 so I'm set on oil changes for a while. https://amzn.to/2LkpEiA Awesome dash cam that's only $69 'til midnight, on sale from $150. https://amzn.to/2LcUs51 Complete 16pc Chemical Guys car wash kit with foam canon for only $64, usually $100. https://amzn.to/2NUnRiZ 70pc magnetic screwdriver kit for only $17. Good for all the torx bits on these damn cars. https://amzn.to/2zOVGyU I have a similar tool set and bring it everywhere. Has deep-well sockets, torx bits, etc. 192 pieces can fix just about anything on these cars for $148 at checkout. https://amzn.to/2NZUQCa My buddy bought this pressure washer for $200 a few months ago and said it kicks ass. It's half off right now. https://amzn.to/2mpLTWz 12pc ratcheting wrench set for only $89 at checkout. These are convenient as hell. https://amzn.to/2NWv164 Adjustable gear wrench set for $97 at checkout. Not a necessity, but will be nice to have at this price. https://amzn.to/2L1BxLg Anyone else find some good deals? I'm open to buying a few more things...

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