Old/new guy with a BMW problem
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Welcome! That's a good looking line up you have already! I'm partial to the estoril, one of my favorite colors!
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Welcome Rob. I have come to your BMW castle for parts and been amazed by its majesty. When are you going to sell one of your 540/6 cars?
Dan
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Thank you the castle is more like a hut. The hellrot 540/6 was to be sold already, yet the quandary with Calypso.
The main theme of the bunch is that none are original rust belt cars. All these cars have involved a road trip of some sort.
E34's one from San Jose other from San Diego via Colorado.
E36/7 from Huston
E38 from OKC via Indy.
E46 from NC.
Met many great BMW fans in the process. Thou some of these trips were filled with adventures of brake downs all are memorable in the end. Would highly recommend one.
RobZR
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Once you work on a car without the need of a blue tip wrench, you never want to go back.
You get spoiled.
My 1st e34 540ia was from Chicago. It was 10 years old when I got it, I could hear it rust. Working on it was a nightmare of rusty bolts. I didn't know any better and delt with it. Once I got the first 540i/6 from Cali I was spoiled and saw the light.
RobZR
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whats the problem with the calypso (besides that I don't own it)?
Dan
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whats the problem with the calypso (besides that I don't own it)?
No, problem at all, Just need a "Garage with a house attached" for all my toys. Calypso was intended to be my daily driver, but that would be cruel to such clean E34. so, it's been at my in-laws garage under a cover till needed. Drove it last weekend, forgot how much fun the 3.64LSD is in that car.
Glad to see you posting finally! Is the Roadster on the road yet?
Roady is still in a holding pattern. prepped for the Randy Forbes kit just needs welding.
Keeps getting backburnnered. Spent spring and summer wrenching on the E46 with Zach and teaching #2 son David Detailing.
Working on Cars with your kids. Priceless.
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Nice roadster, what M3 motor does it have?
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Nice roadster, what M3 motor does it have?
S52. Only '01-'02's got the S54. Up to 5k they are almost identical. So, you goto drive it like you stole it to use the extra power. 240hp is quite fun in a 3k lb car
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You need to hold a seminar: how to convince a significant-other to allow for multiple bmw purchases.
I will sit front row and take notes
First of all buy her one. Make it better then yours, but one she picks out. I got her the E38 with the options she wanted, not what I wanted. So not a slammed, Stanced, blown M5 On airbags, with a gazillion watt stereo.
It also helps to make a roadtrip out of it, Like a vacation to pick up her car. She didn't even mind driving it 8hrs back. If it didn't work out it was still a fun trip.
Once she is invested in your hobby, she will be much more receptive to future purchases. As long as it's not just about your toys
Not buying money pits that will depreciate like a rock helps too. I have less in 5 Bimmers then most people spend on the family minivan.
And most of all don't abandon her for your hobby.
End of seminar.
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S52. Only '01-'02's got the S54. Up to 5k they are almost identical. So, you goto drive it like you stole it to use the extra power. 240hp is quite fun in a 3k lb car
I could be wrong but I may have seen some with the s50b32 before they went with the s54.
Nice fleet BTW
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I could be wrong but I may have seen some with the s50b32 before they went with the s54.
Nice fleet BTW
We never got any car with an s50b32. Maybe a euro spec car.
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Hmmmm......your wife sounds like a fantasy. My wife understands my hobby but has no interest and hell would have to freeze before a second BMW ever joined the fleet. Oh well.
She's an angel for putting up with me for 29 years. But, she has told me if I buy one more it needs to have enough room for a cot and my stuff, 'cause I will be living in it.
And, she is right we are over capacity. it's not the money or space, it's the time it takes to keep the fleet flying.
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I could be wrong but I may have seen some with the s50b32 before they went with the s54.
Nice fleet BTW
We never got any car with an s50b32. Maybe a euro spec car.
The S50B32 cars were for the rest of the world. We got the S52US's. When the E46 got the M3 (S54)in '01 the M-roady got the S54 (slightly detuned to 315HP).
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She's an angel for putting up with me for 29 years. But, she has told me if I buy one more it needs to have enough room for a cot and my stuff, 'cause I will be living in it.
And, she is right we are over capacity. it's not the money or space, it's the time it takes to keep the fleet flying.
But still. We have a 4 car attached garage and a 2400sqft outbuilding. We own 3 cars TOTAL!!! Seems very wrong. I should be able to at least keep buying until I can't fit them all inside anymore.
Time is a luxery I don't have.....I 100% agree on that one.
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You could try the "Kindergarten argument" "Honey, look Rob has 6 cars, a Bike and 2 boats, and they only have a 2 car garage!! why can't I !!!"
but your odds are 1000:1 on that one.
Sounds like you need friends that are willing to fill that empty space with quality Bavarian steel for you that you can store and properly exercise (start, warm-up, and take around the block) while on your premises. Once she is accustomed to seeing the space filled with quality, she will be more receptive to filling it with your own replacements. LOL.
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