M3 owner/broken BMW fixer

[KaiserRolls]

Welcome to here

[MPW3RLee]

straight6pwr said:

welcome! more info on your past e30?

It was an 87 325is primarily used for autoX and HPDE

Unfortunately I sold it a few years ago, but it was built to spec e30 as far as engine, suspension, brakes, sway bars, etc. Only thing I didn’t have was the cage. I would’ve kept it but I sold it due to lack of room in the garage and it contributed to a down payment on a house.....adulting sucks sometimes lol

[GunMetalGrey]

What's up Lee! 
I couldn't tell if it was you following me towards the mall the other day in an i3 from the house, but it just may have been! Glad to see you ended up getting one. 

Welcome to here (obligatory statement for all welcome posts)

[B C]

name 3 BMWs you would never own due to their lack of reliability/cost to repair/general PITA nature

[MPW3RLee]

GunMetalGrey said:

What's up Lee! 
I couldn't tell if it was you following me towards the mall the other day in an i3 from the house, but it just may have been! Glad to see you ended up getting one. 

Welcome to here (obligatory statement for all welcome posts)

It was probably my wife, I would’ve done something obnoxious like try to race if I had seen you [emoji23]

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[MPW3RLee]

snap said:

name 3 BMWs you would never own due to their lack of reliability/cost to repair/general PITA nature

Anything with a twin turbo V8 N63 and over 50k miles, E65/66 745’s and also M57 diesels (unless you remove all the emissions junk) All expensive to repair and generally have multiple issues

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[SteelBlue]

Thanks again @MPW3RLee for spring install! Nice to see you’ve made it the forum.

[MPW3RLee]

SteelBlue said:

Thanks again [mention=3961]MPW3RLee[/mention] for spring install! Nice to see you’ve made it the forum.

Yea man no problem, glad you like it!

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[GunMetalGrey]

MPW3RLee said:

 M57 diesels (unless you remove all the emissions junk)
 

Dude, I don't know about this one. BMW diesel life has been great for me so far. I would go as far as saying it has been the pinnacle of reliability and the easiest motor to find parts for.

[MPW3RLee]

GunMetalGrey said:

Dude, I don't know about this one. BMW diesel life has been great for me so far. I would go as far as saying it has been the pinnacle of reliability and the easiest motor to find parts for.

But the diesels you have don’t have nearly as much emissions stuff! I agree the engines themselves aren’t the issue, the core of those engines are actually great. But when EGR cooler springs break, NOx sensors fail, temp sensors fail, SCR cats fail, SCR tanks fail, and glow plug modules fail, they’re not cheap. But get rid of all that stuff and then they’re great.

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[suspenceful]

MPW3RLee said:

But the diesels you have don’t have nearly as much emissions stuff! I agree the engines themselves aren’t the issue, the core of those engines are actually great. But when EGR cooler springs break, NOx sensors fail, temp sensors fail, SCR cats fail, SCR tanks fail, and glow plug modules fail, they’re not cheap. But get rid of all that stuff and then they’re great.

Ben is messing with you. His diesel swap has been a can of worms to say the least.

Either way, glad to see you on here! Don't flake away like 90% of the newcomers. There are a variety of builds going on here, at completely different ends of the spectrum.

[MPW3RLee]

suspenceful said:

Ben is messing with you. His diesel swap has been a can of worms to say the least.
Either way, glad to see you on here! Don't flake away like 90% of the newcomers. There are a variety of builds going on here, at completely different ends of the spectrum.

Hah I suppose I don’t know enough about Bens car but since I’ve never seen it on the road, I should’ve been able to put that together ‍️[emoji23]

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[suspenceful]

MPW3RLee said:

Hah I suppose I don’t know enough about Bens car but since I’ve never seen it on the road, I should’ve been able to put that together ‍️

Joining the forum with some burns 

[i_love_cars]

suspenceful said:

Ben is messing with you. His diesel swap has been a can of worms to say the least.

Either way, glad to see you on here! Don't flake away like 90% of the newcomers. There are a variety of builds going on here, at completely different ends of the spectrum.

right? we must be something like 2/10 for newcomers actually sticking around. I'll take part of the blame because I attack people about their poor financial decisions. 

OP Welcome to the group.

[MPW3RLee]

i_love_cars said:

right? we must be something like 2/10 for newcomers actually sticking around. I'll take part of the blame because I attack people about their poor financial decisions. 
OP Welcome to the group. 

But if we all have BMW’s, haven’t we all made poor financial choices already? [emoji848]

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[i_love_cars]

MPW3RLee said:

But if we all have BMW’s, haven’t we all made poor financial choices already?

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Nope we're all enthusiasts here who typically wrench on our own cars so it's more like we're all just gluttons for punishment 

[KaiserRolls]

For whatever reason the retention isn’t great for new members - Basically the ones that end up staying are pretty good folks

Don’t fuck this up!

[GunMetalGrey]

MPW3RLee said:

Hah I suppose I don’t know enough about Bens car but since I’ve never seen it on the road, I should’ve been able to put that together ‍️

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Super late response on my part, but also super accurate response on your part!

[Jdesign]

Here is a late "Welcome" from me!! Nice history (current?) list of vehicles!!