chit chat thread

[Nick_F]

So I had an emergency come up Monday and had to take my car into Milwaukee Motorwerks. I looked at reviews and found the few posts on here and everyone seemed pleased with the service with the exception of one person. Anyone have more recent interactions with them? So far they seem to be taking good care of me.

[Jdesign]

As long as you know cars well, you should not have any problems. Brian and Evan are cool dudes.

[Nick_F]

Yea, I've been dealing with Brian and so far so good he has been extremely helpful. Figured I wanted to try and stay away from those dealership labor prices for some suspension work

[Jdesign]

Nick_F said:

Yea, I've been dealing with Brian and so far so good he has been extremely helpful. Figured I wanted to try and stay away from those dealership labor prices for some suspension work

I went to HS with Brian. I have watched his business grow from day 1. I use to spend a lot of time in that shop and his prior ones as well until I moved to Madison.

[Nick_F]

Well that is reassuring to hear. So far my only thought has been I should have been going there the whole time and not the dealer.

[ChrisO]

My Passat with the 2.0t rn

[Rekpoint]

What ever happened to the E36 m3 that had a blown motor that was posted on here? I cant find it.

[Jdesign]

Rekpoint said:

What ever happened to the E36 m3 that had a blown motor that was posted on here? I cant find it. 

I think you will need to be more specific.. 

[Ryan...]

B C said:

Sounds like you are about to throw your wallet into Hoover Dam

Not deep enough

KaiserRolls said:

I see an NC Miata in your future 

Someday I would still like a Miata, just to give it atry..

YoungCR said:

Congrats Ryan!

Thanks homie!

straight6pwr said:

engaged a few days and used 'fiance' appropriately instead of 'girlfriend'. you're ahead of the game.

It's been a struggle, and she's quick to correct me lol

patsbimmer1 said:

Congrats!  I'll tell you as I've told my other buddies before they got married, it's not that bad.  Now for the cynical side of me, get that house in both of your names and get the car in your name!

I'll be waiting for my wedding invite.

Thanks man!

WiBimmers will be invited

[Jdesign]

Ryan... said:

WiBimmers will be invited

Deeper than the hoover dam for sure.

Congrats again.

[Rekpoint]

Jdesign said:

I think you will need to be more specific.. 

Black on black E36 m3 coupe. Was a 98 or 99. Had a blown motor had like 110k on it or something along those lines.

[suspenceful]

I got a new computer setup yesterday. Editing photos and videos will be so much faster now

• Intel i9-9900K 8 core processor
• GeForce RTX 2070 8GB graphics card
• 32GB 3000MHz DDR4 memory
• 512GB Intel NVMe M.2 SSD
• 3TB secondary hard drive
• ASUS Prime Z390 motherboard
• Liquid cooled CPU
• Dual 24” curved LED monitors

[Jdesign]

suspenceful said:

Nice!

How come there is only 1 M3 remote controlled car?

[suspenceful]

Jdesign said:

Nice!

How come there is only 1 M3 remote controlled car?

 if you look closely, there is another in the set of photos.

[straight6pwr]

that build ought to chooch pretty well. i had to look at M.2s after seeing yours, and it looks like prices are finally coming down on SSDs!

i like the desk.

[YoungCR]

I like the desk setup as well. First time with curved monitors? My dual flat panel 23" monitors are serving me well but I'm on the fence about curved monitors for when I do upgrade. I guess for the price I'd take higher resolution over just being curved first.

[Rekpoint]

So im looking into buying a truck to tow stuff around with. Boat, cars etc.

What kind of truck do you guys use to tow stuff with.

Anyone have any experience with a 06-07 LBZ Duramax? Im leaning this way currently. I want a nice truck but not to nice so if I put a scratch into it I wont feel bad. I want something I can put to work and not be a mall crawler.

[YoungCR]

Rekpoint said:

So im looking into buying a truck to tow stuff around with. Boat, cars etc.

What kind of truck do you guys use to tow stuff with.

Anyone have any experience with a 06-07 LBZ Duramax? Im leaning this way currently. I want a nice truck but not to nice so if I put a scratch into it I wont feel bad. I want something I can put to work and not be a mall crawler.

Will this double as a winter vehicle? LBZ is a good motor but will the maintenance be worth while? If you plan on keeping it for a long time then yes or you plan on 300+ mi trips for parts cars. If its just gonna sit around and be used just for towing I'd just stick with a gas truck.

[Rekpoint]

YoungCR said:

Will this double as a winter vehicle? LBZ is a good motor but will the maintenance be worth while? If you plan on keeping it for a long time then yes or you plan on 300+ mi trips for parts cars. If its just gonna sit around and be used just for towing I'd just stick with a gas truck.

Yes id like to double it as a winter vehicle. Id keep it for awhile until 1. I dont need a truck anymore. Or 2. I want an upgrade. Ultimately id be picking up a few cars all throughout the US. I have a buddy who is both a BMW and Diesel mechanic who can help me with stuff that needs to be done on it. So he wont rob me blind.

[YoungCR]

Rekpoint said:

Yes id like to double it as a winter vehicle. Id keep it for awhile until 1. I dont need a truck anymore. Or 2. I want an upgrade. Ultimately id be picking up a few cars all throughout the US. I have a buddy who is both a BMW and Diesel mechanic who can help me with stuff that needs to be done on it. So he wont rob me blind.

I know nothing about them besides thats the first "good" generation of Duramax. If he has the tools to work on it that certainly makes things easier and more affordable. Also don't even consider local trucks, make a road trip out of it and buy a southern truck. You'll come out far ahead.