chit chat thread

[Nick_F]

Does anybody on here work at a bmw dealer or friendly with someone who does? I have some warranty questions

[straight6pwr]

another BMW find via Doug Demuro:

Vector W8, uses e30/e28/etc window switches.

[Jdesign]

Yet another selling point for those extra switches you have laying around.

[Nick_F]

anybody going to the road america winter autocross this weekend?

[KaiserRolls]

Nope

[straight6pwr]

how bad of a beating does an auto-x put on winter tires? I assume it will be pretty rough on them.

[jc43089]

straight6pwr said:

how bad of a beating does an auto-x put on winter tires? I assume it will be pretty rough on them. 

They make more tires every day...

[Nick_F]

straight6pwr said:

how bad of a beating does an auto-x put on winter tires? I assume it will be pretty rough on them. 

I did it on all seasons but was the only person of 45 without snow tires. The track was snow and ice covered so I cant imagine it being too harsh on them. The next one I go to will be with snow tires and I shouldve known better but you live and you learn

[patsbimmer1]

jc43089 said:

They make more tires every day...

Not snow tires... Those are done in a production run with units forecasted then that's it, no more until the next season.

[KaiserRolls]

straight6pwr said:

how bad of a beating does an auto-x put on winter tires? I assume it will be pretty rough on them. 

If it’s clear asphalt they’ll get chewed up relatively quickly. 
don’t have to worry too much about snow/ice covered asphalt.

[Nick_F]

The next one is February 1st if anyone wants to give it a shot. It was a blast and pretty cool to be able to lap a snow covered road america

[KaiserRolls]

Worked them a couple years ago - they are tons of fun. 10/10 recommend

[Nick_F]

KaiserRolls said:

Worked them a couple years ago - they are tons of fun. 10/10 recommend 

It'll be nice to actually have grip this time around hopefully I can put some good times down!

[wasnt m3]

I'll make a better post later, but mark your calenders....e30 picnic is June 7th this year.

[B C]

Shucks, cant make it. I have to organize my nightstand that day.

[SteelBlue]

The Chinese are fully in the HiFi realm(not that they already weren't). Good audio is getting cheap and cheap audio is getting good.

If you're interested in improving your listening experience but aren't looking to drop hundreds of dollars, there are a lot of good options out there.

These are amazing for the price($20), KZ ZST. And if you are looking for a better version of the previous, KZ ZS10 Pro ($50).

Bought both of them, both of them sound great. Going to return the ZST as the build quality and sound of the ZS10 is better. Not an "audiophile", just like to listen to music/media as best as possible(while not going broke).

[Jdesign]

SteelBlue said:

The Chinese are fully in the HiFi realm(not that they already weren't). Good audio is getting cheap and cheap audio is getting good.

If you're interested in improving your listening experience but aren't looking to drop hundreds of dollars, there are a lot of good options out there.

These are amazing for the price($20), KZ ZST. And if you are looking for a better version of the previous, KZ ZS10 Pro ($50).

Bought both of them, both of them sound great. Going to return the ZST as the build quality and sound of the ZS10 is better. Not an "audiophile", just like to listen to music/media as best as possible(while not going broke).

I was really hoping this was an option to a cheap OEM looking Blaupunkt radio. Le sigh.

[SteelBlue]

Jdesign said:

I was really hoping this was an option to a cheap OEM looking Blaupunkt radio. Le sigh.  

What's the one @straight6pwr has?

[straight6pwr]

Its a Continental TR . The sound quality is meh (probably bad to an audiophile) , but it does match the vintage nicely and have bluetooth.

[B C]

Happy Valentines day! (whatever that actually means).
Browsing Blipshift last night for the first time in a while and I felt proud to be part of a subset of people known as car enthusiasts. I scrolled through some clever and stunning shirt designs with witty captions and inside jokes and thought about what the average person would think if I wore the shirt and if it might strike up a conversation requiring me to try to explain something that ends up being a massive waste of both of our time. Things that only another car enthusiast would appreciate. The hobby itself is like a diamond, multi-faceted, complex, and intricate, but all joining into a single cusp, which is our passion for the machine, that unites us despite our different preferences.

I just think its kind of cool.

/not on MDMA