chit chat thread

[straight6pwr]

i've heard these grandiose tales of 27-30mpgs from 325i e30s. i believe them all to calculated with bad math and/or for the owners to be driving unreasonably boring, hypermiling like a prius owner.

i tracked fuel consumption in my M50 (more efficient than an m20) e30, on an all-highway road trip to Colorado. with a 3.25 rear end,  I was getting 26mpg. granted, the car had lots of gear in it and i was doing 80mph for most 

my m20 e30 that I had for 10 years had an average of around 21mpg, mixed driving.

[m42b32]

MPG talk makes me miss my e36 318is, I averaged 33mpg no problem.

Definitely don't get over 20 on the e30 now, but that's my fault.

[Ryan...]

Commuting my 325i I was always pretty stoked to get anywhere north of 20 mpg. 

The e30 318is was consistently getting 28+ hwy.

[Rekpoint]

_DSC0190 by Glen Jakober, on Flickr

[KaiserRolls]

KaiserRolls said:

I get about 1.7 miles per tank. My ODO gears are whack 

 calculated about 23ish mpg running like 3700-3900rpm for 2.5hrs straight. ZF trans/3.25 rear end/m52

[B C]

Is anybody else here a transplant/grew up in a different state?

[KaiserRolls]

B C said:

 Is anybody else here a transplant/grew up in a different state? 

Nice try FBI

[B C]

KaiserRolls said:

Nice try FBI

[Rekpoint]

B C said:

 Is anybody else here a transplant/grew up in a different state? 

I originated in Florida

[gilber33]

B C said:

 Is anybody else here a transplant/grew up in a different state? 

I grew up in Sheboygan. Which is effectively its own world compared to the rest of the State.

[SteelBlue]

gilber33 said:

I grew up in Sheboygan. Which is effectively its own world compared to the rest of the State. 

Ever been to Fond du Lac?

[Rekpoint]

F in the chat boys.

Rip the Alpina Z8, Ill see you at the salvage auction

[gilber33]

SteelBlue said:

Ever been to Fond du Lac?

You mean Sheboygan's sister city? Home to one of the last remaining Fazoli’s.

[B C]

gilber33 said:

You mean Sheboygan's sister city? Home to one of the last remaining Fazoli’s. 

Fazoli’s breadsticks > Olive Garden’s breadsticks

Fazoli’s pizza > Most pizza chain’s pizza

there is still one by HWY 100 and Greenfield in ‘stallis

[HipMF]

10/10

[patsbimmer1]

I bought my first mountain bike tonight and the first bike I've owned in over 10 years that wasn't a BMX bike.  It was at the local bike shop and I looked at it Saturday, liked it but ultimately left. I stopped by today and the owner says "oh I was gonna call you.  That's one of the employees bikes so I could save you some money of you pay cash.  $160.". I said done let me go get my truck.

It's a 2001 GT Aggressor.  Pretty basic but in like new condition and good enough for my needs right now.

[SteelBlue]

Will we look at this generation of BMWs like the Bengal era cars? The new 4 series is heinous. I don’t think will view these cars in the same rose tinted glasses.

[B C]

SteelBlue said:

heinous. 

I have made peace with most designs that I didn’t initially like, but i’m with you. I cant imagine coming back to this post in 5 years and saying “ah, indeed it is a future-classic”.

it harshes my mellow as well

[YoungCR]

I really liked the Bangle era cars until I sat inside a early E60 and and was horrified by the interior design choices/aesthetics. I haven't sat in the latest gen models but I don't like what I see on the outside.

[m42b32]

patsbimmer1 said:

I bought my first mountain bike tonight and the first bike I've owned in over 10 years that wasn't a BMX bike.  It was at the local bike shop and I looked at it Saturday, liked it but ultimately left. I stopped by today and the owner says "oh I was gonna call you.  That's one of the employees bikes so I could save you some money of you pay cash.  $160.". I said done let me go get my truck.

It's a 2001 GT Aggressor.  Pretty basic but in like new condition and good enough for my needs right now.

Nice pick up, looks like new! Planning to ride some single track or just for cruising around?