XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2024-11-08 15:27, *Hemidactylus* wrote:   
   > Alan  wrote:   
   >> On 2024-11-08 12:06, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >>> On 2024-11-08, RoadRacer  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Oh, and here's my current road car:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    
   >>>>   
   >>>> :-)   
   >>>   
   >>> Is that a 1-series or a 3? What year/model?   
   >>   
   >> 2012 135i M Sport.   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> My 335i is the same color. It's been a great car (fuel pump issues got   
   >>> worked out under warranty). 🙂👠  
      
   >> My car had an electric water pump failure under warranty...   
   >>   
   >> ...and a failure of the o-rings on the oil filter housing...   
   >>   
   >> ...leading to oil leaking down onto the alternator...   
   >>   
   >> ...leading to a replacement of the alternator...   
   >>   
   >> ...and that wasn't under warranty.   
   >>   
   >> Moral of the story:   
   >>   
   >> If your 335i is using the same engine design, be very aware of you start   
   >> to smell any oil burning.   
   >>   
   >> 😖   
   >>   
   > I was window shopping Bimmers and found a 1-series online (2010-12ish) that   
   > was really cheap. Then after it hadn’t been bought for a month it got   
   > cheaper and the listing started detailing some of the issues. Hard pass.   
   > I’ve always been interested in an entry level older BMW. There was another   
   > one that was kinda cool looking but I was already in the process of dealing   
   > with my Civic getting rear-ended and totaled and replacing it with an HR-V.   
   > I also had my eye on an ILX around the same price range. Those were pretty   
   > much fancier Civics. I rarely see them and they were discontinued.   
      
   Well, for me, I've experienced three real problems with my 1-Series:   
      
   1. The failed water pump (warrantied).   
      
   2. The failed oil sealing leading to a failed alternator (partially bad   
   design, but basically my fault for not investigating the smell of oil   
   far enough).   
      
   3. A failed turbocharger charge pipe; where the plastic pipe failed   
   where it was clipped to the metal intake plenum. I fixed that one myself   
   with about $70 in parts and (maybe) an hour of labour.   
      
   >   
   > For some reason my Youtube feed coughs up rando videos on oddball cars.   
   > Recently it was a 1971 Pantera being driven and I was smitten. Looks like   
   > the sort of car it would be too easy to die in but having too much fun with   
   > the demise. F’in beast.   
      
   All part of the trend to stick American V8s into European sports cars. :-)   
      
   >   
   > I’m happy with the HR-V as a small crossover with a higher stance than my   
   > Civic had. Maybe I’ll keep looking at 1-series Bimmers online. They seem   
   > expensive to maintain, but cheaper to get into than a Mercedes or Porsche.   
   > 911s are a bit steep for me.   
   >   
   > A tricked out 1-series would be sweet though I’d be better off with some   
   > Japanese platform hot rod. I seriously don’t get stance cars with weird   
   > camber.   
   It's a classic thing with faddests of all types.   
      
   Racing cars started using more camber when tire construction went from   
   bias plies to radial, and if some was good for a racing car, then more   
   must be even better...   
      
   ...right?   
      
   ðŸ˜Ž   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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