XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2024-11-08 16:55, Andrews wrote:   
   > *Hemidactylus* wrote on Fri, 08 Nov 2024 23:27:29 +0000 :   
   >   
   >> I've always been interested in an entry level older BMW.   
   >   
   > I once owned a 525i on which I had to replace almost everything because BMW   
   > only knows how to make drive trains - BMW has no idea how systems work   
   > together.   
   >   
   > An example is the DISA valve is an abomination, as is the CCV and even the   
   > ABS control module has those angel hairs which break in the goop they're   
   > intertwined with.   
   >   
   > The seat cables cause seat twist. Even something as simple as the   
   > cupholders break. The Dorman window regulators have too small of a nylon   
   > roller so the cable falls off. And don't even get me started on the Behr   
   > plastic overly complex expansion tanks.   
   >   
   > The water pump fails prematurely (and requires two special tools, including   
   > a very thin very long 32mm open-end wrench to access), while the trunk loom   
   > constantly frays causing shorts all over the place due to bare wires   
   > touching.   
   >   
   > Everyone had the BMW software (much of which was in German) including but   
   > not limited to dis, easydis, gt1, progman, inpa, and ncs dummies & expert.   
   >   
   > Much as I've studied the strange nature of you Apple trolls, I've always   
   > wondered why BMW engineers can't make two systems work together other than   
   > the drive train and suspension. Those do work fantastically together.   
   >   
   > Nothing else does though... (at least not on the 525i which is the only   
   > bimmer that I know about - but don't get me started on the beemers).   
      
   Translation:   
      
   You don't actually know why you had problems with your 525i   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)