Buying a new/used car.

[stonefiend]

Yea, the damn error code reader doesn't know wtf it's talking about sometimes.

[slim]

Damn, if money weren't a thang, i'd get the X6 M



10/10 on the sickter skale.

I thought you were cool and had reasonably good taste.

NOT ANYMORE.

[stonefiend]

C'mon Slim, given the choice of a 1996 328is and this newskool awd x6m beast, you'd take the x6m i'm sure. I'm just taking the feel of my car into a superpowered practical machine, though the feel of my car can probably only be out-felt by something stiffer and stronger.. the m3. I've just been thinking about the mountains and snow lately and saw one of these x6m's on the road and thought it was pretty sick for a new bimmer. I agree with you that the e36 feel, ease of maintenance and look is unmatched.. future classic, but in the world of climbing/skiing/surfing... shit, I would look like a retarded yuppie with.. ok fuck you, you win.

80's r22 toyota pickup all fixed up under the hood with front and rear lockers as my winter ride. what?

[Lox]

Do you work on your own vehicles? If not you should learn. One of the better investments you can make. People complain when I have to charge them 3 or 4 grand in labor to work on their house but think nothing of handing over 2 grand to a mechanic for 4 hrs worth of work. And the real kick in the balls is I'm increasing the value of their home. Mechanics are thieves plain and simple. I don't think I've ever met an honest one.

First off, I do a lot of work on my own vehicles. This fact does not change the issue I am talking about - some European cars do NOT feel like the 96 328is. Some European cars are underpowered, not "balanced" and chug along the freeway just waiting for a chance to break down. Just because I change the upper radiator hose or the distributor, plugs wires and plugs myself will not make my 85 diesel 505 into some rad sports car that kicks ass. It will still belch white smoke for 20 minutes after you start it. Period. And the fact that you acknowledge the need to do all this work just shows you support my assertion that these cars are not reliable.

As far as mechanics go, when our family was at the height of our eurocar ownership, we had a great mechanic. He would quote us the OEM cost for parts and then tell us the cheapest option, which usually involved installing a honda aftermarket part into our Peugeot upside down and backwards just to fit. Unless there was no such part that exists, like the Vanagon exhaust pipes. I have yet to find another mechanic like him, although I do know a guy who does a helluva job replacing headliners out of a storage unit in San Antonio, Texas. Let me know if you need such services.

p.s. I would put your white ass to work roofing. You don't need dark skin to swang a hammatakka.

[Lox]

80's r22 toyota pickup all fixed up under the hood with front and rear lockers as my winter ride. what?

Win.

[skav]

Any 80s? You gotta snob out some more.

[Cardboard_Dog]

Do you work on your own vehicles? If not you should learn. One of the better investments you can make. People complain when I have to charge them 3 or 4 grand in labor to work on their house but think nothing of handing over 2 grand to a mechanic for 4 hrs worth of work. And the real kick in the balls is I'm increasing the value of their home. Mechanics are thieves plain and simple. I don't think I've ever met an honest one.

First off, I do a lot of work on my own vehicles. This fact does not change the issue I am talking about - some European cars do NOT feel like the 96 328is. Some European cars are underpowered, not "balanced" and chug along the freeway just waiting for a chance to break down. Just because I change the upper radiator hose or the distributor, plugs wires and plugs myself will not make my 85 diesel 505 into some rad sports car that kicks ass. It will still belch white smoke for 20 minutes after you start it. Period. And the fact that you acknowledge the need to do all this work just shows you support my assertion that these cars are not reliable.

As far as mechanics go, when our family was at the height of our eurocar ownership, we had a great mechanic. He would quote us the OEM cost for parts and then tell us the cheapest option, which usually involved installing a honda aftermarket part into our Peugeot upside down and backwards just to fit. Unless there was no such part that exists, like the Vanagon exhaust pipes. I have yet to find another mechanic like him, although I do know a guy who does a helluva job replacing headliners out of a storage unit in San Antonio, Texas. Let me know if you need such services.

p.s. I would put your white ass to work roofing. You don't need dark skin to swang a hammatakka.

When I first read this I was like Whhaaa? the hell is he talking about? Then i realized I miss quoted you. This is the post I was responding too ....

I had an 87 SAAB 900 SPG. Grey on grey. It was fast as shit but when stuff broke it was $$$$$.

[Lox]

Ooops!

Yeah.. the Saab was sweet, but the turbo went and the transmission needed an overhaul. I do/did work on my own cars, but not that kind of work.

[Cardboard_Dog]

yeah man dropping a tranny is not my cup of either. Unless it was a volkswagon .. then I might attempt it. Or if he/she was really really good looking. Then i might hit it.

[Cardboard_Dog]

But to be fair, it's probably a lot harder to diagnose a vehicle issue than a problem with a house.

I came home really stoned the other day and I accidentally put my car key in my front door .. and my house started up. So I drove it onto the freeway and started yelling at people to get off my lawn.

[stonefiend]

e36 sleeper + 22r pickup = ALL YOU NEED SON!

both are like LEGO factor like what!

[600#gorilla]

i miss my Datsun 510.

[Lox]

yeah man dropping a tranny is not my cup of either. Unless it was a volkswagon .. then I might attempt it.

Yeh... One time I had to remove the radiator of my Peugeot 605 to change a belt. After that EPIC I would often look at just how much work was needed to complete the job on the eurocars. Sometimes it's heinous. Like the Vanagon. What a BITCH to work on.

[skav]

I've never really understood how the vans got to be such a bitch to work on. The old VW sedans like the Fox were really simple. Only easier vehicle I've done a bit of work on is a Suzuki Swift.

[Lox]

Well... I will tell you, because I am an educator. The Vanagon became a bitch to work on when they wrapped the engine in exhaust tubes to bring it in line with emission standards. Those pipes go all around the engine. They do that because in normal cars, the engine is up front and there is room for the exhaust system between the front and the back of the car. I honestly asked my mechanic if we could do "sidepipes" and "just drop the exhaust off the manifold" but he just laughed at me.

I always wanted to drop a Porsche engine in that shit with sidepipes and some sort of beefy transmission to handle the torque. All I need is the extra 20k to make it happen.

[stonefiend]

put a subaru engine in there.. I hear it's good fitment with certain vanagons.

[Lox]

Yeh... if the engine ever goes that would probably be the sensible thing to do.

But... PORSCHE ENGINE VANAGONE !!!!!!!11111111111111111111111 Can you just imagine the surprising soudns it would make?!?!?! 1337!!1

[Lox]

fijense ustedes FIJENSE !!!!!!!!!11111111111

[stonefiend]

fijense is right... porsche engine (i dunno how) in there = vana-GONE.

[pmahnn]

My new Outback roadtrips real nice.