general questions

[lumberjack7]

hey guys,
just a couple of general questions.

i just moved to chicago, and i'm looking for a good bmw mechanic on the north side( i live in evanston). anybody know of any?

i remember running across a site where i could enter the VIN# of my e30 and get all the factory information on the car. anyone got that site handy?

and lastly, any suggestions on a good keyless entry system for the e30, and the pros and cons of remote start on this vehicle?

[permit]

Well, if you install remote start, just remember to not start it when the car is parked in 1st gear. Carfax.com does the VIN thing, isn't free though. A couple members on this forum have subscriptions, if you post nicely you'll get a response. Welcome.

[MR 325]

Carfax.com does the VIN thing, isn't free though. A couple members on this forum have subscriptions, if you post nicely you'll get a response.

I don't think that's what he's looking for, imho

Regardless, welcome to R3VLimited

[lumberjack7]

thanks. i actually found that vin# id site on here a few minutes ago.

[shiftbmw]

Would you mind posting a link the the VIN# id site? It sounds interesting.

[lumberjack7]

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

[ColdAccord]

as far as remote start/alarm -get a compustar. best system out there. and it has a safety function for the remote start so if you have a manual transmission it has to be in neutral for the remote start to work

[shiftbmw]

Thanks for the link.

[lumberjack7]

thanks for the info, coldaccord. btw, where did you find the e30 touring? that thing's awesome.