Waxed M42 and the new BMW dealership: UPDATE P2, 56K Warning

[Spaz]

damn the car looks good...love the last shot.

email a hi res to me man

bmwmpowerd@hotmail.com

thanks :)

[M42Technik]

damn the car looks good...love the last shot.

email a hi res to me man

bmwmpowerd@hotmail.com

thanks :)

Hey thanks. Couldn't get around to daylight pictures. I was caught up trying to get a job as a lot attendant at that same dealership! Should work out, can't wait to be making money. The picture is on its way to you via e-mail.

[EtaSport]

hey dan, that looks great. we need to get together sometime so we can take pictures of our cars together. I might be putting my front bumper on tomorrow and toying with the idea of how to go about my front spoiler/valance later on. I am hoping to come up with something creative, so I will let you know when its ready to go.

Which dealership is that? I saw an alpina z8 at the towson dealership back over winter brake. And are you going to be working there?

Take more pics, its not all the time i see a nice e30 with a maryland plate screaming look at me from the front end (dont you wish we didnt have to run those?)

[M42Technik]

...we need to get together sometime so we can take pictures of our cars together....Which dealership is that?

Take more pics, its not all the time i see a nice e30 with a maryland plate screaming look at me from the front end (dont you wish we didnt have to run those?)

I hate that its against the damn law not to have one on in the front. The dealership I should be working at is back home for me, in Rockville. I should be getting the job soon. I'd love to see your car, but I hate having a stock suspension! I can't be seen with this 4x4 mode! It kills me!

Seriously need to take more pictures. Hope to soon. Mind you, it doesn't look that great in sunlight. Beer goggle type effect, except with night and day.

[OOMPH!]

Damn Dan, your paint is bling bling. Nice job on the wax, and the photochop looks awesome.

[Spaz]

thanks for the picture man....great desktop.

[M42Technik]

thanks for the picture man....great desktop.

Never thought I could make desktop material! Thanks a ton, made my day. Here's one picture I thought up this morning...



And here's what I think of cicadas swarming the east coast...bitches:



More to come!

[Bill 84 318i]

I was just in College Park for the weekend. All I gotta say is that the cicadas are unreal. 1.5 million per acre? The first time I hit one with my windshield, I flinched and tried to dodge it (we don't have them in Jersey or Harrisonburg, VA yet).

[M42Technik]

I was just in College Park for the weekend. All I gotta say is that the cicadas are unreal. 1.5 million per acre? The first time I hit one with my windshield, I flinched and tried to dodge it (we don't have them in Jersey or Harrisonburg, VA yet).

Yea they're really bad in my neighborhood as well. Through wooded areas and backyard roads their noise level can reach 90 decibels. And what were you doin' at CP? Enjoying the city-sized campus? Hope you locked your car and parked a million miles from where you were headed...

[Bill 84 318i]

My brother was graduating.

Yeah, CP's campus is pretty goddamn huge - too big for me. But I had a blast, it's a fun town. I've been there quite a few times before...doesn't seem that unsafe, but the 318 escaped unscathed (even though I left it unlocked by accident one night).

[M42Technik]

...the 318 escaped unscathed (even though I left it unlocked by accident one night).

Bad idea! At least you weren't driving a Civic. Then you would be in trouble. Here are some more pictures of the car itself. Might go for one more shot later today. Short shifter pictures are of an M Roadster one I put in a while back. 2nd, neutral, 4th.










Plans are to get smoked taillights, Supersprint, maybe a M-Tech II wheel, and SUSPENSION!!

[OOMPH!]

(even though I left it unlocked by accident one night).

:shock: Bill, you have broken one of the ten commandments. Thal shall not forget to lock doors ever......

[mgold]

Short shifter pictures are of an M Roadster one I put in a while back. 2nd, neutral, 4th.

How do you like the M-Roadster shifter? I've been thinking about doing the conversion but want to make sure it works well and isn't too difficult to shift gears. I've heard stories of some folks saying that some shifters are too hard to get into gear (too notchy).

[M42Technik]

How do you like the M-Roadster shifter? I've been thinking about doing the conversion but want to make sure it works well and isn't too difficult to shift gears. I've heard stories of some folks saying that some shifters are too hard to get into gear (too notchy).

It is really, really notchy. I personally love it. It takes a bit of grunt, and two "snicks" from each gearshift. If you want something less notchy and a bit smoother, go Z4, or Z3 2.8/3.0...more info on all of them here....

http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5004

[Jand3rson]

How do you like the M-Roadster shifter? I've been thinking about doing the conversion but want to make sure it works well and isn't too difficult to shift gears. I've heard stories of some folks saying that some shifters are too hard to get into gear (too notchy).

It is really, really notchy. I personally love it. It takes a bit of grunt, and two "snicks" from each gearshift. If you want something less notchy and a bit smoother, go Z4, or Z3 2.8/3.0...more info on all of them here....

http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5004

Yeah, I used to have a Z3 1.9, and I've got the Z3 3.0 lever for the next car. The 1.9 was really nice, and the 3.0 is supposedly a little shorter. :D

I love the M-Tech II front, your car looks really good.