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Be me
Last day owning my 1998 M3/4/5. New owner already sent me the down payment and has a cashiers check for my full asking price
Decide to take M3 to work for one last time even though it is very cold out and car is garaged whenever night time temps drop below 32 degree F
Go to gym problem free
Get the liftz on for teh babes
Leave gym
Its very cold, like 12 degrees cold
Fire up the machine, which has been issue free since the HG replacement
See CEL
Oh noes!
Notice rough idle
Start driving to work despite rough idle and CEL
Leave parking lot
Be M3/4/5
On fuck you buddy, you're in for a surprise
You wanna sell me huh?
I don't think so bruh
Be me
See fucking mushroom cloud in rear view mirror
I'm talking an atomic bomb of smoke out the exhaust
Like seriously, smoke so thick that it limits visibility severely
Notice car running like shit
Remember that new owner is currently in airport, literally boarding his flight to me as this unfolds
Call him asap
Explain that a mushroom cloud the size of J Lo's ass is currently trailing me through town
Be him
Is this guy serious?
You're mucking about mate, it is not doing this
I am supposed to drive this fucker back to GA as soon as I land due to impending snow storm tomorrow morning
Be me
Yeah mate, this shit is mucking about hardcore right now
Be him
Well shit, my plane is taxiing on the runway
I'm already committed
I'm still coming, check the CEL and email me and we'll figure out a plan
Be me again
Zoom home with a fucking forest fire worth of smoke behind me
Pull up to driveway, shut off car
Thank god I didn't get pulled over
Grab scanner
Pull P1188 code
Research that it's probably the damn CCV, which is only a ~10k miles old
Find out that extreme cold can inhibit it from doing it's job if everything in the system isn't tip top perfect
Explains why I have never noticed this before
Clear code
Fire the machine, with impeccable timing, back up
Notice no giant cloud coming from back end
Give it some r3vs and all is well. Idle back to normal
Email new owner
Relate that the issue is not overly serious and goes away completely once CCV is warmed up
Drive to work without issue or fear of causing massive accident
Park
Check oil level which is still within acceptable range, despite infinite smoke for nearly 2 miles
Be him
Get the relative good news
Email seller saying awesome, I'll handle it and we'll negotiate final purchase price when I arrive
Be excited that car is not about to explode
Continue flying through the sky
Be me again
Phew
Hate E36's intently
Look out window
See it looking very sexy in parking lot outside work window
Not so much hate, but still some
Vow to never own another E36 again
Talk another look at M3
Decide maybe I'll get another one one day
So my dad's Mustang is almost finished with the Roush supercharger being installed. $10,700 for that thing, but it's gonna bring it up to around 720ish at the wheels, the dealer was saying.
Funnily enough, one neighbor is getting pissy about all of our cars' exhausts being too loud/sounding like crap. I haven't heard anyone else complaining, so I'm just gonna ignore it. If I wanted to be a dick, I'd bang it off the revlimiter, but I'm not that much of an asshole. If they think the Mustang is loud now...wait until it comes back, hooohooo.
You're probably right. I want another E30. Soo much better.
Im not sure what I want anymore. I keep fantasizing that someone will want to buy my E30, but then my logical side tells me that the E30 is the best thing for me to be doing what Im doing right now.
Somethings wrong with me, and luckily I havent sold my E30.
Simon
Current Cars:
-1999 996.1 911 4/98 3.8L 6-Speed, 21st Century Beetle
Im not sure what I want anymore. I keep fantasizing that someone will want to buy my E30, but then my logical side tells me that the E30 is the best thing for me to be doing what Im doing right now.
Somethings wrong with me, and luckily I havent sold my E30.
I go through the same thing often. Sold my last one, which I don't regret, but I want another one. One that's actually clean and not so racecar like.
It's vicious. Haha
One thing I do know, after today's experience, E36's are a royal pain in the ass. Roughly 1k miles with not a single issue (apart from ACS/ABS light issue) and this morning I have brake circuit failure and this smoke bull. Stressing me out quite a bit.
I go through the same thing often. Sold my last one, which I don't regret, but I want another one. One that's actually clean and not so racecar like.
It's vicious. Haha
One thing I do know, after today's experience, E36's are a royal pain in the ass. Roughly 1k miles with not a single issue (apart from ACS/ABS light issue) and this morning I have brake circuit failure and this smoke bull. Stressing me out quite a bit.
Yea, mine was wonderful when it was a swapped street car. Its still pretty awesome, but its no longer street car comfy. It doesnt need to be, but I am realizing thats why the E30 is so great. Its a car that does a lot of things really well.
Simon
Current Cars:
-1999 996.1 911 4/98 3.8L 6-Speed, 21st Century Beetle
No fap challenge/new years resolution underway. So far so good.
gosh golly gee wilakers! why??!!!!!! are you entering the seminary? jacking off is healthy. (its probably best if you stop doing it in public, though) you know whats healthier? a girlfriend. they come highly recommended. ('cause they have pussies and those things are useful.) i suggest you get one. she doesn't have to be pretty or skinny or even smell nice. perhaps start with "human(oid)" or "not a crack whore" and work your way up from there.
this is true NONSENSE indeed!
seriously, though...what aspect of your life could this actually improve?
my new years resolution is to stop cussing so much. how is it going you ask? pretty fucking good.;)
gosh golly gee wilakers! why??!!!!!! are you entering the seminary? jacking off is healthy. (its probably best if you stop doing it in public, though) you know whats healthier? a girlfriend. they come highly recommended. ('cause they have pussies and those things are useful.) i suggest you get one. she doesn't have to be pretty or skinny or even smell nice. perhaps start with "human(oid)" or "not a crack whore" and work your way up from there.
this is true NONSENSE indeed!
seriously, though...what aspect of your life could this actually improve?
my new years resolution is to stop cussing so much. how is it going you ask? pretty fucking good.;)
Smelling good may need to NOT be overlooked.......a "double bag"/lights off can help with most of the rest.
Not sure how nose plugs would stay on during fornication!
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