Hey there! I've locked out this forum for some time. Tried it today and it works! I have a Citroen BX16TRS, year 1987 and wife drives a Renault Clio 1.2 year 1995. I guess people from North America have no idea what I'm talking about... The bmw323i had to go, it needed quite an investment to get to the shape I wanted it to be, and I had no money at hand... It was the best carby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Not a wharehouse, a fine collection!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
I hate to work under the car, i don't trust the stands... Is the kind of job I like to have done by a pro, on the elevator and the exhaust shops usually have a torch to remove the old rusted pieces. Now keep us posted about the e30, is a very sweet "backup car" to have!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Quoterkj Okay first off what is RTOW and then KD. I love to know things, sorry I'm so behind the curve I would like to say peter, with your gifts in mind, you might need access to a truck sometimes. If, like Alan sez, the truck is necessary to make $ you'll just have to give up the IX for awhile (make believe, as Alan points out, you're doing a resto on her (it's a her, riby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteNow it sounds like a truck with and open exhaust! VROOM PSSSSJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ! Hope the Dakar style repair holds so I can do a couple of more 220 km journeys to and from work before the replacement part arrives. Both cars broke at the same time, that sucks! I wouldn't drive that far the e46 like that, can't you borrow someone's car? Is better have the car fail on the rby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Best of luck finding a new job, creating your own or whatever project you want to pursue! Just keep us posted.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteCab Treadway QuoteFerdinand Minivans, SUVs, pickup trucks, station wagons, etc are all fine to use occasionally as an appliance. They fit a niche and do a job. But a little part of you dies each day if you are stuck driving one full-time. I have to call foul on the station wagon comment... I could drive our E46 wagon full-time and be very happy. I'd be happier if I could have foundby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteThe old adrenalin is back to normal now and I fixed a small problem on the iX Right front blinker wasn't registering and the flasher was going at that fast rate that let's you know there is a problem. When I removed the lens, I found a lot of green slime growing in the cavity. The bulb was fine, just needed a good cleaning along with the cavity and all is good again A siby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteExcellent; now I just have to work on upgrading the suspension and steering so it feels like a BMW Don't be too disappointed after that...by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Cool, I love those old narrow and twisty mountain roads!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Good work! Those cars deserve, and will return the care with fun behind the wheel!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteCab Treadway The new machine isn't a server, just a small form factor PC that is replacing our old WinXP machine. I don't think I have anything wrong with the hardware on the old machine, and I'm definitely not getting rid of it. I did wonder if perhaps I had overloaded my power supply when I added in the two new HDDs, but the BIOS voltage monitors seem to be fine. Anyway,by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
I would make it a beautiful daily driver. Get used fender and hood after checking the price for new, you may be surprised. Have them painted right, either way. Put on new grills, or get all three used from the same car, otherwise the dull plastic will never match and will look bad over the newly painted hood. Go for those new lights you always wanted, now you have a good excuse. Or not, ifby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
You sure know stuff about boats... There is a Marina 10 minutes walking from where i am, but most boats there are boring fiberglass newish models.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Someone sent me the pictures, and i browsed the net and found them there. It has adds, otherwise is a normal website.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Can't afford gasoline anymore? Build your own Porsche! Loved this picture:by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
New "cap" for the well, new bill for BP, it goes on and on... :disappointed:by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
The nice clean interior looks great! Congratulations.by Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
Hi guys! Have to tell this one, from my corner of the world. Some of you may know I am a member from a group of citizens involved in preserving an endangered railroad line, linhadotua.net . Making a long story short, we were approached by Playboy Portugal to give a written interview, wich we did, and a 5 pages article was written from our input and other two entities. along with pictures froby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
There are plenty of Portuguese people, and their descendants, in South Africa. Maybe he's one! My wife's parents used to go to South Africa several times on vacation from Moçambique, where they lived back in the late sixties up to 1974. Too bad "South Africa 2010 world cup" ended early for Portugal, or you would see plenty red-green flags...by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
The brake circuit hold some oil, and when a brake line lets go, it will be spilled down the road fast, and you will end up with no brakes, just e-brake. The tubes near the wheels are the most common cause, check for leaks under the car rather than pools on the ground. If that was the problem, no need to go upgrading much, replacement tubes are relatively cheap.by Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
Very good post. The sad part is, despite all greenwashing, modern cars are not so much "environment friendly" as marketing leads us think they are. Cheap fuel is gone forever. That will hurt automotive industry, and some "way of life". You got to love the BMW116d, claiming 4.1l/100km... The e30 324d did what, 7l/100km?by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
The ix, the es, the is, the Touring, all e30 version has it's own appeal. I often see a white baur convertible, 316 engine, bare simple yet in good condition an still a very elegant car. While we write, e30 are becoming more and more rare and appreciated.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Well done, Cab! He came to balance things a bit, or you would be outnumbered by your female family members. Congratulations for all Treadway familly!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
It is safe to burn a DVD before major steps, like OS installation or upgrade... Either that or buy a new hard drive, install the new stuff there from scratch, and if things take a shape you don't like, you still have the old system intact.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Congratulations on the new purchases, house, car and all... 212Km per day is a lot to drive every day. Are you sure you can cope with it? You will be driving more than two hours per day. You may say "look who's talking" cause i moved to a city 70Km away from where I work... It can get expensive if you add things up, i do most commuting by train so expenses are fixed, but i haby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteBob P 325is 88 And will get more expensive if said regulations and supervision are carried out. Ultimately, we decide how much risk we are willing to take by setting the price that we are willing to pay for energy. Since we insist on having 'cheap' oil, we pay the price or other countries pay the price. This type of thing has been happening for years, but not in our back yard,by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
This is a shame. Oil became so expensive, that makes viable searching it at places harder than ever, and there companies find the limits of technology. That kind of activity should be regulated and supervised closely, but then major companies are more power than most countries and they want profit no matter what... And it's even worse wqhen it happens in Africa or Asia, it only getsby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Hi! A co-worker of mine has a very cool screensaver: The screensaver takes the viewer through the various parts of a motor engine as you watch it being constructed in front of you.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum