So, do any of you have potential new car plans in the new year?by Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
Here's wishing you all a Happy Holiday and a prosperous New Yearby Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
I was commuting back from a job interview and spotted what I thought at first to be someones idea of a joke. It was a little car that looked to be half the size of an X5 with lines not typical to BMW. After searching online I discovered it is the new is the new i3 Electric. The promo pictures let me see the whole car and I have to say it does look cute. They start at $43,995!by Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
That might fill the bill I'll do some research and see what we have in our area.by Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
I have never really gotten over having to sell the iX and would early love to have another BMW. So, the question is...what do I look at? I'm beyond the days when I am willing to be a nursemaid to an aging E30 or E36. So what is out there that someone with meagre means can afford to buy and drive? The E46 is already an obsolete and aging model and likely has it's own collection of iby Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
Cool videos Ferd! I can't tell if you enjoy navigating with Martin or being a pilot moreby Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
QuoteOve Kvam QuoteArcheo-peteriX Even the new BMWs won't work like our iXs did. The new cars all have open diffs and open transfer boxes. All traction control is done by braking. Seems that the designers never bothered to check what would happen if two wheels on one side slipped Did anyone else notice the X3 or X5 that appeared to be FWD only The first generation X5 had open differentby Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
QuoteJose Pinto I am entertaining the dream to have a commuter car that would be more fuel efficient, without going deep in debt to purchase some newish hybrid standard model. So, there are some guys building this (after the "Locost" Ron Champion school): Bud-jet Never mind the humorus name. :/ My idea was to build a superlight, simple car with engine converted to run on LPG (aboby Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
Even the new BMWs won't work like our iXs did. The new cars all have open diffs and open transfer boxes. All traction control is done by braking. Seems that the designers never bothered to check what would happen if two wheels on one side slipped Did anyone else notice the X3 or X5 that appeared to be FWD onlyby Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
Yes, we are. You need to check those out thoroughly to eliminate the possibility you got a bad one or it got damaged in handling(static discharge). The memory check will also let you know if the computer has access to all the memory you have installed. Out of curiosity; how recently did you install this new memory? Was it before or after you started having trouble?by Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
Rick, you may have some bad memory. There are several memory tools out there ... Pick one and put it on a USB stick or floppy with your good computer then run it on the shop machine. This is all free and could save you a lot of time. I once had an HP(Has Problems; High Priced; Horse Poop) computer that had two banks of ram. One of the banks died; the controlled not the actual RAM chips. Tby Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
If just pushing down on the fuses restores things then it is likely you have corrosion on the connections in back of the fuse box. This is fairly common in cars that live in humid climates or by the ocean. It may be nothing more than having to resolder the connections on the back or it could mean replacing one or more fuse clip terminals.by Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
Good thing the insurance company was their to cover the damages. Painting one part of the car will always show a mismatch. Since you say the back side is not in great shape, I would go ahead and treat the whole car to a fresh coat of paint.by Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
I can hardly believe that this is one of the few forums on the internet where I feel like I belong and where, for the most part, my opinions and knowledge are appreciated. I belong to several other forums with different subject matter and it seems that all of them attract trolls and those of feeble mind who take joy in causing enthusiastic and knowledgeable people grief. For example, on a cby Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
Good luck to you and hope the finger pain is worth itby Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
I wonder if Bob P. might have surpassed that mileage?by Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
Hi Bob, It's good that we still have at least one E30 enthusiast here who keeps up with the Pacific Northwest E30 scene. Looking forward to your pics(if you attend) :-)by Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
Bob, What happens if you are investigating the sparkplug side of the engine and old plug leads happen to arc??? Smoke might be saferby Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
Rick, While this gizmo looks like fun to build, it would be a lot simpler to just light up a cigarette and use that. I subscribe to the KISS principle. If you don't smoke, any good insense stick or mosquito repelent stick would work just as well.by Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
QuoteOve Kvam But the '86 M20 with a cold start valve could be a 320i with L-Jetronic. Anyway, my guess is that the engine is breathing non metered air. That means air bypassing the AFM somewhere. Search by spraying start gas on various parts of the engine while it is running, and listen for idle increase. It could be as simple as the oil filler cap not being properly on, or the dip stiby Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
Different leagues altogether! I think the Datsun was only half that output and a much lighter car overall. I wouldn't turn down either of these cars. It would be nice to have a stock looking E30 with half the hp and torque of either car and a decent range. The slingshot feel of acceleration of these cars must be a real rush The g-forces must be something else to make the driver feby Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
This must have been before the Datsun since the record time for the 1/4 mile was only 11.8 seconds and the Datsun got down to 11.5 seconds. Also there is no mention of terminal speed. The Datsun reached in excess of 110mph!by Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
I came across this video while searching for electric cars... I love the race at 5:10 ;-)by Archeo-peteriX - Car Talk
You may not have to wait too long before the range thing is moot...by Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
I would love an electric car. My friend has two Teslas; one is the sedan that his wife drives and the other is the two seater sports job. I rode in the two seater...goes like the wind! He made millions in the dot com era so he can buy whatever he likes. We don't get any considerations for electric vehicles here except a higher purchase priceby Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
Well congratulations on your marriage Sorry about the 318Ti; I just remembered it was the Ti model which I would have liked as a replacement for my iX. Just haven't been in the financial position to afford another BMW :-( Your new ride looks really good. It really is a shame that North American never gets fuel efficient and good looking cars that offer performance as well. We are stucby Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
Holy Smoke! Look who has reappeared How are things with you Ove? Do you have a permanent cupholder now? Still steering the 318Ti around the tracks? Any little Oves yet? Sorry for all the questions but we've missed your august presence around hereby Archeo-peteriX - Technical Forum
Way cool aerial views! I noticed you pulled the copter up abruptly a couple of times just before hitting som tree tops(well it looked close) ;-) Do you ever worry about getting the copter out of range of your control? some of those shots looked to be a fair distance from your stating point!by Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum
Rick, From what I've read, MS Esssentials works ok with Win 7 but is marginal with Win XP. Win 8 has it's own protection which works well but was useless on XP. Any protection is better than nothing but remember that MS is no longer supporting XP so MSEssentials is free to evolve without concern for XP and previous OS offerings.by Archeo-peteriX - Community Forum