QuoteMichiel 318iS At least you still drive a BX, I hardly ever see one around here. CX's are cool too, but very rare nowadays. Yesterday I helped a young dutch couple that is Hitchhiking all te way to Moroco (or so they said), tehy found amusing that the car is older than them! The CX are exquisite and rare, BX were plentifull at their time, but are becoming rare today. Mine is fine tby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Useful: Considering similar cars, I am doing just fine.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Do you have tinted windows on the Nissan? It really helps to avoid the heat caused by "solar gain".by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Sorry to hear about your breakup but very happy that you are moving on Have some fun and don't get tied down until or unless the right one comes along I guess I had enough "tied down" for a while, not falling on the same trap soon! It's still kind of sad, but sometimes things can't be fixed and best thing to do is look forward and move on. Noby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteMichiel 318iS So much? Running on gas? Do you do a lot of driving? That's a lot you mentioned! In 26 months I've poured 7415€ in my trustworthy diesel, little over 100.000 km. That's about 285€/month, in fuel. In total, the car has cost me around 21.000€ now (buying price, insurances, taxes, maintenance, fuel,...). Hope I can keep it another 3 years at this pace. Thby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Is not interesteing for you, but I felt like sharing. It's been 2 months now that I am separated (divorced) from my ex-wife. Just so you know our cars last longer than some weddings! Time to move on now, that part of my life is sorted for the best. I've been sort of quiet here on BENN because I'm picking up chicks on facebook most of the time online.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Hey Darren M ! I remember your M pictures.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Just wondering what's current; ie less than 10 years old and fun to drive. Obviously the Miata would be in the running but what else is there...I'm not the least bit interested in any modern BMW or Audi? Saddly, Industry moved away from RWD, except for BMW, MBenz and exotics ($$$$$). Even pseudo-SUV are based on FWD now. So, we are stuck with older BMW or MBby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteBob in Everett Peter, There really is more to life than gas mileage. My E-30 is more of a hobby than a necessity so I enjoy working on it and keeping it looking nice. I get a lot of comments on how it looks and sure do enjoy driving it. I hope I can drive it until can't drive any more. No matter what the maintenance cost is, it is still less than the depreciation on a new car. Iby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Quoterkj After 12 years of driving the 2800cs I guess I'm still hopelessly in love That's how I imagine Heaven to be.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Looks good! Quotefporro Aloha guys, Finally received tthe 15 Racing Dynamics Headers for m20 engines and E30 chassis, they fit left and right hand drive cars, really. Listed them across a few e30 forums. Mahalos, Frankby Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
Maybe it heals by itself in time!by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
My car has no AC alltogether, no turbo or compressor not much more to go... I've spent 350€ on gas over last month, this one will be little better... Must purchase something better, fast!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Yeh, Rick...somebody is looking out for me I've ordered a car bandage for it...I'm not going to spend $500(my deductible) and have my premiums go up as well. Will pust some pics when the boo boo is band aided Straighten and painting a fender should be 150 - 200€ tops. :o Have you asked for estimates? I guess body work is utterly expensive over your side ofby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Quotestirv yeah, Cab that old thing is worn out! tape player doesn't function correctly anymore. plays superfast all the time now. Anybody have the old stocker radio/cassette laying around and don't need it? will pay ship + a few bucks! thankS! Some other radio from the same age does, or must be an OEM model?by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteArcheo-peteriX QuoteJohn Yust That's really a terrible thing to have happen. I hope you called the police. John The police simply log your complaint and give you a reference number to provide the insurance company. Since nobody was hurt; they don't dispatch any officers Sorry to hear. It is still important that the police has records of this kind of offense, cause wheneverby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Higgs Boson jokes are all over now! Those geeks work fast.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Yes; I saw that...The God Particle. I wonder which way the right wing religious will take this news As they take anything, they don't understand science, and can't open the mind to what they don't believe. The name "God Particle" is purposedly used by the media to draw attention and create confusion about the subject. Fact is the CERN crew collby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
...After allmost 50 years search. Mr Higgs should be more carefull when storing his subatomic particles!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
The video loaded fine from here! His car is impeccable, surely after years of dedication and lot's of work...by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
You are right, Rick! But the poet who wrote the text started like that, had nothing going on in his room but a lot going through his mind. The complete text is "Tobacco Shop", but i couldn't find it translated in English complete, just excerpts. Another part: (Eat your chocolates, little girl! Eat your chocolates! Look, there's no metaphysics on earth but chocolateby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Are there pictures anywhere? Must have been quite an event!by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteBob in Everett I have found that with the ethanol in the gas that it seems to be more susceptible to collecting water. I have had to add some methanol based gas line antifreeze to cure the problem with running rough and faltering. Could be, Alcohol mixes with water but water does not mixes with gasoline. It's possible that the alcohol and gasoline evaporate and leave moisture and craby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteBob in Everett With dreams all things are possible. First we dream then we do....when we follow those dreams. Yeah, thatt's about the line of thought he followed in the complete poem, but he was extremely frustrated cause he couldn't achieve much. Then someone he knew left the Tobacco shop and waved at him, so he snapped out of the metaphysical considerations. Regards, JPby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
From "The Tobacco shop" I am nothing. I will always be nothing. I can't want to be something. I have in me all the dreams of the world nevertheless. ... Álvaro de Camposby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteMichiel 318iS Well if I had to restore a cabriolet, I'd tackle the top as one of the last parts as it starts to age as soon as it is on there. Maybe this owner was keeping this as one of the last steps as well? I would prefer to keep the old top patched than a new one that won't close right and leaks in! Maybe he got a cheap top and is regretting that move every time he uses thby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
I thought about this story yesterday evening, when I saw an old Peugeot 304 Cabriolet. It was blue, new paint, good condition overall, except for the folding top. It was poorly adjusted around the door glasses, apparently it wouldn't close tight enough, leaving such gaps where two fingers could be inserted. I bet that top leaks in big time when it rains, and the noises when moving shoby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteFerdinand QuoteBob in EverettThe top shop has taken my complaint to heart and replaced the flimsy top with one a lot thicker material. That sure was decent of them. You sure have those guys very well educated, over here is very hard to get complaints attended to.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteFerdinand Take the cluster apart again and check for cracked solder joints on the pins for the large 26-pin connectors, especially the end pins. I used a soldering iron to re-flow the solder connections to cure my cluster issues. See these two articles for examples. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=2417825&postcount=26 http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthreadby Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
Quotealanrw Mazda has ECU technology that can tell what you put in the crankcase? Now I am impressed!!! alan I think it can detect oil starvation, like any half-decent new car should...by Jose Pinto - Car Talk