Someone had fun going sideways... Can't you lower the Nissan headlights for sligthly better aerodinamics? From what I remember, those cars could raise the lights only when needed...by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Just watched the first couple videos, is there any event you want to write about?by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteMichiel 318iS My good old E46 320d is at a stable average of 5.86 l/100 km now (over almost 100.000 km), driven in a spirited way. 6.0 l/100 km for a 116i is a very good figure! I wonder if he's running 'eco' tyres (would be rather un-Ove) I bet he has 5 diferent sets of tyres complete with rims, and he can stuff one of the sets into the car! That's how I recall Ove...by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteBob P 325is 88 I really don't think that Mobil changed their formula by much, since the 'original' could give 20K kms intervals anyway, but Mobil, back then, just could not convince anybody (including the car manufacturers) that the intervals could be stretched that far. Today, marketing just needs to repackage and rename an old formula and people will buy it. I don'by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteBob P 325is 88 Its been a while since I have been on this site - keep having my posts rejected because of suspected 'Hacking' activities. It is true that I have been using 20K kms intervals for the 325is and often 40K, with sysmthetic You should know that due to a long standing leaking oil pan I needed to make up 5 lires of oil between changes so that is effectively 10 and 20Kby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteJohn Yust If this forum is anything like the vintage VW bus list I am on, you have just opened a huge can of worms. (For the record I would like to say that the mechanical advice seems more reliable here) I use synthetic oil for 10,000 miles. I use Royal Purple, but I think any of them are good enough for that mileage. I think you're on the right track. John I thought vintageby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteCab Treadway Since I know you don't do Facebook... Ove just posted pictures of his new 5-door 116i M-Sport. He said in his 116i he's getting around 6L/100km, which I work out to be about 39.75 mpg (US, not Canadian). To say I'm jealous is an understatement. I wouldn't necessarily go for the 116i, but I would LOVE it if BMW would bring the 5-door to the US. A 120d or 1by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
A 318Ti should feel much different (for the better), due mainly to the RWD, weight distribution and total mass. The Toyota should be less troublesome in maintenance and less thirsty by far. I have used a rental Toyota Yaris in 2004, should be close enough to yours to judge, despite the smaller engine and the hatchback.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
From Fernando Pessoa, a poem: The Bogey-beast The bogey-beast that lives at the end of the sea In the pitch dark night rose up in the air; Around the galleon it flew three times, Three times it flew a-squeaking, And said: "Who has dared to enter My dens which I do not disclose, My black roofs of the end of the world?" And the helmsman said, a-trembling: "King Don Joaby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
You make a bumperless e-30 sound appealing! http://fafe-braga.olx.pt/bmw-316i-touring-e30-iid-309654465by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Did you bargained it because the lack of front bumper and the "fart can" hanging in the back? Apart from that, looks very clean! Best of luck with it.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Quoterkj QuoteArcheo-peteriX Thank goodness you weren't dead! Just the same; it must have been exciting It always amazes me how close the spectators get to the action; like cars coming off a jump or a wild turn... I was amazed too back then, and "shit happened" more than once until the Rallye was no more WRC. It was the time for the Lancia Delta Turbo AWD to rule, and aby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Guess what, I got to see the rally alive! Must see the video latter, at home...by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
If you are looking at a project car, you may bargain a rusty car and restore it. For such an old car, nobody can assure it won't develop rust anyway, so if you restore the body and repaint, you know you're good for several years on that account. Get several quotes from a good body shop, and decide from there. Better buy a car with a dull paintwork and few spots of surface rust hiddenby Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
Hi FastandLight! You don't post where you live, and that makes a diference. Restoring a rusty body is labour intensive work, and depends mostly on labour cost where you live. If you wish to do that yourself, it won't cost you money, just take many hours... Sometimes is better to get a new door or trunk lid than restore a rusty one.by Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
Quoterkj I've been keeping the speed down around 65-70. Isn't that the upper limit?! LOL Your post spells like domestic happiness. Enjoy!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Have a good trip, and make pictures. Will be a long drive!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Ove worked mostly with painting robots, that video is the car assembly plant (painting was complete). The little carts moving arround by themselves are robots as well! Alse the tools and machinery was powered from the floor by induction, avoiding all the usual clutter of cables in working places. Check out the Scirocco assembly in Portugal, not so much glass but still cool.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Looks good! Is the third brake light mandatory and standard equipment in your region? I like much better the clean boot lid, but that's a minor detail.by Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
I had a good Easter in the country with family, at my parents, check out some relatives i haven't seen for years. Now, back to work.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Oh, those 6 wheel Tyrrel... Back then F1 was still exciting! Now it all seems too staged and boring...by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Is BMW hiting the spot? http://www.netcarshow.com/bmw/2011-i8_concept/by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
The distorted convex mirrors began as popular aftermarket items, them manufacturers decided to make an extra equipment out of it. You can have as much mirrors as you like, what is important is to adjust them properly, and most people can't be bothered with that... Probably a few years from now mirrors will be replaced by cameras, showing the panoramic view on a display on the dash. Traby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Very educational, Rick! I have an anoying problem on the mirros of my old citroen, with wind and vibration the mirrors slowly turn to the inside, to the point I see my car on most of the mirror. I must adjust every time i am going for a longer trip...by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
1 USD equals 0,7535€, 1€ equals $1.3271 USD acording to yahoo finance Insurance cost is calculated considering the value of the car, among other factors. It should be no wonder that older cars have cheaper insurance! My car was evaluated by the insurance company at 2300€ (rip-of! it's worth 300 at most!). Problem is, in case of an accident (knock on wood) and someone else destroys my caby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Sure it does. My car is 25, I pay about 60€ every 3 months. Includes road assistance, replacement car if (heaven forbid!) the car has to be towed to the shop, and broken glasses.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Don't you prefer this anytime over a black plastic cover?by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
There are two ways to get drift, more power or less friction (snow, dirt, etc). The later is cheaper, same fun, and safer.by Jose Pinto - Technical Forum