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fknlo posted:
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Jun 8, 2020 05:44
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How did it get that far without anyone with enough power saying "that's ugly"
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Jun 8, 2020 07:40
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Cojawfee posted:How did it get that far without anyone with enough power saying "that's ugly" Without going into too much detail, I think a good comparison to help understand how design folks at BMW walk around with impunity is that episode from Southpark about a Family Guy episode getting pulled from the air, because the writers are a tank full of manatees whose emotions must be catered to at all times.
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Jun 8, 2020 07:51
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fknlo posted:
holy goddamn lol
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Jun 8, 2020 11:19
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fknlo posted:
gently caress that's ugly and that's coming from someone that drives an ugly rear end i3. Those grills are just stupid.
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Jun 8, 2020 11:52
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the blue one doesn't look GOOD but it looks way better than the others so mission accomplished?
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Jun 8, 2020 13:17
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:the blue one doesn't look GOOD but it looks way better than the others so mission accomplished? Yeh but that’s kinda cheating since blue bmws always look better
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Jun 8, 2020 14:26
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I think this is going to backfire horribly and I cannot believe 30 year old bro's demanded this (or whoever BMW thinks this appeals to) so their car can be spotted from 500 feet away and to get more "attention". This is so reminding me of 2003 when those fugly E60's came out. A small percentage of morons were screaming at everyone else about how "amazing" and "futuristic" it was and how BMW was now cutting edge and everyone else like me (who turned out to be right) just went 
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Jun 8, 2020 15:19
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:nice car, how many miles? three pedals? It's got almost 130k on it and sadly there's only two pedals. There are very few convertible manuals in the wild and I decided to go with the convertible cruiser for funzies. At least it's a decent auto other than a comically bad first gear. It's almost like the world's worst DSG when starting off. You either creep off at 1mph or are suddenly drag racing. ThirstyBuck posted:Where are you located? There is a place near me that breaks down e90s all the time and would have a ton of spares for you. I'm about an hour north of Indianapolis. My local yards are just full of rusty trucks and GM sadness. glyph posted:What’s your paint code? I have a jet black/ schwartz 2 (668) e61 that could use some love that I’m keen to try the same with. Mine is 475: black sapphire metallic. I took a swing on this eBay seller who has cans and clear, and even sells bigger containers. I'm pretty satisfied so far though I still need to polish and buff and put this back together in the sunlight. https://www.ebay.com/itm/113854838940 I've managed to bring the interior back into decent shape but will definitely let you know when I give up trying to make the driver's window controls less sticky... Idk why they're so sticky. Picture of everything after a lot of leather care and vinyl dressing. Not awful for 130k of butts. Have some leather coloring stuff I'm going to try to hide the driver seat stretch marks a bit more .  Oh yeah and not pictured are some real gross seat belts. Still need to soak and see what I can get off without scrubbing them into pieces.
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Jun 8, 2020 15:30
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fknlo posted:
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Jun 8, 2020 16:21
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he's not wrong folks
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Jun 8, 2020 16:25
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Now I want to get a new M4 and have a body shop dress it up like a Gran Prix
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Jun 8, 2020 16:54
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Wait until one gets wrapped around a pole sideways and stick the engine in an actual Gran Prix.
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Jun 8, 2020 16:59
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Looks more like a solstice.
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Jun 8, 2020 17:01
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Cojawfee posted:Looks more like a solstice. Crap, now all I see is this. Edit to add I finally got the stupid headlight out far enough to replace the adaptive module. We'll see if I can get it back in right and cross my fingers that's one less error on the dash. Guess which one is new and which is old! 
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Jun 8, 2020 17:03
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wolrah posted:Seriously, I think the Pontiac looks better. (that's a phrase that probably hasn't ever been uttered about anything other than Firebird vs. Camaro for decades) This is wild. How many people signed off on this design? What about the test groups? This is heinous.
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Jun 8, 2020 17:53
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PabloBOOM posted:Idk why they're so sticky. You don’t want to know. QD electronics cleaner aerosol usually unsticks them without letting the smoke out.
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Jun 8, 2020 18:11
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Big Taint posted:You don’t want to know.
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Jun 8, 2020 18:35
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Thanks for the tip on that cleaner, I'll grab some. Replaced the adaptive headlight module, and the headlight pivots once again! But the error remains. Is there something I'm missing for resetting it? It's got the 2009 iDrive system and I'm still getting lost in menus. While waiting for my 15th layer of clear coat to dry I took my little 3m drill headlight buffer to the old pitted fog lights while they're just hanging out and god drat that's satisfying.  
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Jun 8, 2020 19:18
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PabloBOOM posted:Thanks for the tip on that cleaner, I'll grab some. You might need something like Carly or Bimmercode to reset a module error? I know originally Carly was better for the E chassis, and Bimmercode better for the F chassis, but each was developing more so it may not matter. That fog light looks good, my E90s always ended up with really clouded fogs. Don't have that problem on the F30 because I have brake cooling ducts instead!
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Jun 8, 2020 19:25
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Alarbus posted:You might need something like Carly or Bimmercode to reset a module error? I know originally Carly was better for the E chassis, and Bimmercode better for the F chassis, but each was developing more so it may not matter. Thanks, I did some light googling and have a Carly on the way from Germany. Even found a random 20% coupon code so figured why not. This morning I tried to remove the leaky wheel.  my stubby extender (twisted in half like it was made of lead), as well as my 16" breaker bar, which broke at the same place. Just gonna leave some PB blaster on there until tomorrow before I run out of tools.But hey, at least the bumper is back on and doesn't look terrible! Going to wait a week or so before polishing and see how much shine I can achieve. 
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Jun 9, 2020 15:55
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https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/wood-dale-2003-bmw-m3-e46-manual/7138426486.html
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Jun 9, 2020 17:29
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I was just checking some stuff out and it looks like Bimmercode finally supports some e chassis cars, and Carly finally added the ability to use a DCAN cable with their app since the bluetooth adapter I bought years ago doesn't work with phone anymore. But it looks like they lock some features behind using their proprietary adapter, which is lame. At least I'm not stuck with trying to use MHD Tuner to pull codes off my car anymore. In bad news, the front right wheel speed sensor is out so I gotta replace that.
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Jun 9, 2020 22:07
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fknlo posted:
GAH!
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Jun 10, 2020 00:50
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You can tell it's not a grand prix because the grand prix has a normal looking grill.
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Jun 10, 2020 01:56
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My friend who knows nothing about cars really likes it so it's gonna sell like hotcakes.
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Jun 10, 2020 01:56
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Keyser_Soze posted:I cannot believe 30 year old bro's demanded this (or whoever BMW thinks this appeals to) Chinese market. People there who spend BMW money expect a car that screams it. And unlike US/EU that is still a growth market for cars. SlapActionJackson fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Jun 10, 2020 |
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Jun 10, 2020 04:18
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KillHour posted:My friend who knows nothing about cars really likes it so it's gonna sell like hotcakes. Judging by the plethora of cross-overs and the general ugliness of most cars these days I have a feeling this car is gonna sell just fine. People have bad taste.
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Jun 10, 2020 04:29
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Car is ugly as gently caress in all trim levels. Pictures don't do it justice, I saw one in the flesh a few months ago (lots of michigan plated barely-disguised final test cars in SoCal) and it's loving ghastly. On the plus side my E92 M3 just went up in value again
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Jun 10, 2020 05:14
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Popete posted:Judging by the plethora of cross-overs and the general ugliness of most cars these days I have a feeling this car is gonna sell just fine. People have bad taste. I suppose we should consider ourselves lucky they're even making a new 4 series instead of just adding six more sizes of SUV to wedge in between the existing sizes
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Jun 10, 2020 13:37
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i've never understood the purpose of the two door three series. yes let me make this practical sports sedan less practical in exchange for it uhhh uhh looking swoopier
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Jun 10, 2020 14:46
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Pre-1 series antics of having a midsized (in european terms of sizes) coupe?
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Jun 10, 2020 14:56
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but like isn't the point of the class to be Fun + Practical or whatever?
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Jun 10, 2020 14:58
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SlapActionJackson posted:Chinese market. People there who spend BMW money expect a car that screams it. And unlike US/EU that is still a growth market for cars. I keep hearing that but doesn't the Chinese market prefer sedans? I'm hoping they still reverse it after a few years but sadly, I guess this is the start to the entire lineup having snouts.  Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Jun 10, 2020 |
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Jun 10, 2020 17:01
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Keyser_Soze posted:I keep hearing that but doesn't the Chinese market prefer sedans? I guess this is the start to the entire lineup having snouts. Yes, and every popular vehicle usually gets an China specific extended variant with more back seat room.
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Jun 10, 2020 17:05
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Keyser_Soze posted:I keep hearing that but doesn't the Chinese market prefer sedans? I'm hoping they still reverse it after a few years but sadly, I guess this is the start to the entire lineup having snouts.
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Jun 10, 2020 17:13
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i've never understood the purpose of the two door three series. yes let me make this practical sports sedan less practical in exchange for it uhhh uhh looking swoopier Back in the E30-E46 days the overall small size of the car leant itself to a coupe format pretty well. The backseat was already small, so nixing the rear doors and focusing on the front seats made a certain amount of sense for folks looking for that sort of thing. The E90/92 was kind of the awkward in between stage. But after the F30 and certainly with the G20 the 3-series is relatively enormous and the 2-series exists, I agree the 4-series feels like it has lost the point.
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Jun 10, 2020 18:11
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So basically with the creation of the 4 series there was no longer a point to the 4 series. Too bad my stupid brain really likes the way the F30 generation 4 looks so much!! Can you get one with a manual?
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Jun 10, 2020 19:08
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There is a fairly decent bhph lot near me and they have a 2010 335i that recently showed up. It’s terrible, auto, gray over dove gray, but I’m tempted to go drive it. Please help me before I get in the well. 135k miles, 2 owners. $7500
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Mr. Apollo posted:In the interview with new 4er designer he said that 4er isn't big enough in the "overseas market" to factor in their tastes during the design process. ....so I'm back to blaming ADD afflicted 30 year olds!  Get off my lawn!
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