My Dad! Some may remember that I took in our tired '02 330 convert about a month ago and walked out with a spanking new 335i convert. Well, my Dad liked the car so much that day before yesterday (Wednesday) he called up and stated he wanted to take a run out to Calabasas (where I bought my...

My A/C is on auto all the time. It has been set like that for the past year with no problems.Suddenly it has started blowing hot air out of the windscreen vent on the drivers side. The car is a 2000 540 and has done 73K miles. Any ideas...

Ok guys and girls, what is the best in your minds wrt to Wax. I have a Midnight Black 328 e36 convertible. I used NuTone on it and was not unimpressed with the result, but I noted a very subtle kind of "spotting" on the large surfaces. The finish also feels a little soft. In Nutone's defense,...

Hi. Can I get an idea about how much oil people car's are using. My e46 320 coupe got topped up about a month ago because the yellow oil light was on. The light is back on now so I reckon I've a problem, but before that it needed a top up about 6 months ago. How often does everyone else need to top...

BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm

Hey folks, I've heard conflicting stories about what gas to put in my car depending on who I talk to. 2000 740il BMW suggests 91 octane minimum. Opinions?

I'm not used to the "E" number vernacular but I have a 2001 330i, and I've been experiencing the following problems: Steering wheel wobbles when braking, usually when slowing down from high speeds. Random air blasts thru the vents. Air strength indicator light stays at the same level, but it...

Greetings, I am in the market for a very solid used "small car". Have noticed that a '96-'98 Z3 can be had for reasonable money ($5-8k in midwest US per Kelly BB). Have never owned a "sports car". Have owned several sports motorcycles. I'm retired, and put only 2-3k miles on a car annually. A...

I recently visited the UK and noticed a number of E39 police cars in Westminster. What's the idea with using these? Are they reserved for pursuit, supervisors, etc.? What model are they? The badges were deleted. Having travled elsewhere in Europe I am familiar with the concept of various grades...

New (well, at least official) info on the new M3 on www.bmwusa.com. Fairly detailed brochure available in PDF format. Just wish there were more pics... -- Charles C. Shyu http://home.earthlink.net/~shyuc/shyu.html

Googling away on Burnt Fishtrousers (Bernd Pieschetsrieder, relatively new head of VW, ex-BMW), I came across an item in which it is thought that BP feels that his predecessor, Ferdinand Piech, spent too much money and effort on Phaeton, Bugatti und Bentley {Phaeton alone cost 1 billion (!)...

> some??? damned few dude - that's why we have abs. I thought the main reason for ABS is to maintain steering control when the brakes were pressed too hard, so hazards could be avoided. But, ABS does not work so well in the very wet or icy conditions. I remember that Audis of the early...

My wife just got an '02 525 wagon. I assume she'll need snow tires for the ~5 times that we get enough snow to make side streets slippery. My question is, does she need 4 snow tires, or would 2 on the rear wheels be sufficient? Also, any recommendation for a brand of tires for occaisonal...

Hi All, I have a '96 328i. Can anyone tell me what size hex wrench is needed to remove the front brake caliper guide bolts? Also, is it the same size wrench for the rear caliper? TIA to all! J

It just makes me so mad. I didn't even have it parked near anyone at all! 325is Black. Key mark is deep and about 24" long...

Earlier on I had heard that the E90 coupe would be designated as the 4 Series; I understood that BMW was moving to a policy of all four door cars being odd numbered while two door cars would be even numbered. Lately I've heard no mention of a 4 Series, and everyone seems to be referring to the...

I set the Cruise to 80 and timed two miles by the mile markers; it took 92 seconds to travel the distance. This works out to 78.26 mph, so the speedo is fast by 1.74 mph at 80. The SPEED reported by the OBC was 78.2, so it seems that all is well in my universe. The speedo is accurate to within 2...

My old 325i (4-door) gave a consistant 25 combined mpg for the trips that I make. I managed to slam the car into the side of somebody making an illegal left turn, and replaced it with a convertable of the same year, 1994. The convertable only gives about 22.5 mpg for the same trips that the other...

"MWarren" > wrote in message ... > 1991 318is > As near as I can tell, me speedometer reads 5-10 mph faster than I am > actually going. Was wonderng if there is any hope of fixing this or if I > just need to make the mental adjustment. ...

Folks, would anyone have an opinion as to whether buying a 3 series car with 30,000 miles on the clock,would be a worse deal than buying a 5 series with the same mileage?Both being otherwise equal..I'm speaking of engine longevity.ie;are the engines of these models the same and only differ in cubic...