Back when i was first watching this show in 2016, the first time I laid eyes on Steve's (or Steve's dad's) BMW 733i (E23), I've fallen in love. This show has many bits and moments that are cool and have won over many other people (namely, the 80s nostalgia, the characters, the story, blah blah blah), but the single point that got me hooked on the show and Steve's character was when I first saw his car.
I've always been a bit of a car enthusiast, and I've always loved those old, retro German cars ever since I was a kid (mostly because of a visit to my uncle's car dealership in Germany about 20 years ago), but ever since I saw Steve's car in the show, I've been actively looking for one. Unfortunately, due to them being so rare, old and expensive, I never managed to find one I could buy.
A couple days ago however, one of my neighbors put his 1989 325i (E30) up for sale, and I've contacted him for an inspection and test drive, and, hopefully, a buy!
I know it's not the same car, but it's as close as I'm going to get to it. Plus, it's much cheaper that an 80s 7 series and is literally the same car but smaller.
(P.S., I am so glad that Steve's car wasn't trashed at the end of season 3, unlike Billy's Camaro)
Been having some leaking issues, and ever since that my windows stopped working. Have any clue what area to look at? Windows won’t go up/down on all 4.
Looking for a cheap, reliable, but nice car. Is this it? I'd like to have an older BMW because they are great cars and they look fantastic, but I don't know about all the other stuff that comes with it, i.e. iffy mpg, bad electronics, possible expensive repairs, insurance is a biggy as I'm 16.
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I purchased the car due to a recommendation from a master BMW technician I've used quite a bit in the past. I had been looking for an older BMW that my dad and I could work on as a project/learner car for me. We knew it was failing emissions at the time, but this technician didn’t think it wouldn’t be too difficult to get it to pass. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case.
Here are the results of its three emissions tests:
Idle test 1 (before purchase)
- CO2 (%) = 11.03
- O2 (%) = 3.28
- HC (PPM) = 255 (max 220)
- CO (%) = 3.156 (max 1.2)
Idle test 2 (after ignition tune-up)
- CO2 (%) = 11.40
- O2 (%) = 2.43
- HC (PPM) = 252 (max 220)
- CO (%) = 2.731 (max 1.2)
Idle test 3 (after oxygen sensor)
- CO2 (%) = 11.16
- O2 (%) = 2.57
- HC (PPM) = 274 (max 220)
- CO (%) = 3.666 (max 1.2)
Services performed:
- Ignition tune-up (spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, distributor rotor)
- Valve cover gasket
- Oil change (0W-40 Mobil 1)
- Filter changes: air, fuel, and oil
- Oxygen sensor
- Ignition switch
All the parts have been from Bavarian Autosport, with the exception of the ignition switch, which I purchased from my mechanic. It is OE.
My mechanic's analysis: "I'm concerned that the CO2 is low and annoyed that the state's system doesn't do the 2.5k test because I'd like to know the CO2 number at high engine speed. What I'm seeing here is suggesting internal engine issues or valve adjustment but I don't have enough data. I think maybe I should put the car on my gas bench next to get that missing data..."
However, I thought I should get some ideas from external sources to make as short as possible this fishing expedition. My intention was to do most of the work myself, but at this point, it’s anybody’s guess as to what the silver bullet might be.
The car runs fairly well. Admittedly, upon a cold start it doesn’t idle the smoothest and has idling surges, but when at operating temperature, it runs quite smoothly. There is no black smoke from the exhaust, but a fair amount of white smoke until at operating temperature. By operating temperature, I mean midway on the dash gauge. Fortunately, I don’t think it’s burning coolant, and it doesn’t overheat. The idling surges do make me consider the possibility of vacuum leaks.
Speaking of operating temperature, I’ve wondered about the coolant temperature sensor malfunctioning. I’ve done a crude test after a cold start and felt the temperature disparity between the radiator hoses as
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I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
They’re on standbi
