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1. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: David Rowney <daver@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 13:54:31 -0700
I never had a single problem autocrossing (30+ events) our E36 328i. Your friend had non-stock sway bars, right? People also forget that the stock brake pads have to work at -30F as well as normal te
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00221.html (7,420 bytes)

2. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: james creasy <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:16:30 -0700
no it was the stock sway bar (front). i think he autocrossed it 3 or 4 times on street tires. not a big deal- 10 minute welding job to fix i imagine. when i put sway bars on my car, i probably way ov
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00222.html (8,217 bytes)

3. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: james creasy <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:36:37 -0700
BTW, for all of you non-nerds, "!=" means "does not equal" =) -james
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00223.html (8,047 bytes)

4. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: Jim Ochi <jim_ochi@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:46:33 -0700
Hmmm...I've put a few autocrosses on my E36 M3, and never had a problem with the front sway bar mounts. That's with an assortment of sway bars, too. Nope. The parking brakes have dedicated shoes/drum
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00224.html (7,976 bytes)

5. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: Alan Gruner <algruner@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 16:05:24 -0700 (PDT)
I seem to have helped instigated a thread that is going nowhere positive at this point. My "what kind of POS?" comment was an attempt at humor that apparently wasn't funny and annoyed BMW owners on t
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00230.html (8,625 bytes)

6. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: Eljssp8@aol.com
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 19:49:53 EDT
<< particularly since BMW drivers have been generous in letting me drive their cars in a very sporting manner. (Thank you Peter and Don) I thoroughly enjoyed these drives and when my finances permit,
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00233.html (8,008 bytes)

7. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: Toy4speed@aol.com
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 19:55:10 EDT
my M3 has terrible cupholders. Don (all I have to say)
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00234.html (7,157 bytes)

8. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: Toy4speed@aol.com
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 20:00:35 EDT
Wait a minute ! Why wait till next year and pay 43K for Eric's M3. You can have MINE this year for that ! Also spare sway bars in case the super sturdy factory mounts break/bend a bar ! Don
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00235.html (7,314 bytes)

9. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: "Runnion, Ed" <Ed_Runnion@regionofdoom.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 17:16:26 -0700
I think the PAX results from my SS (where it has beaten more than a few "sporty" cars on a pretty consistent basis) show that not ALL sedans of that size are "numb" :^) BTW, I am at 116" wheelbase a
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00236.html (7,986 bytes)

10. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: james creasy <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 17:01:55 -0700
Barely broken see how sturdy these things are, its BARELY broken. -james "this ice looks fine" creasy ;) pretty BMW, all broken it.
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00237.html (8,687 bytes)

11. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: Eljssp8@aol.com
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 20:23:21 EDT
<< >> I happen to have a '99 E36 M3 that you can have for a mere $38k.... Barely broken see how sturdy these things are, its BARELY broken. -james "the ice face" creasy ;) >> I begin to understand ho
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00238.html (7,633 bytes)

12. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: Alan Gruner <algruner@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 23:10:28 -0700 (PDT)
The applicable phrase was when my finances permit. My finances continue to look very favorably on my 9-year-old-barely-broken-no-payments Civic. :) LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00241.html (7,862 bytes)

13. Re: bmw != POS (score: 1)
Author: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 01:46:42 -0700
Ed replies to someone's response to James' 740 test drive. Only autocrossed my SS once, it was BIG. But, on the street it was very responsive (in the dry). My wife's new Q45 is a lot more enjoyable t
/html/ba-autox/2002-05/msg00242.html (9,129 bytes)


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