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Given a choice, I'd take the Sabrejet over the car.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/18/2022 3:14 PM, m.g.sharp--- via
Healeys wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Funnily,
in a sick kinda way, this movie about the last car on earth
was set in 2011, the year my BMW was made:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> Healeys
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>John Vrugtman via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> April 18, 2022 6:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Oil loss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">It will
eventually end up with driverless electric cars that we just
tell where to take us, leave it at our destination and just
pick another one for the ride back. All older driver required
cars being deemed illegal.<br>
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John (won't be there for that)<br>
66/64 BJ8s <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 4/18/2022 5:41 PM, m.g.sharp--- via
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">My
2011 BMW is also dipstickless. I think some bean-counter
or HR autonom told management to get rid of the dipsticks,
meaning the marketing people, but the message ended up
being sent to the engineering department.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I
sometimes reflect that the manual for my bimmer is about
300 pages of generally unhelpful information and when I
once had to add brake fluid could not even tell me where
the reservoir was located, telling me to see the dealer
(like hell, the interweb directed me to remove a plastic
cover near the wiper linkage and I did this mystifying and
most complicated task myself), yet the 100 page
Instruction Manual for my ’48 M.G.TC explains how to
R&R the head, engine, gearbox, do a de-coke, and even
how to adjust the back-lash on the differential
crown-wheel and pinion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I
remember when BMW’s motto was “A Driver’s Car”. Now it
must be something like “A car to look good in at the golf
club in” or something similar. They certainly lost their
path in my opinion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Mirek</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> Healeys <a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Ryan via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> April 17, 2022 4:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Fred Wescoe <a
href="mailto:fredwescoe@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><fredwescoe@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Oil loss</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yeah, I went to check the oil in my
wife's 2015 BMW, no dipstick. I talk into a mechanic I
know and he told me they don't have them anymore. Later on
I bought a 2015 Mini Cooper s, again, no dipstick. The way
you check the oil on this one is you have to be on a
perfectly flat surface with the card operating temperature
and running, then you step through the menu and there's
something on there about checking the oil it takes one or
two minutes and comes back and tells you how full it is.
Personally, I think the whole thing defies logic, the
dipstick was easier. Plus, in a pinch, you always had
something to stick the marshmallows on at the fire pit.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 8:34 AM Fred
Wescoe <<a href="mailto:fredwescoe@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">fredwescoe@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I had a very interesting
incident with my Audi A6 turbo. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I started the car a few mornings
ago and after about 5 minutes, the dashboard screen
popped up a message saying "Caution reduce your oil
level. Contact your dealer." I was somewhat
surprised at the message, thinking someone snuck
into my garage overnight and added oil to the
engine. So, I decided to check the oil level.
After lifting the hood, I could not find the
dipstick for the oil or for the transmission. I
called the dealer who told me to drive the car very
slowly to the dealership. At the dealership, the
car was examined (electronically I suppose) and I
was told everything was fine. I was informed that
the radar sensors in the front grill sometimes get
too wet and could cause false oil messages. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I was told that my car does
not have oil and transmission dipsticks. It seems
that the computers read everything and flash
messages when something is wrong.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, check the moisture content of
the radar sensors in the front grill of your Healey
if your car gives you an oil level message. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm just mentioning,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fred<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">66 BJ8<o:p></o:p></p>
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