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Offline Great_Big_Abyss

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9520 on: October 16, 2018, 02:24:40 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:22:31 pm
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on October 16, 2018, 02:19:56 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:16:52 pm
Submitted it to BaT.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

I set an insanely high reserve, if a special snowflake wants it, they can have it.

It is just submitted to the BaT team and not up for auction yet, so if any of you want first bids on the Alfa, now is the time to speak...not that I expect any of you to do so!

Why are you considering selling the Alfa?  I thought you loved that car?
Quote from: OliverD on October 16, 2018, 02:17:57 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:16:52 pm
Submitted it to BaT.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

I set an insanely high reserve, if a special snowflake wants it, they can have it.

It is just submitted to the BaT team and not up for auction yet, so if any of you want first bids on the Alfa, now is the time to speak...not that I expect any of you to do so!

They'll probably balk at your reserve and reject it then. They want to sell cars.
How do they know what it is worth? How much is a clean E30 M3 or a 190E worth? This is like a little lesser cousin to those touring car giants, and is much more rare.

Meh, we shall see what they say.

I am considering selling it because I am broke and unemployed and have not found work...AND have a thesis to finish. Also, may be getting divorced soon. Life is not good.

Auh, Bummer, man.  I hope things pick up for you sooner rather than later. 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9521 on: October 16, 2018, 02:47:30 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:22:31 pm
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on October 16, 2018, 02:19:56 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:16:52 pm
Submitted it to BaT.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

I set an insanely high reserve, if a special snowflake wants it, they can have it.

It is just submitted to the BaT team and not up for auction yet, so if any of you want first bids on the Alfa, now is the time to speak...not that I expect any of you to do so!

Why are you considering selling the Alfa?  I thought you loved that car?
Quote from: OliverD on October 16, 2018, 02:17:57 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:16:52 pm
Submitted it to BaT.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

I set an insanely high reserve, if a special snowflake wants it, they can have it.

It is just submitted to the BaT team and not up for auction yet, so if any of you want first bids on the Alfa, now is the time to speak...not that I expect any of you to do so!

They'll probably balk at your reserve and reject it then. They want to sell cars.
How do they know what it is worth? How much is a clean E30 M3 or a 190E worth? This is like a little lesser cousin to those touring car giants, and is much more rare.

Meh, we shall see what they say.

I am considering selling it because I am broke and unemployed and have not found work...AND have a thesis to finish. Also, may be getting divorced soon. Life is not good.

Problem is where the car is located, if it was in the states it would be a much easier sell. BAT would only give a $13,500US reserve on my 951 last summer... when they were all selling well above that, I passed.

Crappy about the divorce part buddy... thought things were a bit better  :-\
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9522 on: October 16, 2018, 02:51:22 pm »
Ah well they will hate my car then. Too obscure I am guessing.

And things did get better...for a bit. Now they are a lot worse.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9523 on: October 16, 2018, 02:54:57 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:51:22 pm
Ah well they will hate my car then. Too obscure I am guessing.

And things did get better...for a bit. Now they are a lot worse.

They'll like it, but will try to talk you down on your reserve price. They got back to me within a few hours, so you should hear something shortly.

Geez, sorry to hear that buddy.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9524 on: October 16, 2018, 03:00:35 pm »
Quote from: Vmango on October 16, 2018, 02:56:00 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:51:22 pm
Ah well they will hate my car then. Too obscure I am guessing.

And things did get better...for a bit. Now they are a lot worse.

Don't know your situation at all but try and keep things afloat until you get yourself a job and some income. I'm assuming that has a lot to do with the marriage troubles. If things don't improve at that point well them you know what you have to do.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9525 on: October 16, 2018, 03:04:05 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:51:22 pm
Ah well they will hate my car then. Too obscure I am guessing.

And things did get better...for a bit. Now they are a lot worse.

that sucks (alfa)bro. 

difficult situation to be in, certainly.  keep your chin up!

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9526 on: October 16, 2018, 03:31:50 pm »
Quote from: Vmango on October 16, 2018, 02:56:00 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on October 16, 2018, 02:51:22 pm
Ah well they will hate my car then. Too obscure I am guessing.

And things did get better...for a bit. Now they are a lot worse.

Don't know your situation at all but try and keep things afloat until you get yourself a job and some income. I'm assuming that has a lot to do with the marriage troubles. If things don't improve at that point well them you know what you have to do.

This is great advice. When everything is :censor: we have a tendancy to lose sight of what's most important, and often realize how good it was, or could've been, way too late.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9527 on: October 16, 2018, 09:43:41 pm »
Oh man Chaos, so sorry to hear about the rough patch you’re going through.  Hang in there.  I can say from experience that the crew on here are a supportive bunch, so don’t hesitate to reach out if need be.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9528 on: October 17, 2018, 12:31:11 am »
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on October 16, 2018, 02:22:05 pm
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Liking it a lot.



Why?

Probably because it's a brand new truck just off the lot, so all the body mounts are still solid, the seat is still nice and firm and not all broken down, suspension and steering components are all tight, etc.  Obviously getting out of a 200 000km truck and getting into a brand new truck will seem like a world of difference, even if the 200 000km truck is the nicer truck.

 :rofl: :rofl2: :rofl: :rofl2: :rofl: :rofl2:


Oh man I'm just getting off the floor now...phew!  ;D ;)

You sure you don't do stand up?  :think:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9529 on: October 17, 2018, 12:43:32 am »
drove the bimmer down to okotoks. 

hell, i have this thing for 7 years now, and took it commuting today.   commute sucks in this car.

was thinking maybe i should sell it or something.

then driving down 50km to different town, cruising down the highway at (what feels like ;D) 150 , this thing rides better than lexus at speed and still sounds ferocious...

oh and got a thumbs up from a kid walking in town.   

maybe i should keep it around after all.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9530 on: October 17, 2018, 12:55:05 am »
Quote from: aquadorhj on October 17, 2018, 12:43:32 am


maybe i should keep it around after all.

At least until the rod bearings go...
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9531 on: October 17, 2018, 08:46:33 am »
How do you find the performance of the NA V6 vs the your old V8?  Much of a difference?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9532 on: October 21, 2018, 04:30:29 pm »
Changed the oil on Bella's 323i, pretty straight forward & easy to do, 17mm drain bolt & oil filter cartridge on top of the engine. Only pain in the a$$ part is no dipstick to measure the new oil, so you have to wait for the engine diagnostic to do it & then it took me a few mins to figure out how to reset the engine oil interval. The car itself wasn't asking for an oil change yet, but I figured I'd do it now. The interval is 25,000kms, she was at ~17,000kms. Figure I'll just do it once a year, old oil looked pretty tired.


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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9533 on: October 21, 2018, 04:47:47 pm »
Took it to the car wash.....it's been over 2 months since the last wash !

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9534 on: October 21, 2018, 05:00:14 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on October 21, 2018, 04:30:29 pm
Changed the oil on Bella's 323i, pretty straight forward & easy to do, 17mm drain bolt & oil filter cartridge on top of the engine. Only pain in the a$$ part is no dipstick to measure the new oil, so you have to wait for the engine diagnostic to do it & then it took me a few mins to figure out how to reset the engine oil interval. The car itself wasn't asking for an oil change yet, but I figured I'd do it now. The interval is 25,000kms, she was at ~17,000kms. Figure I'll just do it once a year, old oil looked pretty tired.


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You should get an oil extractor and than you don't have crawl under the car
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9535 on: October 21, 2018, 06:39:30 pm »


First World problems - Engine only has 3 cylinders and spark plugs are only sold in packs of 2.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9536 on: October 21, 2018, 10:55:09 pm »
I use this on the Miata, (and my various MBs before) as I can reach the Miata's filter from the top, so no jacking, crawling, etc.  Love it.

http://liquivac.com/

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9537 on: October 21, 2018, 10:57:35 pm »
No dipstick on the E90, so kinda tough with the extractor. Guess I could try thru the oil filter housing which is on top of the motor?

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9538 on: October 21, 2018, 11:14:30 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on October 21, 2018, 10:57:35 pm
No dipstick on the E90, so kinda tough with the extractor. Guess I could try thru the oil filter housing which is on top of the motor?

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Only if it's a straight shot to the oil pan.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9539 on: October 21, 2018, 11:43:24 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on October 21, 2018, 11:14:30 pm
Quote from: Gurgie on October 21, 2018, 10:57:35 pm
No dipstick on the E90, so kinda tough with the extractor. Guess I could try thru the oil filter housing which is on top of the motor?

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Only if it's a straight shot to the oil pan.
Yeah, I have no idea, guess I could Google it, lol!

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