Recent content by jbawden

Everyone has a number; no matter how important/valuable the object is to you. Sometimes you realize the object is more meaningful than the fair market value or sometimes the market value is better than the personal value. Find your lane and you might end up with two 5BW that you can't part with!

Not to mention it appears it was a press car before its time at SM. I agree with the sentiment that the car will probably be fine, but you have to get a great deal on it because SM cars are the proverbial scarlet letter in the retail market (for most).

You should click the link he provided.

Just to be clear, my comments are about @caddydadee story, not the OP. Also, I'm all about honesty, being personally accountable, and an expectation of professionalism, not so much about knee-jerk calls for sacking people that are otherwise good employees (assuming here). This is a great...

I think Castrol is the BEST oil.

So much cancel culture in this thread...I get it in the context of the OP starting it in 2022, but not so much now. A personal opinion and not being proficient at a manual is cause for firing? Maybe he is a fantastic tech that does factory level service work.

^^^That is badge reverse engineering right there.

Well, there is your answer then. Inspection done, carry on with your day.

Just a side note on dash cams; it's important to consider the plausibility that the presence of dash cam footage can actually work against you when assigning responsibility/liability in a crash. It seems counter-intuitive but there are times that the lack of footage can serve you better than...

Posted in this forum - For Sale - 2023 5BW 6 speed black raven

I have a to deal with a leak at least once a year (between my wife and kids, I steer around road debris :cool:) but I never thought to post online about it. I just take the offending wheel/tire to my local tire shop for a (hopefully) quick and easy repair.

LOL, tech minded people...I guess the fact that I read the owners manual makes me an IT expert!

It's an interesting discussion that I hadn't really thought about, but it's definitely not a barrier to long-term ownership for me. The BW is so good I can't imagine long-term parts being a real barrier. Just because you typically keep cars 10 years doesn't mean you have to. The biggest...

@BimmerFan Is that about average for your ownership tenure? I have my original 5BW on Autotrader too, lots of mid-$80's offers from dealers, but no private buyers. Like you said, its a small population that can pay cash or get financing on a high value used car. Interest rates aren't helping...

How do you define vintage? Is it muscle cars? For me the 66-67 Chevelle is one of the best looking cars of the era but to get it to perform like a modern car (I'll be charitable and say modern is 2005 or so) you're spending a LOT of money. It's hard to beat this modern performance era that we...