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Almost went to the wcec opener since I had nothing going on. I think the snow was a good sign to stay home

You really like jinxing things don't you.
 
 
 

His Joe Rogan episodes are the best. Dude's lived a fuckin life.

'grats on your new well deserved member title

New wheels and tires on the wife's e30 today

You're in luck!  I deal with this for a living!  So if you signed for $195 then you owe $195 unless you verbally authorized more.  The catch would be knowing the exact wording in the line you signed and of it says something where you "agreed" to paying more within a percentage of the quoted price.  Unfortunately unless they agree to allow you to pay less then you'll end up paying it then filing a complaint with the Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection which will take weeks.

This is something we're all told but to be honest it really depends on the number of reviews that company has and how good their marketing team is.  Just like anything else these reviews can be easily manipulated, deleted, etc.  You can mine for good reviews and easily hide any bad ones without doing much work.  Try looking at product reviews and tell me how many of those are honest reviews and how many were paid advertisements.  Also, from my perspective there are tons of fabricated stories that paint the writer as a victim when in reality they left out key details.  So how reliable are these reviews?  For example, a recent one: Customer wrote a bad review because their wheel came loose while driving after having tires put on.  In reality they failed to mention that after further investigation we found through Carfax that a week after leaving our shop they took it to another shop and had the brakes replaced on THE SAME WHEEL THAT CAME OFF.
Good reviews and word of mouth certainly help in auto service but based on market data I've seen reviews are typically the 3rd or 4th reason somebody chooses a repair facility.  Writing a review may help get you heard and rectify your situation but more often than not if it's an independent shop they may not care and the person reading and responding to your review may be the same person you dealt with at the shop.  Bad reviews are a great way to make people feel better and vent but other than that you're better off reaching out to the DATCP and starting your legal paper trail there.  Nobody remembers the bad review someone else wrote, they only remember the experience they had and will defend that experience regardless of others experiences.
For clarity sake, this is not me defending poor service from a shop.  That's absolutely unacceptable in an industry that relies heavily on paying someone to be the expert trust is key to building relationships.  Many people have worked very hard over the decades to remove the "grease monkey" image and mentality from the industry and these shit hole scam artists that continue to perpetuate this image should be wiped from the face of the earth.

They both have N55 Engines, and rolled off the assembly line within 3 months of each other. The black one I had tuned with a Vishnu Proceed V3 for about two years. I haven't modded much, just upgraded charge pipe and had the transmission ecu flashed with the Alpina B3 program. The transmission in my blue one is stock, and the difference is obvious.
As far as maintenance for the black one (other than oil changes), here's the short version:
e92/N55/ZPP/ZCW
Bought 08/09/2013@53,340mi Current 2/2019 @200,100mi (5yrs, 6months and 146,800miles)
Fail(s):
tstat hous/water pump 89k,
Walnut blast at 101k,
Transmission/T-case Fluid change and Alpina B3 flash at 103k,
Chargepipe at 106k,
Coolant tank crack at 114k, and related to the coolant fix, had to replace the FRM3 at  114k
VANOS recall performed by dealership $0 at Approx 160k,
OFHG replaced at 195k (minor leakage, simple fix)
 

Well the 2011 e92 is a N55 unless it's a 335is? might be a contributing factor to the reliability 

You opened the vent... bold move!

When the weather gets a little nicer I'll get to the coils. Today got a little bored while healing and the gf helped me do an update I've been waiting to do

I used Delphi on my n54 in desperation and had issues and immediately went back to Bosch.  The Bosch cp's have a lifetime warranty as of 2017-ish so no reason to buy anything else as far as i'm concerned.

I've always used Bosch with good results. Don't have first-hand experience with Delphi.

I did find the big culprit. Map sensor had grease on the hot wires and was blocking the openings. Still planning on plugs and coils this weekend. I think I just scared myself more than anything 

It'll be Miller Park till I die.
I want nothing to do with AMFAM after they screwed me over on an accident 20 years ago.

If they use their whole f*n name Ill be even more upset.
there is a petition. please sign if you care about such things.
https://www.change.org/p/miller-coors-and-keep-miller-park-as-the-official-name-for-the-home-of-the-milwaukee-brewers
 
 

I'd like to retract my previous post

I'd like to retract my previous post

I'd like to retract my previous post

I'd like to retract my previous post

I'd like to retract my previous post

Gross dude.

 

I'll come pick it up Sunday then!

Well got everything to work and installed mhd stage 1+  time for the trial run

Find her. Say you have an m3. Go for a Date
 easy sugar momma