Thinking of Buying this BMW

[dial 911]

sounds like you got yourself a good deal. i would not sleep on it.

[Rusty Heap]

Jeff you bastage.........when I first started reading I was thinking "damn, why didn't he tell ME about this local deal"


OUCH, thanks for making my ears bleed with that sound.... straight cut gear howl like that I'm told........almost as bad as a pissed off wife when you pee on the toilet seat without lifting it up..........

he heh.

[Superman]

Transmission seems fine. What you are hearing are the stock, plastic muffler bearings.

I think this would be a good car for her, but she obviously needs to take it to a Driver Skills Day to get a 'feel' for how the car handles.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by Superman

Transmission seems fine. What you are hearing are the stock, plastic muffler bearings.

I think this would be a good car for her, but she obviously needs to take it to a Driver Skills Day to get a 'feel' for how the car handles.

You're joking, right?

(Or is the OP joking about this whole thread?)

The squeal is from the gears. Its pitch increases with speed. I can't even hear a muffler, though I do hear engine induction. I don't even think that's a standard transmission in the car; it looks sequential to me.

All-in-all, it seems like a race car. I'm not sure it's truly street worthy.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by dd74

(Or is the OP joking about this whole thread?)

you think?

[dd74]

Originally Posted by svandamme

you think?

I thought all along. That's why I posted the Hans Stuck video.