Though I still don't like BMW's, because everyone who owns one over here drives like a massive cock. Or was that the German intent all along...
*stares intently at Tarquinn* 
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Over the mountain, in between the ups and downs, I ran into Mortious who doth quote:
Though I still don't like BMW's, because everyone who owns one over here drives like a massive cock.
Yeah, pretty much the case on this side of the pond too.
Not because the cars are all that hard to work on, but because, collectively, the owners are the biggest bunch of flaming pricks out there. Take your fancy fucking car to Horst's Autohaus of Fancy Fucking Car Repair. He'll put up with you acting like an arrogant prick. Because he's charging you $200 an hour for labor and marking up the parts 300%.
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This one time, at Callalron camp:
I keep telling the guys in the shop I manage that I'm thinking of posting a sign stating "We do not perform work on BMW, Mercedes-Benz or Volvo automobiles".Not because the cars are all that hard to work on, but because, collectively, the owners are the biggest bunch of flaming pricks out there. Take your fancy fucking car to Horst's Autohaus of Fancy Fucking Car Repair. He'll put up with you acting like an arrogant prick. Because he's charging you $200 an hour for labor and marking up the parts 300%.
AMEN Brother Call!
It actually would cost more for just the labor to remove/install the TCU than it does to repair it...
Although Cal certainly has a point about one thing: if you're sinking that much money into the car, having the maintenance done at Billy-Bob's Spit'n'Lube isn't the best idea.There are just as many pricks on the motorway driving American or Japanese cars.
Yes, I own 3 BMWs: X3, K1200 motorcycle, and a Mini. They're awesome. Neener.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
Tarquinn fucked around with this message on 05-01-2010 at 01:05 PM.
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Bloodsageing:
and a Mini.
rofl
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Maradon! startled the peaceful upland Gorillas, blurting:
rofl
It's a really fun car to drive. Not exactly cheap when you add all the bells and whistles, but $15k-$20k cheaper than the Z4/M4 that was my second choice.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
To align most euro cars you need to have a full tank of petrol, 150 lbs in both front seats. about 50 lbs in the trunk and usually about 150lbs in the back seat (if it has a back seat) Of course no one ever brings one into the shop will a full tank and stuffing things in someone's car to get the correct weight loadout would annoy the owner I'm sure... The diagnostic computer system is hardly standardized compared to the US and Japanese cars. The computers we plug into the Euro cars usually have to translate their codes into typical OBDII system info the rest of the world uses...
