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    So drove the Sedan a few times now, did it first oil change at about 85 miles on the engine. Next one at 500 miles
    -Small oil leak on feed line for turbo (should be resolved)

    -Small oil leak on oil return off turbo (think its still leaking, only one drop of oil after I turned it off though)
    -Small oil leak on oil pump housing or crank seal (bugger, easy repair but not good it didn't take)
    -Suspension has a few clunks from sway bar end links


    I plan to get 1500-2000 miles on it before winter, drop the oil pan (this car is supposed to run on synthetic) so need to check the pan, do oil leak fixes, make some adjustments and hopefully vinyl wrap this car.





    So Wagon got some new wheels, these are the wheels it would have came with in 2000. Love the look. Wagon just needs a brake booster for repairs. I want to add a trailer hitch to it for extra "this car does everything factor"







    Clean ecopower




    Dirty ecopower




    It rained today while I was putting in my new garage door opener on my side of the garage; I did my wife's side 2 years ago and it was super quiet, bought another one, said the only way I would install it is if I got that car running and it moved under its own power.










    And then...we traded in her 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport for a 2019 Subaru Forester. Mitsubishi is looking like its going the way of Suzuki with Nissan mismanaging money as it is, don't think they will make it much longer than another 2-3 years. Took the equity we had and ran.
    The Forester is fantastic we got the Limited with the Power liftgate, harmon kardon, panoramic roof, and stuff.




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    And I modded it
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    Looking good Dave. Seen your thread pop up in my email. Been years since ive been on here. I got rid of the GTP and am now building a GTO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timing View Post
    Looking good Dave. Seen your thread pop up in my email. Been years since ive been on here. I got rid of the GTP and am now building a GTO.
    Nice Dude, good to hear some OGs are still hanging around.
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    Lots of great work you are doing there Dave
    I drink..so consider that when reading my posts.

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    Bill you never call me anymore
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    you stopped giving me good phone sex
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    Quote Originally Posted by BillBoost37 View Post
    you stopped giving me good phone sex
    I always knew there was something between you two.
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    It is boring when everything just works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveHugsBill View Post
    Bill you never call me anymore
    He never calls me anymore either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BillBoost37 View Post
    you stopped giving me good phone sex
    Quote Originally Posted by JamesIvey24 View Post
    He never calls me anymore either.
    Quite the Saab story you guys have. See what I did there? See. Nvm it's not even funny, I'm just an idiot.

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    New wheels?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BillBoost37 View Post
    New wheels?

    Yup

    Transmission out to be rebuilt again. Getting a few more upgrades beside the LSD and 4.45 final drive that is already in there.
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    Forgot to mention, kid ran a red light, clipped the front end of the wife's car.

    Hilary's accident - YouTube

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    getting my tranny out


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    When in Rome




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    So is that a rental until the wife's Subie is fixed?
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    Quote Originally Posted by FordMan77 View Post
    So is that a rental until the wife's Subie is fixed?
    Yup. I was going to post it like we traded in the Subie for it, to see if Bill would call me to spread some German love but he did not.

    Its a 2020 X3

    Too be honest, for $50k vs the $30k on her Subie, the Subie wins.
    Pros for BMW:
    -Quck, nice grunt
    -Shifts nice
    -Tiny bit quieter
    -Slightly better ride quality
    -Neat gauge cluster

    Cons:
    -No keyless entry (no button on door handle or put the hand behind the handle unlock)
    -No Android Auto (Apple carplay is a subscription fee)
    -Visibility is pretty bad.
    -The steering wheel controls are just flat out stupidly laid out, no organization.
    -iDrive blows


    For $20k, sorry but the Japanese appliance wins hands down, **** even some of the plastics in her Subie just feel better. Honestly, the BMW only has a slight improvement on fit and finish over the Subie and Mazda with their new upscaling far exceeds what this vehicle has. Germans really need to get their infotainment down, get it organized and straightened out. It took us all of about 30 minutes to figure out everything in her Subie, this is just stupid.
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    Wagon fun
    Grinding Glass headlights to clear them for better light output





    I guess the new wheels since the 3 spoke wheels are bent



    Brand new shift knob



    tow hitch



    Clear corner lights, haven't decided if I will use them



    Hauled a transmission to ship



    climbed 3 mountains this winter






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    And the Sedan....


    Transmission out




    Manifold



    Vinyl wrap



    Deleting the front plate and playing with lights




    Forged Carbon Fiber dash




    New ride height or test fitting for clearance?

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