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Hi, I'm Ray. I have an '04 325i which I've been trying to kill since new. It's holding up pretty well. I've just starting reading the group. Is there a FAQ or should I just jump right in with a frequenly asked question? TIA Ray "If I had known I would live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." - some guy who writes slogans for those little motorcycle helmet stickers. > Hi, I'm Ray. I have an '04 325i which I've been trying to kill since new. > It's holding up pretty well. I've just starting reading the group. Is there [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > myself." > - some guy who writes slogans for those little motorcycle helmet stickers. Ray, Google Groups is a good bet. Or just ask. The worst that could happen is you'd get ignored...  Signature-Fred W first thing i'd do is remove your proper email address when posting to this or any newsgroup...don't say i didn't warn you lol > > Hi, I'm Ray. I have an '04 325i which I've been trying to kill since new. > > It's holding up pretty well. I've just starting reading the group. Is there [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > -Fred W The second thing to do is make sure you do not post to a Text Only group in HTML or Rich Text. > first thing i'd do is remove your proper email address when posting to > this or [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> -- >> -Fred W And don't top post :D And use a proper sig separator (dash dash space). > The second thing to do is make sure you do not post to a Text Only > group in HTML or Rich Text. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> -- >>> -Fred W Grumps wrote on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:38:21 +0100: > And don't top post :D Oh, the irony. SignatureDan Actually, top posting is common in gear head forums. > And don't top post :D > And use a proper sig separator (dash dash space). [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>>> -- >>>> -Fred W > The second thing to do is make sure you do not post to a Text Only group > in HTML or Rich Text. Where do you see HTML tags or different MIME type specified? I only see RFC2646 (plain text) in the headers. > "dave" <bozo@theclown.com> wrote in message You may want to use another email address. "Theclown.com" does seem to exist (surprise!) and their server will get all of your junk mail. That's not very nice of you. So either use your ISP's spam sink, munge the domain name portion of your address, or use a throw away address. > news:450843D1.F89A3020@theclown.com... >> first thing i'd do is remove your proper email address when posting to >> this or >> any newsgroup...don't say i didn't warn you lol I wish I learned that lesson years ago. >>> > Hi, I'm Ray. I have an '04 325i which I've been trying to kill >>> since > new. >>> > It's holding up pretty well. I've just starting reading the group. >>> Is > there >>> > a FAQ or should I just jump right in with a frequenly asked question? If I can jump, so can you. But you better jump far. [snip] >>> Google Groups is a good bet. Or just ask. The worst that could happen >>> is you'd get ignored... Wishful thinking on most groups I visit. Tilting at windmills...but I heartily endorse your advice. When I first started in NG's I used a special e-mail address but it was a 'real' one. Fairly soon I noticed so many strange addresses and eventually twigged why. Changed to a fake address. And...sure enough...some weeks later I started received spam to this special address. It was quite a salutory lesson about the cyber-dangers. DAS For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- > first thing i'd do is remove your proper email address when posting to > this or > any newsgroup...don't say i didn't warn you lol [...] > first thing i'd do is remove your proper email address when posting to > this or [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> -- >> -Fred W Thanks for the replies. That's what I get for using outlook express instead of agent. Anyway, here's the question: does anyone go to the dealer for service after the warranty is up? I'm due for 'inspection' whatever that means, plue oil service and PA State Inspection as well. I really have no desire to give another dime to the dealer, at least not until I have to get a new car. So in the meantime, where do other cheapskate BMW owners get their cars serviced? Ray "Keep honking, I'm reloading" - The helmet sticker guy again. > "dave" <bozo@theclown.com> wrote Anyway, here's the question: does anyone > go to the dealer for service after the warranty is up? I'm due for > 'inspection' whatever that means, plue oil service and PA State Inspection > as well. I really have no desire to give another dime to the dealer, at > least not until I have to get a new car. So in the meantime, where do > other cheapskate BMW owners get their cars serviced? Brett Anderson said: >2. Find yourself a good BMW independent. Try www.bimrs.org for locating >one. They'll be more realistic than the dealer's "time for a new car" >response. >Brett Anderson KMS- Koala Motorsport FloydR > Brett Anderson said: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > FloydR +1 on that. A good independent is the ticket. Signature-Fred W > Anyway, here's the question: does anyone go to the dealer for service after > the warranty is up? I'm due for 'inspection' whatever that means, plue oil > service and PA State Inspection as well. I really have no desire to give > another dime to the dealer, at least not until I have to get a new car. So > in the meantime, where do other cheapskate BMW owners get their cars > serviced? Real cheapskates service the cars themselves. Servicing a BMW is no more difficult than with any other car. Sometimes I think new owners somehow have been given the idea to the contrary. I had to buy a big ol' socket for the top of the oil filter housing, and a service light reset tool from Peake, but that was about it. -------- THE ISRAEL LOBBY: Does it have too much influence on US foreign policy? The London Review will be hosting a debate on 28 September in the Great Hall, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Cooper Square, New York. Go to the link in my sig to reserve tickets. ----- Kill ratio of Palestinian children to Israeli children 5.7-to-1, Israel's favor. Kill ratio of all Palestinians to Israelis: over 3-to-1. --------- http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/print/mear01_.html ---------- "Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. 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