Last night, my father drove our car(pajero) knocked into passet(b5).
Oh my god...   But To our delight, everybody is all right   :(
                                                      a chinese boy

As the subject line says, my 1995 325ic convertible needs a new top. Can
anyone recommend me a shop (of which they have actual, first hand
experience) in the West side of Los Angeles, or in the San Fernando valley?
I want somewhere cheap but trustworthy.

Anyone know of any within a reasonable distance of Horsham, W Sussex?
The only one I know of is James Paul in Rudgewick.
It would be nice to know if there is are any other places I can get work
done on a BMW, other than James Paul or Vines, the main dealer in Crawley.

Just got a 318 2003 model and when i start from the cold the engine is
noisy as if there is a high power fan running somewhere.  What is it
please as this noise stops after a couple of minutes.  Is it normal and
if so should it be noisy or is there something wrong.  Many thanks.

Just got a quote of $430.00 from the dealer to replace the hood releas
cable on a '97 740IL...Can anybody provide some guidance or tell m
where to find the steps to DIY???? Please answer soon as I can't ope
the hood on my big baby and you know how they are when they star

The parts CD says that the //M3 3.0, 3.2 and M52 all have different
airboxes and a different "suction pipe" from the airbox to the front of
the car. Yet all 3 take the same size air filter and the airboxes look
similar.

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

This car has extremely high milage ( 280,000 ) and is priced as so, but
looks like it only has 70,000.  The car is mecanicly sound as is the
manual tranny.
Seems to be all highway buisness milage and well taken care of.  How

I bought a 1995 325is and the sunroof was broken.. somehow the origonal
owner shoved the cover thing all the way back an now it doesnt come out
and i cant open my sunroof all the way open i can only do the tilt up
.. neone  know how to solve this one

I'm looking for a replacement of the
motronic unit in my '86 e30 with m20B25 motor.
It had a Bosch Motronic 1.1/1.3 Adaptive fuel
injection computer. Can I replace this with an '89

I recently posted about a change to Havoline Dex-cool. Since then, I've run
into this article:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/gm_dexcool.html
SO... I'll be going back to the green after a complete flush. I had read

Dear Folks,
In response to an earlier post about fluid level, John mentioned the
4year/50,000 mile warranty. My 2003 530i was manufactured in November
of 2002 and sold to the first owner in the US in May of 2003. It had a

I have a 2001 E46 325i with 32K miles. My Service Engine Soon light
came on, and I stopped by Auto Zone where they put a code reader on it
and it displayed code P1447. Searching around on the internet I found
that this is apparently  an incorrect flow to or from the evaporative

Hi group!
Before I start poking around, has anyone had to replace the headlight
washer nozzle assembly (driver's side), mine has been broken off including
the plastic tube in the bumper.  The other thing I need to trouble shoot is

My daughter bought the referenced car, and all is pretty good, except that
the Oil Light comes on yellow about 30 seconds after the car has been
started, and remains on for about 30 seconds then goes out. The Oil Light is
Yellow in this sequence, and is Red when the key is turned ...