Today we had *really* bad snow in Chicago, and on the way to work I
was fish-tailing all over the place. Within 3 blocks, it looked like I
simply wasn't going to be able to avoid hitting someone. Finally, I
remembered my car came with DTC (hey, I haven't had to drive in the

did a search through the older threads for anything related to the M3
convertible rag tops....I'm thinking about buying a 98 M3 Convertible.
Are there issues with the soft top, besides the rear window fading? Do
the soft tops have a tendency to "wear out"   i.e.  loose fit after

I'm looking at 2004,5,6 Z4's and wondering if a power top is really a
requirement.  
How much hassle/effort goes into operating the manual top?  Does a manual
top prevent you from putting the top down for short drives?  Would having

My house has a 7 ft. garage door installed in a garage with a 12 ft.
ceiling. I want to install a lift for my car, but when the garage door
is open, I have about 5 feet of unused space between the garage door
and the ceiling.  I would like to install more vertical track and

Looks like I'm nigh on buying an old, old 540 of '94 vintage.
The navy blue car has clocked 60,000 miles, which is quite low for a
94 E34 shape. It has a 250 bhp powerplant. The interiors are clean and
has a Kenwood mp3/cd player with a great sound system. Everything

I`m just one poor boy from Bulgaria and my dream is to have my own BMW
so if someone is interested in making me a big gift for my birthday ..
please write at krumvaleriev@gmail.com :P

Could anyone help please.......
I have a 2003 BMW compact 1.8 tise
The vehicle has covered just over 18000 miles
The last 2/3 weeks I have been getting occasional clutch judder when I pull

I'm in a heck of a bind that hopefully someone can help with.  I bought a
used 2003 BMW 525 3 days ago and much to my surprise I can't unlock the
driver door.  Here's what I've tried...
1.  Tried unlocking with keyless key.  It'll lock and unlock the other 3

Hi, I have 02 325i and I have never had any problems with the car.
However today the fuell ight came on so I stopped at a BP and filled
it up with premium (Which what I always run) and went on my way.
Later that day I was driving and noticed that there was something kind

I am looking for advice on swapping out a tired M42 4 cylinder for a
fresh M44 4 cylinder. I know there are many instances of upgrading to an
M50 engine, but I like the balance of the car with the lighter engine.
Thanks in advance.

Mate has an E28 520i with a ZF 4HP22, it's the normal version not the EH
with the electronic control and S/E/123 switch.
It was fine until he had the fluid changed, I'm guessing the change
loosened off all sort of old junk and it's ended up in the valve bodies.

Does any one know how to display the same instantaneous data / information
in the E90 instrument cluster that you can in the E46 and E39 cars, such as
system voltage, true coolant temperature, true r.p.m.?
I can get tests 1.x (chassis number, build date, software version et ...

Hiya,
Got everything unbolted apart from the gearbox, the top bellhousing bolts
seem unreachable, can anyone suggest how I can undo them? Either that or I
was thinking about undoing the propshaft and taking the engine/gearbox out

I couldnt find the adapter for the wheel brace anywhere in my e34 96
touring...and its differant to my salloon...bugger me sideways
I called a place called Quarry motors here in Sheffield, and they said i
would have to call BMW with the chassis #  does that make sense? i cant see

I need to replace the battery on my 1991 735.  But where the hell is
it??  I've scoured the engine bay and the only thing I can find is the
postive terminal for jumpstarting...
Cheers!