Fixedwheelnut

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• Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 weeks

  

  @Colm89 Depends if you wanted an s50 (e36 m3) or s54 (e46 m3) engined car. The latter would be quite a bit more expensive. Munich legends had a few when I was there, I think in the region of £60k. That's not far off M3 CSL money, If you are buying a car to drive, and don't want to worry about putting miles up on an appreciating classic, I'd look at the z4 3.0si coupe. Or z4m coupe. z3m's and CSL's are probably overpriced these days.<

  @Danstuff Semi-trailing arm rear suspension from the old widow-maker E30?<

  @Dammit As Danstuff says rear axle beam same as the E30, some early ones didn't even have DSC for proper sideways fun

• Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Love them but go for fortunes now.

• Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month, 1 week

  

  The lower the octane of the fuel the more of said fuel the car will use.

  Citation needed. Generally speaking lower octane fuels have a higher calorific value, but are more inclined to detonation. Unless your car's ECU has knock detection, and backs off the ignition timing significantly with lower octane fuel, it won't affect consumption rates. However, it may well up limiting maximum boost in an engine with knock detection and turbos.

  Pretty much that, the higher the octane rating the higher the temperature before pre-ignition (Knocking/Pinking) will occur. Most modern cars ECU's will continually advance ignition timing to an optimum level until knock sensors pick up any knocking occurring then back it off a bit, so cheaper lower octane fuel will allow knocking earlier ergo, timing retarded earlier resulting in lower performance and slightly higher consumption

• Road fixed / fixed road

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  Ahh not to worry then, I'll keep an eye out for a fixed set. cheers for the offer though

• Road fixed / fixed road

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  Thank you it's mine too :)

• Road fixed / fixed road

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  Where from? :)

• Road fixed / fixed road

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  Probably right, needs 27" rims rather than 700C.
  I have a 1957 A.S.Gillott in the build, just needing period brakes and bars.

• Road fixed / fixed road

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 1 week

  

  An old 70's Falcon Professional, aka my Beer Bike
  
  

  1960 Holdsworth Monsoon
  

  Custom Geoff Roberts made with Columbus Spirit Tubing
  

• Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 months, 1 week

  

  TFL now fixing trains :D

  There are two I can recommend Jags at BM Sport in Bexleyheath https://www.bmsport.com/

  or Cragos Auto repairs in Dartford http://cragos.co.uk/