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#21829 of 30156 MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGE by wrjohnsonpghpa by nerd Feb 06, 2003 (10:36 am)
The dealer changed the oil in my wife's 2002 325Ci at one year and 6500 miles and charged it to BMW. Also checked tire pressures and checked other fluid levels. The mechanic reset the maintenance monitor.
#21830 of 30156 Maintenance Oil Change by kdshapiro Feb 06, 2003 (10:45 am)
The dealer will do an early oil change at the year anniversary, at your request. I called the dealer to verify. The service interval will not be reset and you will be required to bring the car in for the regular service interval maintenance.
#21831 of 30156 roc50mg by leenelsonmd Feb 06, 2003 (3:13 pm)
I bent the rim on my E36 325i about a year ago -- in a city pothole-- and the rim was repaired by a local tire dealer. They ended up doing it for free for various reasons, but the charge was supposed to be about $70.   Sometimes rims can be repaired like this, and other times they have to be replaced.   What kind of tires did you have? I am very impressed that with the bent rims you did not get a flat. Nevertheless, I agree with shipo that you should replace the tire (ASAP), particularly if you see a bulge in the sidewall.
#21832 of 30156 Brakes Covered In MY2000 by riez Feb 06, 2003 (5:09 pm)
My wife bought her '00 323ia CPO with 18,000 miles. Brake light came on at about 34,700 miles. According to the service order, she had the following covered under the free maintenance program: replace both front brake discs, replace sensors, replace rotors. Covered everything: pads, linings, sensors, discs, etc. And since this was the 2nd year in service anniversary, she also got free brake fluid change.
#21833 of 30156 Try this with your M3... by kdshapiro Feb 07, 2003 (6:45 pm)
Found this link on Bimmerfest.   http://ftg.vltmedia.se/zon/bil/filmer/m3e46.mpg
#21834 of 30156 kdshapiro - by brave1heart Feb 07, 2003 (8:09 pm)
That's an awesome video!!! You need a lot of power to be able to steer the car with the throttle like that.
#21835 of 30156 330i Performance Package by kdshapiro Feb 08, 2003 (12:09 pm)
Browsing through bmwusa.com ran across this information, which I didn't see posted here.   1. Torque has been bumped at the midpoint (3,500 rpms) to 222. Redline is at 6,800. 2. The top speed governor has been reset to 155 mph. <---- I though this was the really cool thing. No more excuses against the competition now. 3. The brochure I read lists the 0-60 at 5.9.   brave1heart - I was cringing while watching the video. I can't believe the *flogging* that M3 was given. But it is one heck of a machine.
#21836 of 30156 Performance Package by riez Feb 08, 2003 (1:01 pm)
As Roundel and others have written, it appears to be a way to create the next best thing to a 4-door M3. The old 4-dr M3 is sorely missed by many.
#21837 of 30156 325i snow vs A4 Q all-season by brave1heart Feb 08, 2003 (6:41 pm)
We got ~ 15" of snow yesterday and my 325i and wife's A4 Q in the garage begged for a back to back comparo. The roads were relatively clear and only some of the backroads had 1-2" of solid ice, snow, and slush. My 325 has light-duty Dunlop M2 Winter Sport snow tires and the A4 has Goodyear Eagle all-seasons. The 325 handled better and it braked MUCH better; the A4 accelerated faster. If you have to stop going up a very steep hill, the A4 would be able to get going without any fuss while the 325 may not be able to make it from a dead stop. Granted, the 325 brakes much better in the dry and the A4 does not have the SP like the 325. Not to mention that the A4 has 23K miles on its substandard Goodyear Eagle tires while my car's snow tires have only ~ 3.5K miles on them. The 325 performed best with the DSC off and traction control on. Braking downhill with the A4's all-seasons was downright scary. I had to be extremely careful with it at the serpentine side of our street. Also, I have driven both extensively in very heavy, wet snow and I can testify that the wetter and heavier the snow, the better the A4 performs relative to the 325. Here are some totally subjective numbers to quantify how I felt about the cars (on a scale from 1 to 10):   Acceleration: 325 - 7 A4 - 9   Handling 325 - 8 A4 - 7   Braking 325 - 9 A4 - 2   Likely not to leave you stranded 325 - 9 A4 - 9   Sure-footedness 325 - 7 A4 - 9   Highway stability 325 - 7 A4 - 8   As you can see, they are close in all categories, except that the snow tires in the 325 braked admirably better than the all-seasons in the A4.
#21838 of 30156 325Ci Premium Package by chaaaosss Feb 09, 2003 (1:10 am)
Has anyone considered combining the Sport Package and the Premium Package a la carte? There's a savings of around $800 (assuming ED and $1.5k markup) from what appears to be a loss of only Driver Memory and Auto-Dim Mirrors. Is this really worth $800? Just for argument's sake, of course.

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