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

haha this really tickled me. i felt the same - gritted my teeth a bit when viewing the listing

Parents are (very surprisingly) looking at getting an X3 Xdrive 20 d 2019 model, anything to be aware of? Other than it being an odd/hilarious choice (from my perspective).

Assume you mean pre LCI? Ie no digital dash etc?

I would say must haves are adaptive suspension, professional nav and heated seats. You get the second two as standard with an Msport model...

You always spot the best cars dude

I used to walk through Pimlico quite a bit, I remember seeing that 2000 parked there regularly.

It's a good area for car spotting i think, saw a few interesting things there on the regular

What’s LCi?

BMW term for mid run update. The x3 got one in August.

It added a couple of new features including their new digital dash.

That trekker annoys me as it should have black and silver plates. They also rust like a beetle.

Also has it got the early van rear lights not the elephants foot rear that would be age correct.

Good info, cheers!

And I've not seen one of these for ages, a Mk2 Truimph 2000. I gave the lady driver and her passenger a thumbs up and an excited wave, and she waved back and drove off grinning. #winning

Had the 2.5PI variance of these. Once tuned was a really smooth running car. Motorway 90mph was silent and smooth. It never stayed tuned for long though. The mechanical throttle linkage would never stay adjusted, balance was a twat to get set up, especially using the single vacuum gauge I had.

No worries.

If you want an LCI one, it needs to have this dash:

Also might be worth checking out the bimmerpost G01 forum.

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Sounds like something worth getting as it could mean a few more £££ back when you sell it

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I really enjoy these posts with only pictures and no descriptions. Really draws me in and brings me along for the journey.

Nice SLS “inlet manifold”

+1

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You’re going to manufacture custom slide throttles for Porsche ITBs?

They’re E46 M3 ITB’s which we’re running on Porsche M96 Variocam heads, with a GT3-RS variable tract plenum.

I’ll definitely bang a new one in, don’t like seeing the engine light!

The next challenge is intake trumpet length, where we bring them together into end-tanks, and total plenum volume. The length is critical in terms of the resonance within the intake which we need to create a positive pressure at specific RPM. The two flaps within the plenum that control the effective length of the intake will help here (VarioRam, essentially), but intake trumpet design is a really important thing to get right, so we're likely to print a bunch of options and then dyno them back to back.

Talking of Porsche

https://youtu.be/6VDo-SDLj6o

Just look at how small this is in a modern car space. Also in shockingly good condition....
Pity the 124 on the other side of the street drove off before I got a snap. Must've been fiat day in crows nest.

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What a beauty, I had a Corgi model of one of those and absolutely adored it... Loved the little engine flap...

yeah that looks mint. and reckon would be awesome to drive.

Can pick them up relatively cheap over here but can imagine so much work to keep running. having said that come summer I might be ready for a bit of a project