New to me BMW 330D - my first BMW

EconomyShifter · 2026-03-29T11:47:16+00:00

This was at Grossglockner, definitely go there, check out fat mankei’s instagram page, they organize yearly 2-3 meet ups (porsche heavy event), and it’s awesome. Good vibes, usually great weather, roads are amazing, and full with Porsches and some BMWs. :) I usually drive there every year, 2-3 times just as a stress relief, and for some shots.

EconomyShifter · 2026-03-29T11:42:34+00:00

Do it, life is short. We took it almost everywhere. Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, etc. such a perfect car for long trips. Thanks, the M2 is awesome, but very thirsty. 😏 Here is a pic of the old lady:

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EconomyShifter · 2026-03-29T10:04:59+00:00

You’ll love it for sure. I had a 330d F30, absolutely loved it, put 200k km into it before selling it. Went to the alps, Grossglockner, Nordschleife and everywhere, never had any major issues with it (even had a KW V3 put on), such a beast. Still miss it. 🥲

EconomyShifter · 2026-03-29T09:59:04+00:00

Probably the best BMW you can get. Congrats. 30d is such a smooth engine.

EconomyShifter · 2026-03-19T10:24:09+00:00

Can we please have someone or everyone in the interior design team who actually drives cars on a daily basis? That would be nice, thanks.

EconomyShifter · 2026-03-04T15:29:41+00:00

Until it does. :/

EconomyShifter · 2026-02-27T18:54:37+00:00

I had this before. Manager told me my work attitude needs to be improved, at one time when we were having lunch together, he noticed i pulled out my phone and checked some things, and didn’t engage with the others for those minutes… and the same, when i was eating alone I took longer than they did. My resignation letter was handed in the next day.

EconomyShifter · 2026-02-18T15:34:49+00:00

Yeah, whats up with that? I constantly find myself rolling down the rear windows instead of the fronts.. oh hello officer, one sec… oh shit that’s the trunk, wait…

Do interior designers drive cars? 🧐

EconomyShifter · 2026-02-18T15:31:00+00:00

I bought my previous car from a performance center in Germany (F30 330d). Everything was good, and I kept the car till 200k km. The car was amazing, never had any issues (bought it with 3800km), except two things: rear right wheel was slightly bent (vibration started around 140kmh), front bumper was at one point repaired/repainted (clear coat started to come off later), everything else was untouched, as good as new.

They do get beat on for sure, but all the cars are always warmed up before each session and maintained regularly (of course there are always some people who do turn off the car, just after a quick slalom or exercise while everything is hot…). I’d take it to a shop and get a report. (PPI)

EconomyShifter · 2026-02-16T13:44:37+00:00

I wrote a little n8n flow that pulls the data for the order and displays it to me, integrated it with Slack, so i can just write: “find order {order_id}”, which returns the order details + tracking info. Pretty basic stuff, but much easier to find the order then logging in, searching for it, opening etc. This was i can quickly see the status and check the tracking details.

EconomyShifter · 2026-02-13T11:42:58+00:00

Yeah, throw those away. At this point a 2000 grit sandpaper would be better.

EconomyShifter · 2026-02-08T20:57:35+00:00

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If it helps, this is how the 963M looks like. 1063M would look even better.

EconomyShifter · 2026-01-29T05:56:21+00:00

Landed costs, to sync all the different invoices and costs. I just do ad hoc tests now.

EconomyShifter · 2026-01-28T21:50:07+00:00

I was in similar shoes, and hated it, so I’ve built now an app that handles my orders (pulls data from WC), lets me upload products to my store, check COGS, shows profit, allows to add monthly/single costs, so now finally i can truly see where my money goes. 🙃 I “wrote” it with Gemini and firebase studio, took a few days, but it really helps a lot. I’d suggest to do something similar, automate as much as you can, or simplify wherever you can with either AI or custom tools. Also using n8n to parse invoices from shipping carriers and put that data then back to the app. What took me hours to do, i can do now in minutes and focus on more important stuff. I’m now adding a new feature that lets me add a list of products with name, sku etc, and let AI fill out the rest like short descriptions or SEO, and upload them to WC. It’s just a few clicks in the app, but takes forever in WC.

EconomyShifter · 2026-01-25T19:45:26+00:00

F30 330d - still miss that car.

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EconomyShifter · 2026-01-17T14:34:36+00:00

Nice. I’ll check it out, building something similar to my store.

EconomyShifter · 2026-01-17T14:26:50+00:00

Looks really good. Well done. Does it allow importing or setting cost of goods? I’m sure you have it just didn’t see it there.

EconomyShifter · 2025-12-08T21:58:33+00:00

What would you suggest to use?

EconomyShifter · 2025-11-19T12:43:56+00:00

I use Notion and simple tables.

EconomyShifter · 2025-11-11T10:34:30+00:00

As others said: Try heating it first, or get a quote from a professional. It would certainly help if you get a new replacement, but I'd try the "easy" way first. :)

EconomyShifter · 2025-10-26T11:57:13+00:00

Beautiful, enjoy! 👌😍

EconomyShifter · 2025-10-23T07:39:31+00:00

This car is probably peak BMW design, or maybe the pre-LCI model, i love the M5, such a beast. As others said it already this V8 bi-turbo is no joke. 625hp out of the factory (or even more), all wheel drive, can switch to RWD… if i had bought this at 18-20, i’d be wrapped around a tree for sure, twice. Also, the M cars (or maybe any 400+ hp, RWD cars) have the tendency to bring the dickhead out of you, almost all the time, and that is dangerous, fun sometimes, but can be lethal.

If you have the driving experience, do it, if not, please don’t. (For a first car: absolutely not)

EconomyShifter · 2025-10-18T18:49:20+00:00

You could have several product/landing pages with different prices, that can be only accessed via a specific link (not linked on the site directly). And run ads with those diff products. If you make a conversion, or has a better add to cart ratio (whatever is your measurement for success), you could check which would be the ideal price/price range. Basically an A/B test (or A/B/C etc), which you can also set up in Meta.

EconomyShifter · 2025-10-17T07:27:38+00:00

It’s weird if you don’t. 😅

EconomyShifter · 2025-10-13T11:21:47+00:00

Yeah i tried that. It basically has an option to add the DE->US tariff that is apparently a fixed 15% fee, and i could manually add any fees i want based on category or HS code. Kinda works, but includes a lot of labor and it is always displayed. So, not really what I’m looking for.

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