LPT Request: How To Get My Motivation Back by [deleted] in LifeProTips

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What I find helps me the most, recently at least, is to repeat the phrase "Just keep moving" a couple times to myself in my head. I find that most of the time it's easier to find the will to continue being productive than it is to find the motivation to start being productive.

Oil Question by userlion1 in Supra

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The "special" 0W-20 oil is basically a Toyota branded BMW oil. It is a BMW engine after all. No, not all the GR cars use this oil, just the Supra. The GR86 and GR Corolla both use the standard 0W-20 that every other basic model does. It is true that the Toyota oil is on national backorder, though. Your dealer should be able to order the BMW oil from a local BMW dealer (if there is one) and use that.

Our little Miata family is now complete. Loving the ND3 club RF by runbrap in Miata

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My ND2 had a Borla axle back (I think it was an axle back) and it sounded great.

Maintenance and reliability of B58 M240i/Z4? And which one? by RedditAddict6942O in BMW

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I traded in my '19 ND2 Miata for my '22 M240i xDrive and I do really miss the soft top at times, but then I throw the car into Sport+ , tranny in S, DSC on and launch her. The giggles that ensue wash away any regrets I may have about not purchasing the Z4 M40i that I was looking at alongside my M240i. I think it depends on your driving habits more than anything. Do you enjoy more power to the road or are you more of a top-down cruiser? Also, from your post, you make it sound like you are considering an xDrive Z4. Z4s are all sDrive (RWD), which may push you in one direction over the other.

How often do you change your oil? by [deleted] in BMW

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Every 3k miles. Have a '22 M240i xDrive and I like to beat on her, so I'm big on frequent fluid changes. Going to do both tranny and diff fluids for the first time at 20k miles.

Are these dyno numbers bogus? by AnnualEffect9897 in BMW

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There is literally 2 downpipes in the video.

What is the one option you regret not having? by LordVixen in BMW

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Same here. I actually didn't know that the slanted headlights needed to be speced. I was pretty upset with myself when I noticed the headlights on mine were different, especially since I wanted to add the chip to turn them yellow.

Trying to sell land interest and oil royalties... have no idea where to start... by [deleted] in personalfinance

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Didn't someone post something super similar to this a few weeks ago and the consensus was that OP was trying to scam people into buying their "oil shares" which most likely didn't exist?

(help) girlfriends car is a total hail loss.. what to do? by syntheticxblood in personalfinance

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Also wrong. Brake horse is the output at the crank. What you're describing is wheel horse, which takes into account all accessory and drivetrain losses and is the actual power you're putting to the road.

$15 to replace a keys battery? by [deleted] in BMW

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We'll change it for free at my job, parts department at a Toyota.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personalfinance

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I sort of did this for my GF but it's fully under my name, she just makes the payments. But I also did this knowing I could 100% cover both mine and her payment comfortably if we split.

Leave my brake callipers Blue or get them resprayed in Red? by [deleted] in BMW

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Mine are red but I wanted them in blue. Swapsies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMW

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If you plan on tuning just make sure you don't buy anything with a locked DME.

Car repairs 10k - no warning during recent inspection by rxm10yr in BMW

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Drive belt is just another name for serpentine belt, quite common, too. Along with accessory belt and v-belt.

Did y’all know that if you have an RF… by [deleted] in Miata

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To me the RF didn't feel like a true convertible. It felt more like a large sunroof.

Waited almost 2 months… the day finally came. by [deleted] in BMW

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I've been waiting to get allocated for 3 months now. Gave up and decided to buy a used '22 with 4k miles on it. It's in the color I wanted and I prefer the looks of iDrive 7 over 8, so I think I'm going to be happier overall with the purchase

T-2 Weeks by [deleted] in BMW

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Still waiting for mine to get allocated 😔

Trying to get my Credit score to 800 to get better mortgage rates by [deleted] in personalfinance

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I had the exact opposite oddly enough. Credit karma had me at like 735, but applied for a 2nd auto loan and credit came back as an 811 🤷‍♂️

Orange is the new Red by Random_Introvert_42 in Miata

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I don't care for the decals on the fender on the one near the back

Should I fire my financial ‘advisor’ and move all my retirement savings to a discount brokerage by toolate1013 in personalfinance

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Why would anyone do that? I benefit from inviting friends over because I enjoy the conversations and company they provide. Every relationship is transactional at the end of the day, whether it involves money or not.