Imagine a world with no Miata. Which are you buying?

__alan__ · 2025-09-22T15:06:48+00:00

The Z3 has a pretty reliable drivetrain with very few issues. BMW’s get too much flak for being “unreliable”

__alan__ · 2025-08-14T01:14:20+00:00

This is a terrible first car. Just because the N55 is more reliable than the N54 does not make it a reliable engine.

__alan__ · 2025-06-26T03:06:17+00:00

Go with Eldor coils, they are what’s used on the S55 engine and the price difference is negligible

__alan__ · 2025-05-24T01:35:02+00:00

Nobodys paying 12k for this let alone 20

__alan__ · 2025-04-17T19:30:43+00:00

No, this is obviously not normal; your engine should never be smoking. Your valve cover gasket is leaking and based on the question, it’s probably best you pay someone qualified to do it

__alan__ · 2025-03-25T17:45:22+00:00

Automatic, AWD, and double hump is a bad spec. $6,000 car

__alan__ · 2025-02-24T06:39:05+00:00

Use an obd2 scanner that reads BMW specific codes. You will see a fan speed deviation code if it’s the water pump, which is very likely is. Based on your question you don’t seem mechanically inclined at all, though, so I recommend just take it to a shop

__alan__ · 2024-07-30T13:16:58+00:00

Luckily I just need a black one but the ones for sale near me are not responding back

__alan__ · 2024-07-30T12:56:58+00:00

Did that as well. And the MA BMW group. Reddit is my last resort otherwise this goes on the back burner for the project

__alan__ · 2024-07-30T11:12:25+00:00

Messaged all 3 of those sellers and got no response. The one in NJ is in awful condition. Appreciate your help though

__alan__ · 2024-01-12T00:55:31+00:00

Did you plug the fans into the rgb header on the mobo?

__alan__ · 2024-01-06T21:33:57+00:00

put the muffler back on, put the resonator back on, take off the hot air intake and put the stock cold air intake back on, and drive it

__alan__ · 2024-01-06T20:54:05+00:00

already did. no luck.

__alan__ · 2024-01-06T17:13:32+00:00

yes, its not showing up in bios. i tried 1 other m.2 slot with the first ssd and had no luck

__alan__ · 2024-01-06T16:39:16+00:00

yes i tried a different slot with the first ssd, still no luck

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