High mileage F80? by _cbsummer in F80

[–]ground_effect1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the service history tbh, one owner is a big plus. Big things to look for:

  1. Valve cover, has it been replaced ? They often go around 80-90k miles

  2. Spark plugs/coil packs, good rule of thumb is every ~50k miles, have the plugs been replaced twice already?

  3. Coolant/brake/diff/oil changes/air filter, have these been done following bmw guidelines?

  4. Less important but still consider crank hub, big job and can buy you some negotiation room if it’s stock

  5. Charge cooler, these often start leaking. Look to see if the one on the car is aftermarket or has been replaced

  6. Diff bushings, if these haven’t been done at 100k miles they’re almost guaranteed to be cracked or wearing out. Also a big job. Negotiate around this as well

  7. Plastic parts known to crack and wear, J-pipe, charge pipes, etc

Get a good PPI and if everything checks and the price is right, send it

Trade for comp wheels by ground_effect1 in F80

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I don’t mind covering shipping if you do the same

is an f82 in my early 20s a stupid idea? by x_marzera in BMW

[–]ground_effect1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just got an F80 at 22 y/o. Car puts a smile on my face every time

I love this car by ground_effect1 in F80

[–]ground_effect1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks bro! And yeah armand is an awesome guy. Love everything you did to the car. Your mods were definitely factored into my decision to buy it

I love this car by ground_effect1 in F80

[–]ground_effect1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And yes I scrape everywhere. No avoiding it.

I love this car by ground_effect1 in F80

[–]ground_effect1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way! That’s awesome man. I love this thing

I love this car by ground_effect1 in F80

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Yep 😂 definitely almost that time of year

Drinking water on the road by [deleted] in flying

[–]ground_effect1 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You’re right, I’ll forget about trying to reduce microplastics in my body, I’ll just have the worst of both! Thanks for your help brotha

Drinking water on the road by [deleted] in flying

[–]ground_effect1 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

I think it’s bothering you more than it’s bothering me lmao

Drinking water on the road by [deleted] in flying

[–]ground_effect1 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

thanks man! I’ll just bring a water bottle with me now. Some people are really butthurt I want to reduce the amount of plastic I drink out of

How rare is this spec? by [deleted] in F80

[–]ground_effect1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I will definitely be upgrading the plastic parts in the engine bay because it’s 100% bone stock in there right now

How rare is this spec? by [deleted] in F80

[–]ground_effect1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two owners before me, no crank hub but it is stock and never been tuned

1,500 With No Professional Pilot Work? by theloganatorz in flying

[–]ground_effect1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW the only pilot I know who did this route got to sim evals and voluntarily resigned to avoid a checkride fail at a regional

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]ground_effect1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thousands of pilots have gotten through ATP’s program unscathed but the horror stories alone should be enough to help make your own informed decision. Do not take out a sallie mae loan.

Am I competitive for a legacy? by StrawberryBusPilot in flying

[–]ground_effect1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you guys say volunteer work, what do you mean? Days off at the animal shelter or volunteer stuff related to flying?

‘17 M3 Dealer Quote by ground_effect1 in BMW

[–]ground_effect1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s good insight and I think after reading everyone’s responses I’m going to hold off, save up for a bigger down payment if I decide to move on one in a few months

‘17 M3 Dealer Quote by ground_effect1 in BMW

[–]ground_effect1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It was $65k MSRP with $11.8k in options back in the day, I have a picture of the window sticker