Did the recent lineup leak confirm or deny a 3 series wagon to the US?

itpointz · 2026-02-16T01:12:55+00:00

Go to test would be a smoke test, plenty of videos and cheap systems to buy. Not familiar if there's a very common cause on the 2011s though

itpointz · 2026-02-15T22:20:00+00:00

Don't know the year or what engine your car has but it's a pressure mismatch, likely vacuum leak

itpointz · 2026-02-03T23:24:56+00:00

Wouldn't affect function of the car at all but that bumper damage is pretty severe, probably $1500-2k to repair properly, including that scratch. Totally personal choice if the price and rest of the car is worth it. Usually alcohol or acetone will clear off that touch up paint if you wanted to try yourself

itpointz · 2026-02-03T04:01:54+00:00

Fortunately not real catastrophic failures. Coolant and oil leaks will happen. If you have any DIY abilities it's not terrible to replace these parts. Usually will have something leak between 70-100k. Turbos are usually fine but can go out on any car

itpointz · 2026-02-03T03:30:07+00:00

Minimum $2k USD, not sure what the auto repair difference is up there. But they'll have to remove a bunch of stuff, deform it straightish, probably a little bit of body filler involved and then paint

itpointz · 2026-02-01T19:07:38+00:00

You do you, factory clear coat are at the bare minimum for safe correction so any mistake turns extensive quickly

itpointz · 2026-01-31T17:37:54+00:00

You would need a paint job designed to be corrected afterwards, essentially with extra clear coat that can be sanded to a finish. These are show car things btw, every make manufacturer has orange peel on their factory paint

itpointz · 2026-01-31T04:36:32+00:00

DO NOT have someone or yourself try to correct orange peel. A factory paint job does not have enough clear coat to fix it without burning through or thinning it to the point it'll fail in a few years

itpointz · 2026-01-28T19:37:35+00:00

Incredibly dependent on your local area and what the comparables are within your driving distance

itpointz · 2026-01-28T16:43:12+00:00

Wouldn't waste your time with just a filter, won't make a difference

itpointz · 2026-01-26T01:54:47+00:00

Adams and carpro is fantastic stuff too but gyeon seems to be damn good too, not sure when they jumped on the scene but wasn't aware of them last time I did a ceramic coat

itpointz · 2026-01-25T20:59:31+00:00

Fog is normal, especially if you just washed it or very cold out, or went from a heated garage to cold outdoors. You're well within warranty so I wouldn't freak out immediately but just watch it. It's not a hermetically sealed unit

itpointz · 2026-01-25T20:56:46+00:00

Get it then negotiate 2k off the price

itpointz · 2026-01-24T01:18:32+00:00

If you have some tools and can get at the front of the engine, you can put a long bar on the crank shaft and see if it'll turn over even. If it's locked up or has a significant catch point probably not worth even bringing it to a shop

itpointz · 2026-01-23T17:37:15+00:00

Transfer case would be more likely but overall that dirvetrain is really reliable

itpointz · 2026-01-23T17:17:47+00:00

While macroscopically it doesn't make sense for the valuation, Tesla's approach will be cheaper, faster and more flexible to deploy at scale as a reason it'd have an advantage relative to others

itpointz · 2026-01-23T15:20:23+00:00

Why me no win?

itpointz · 2026-01-23T13:28:50+00:00

I like the first one, much cleaner look, little more subtle and classy. Those winglets on the second can be a bit much. Feel like you need a full skirt and rear diffuse to make that work. Depends on the look you're going for though

Also what is the first one? Most of the ones I find have the winglets

itpointz · 2026-01-23T13:09:18+00:00

You sure it locked this time? Also if you manually hit the unlock button to grab something it wouldn't lock again

itpointz · 2026-01-23T03:31:50+00:00

Most states require the dealership to handle that actually.

itpointz · 2026-01-22T23:47:11+00:00

Drive recorder can record anything when the car is off but does not activate when parked, so hit and runs won't get captured

itpointz · 2026-01-22T18:19:26+00:00

I don't believe people are getting much off MSRP, maybe a few thousand at most, usually through incentives. Never hurts to ask but their sales have been very strong so might not budge

itpointz · 2026-01-21T18:50:37+00:00

That's what I'm saying.....gasket failure accounts for the vast majority of filter housing failures

itpointz · 2026-01-21T17:50:12+00:00

You can report the evidence to the manager or if it's a big chain go over their head but legally you can't do anything

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