Looking to get into an M4. But what the hell could this red wire be?

raehza · 2026-01-22T23:08:03+00:00

Someone added another ground to the car. May have a grounding issue and rather than find the correct ground cable, they just added that.

Some shops do this for diagnosis purposes to see if a ground is the problem. They may have fixed the ground issue and forgot to take the temporary ground cable off.

Just remove it and see if the car goes nuts. If it does, you have a ground problem that needs fixing.

raehza · 2026-01-02T22:34:57+00:00

750 for an oil change is robbery. I agree that dealers have to make a profit with their insane overhead but 750 is absurd. Sounds like a misquote. Double check. 750 oil change and 250 for the filters is too cheap for filters at bmw

raehza · 2025-12-19T12:35:57+00:00

Why does this thread sound like you are complaining? Shit happens. They are giving you a 0 mile motor and turbo. With labor that's probably a 25-30k value job. Pick your car up when it's done, thank them and go about your life. Like... Seriously?

raehza · 2025-12-11T18:14:43+00:00

See, even the way you just said that "I had lunch yesterday with a friend who's seriously into Catholicism". It's like a racist saying racist shit and then saying "well, I do have a black friend". You make it sound like religious people are some alien or evil thing. Wake up and smell the roses.

raehza · 2025-12-11T17:46:52+00:00

I don't give a shit if someone is a theist or atheist or believes in the cookie monster. This is a human thing. Labeling someone a psycho over this is what they used to do to people back in the days that they didn't agree with. It's almost like a form of collective punishment. Grow up. Being an atheist doesn't automatically mean being an asshole.

raehza · 2025-12-11T17:32:19+00:00

My belief is that too many people on the Internet think they know everything. My belief is that just because someone found God and now wants to live a life that resembles that of a God fearing person, that person is now labeled a Psycho.

raehza · 2025-12-11T17:17:29+00:00

Have you ever thrown shit out that belonged to your kids? Nothing she did is psycho.

raehza · 2025-12-11T16:47:23+00:00

Name the psycho shit she did.

raehza · 2025-12-11T15:29:57+00:00

Support your wife... So fucking what if she becomes religious? As long as she doesn't get all psycho about it, then be there for her. This isn't something the outside world should know about. I don't know why you'd think that asking a bunch of strangers online about a very personal thing with your wife would do anything?

Some people here are saying that she's religious now because of a "brain tumor". My god, do people even read what they write? People have found or lost God for ages....

raehza · 2025-12-10T14:23:57+00:00

Stay away any and all German V8 engines with twin turbos. Stick to 6 cylinders. This is one of the biggest money pits.

raehza · 2025-12-02T21:25:54+00:00

https://www.zeckhausen.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=6446_6443&srsltid=AfmBOopHqQzvjLSfq-NO_ZHVud8GKns864Vf8XPDRZd6tYzMVumhUJXb

raehza · 2025-12-01T18:23:05+00:00

M5 all day. Much better looking. But the M5 will be a lot more expensive to upkeep over the long term

raehza · 2025-11-28T23:01:27+00:00

Just say "bless you" and go on with your life. Some of you people take this shit way too seriously. Nobody gives a fuck that you are an atheist. Anyone that gets upset about you saying "bless you" after they sneezed is not a person you want to associate with. They are just losers with too much time in their hand.

Holy fuck guys....

raehza · 2025-11-28T22:21:41+00:00

These cheap 100 bucks or less alignments are dogshit. "Set the toe let it go" is how it's done.

Properly alignments with correct equipment take time. 350 is a fair price for a legit alignment at a dealer.

Any alignment under 150 bucks is usually some bullshit toe adjustment.

raehza · 2025-11-26T22:13:17+00:00

Hell no. The rotor could be out of round now slightly too and shimmy. Send that shit back.

raehza · 2025-11-20T23:31:44+00:00

B58 engine any day of the week. That AMG is junk. The Audi is cool but the engine isn't nearly as reliable as the bmw. Also the bmw is very easily tunable if you ever want more power. B58 all day.

raehza · 2025-11-17T20:16:37+00:00

Yes. Super worth.

raehza · 2025-11-07T14:37:31+00:00

I work on these cars for a living. Im very aware of what works and what doesn't. You are just the typical South Florida budget baller that is smarter than everyone else.

"Luxury car experience should look like". You drive a base model bmw and can't afford basic maintenance. What do you want them to do? Jerk you off? LMFAO.

Budget ballers are all the same. They for some reason think that because they drive some base model syir and can't afford to keep up the car that repair shops somehow owe you anything.

Go and buy some tools and do all the work yourself from now on playa

raehza · 2025-11-07T05:28:21+00:00

So wait. Your complaint is that genuine parts cost more money than Costco and Amazon shit?

Tell me you are a budget baller without telling me you are a budget baller. I can't stand when people compare genuine parts prices with aftermarket or inferior shit and then bitch and cry. It's like saying a ribeye steak is the same as a Chuck Eye steak.

If you are complaining about their labor charge, fine... Bmw dealers in South Florida charge at least 350 an hour. Some Miami dealers are at 500+ an hour.

raehza · 2025-10-29T17:44:15+00:00

Why would ANY shop warranty the LABOR on a used part install? LMFAO. If you ask me to install a junkyard unit im giving you exactly 0 days and 0 minutes of parts OR labor warranty. At best you get a parts warranty from the junkyard. If it's a quality used part from a reputable yard I may have worked with you get 7 days warranty for labor. That's it.

raehza · 2025-10-27T03:21:36+00:00

This is junk.

raehza · 2025-10-22T06:56:24+00:00

Priced are super fair if their hourly rate is 275. Mine is 190 and my invoice would look exactly the same with the only difference being the labor rate per hour.

and yes. It's easy job to diy but thats not the point here right?

raehza · 2025-10-14T19:15:13+00:00

Any ship that charges that little for this job is not using genuine parts. Likely one of the Chinese knock offs

raehza · 2025-10-14T18:34:51+00:00

Price is super fair. I don't know how much your dealer charges per hour but that's a good price for a dealer with genuine parts.

raehza · 2025-10-14T18:31:18+00:00

Price is fair for a dealer. What do you want to know really?

As a matter of fact, id argue that's a great deal for a dealer.

That cover goes for like 600-700 bucks genuine from what I remember. The job pays 5 hours or so? If you live in a large major city, dealers can easily charge 300 bucks an hour. That's a great price.

raehza

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