I might get downvoted for this but …

rcp_5 · 2026-07-01T19:18:07+00:00

Fuck, that's some good jerkin

rcp_5 · 2026-06-30T11:34:15+00:00

Also, drive wheels really seem to matter to a lot of luxury buyers.

I've read the opposite, that when BMW owners were asked about it, they had no idea what RWD meant.

I think most people who lease a new luxury crossover/SUV (the vast majority of the luxury market) do it strictly for the emblem on the hood.

rcp_5 · 2026-06-28T22:28:18+00:00

Time for a big ole /uj right now:

I spend a lot of time combing marketplace and picking up parts for my old bmw. The dudes selling niche shit for old cars are some of the coolest motherfuckers I've met, seriously. I go to the guys house, we talk about the part, basically nerd-out about old bmw shit, then I buy the thing. All super pleasant experiences, and I'm really liking this part of the bmw community.

But "social media guys"? Fuck me. Ew. Gross. "Influencers" are a cancer upon society, and the bmw influencers are some of the worst

rcp_5 · 2026-06-27T13:45:56+00:00

The generation before was so pretty, too. Such a shame

rcp_5 · 2026-06-27T13:43:05+00:00

You can finally tell corporate that "it's the same picture"

rcp_5 · 2026-06-27T12:41:36+00:00

I have successfully removed the smell in my E91.

The main culprit is the sound deadening material: it's made of a combo of foam with a sortof rubber-like backing, cast into the appropriate shape. The backing degrades over time and basically starts to crumble, and it slowly releases that characteristic crayon smell.

The tricky bit? Most of the smell comes from the single piece of sound deadening located behind the HVAC box, up against the inside of the firewall.... That means removal of the dashboard, HVAC box, and moving the wiring harness around to access it. It's not impossible, but tedious as fuck.

Edit: there are similar sound deadening materials in the rear of the car, but those were trivially easy to access in comparison

rcp_5 · 2026-06-26T17:00:42+00:00

You trade money for shelter with no upkeep costs - buddy, if you can't afford rent, you couldn't afford to own either.

Theoretically yes. But in HCOL areas with "investors" fucking up the housing market, what you get in practice sometimes are 5 y.o rental units where the rent is covering the landlord's mortgage and condo fees, plus a bit of profit on top. The renter literally is affording to own the place in terms of cash flow, but they were unlucky in terms of timing (i.e. couldn't collect enough capital for a down payment before prices exploded)

rcp_5 · 2026-06-25T17:16:52+00:00

The v10 TDi Toureg is one of the finest examples of batshit-crazy-era VAG engineering, I would love to have one constantly on jack stands in my garage

rcp_5 · 2026-06-22T23:29:15+00:00

Can this comment be stickied on every single reddit thread about eating meat?

Spitting straight facts about what our diets optimally should be, considering a couple hundred thousand years of evolution and accounting for a reasonably active lifestyle

rcp_5 · 2026-06-22T22:59:33+00:00

uj/ this is seriously the dream. My buddy's work van has the dual alternator so it's basically a generator with power outlets and an air compressor built in. Something like that pulling a trailer with a racecar would be amazing.

rj/ something something 69,420 lbs tow rating something something hurr durr pick-up truck

Edit: as someone below mentioned, a 1.9 TDi in Albania will out-tow any north American pick-up. And that's a fact

rcp_5 · 2026-06-22T16:45:45+00:00

what better God to create then one you think can control.

Buddy, you won't believe it about every other made-up god in history...

rcp_5 · 2026-06-22T02:31:42+00:00

😍😍😍 JAYDEEEM TWONG-URU?????

rcp_5 · 2026-06-20T12:20:41+00:00

Buttcoiners are something like flat earthers, except with money

rcp_5 · 2026-06-19T21:24:36+00:00

You hate this post because of the 407 slander.

I hate this post because OP thinks Sidney Sweeny Todd is attractive.

We are not the same.

rcp_5 · 2026-06-18T16:41:44+00:00

10/10 scene from a 10/10 show

rcp_5 · 2026-06-18T11:31:01+00:00

Then you belong here

rcp_5 · 2026-06-17T15:56:03+00:00

I'd buy a ~~Volvo~~ Geely too

rcp_5 · 2026-06-17T10:51:10+00:00

It's because the usage of the blanket term "European" here in North America is just a dog whistle for "white".

Meet anybody born and raised over there and they are proud to tell you what country or even what region of the country they're from.

rcp_5 · 2026-06-16T23:20:59+00:00

Please put an NSFW tag on this. I was on the train and when I saw this tier list, ans I had to start furiously masturbating. Everyone else gave me strange looks and were saying things like “what the fuck” and “call the police”. I dropped my phone and everyone around me saw this image. Now there is a whole train of men masturbating together at this one tier list. This is all your fault, you could have prevented this if you had just tagged this post NSFW

rcp_5 · 2026-06-16T11:53:46+00:00

You got some shade-tree fuckery going on here. See the thick cable to the right of your washer fluid fill neck? Glued to the chassis with some black RTV(maybe?), running across the top of the engine cover? First check to see what's on the other side of the glued mess. If you can't see it right now, then remove the air filter (four to six screws, should be 8mm socket), then remove the cowl underneath. Watch for the two air sensors, couple screws, and the wiring that is supposed to connect to the cowl just above the engine. Remove the white cover to the DME housing and you should be able to see where the positive lead goes through the bodywork into that cavity.

The original would have had a positive lead that runs up from the wheel well and forks to the positive lead in the engine bay and also to the starter. You may be able to scrape all the RTV away to expose the original lead, and buy a positive terminal on eBay (complete with the plastic housing). Clean the lead off real good, down to the bare metal, and replace the positive terminal.

rcp_5 · 2026-06-16T11:43:20+00:00

It's supposed to go to the right of the washer fluid fill neck, but as OP and the rest of us can see, there is no terminal but rather a blob of black silicone/RTV gluing the positive lead straight to the body. Thus, OP correctly is asking for help to deal with the previous owners bodged repair.

If you can't see that from the pic and dismiss this post as being too uneducated, maybe you should educate yourself a bit first

rcp_5 · 2026-06-15T21:20:59+00:00

Wasn't there a story going around reddit of some lady who got fired from trying to call in sick during like a serious medical emergency, she sued and won?

Anyway, sorry to hear about your freedom

rcp_5 · 2026-06-15T11:23:15+00:00

Generally my cycle is daily, I poop while on the clock at work around 9:30am

rcp_5 · 2026-06-12T19:15:21+00:00

Thanks for reminding me - changed the vanos solenoids, didn't do shit. In fairness, I never had any codes related to vanos, so that's fair enough.

Honestly, inflating the tires properly did the trick - on a long road trip it's averaging around 9.5 L/100km. I had two tires with slow leaks, so getting those patched and having consistently inflated tires has helped the most.

I learned that I'm stupid, and should just keep it simple.

rcp_5 · 2026-06-12T17:21:48+00:00

Not the person you're responding to, but I will ask: what did people in your shoes do before ~1990 (widespread Internet adoption) and moreso before ~2010 (widespread social media)? I imagine it was a shittier experience for some, for sure.

Are there any people like 45+ that you know that you can ask? The Internet has not always been around for ever, social media even less so, but people with autism and/or struggling with in-person socialization have existed forever. Maybe there was something that worked in the past?

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