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[FoxRod]

Auto Industry Legend Lee Iaccoca Dead at 94

https://jalopnik.com/auto-industry-l...-94-1836060734

[Laffs]

That generation of C63 have head bolt issues. Look it up. The fix ain’t cheap at all, if the motor grenades it’s even more insane.

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That generation of C63 have head bolt issues. Look it up. The fix ain’t cheap at all, if the motor grenades it’s even more insane.

True! I forgot about that. Sorry John, head bolts, tick issues, grenading motors...doesn't look good for you lol.

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True! I forgot about that. Sorry John, head bolts, tick issues, grenading motors...doesn't look good for you lol.

This am back to mustangs , challenger , c-class coupe not c63 , bmw
Scrape you’ve had a few different cars , what made u decide on bmw ?

[Laffs]

My dad's had a bunch of Teutonic rockets. Some M cars, now he's on AMG. General experience has shown the BMW stuff to be cheaper to run than the AMG, but he hasn't had a modern M car in 9 years or so.

M cars (up to E92, havent experienced beyond) had much more of a finesse feeling chassis. Excellent handling, high revving, and you could get them with a stick shift.

AMG cars are basically German muscle cars, gobs of torque and loud exhaust, but feel heavier and less quick on their feet.

That said, every German enthusiast car has some form of a poison pill. M156 (N/A 6.2 AMG V8s) engines up to 2011 have the head bolt issue (later models and facelight cars are less affected). The E46 M3 has the subframe issues. BMW Vanos is a fuck show sometimes. Modern AMG bi-turbo cars are maintenance whores (turbos mounted in the valley, WHY) out of warranty.

This all said having grown up with the stuff I wouldn't want to play in that realm unless I felt comfortable devoting several thousands of dollars a year as a maintenance/repair contingency. I ADORE the w211(03-09) E55 and r230 (02-11) SL55. Supercharged V8 monsters, basically the German Terminator Cobra's. But each of those between ABC suspension and hydraulic systems, and general maintenance, are a $2500 a year in M/R costs proposition.

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Thanks Laffs ^^good info

Ok let’s move on .....Jeep yj lol kidding

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Thanks Laffs ^^good info

Ok let’s move on .....Jeep yj lol kidding

Restoring a CJ currently - may have enough stuff to do 1.5 more CJ's by the end of the week...lol

[newbiestangowner]

Thanks Laffs ^^good info

Ok let’s move on .....Jeep yj lol kidding

Had that, yj- I’m too old for bumpy ride but new gens r better apparently , got over 500 000 kms lol- in-line 6
Like a tank on windy days-


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Mark (MRod) loves his new jeep (traded in a Mercedes too)
His son has an older one and said they have really stepped up the quality.



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all I really needed was Newbs rims , now I gotta start all over again