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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 03:35 PM
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Is very simple to avoid that type of accident. Just make sure you're going faster than everyone else
Old Jan 7, 2003 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo II' date='Jan 7 2003, 04:22 PM
they are death machines
Is the 3 series known for fires or is it just bad luck for you? I don't plan on getting hit, but I'd like to live through it if I do.



EDIT: Check out these recalls:

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3 for fuel hose.
Old Jan 7, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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**** no. i got rear ended at a complete stop and the car that hit me was going about 75. im just kidding about the car being a death trap. they are pretty fun.
Old Jan 7, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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75? Damn! I don't think there was much of anything that could help you in that situation.
Old Jan 7, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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yup 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns
Old Jan 7, 2003 | 05:29 PM
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That kinda looks like my dads BMW. A 78 320 Set up for autocrossing and some kind of body stuff. Looks sweet and gets very good gas milage and handles very nice.



I need to get pics of it. I'll try tomorrow.
Old Jan 8, 2003 | 10:44 AM
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I'm more concerned with how it handles in the snow (at high rates of speed and/or acceleration ), which I hear is amazing for the iX, but I think autocrossing in a Beemer would be cool as well.
Old Jan 9, 2003 | 01:29 AM
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What kind of budget are you working with cause if you look hard enough you can pick up a WRX for as much as a RS. So why slap a turbo upgrade on an RS and then need a tranny? Why not save a little more and pick up a WRX that can come stock with turbo? I'm not really into Subies so fill me in
Old Jan 9, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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my friend has a 2001 2.5 rs. he got a turbo kit for it and its a pretty cool car. the only tranny work he did was a act clutch. he is using a wrx intercooler and t3/t4 hybrid turbo. i think he got it from ludespeed.com. tom does really nice work and he is located just utside of orlando. if you want subie info go to



www.i-club.com



www.nasioc.com



www.rs25.com



the first two links are mostly for wrx stuff now but the third is strictly 2.5's
Old Jan 9, 2003 | 01:21 PM
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I was thinking of spending up to $12K on a car, but after looking at the BMW 325iX I think I'll spend less on the car and more on the toys.

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