Recent content by airsix

Another vote for an e36 M3. Maintenance costs are not bad at all if you work on it yourself. In the 45k miles I've driven mine the only repair has been a $19 switch and under $100 for a water pump. Best car I've ever owned. It will make a hero out of a fool it handles so well. No slouch in a...

During cold starts the EFI will richen the AF ratio and keep it rich until operating temp is reached. The colder it is the richer the start-up mixture will be. The more cold starts per tank the worse it'll ding your mileage. I did some programmable EFI tuning on a track car a while back and was...

Mileage has as much to do with HOW you drive as WHAT you drive. Remember, the STIG flogged a Prius around the track and Carkson followed in an M3 and got better mileage. Some people will always get better-than-rated mileage from their vehicles. Unfortunately I am not one of those people.

Thanks for the tips! I'd been looking on local dealer inventories, regional craigslists, and autotrader. I hadn't bothered with cars.com or ebay-motors until now. You guys are spot on - the East-coast and mid-West prices are significantly lower than Western state prices. I also notice that there...

Hey gang, Great community here. I've been a lurker for a while and thought I'd come out of the shadows for a minute to ask your advice. I'm trying to find a good value on a 4th gen. Here's what I'm after: 4x4 Leather less than 60k miles Will consider any trim level and v6/v8 if the...