Soviet EV chronicles + future ponderings about sports cars

[max225]

The shop is going at a reasonable pace. They had the grille in a few days … then the bumper in a few days and then for the sensors it has to go back to the dealer that totalled my last car.

I am not shopping around shops that have no experience working on these so I went with what was adjacent to the

I have no real issues with the shop per say. This car is just overly complex and expensive AF to fix

Yeah that’s pretty ridiculous on BMWs part. I thought IIHS used to assess repair cost for minor impacts. Maybe they’re not putting any weight into it anymore.

The sensor crap is wild …. It’s my first car that got damaged that had a lot of that going on …

The mini that had run over dear and dented a fender and required a door repaint was $3500… which frankly was egregious as well.

BMW parts are ridiculously expensive on top of all the electronics + insane $300 labor rates

[D Griff]

This is pretty astonishing. Crazy that these cars are supposed to be eco friendly compared to ICE and they’ll all be in landfills in ten years.

[golftdibrad1]

This is pretty astonishing. Crazy that these cars are supposed to be eco friendly compared to ICE and they’ll all be in landfills in ten years.

That hasn't been true so far, so I doubt this. people will hack them, simplify them, aftermarket will come up with solutions, etc.

[Johnny_P]

This is pretty astonishing. Crazy that these cars are supposed to be eco friendly compared to ICE and they’ll all be in landfills in ten years.

That hasn't been true so far, so I doubt this. people will hack them, simplify them, aftermarket will come up with solutions, etc.

I can’t wait until someone hacks the accord hybrid CPU to turn off the ridiculous fake shifting.

[max225]

This is pretty astonishing. Crazy that these cars are supposed to be eco friendly compared to ICE and they’ll all be in landfills in ten years.

I'd be morbidly curious on how the lithium packs will/willnot get recycled.

[D Griff]

This is pretty astonishing. Crazy that these cars are supposed to be eco friendly compared to ICE and they’ll all be in landfills in ten years.

That hasn't been true so far, so I doubt this. people will hack them, simplify them, aftermarket will come up with solutions, etc.

Hopefully so. BMW also didn’t make stuff like this 10 years ago, so we’ll see. It’s certainly true of ICE cars as well, the super complex stuff has a shorter shelf life than say a Miata or Silverado

[max225]

That hasn't been true so far, so I doubt this. people will hack them, simplify them, aftermarket will come up with solutions, etc.

Hopefully so. BMW also didn’t make stuff like this 10 years ago, so we’ll see. It’s certainly true of ICE cars as well, the super complex stuff has a shorter shelf life than say a Miata or Silverado

I'd be curious if a BEV will last longer than the average "HOT V" that is now in 1/2 of BMW/MB/AUDI product.

[golftdibrad1]

That hasn't been true so far, so I doubt this. people will hack them, simplify them, aftermarket will come up with solutions, etc.

Hopefully so. BMW also didn’t make stuff like this 10 years ago, so we’ll see. It’s certainly true of ICE cars as well, the super complex stuff has a shorter shelf life than say a Miata or Silverado

Yea, but at the same time the tools get out there. The amount of shit that's available for the e90's and hoe cheap it is compared to 8 years back when I had my other one is astounding.

Hopefully so. BMW also didn’t make stuff like this 10 years ago, so we’ll see. It’s certainly true of ICE cars as well, the super complex stuff has a shorter shelf life than say a Miata or Silverado

I'd be curious if a BEV will last longer than the average "HOT V" that is now in 1/2 of BMW/MB/AUDI product.

I like the idea of hot v setups, but the thing that will 'kill' them is some 30 dollar sensor buried in a bad place that requires 3/4 of the engine bay to be disassembled to access.

[max225]

Hopefully so. BMW also didn’t make stuff like this 10 years ago, so we’ll see. It’s certainly true of ICE cars as well, the super complex stuff has a shorter shelf life than say a Miata or Silverado

Yea, but at the same time the tools get out there. The amount of shit that's available for the e90's and hoe cheap it is compared to 8 years back when I had my other one is astounding.

I'd be curious if a BEV will last longer than the average "HOT V" that is now in 1/2 of BMW/MB/AUDI product.

I like the idea of hot v setups, but the thing that will 'kill' them is some 30 dollar sensor buried in a bad place that requires 3/4 of the engine bay to be disassembled to access.

And half the engine is made of plastic. Intake manifolds, waste gates, oil pans, all turbo piping … some fucking valve covers even.

[max225]

Update … called shop and called geico.

Shop said car is done they can’t get a hold of adjuster to get bill paid. Adjuster (my 2nd one) is out … left a name for a 3rd … who is not answering the phones/email per shop.

Honestly geico is pretty incompetent … has been the source of a lot of headache through the whole process.

I think I’ll pick up the car Thursday… and put another 110 miles on my current rental as they are “free”

[D Griff]

Update … called shop and called geico.

Shop said car is done they can’t get a hold of adjuster to get bill paid. Adjuster (my 2nd one) is out … left a name for a 3rd … who is not answering the phones/email per shop.

Honestly geico is pretty incompetent … has been the source of a lot of headache through the whole process.

I think I’ll pick up the car Thursday… and put another 110 miles on my current rental as they are “free”

Still rocking the Silverado EV?

[max225]

Update … called shop and called geico.

Shop said car is done they can’t get a hold of adjuster to get bill paid. Adjuster (my 2nd one) is out … left a name for a 3rd … who is not answering the phones/email per shop.

Honestly geico is pretty incompetent … has been the source of a lot of headache through the whole process.

I think I’ll pick up the car Thursday… and put another 110 miles on my current rental as they are “free”

Still rocking the Silverado EV?

Yup, I’ll end up putting 1000 miles on it

[Desertbreh]

Update … called shop and called geico.

Shop said car is done they can’t get a hold of adjuster to get bill paid. Adjuster (my 2nd one) is out … left a name for a 3rd … who is not answering the phones/email per shop.

Honestly geico is pretty incompetent … has been the source of a lot of headache through the whole process.

I think I’ll pick up the car Thursday… and put another 110 miles on my current rental as they are “free”

Sign me up for a jerb at Geico.

[max225]

Update … called shop and called geico.

Shop said car is done they can’t get a hold of adjuster to get bill paid. Adjuster (my 2nd one) is out … left a name for a 3rd … who is not answering the phones/email per shop.

Honestly geico is pretty incompetent … has been the source of a lot of headache through the whole process.

I think I’ll pick up the car Thursday… and put another 110 miles on my current rental as they are “free”

Sign me up for a jerb at Geico.

Productivity + IQ of someone that had a failed lobotomy. Is how I would describe my interaction with 9/10 that are employed there

[max225]

Now the axis powers can battle the allies.

34 days post incident

[max225]

Found this to be interesting

[Gberg2119]

M grille stripes and yellow fogs on the X5

[Melon2.0]

M grille stripes and yellow fogs on the X5

[max225]

M grille stripes and yellow fogs on the X5

Euro Trash bedazzling will not be stopped.

[Johnny_P]

M grille stripes and yellow fogs on the X5

The marks of a true enthusiast

[Melon2.0]

M grille stripes and yellow fogs on the X5

The marks of a true enthusiast

320i BASE
M stripes.

[Johnny_P]

The marks of a true enthusiast

320i BASE
M stripes.

Hold on. I can only get so hard.

[Desertbreh]

The marks of a true enthusiast

320i BASE
M stripes.

That's what happens around here.

[D Griff]

Now the axis powers can battle the allies.

34 days post incident

You running a comparo test for a magazine with those two nasty bitches?

[max225]

I’m no one pointed out that Caddy copied the BBG