I know I’m misremembering what the guy at the shop said, but one of the little slide rails in the assembly itself broke. It’s “closed” now, but can’t seat all the way because of that broken part, so the rear passenger side is popped up a little bit.
Melon2.0 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:35 pm
Wow, the N20 is a plastic cap but aluminum housing.
The rest of the fleet is canister spin-on filters so, no worries there.
That’s right, didn’t remember the exact situation other than the plastic cap. Honestly a very easy car for erl changes, no complaints.
The X3 has an aluminum oil pan with a traditional drain plug too.
It's the same one that the AWD version has, it's got the hole for the driveshaft in it and everything. .
Makes oil changes even simpler although I had no issues with the plastic one on the 328i
you will accept the use of plastic in places it does not belong pleb. You are not an automotive engineering expert.
But underneath they are METAL. Plastic coating sure makes sense from a corrosion standpoint. In any event, Brandon's experience and friend of mine with a 2008 W211 MB Pano are basically the same.....plastic parts, expensive reconstruction. Throw in a little Johnny P Oktorberfest GTI sunroof and the whole Euro package slicktop on the 2025 R starts to make some sense.
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:33 pm
by D Griff
I'm still waffling about the 86 sale, today was the last to pull the trigger on $32.2K... I got an updated offer with $32K, so no huge loss if I out still. Honestly now that we'll have a garage and my mom offered up Durango access, I'm more on keeping it even though I don't/won't use it much for a while.
out still. Honestly now that we'll have a garage and my mom offered up Durango access, I'm more 
on keeping it even though I don't/won't use it much for a while.