i had the newest pioneer head unit in my M3,a 600w JL amp,2x100 W polkaudio speakers at footwell,and 2x12" MTX in a box which was more than enough audio power and it cost little over 800$ installed. Now what do u have in that car that it costs 10K ? im curious. Cos imho for 10K an audio system shouldnt look like that.
3k spent on sound deadening? For that price you could sound deaden a bus! Did you go for full coverage or just partial? And multiple layers or just the one?
Also is that 2 seperate boxes? And are they ported? If so tuned at what?
10,000 seems like quite a lot for what i can see.
Also on an unrelated note have a question or two about tyres/handling. My car came with standard alloys with 175/70/13 tyres. Handled pretty well for what they were. Bought new wheels with 2 bassicly brand new tyres, and one slightly worn tyre, 4th tyre was completely gashed so i've got one standard 13" wheel on the rear right until i get a new tyre. New tyres are 195/45/16. I assumed bigger wheels/tyres = more grip. But i've noticed when cornering sharply at some speed that the back end seems to feel like its sliding a little, the front is happily planted to the road and doesnt understeer, its just the back. Is this because of the different sized wheel or could it be something else?
Also might be a bit of a twat of a question but where i live the roads aren't that smooth and are quite bumpy, is there any chance while cornering that the car might hop over a bump and then as it comes back down the tyre will be pushed inwards and off the rim? As they are sort of low profile tyres so not sure what they're like when it comes to going over a bump sideways.
Bought me a hobby, cause having a perfect record mazda 6 is boring and doesn't really bring any bonding with the car... So I went out and bout an E34. Pretty much no rust and it has a sunroof. And if you know your e34's - you know that a sunroof sedan is pretty much a guarantee of sideskirt rust.
Anyways, tons to do with it just to get it properly working before I can even get to modifying, but for later - plans are "slotting in a v8 4.0 and a 6 spd manual", respray, leather interior, 17 inch wheels, full respray, etc etc etc
It's a late '07, 1st gen restyle, 2.0 6spd, bought new. Since then : changing oil, coolant, a few sets of brake pads, set of brake rotors, filters, lightbulbs, tires. Done about 50k kilometers in it, tight as a drum.
No problems whatsoever. There was an issue with the front cv shafts at full lock under load (starting movement for example) in temperatures of -25c or colder. There would be a knocking noise, but that seems a common problem for all post restyle 6's. Changed the lubricating compound for a more cold resistant one - problem does not occur anymore. Front lip is knackered by now, small scratches on paint, and rear bumper has seen better days (2 cracks).
That car is an appliance to me, The BMW, on the other hand, while being mine for 2 months only and draining my bank account like crazy, is a very special 1.5 tons of metal, plastic and wires.
So the answer to the question was no. Personally I've never owned anything with wheels that I'd consider just an appliance, but I can't seem leave anything alone either. If it has wheels, it becomes my hobby!
Personally I've never owned anything with wheels that I'd consider just an appliance, but I can't seem leave anything alone either. If it has wheels, it becomes my hobby! 