Black Betty

I put 15.8 gallons into a 16.5 gallon tank yesterday...then ran my lawnmower out of gas later that day. 

18 hours ago, Burn-E said:

Flickr or if you don't care about quality of photos then Google Photo.

Imgur has been the easiest for me. It has some of the editing tools that photobucket had as well.

14 hours ago, Brad850 said:

 I don't think I can break the tires loose in the rain either. 

That's the only downside to the DWS, with tire width > HP (245 vs 225) I have a hard time breaking them loose too. 

On 6/21/2017 at 7:07 AM, ruecatinat said:

Running separate snows?

I'm fairly sure they make Conti DWS 06 in SUV sizes...

Love the DWS 06 on the BMW. We had two small (1-2") snow days here but it was the wet slippery stuff and the tires were great. Nothing compared to a dedicated snow. They are also pretty quiet and grip well in the dry/wet. I'm not so sure how much of that will translate over to an SUV though.

DicountTireDirect may have a good sale for the 4th. I think I got ~$200 in rebates when I ordered mine between the sale, Conti rebate, and DTD credit card rebate. 

On 6/2/2017 at 9:10 AM, gmsgltr said:

infrared thermometer for basic use - buy a cheapo amazon one or at least get the base model fluke?

https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Lasergrip-Non-contact-Thermometer-Temperature/dp/B00837ZGRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496419701&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=infrared+thermometer&psc=1

or

https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-MAX-Thermometer-Contact-Degree/dp/B00U4EP04I/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1496419701&sr=8-10&keywords=infrared+thermometer

As long as you are within the range (distance) of both, the cheaper one should be good enough for a hobbyist. 

On 2/11/2017 at 11:13 AM, Dick Dastardly said:

Yeah cars are expensive now.

The original 91 Sentra SE-R back in 1990 was $14,500. I remember because I had enough for a dp on one and was going to buy one..and then realized I couldn't afford the insurance. (It was more than the car per month) 

So I bought a '80 RX7 instead for cash. 

Just for the sake of argument, $14,500 in 1991 is $25,500 in 2016 dollars.

2017 Sentra Nismo MSRP is $25,855 with delivery. I'm not sure where the $32K came from.

On 1/27/2017 at 7:22 PM, theForgottenone said:

I thought you lived in Denver? 

 

Nope, you even welcomed me to the PNW last year 

On 1/19/2017 at 0:59 PM, 7 VII 7 said:

What have I missed?

I have a kid (16 months), moved to WA, bought a house and drive an old BMW...

BIL does security installs. He put Arlo camera's up in the house. Checking the retail prices for these I wouldn't have bought them. They are nice because they are wireless but that means having to deal with batteries and conserving battery life. So you end up turning down the quality, and not recording continuously. They also take a long time to detect motion.

They have only been up for 4 days so I haven't seen the true battery life yet.

All we really wanted was a baby camera to watch on the kid. Ended up with a whole security system ( 3 glass break sensors, 2 smoke sensors, sensors on all windows and doors, and 3 Arlo cameras) so I can't complain.

edit: the arlo camera's blow big time. The main issue is that they don't record until motion stops, they just record sessions at whatever you tell it to. The maximum you can record per session is 2 minutes then there's a long lag time to save the file and restart the next session. 

2 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

Dig them up. 

Figured. Movers still have everything in storage so I only have a few hand tools that I thought to pack. Pretty soon this Van-line is going to be paying our hotel bill if we don't get our stuff.

While we are on weeding....How about a way to keep black berry bushes from growing back? So far all I've tried is cutting it down and pouring a mixture of vinegar, salt and soap on it (some homemade pintrest recipe she found). 

Solar PV is great but look at the process/minerals needed to make the panel. Li-ion is even worse for environmental cost due to the mining that occurs. When do a full life cycle analysis you start to realize there's nothing that's entirely green.

Hydro/wind/tidal seems to be the most green to me, but bottom line is reducing our energy consumption is the biggest way to reduce pollution. 

Can't make something from nothing. Hydrogen takes a bunch of energy to make. It solves the quick refill/recharge problem that electrics have but still just moves the pollution from the tailpipe to the grid. 

As far as automakers cheating on emissions. It's because passenger cars are certified on g/mile or g/km. So everyone drives differently and the drive cycles are no where close to what people consider normal. 

If you really want to make a difference start reducing your energy usage, not finding new ways to power your energy usage. Start car pooling, run the A/C and heat less ect. 

51 minutes ago, Timbo Slice said:

I said I was going to do that, and then I realized I spent more in parts for the coupe than I spent on the vehicle itself a few weeks later.

Exactly what I'm not trying to do. It gets easier when you have a kid...

I found some Bilstien PSS10 coilovers for ~700, or KW V3's for ~$1500. Still didn't bite. The only two things on my radar are a set of BBS RK wheels, and clear tail lights.

4 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said:

That E36 weight is off..

Mine weighed in at 3128 with ~ 1/3 tank of fuel last time it was on a scale. That's with a full interior 

Get a LSD for that 330..

Yeah most quoted the E36 ~3200, but it was hard to find all the numbers in one place.

I'd love to scoop an LSD for it but I'm trying to do as little as possible to it. This car is more like a fun beater so I can save up for something nicer/long term. $1000 for an LSD or $1000 towards the next (better) car....

The curb weights are always debated but here's the numbers from a single source:

E30 M3 Coupe curb weight: 2645 lbs, 192 HP, 13.77 lb/hp

E36 M3 Coupe curb weight: 3439 lbs, 240 HP, 14.33 lb/hp

E46 M3 Coupe curb weight: 3399 lbs, 333 HP, 10.18 lb/hp

E92 M3 Coupe curb weight: 3648 lbs, 414 HP, 8.81 lb/hp

http://gearpatrol.com/2014/07/21/history-of-the-bmw-m3/

Personally I love my E46 330. Similar power to an E36 M3, better interior, half the cost. I'd have loved an E36 M3 to tune up like Mike has, but my goals were a bit different. 

On 2/29/2016 at 0:46 PM, Johann said:

Check 4G frequency. Maybe the US version is off vs Euro. 

Erik, As Johann said the frequencies may be different

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/iphone/iphone-faq/differences-between-iphone-6-models.html

scroll halfway down to " Network Connectivity & Carrier Support Differences "

7 minutes ago, ErikS said:

Thanks Matt.

Make sure it's for a GSM (ATT T Mobile) network not CDMA (sprint, verizon ect)

And like Matt said unlocked.

FYI, Volvo trucks has a good sale going on right now. Not everything is truck specific. ie you can get a nice polo or umbrella with the volvo iron logo.

http://www.volvobrandshop.com/c-69-sale.aspx

psh, these look cool too. I still remember the 500HP T5-R from the UK had these fake fittings too....

4 minutes ago, Burn-E said:

John, much like there are Orthodox and Reformed Jews there are Mormons of various stripes as well. You seem to have encountered some of our more fundamental adherents which doesn't surprise me given they are living in Utah. Allow me to apologize at least for the rude behavior of my fellow members.  I am regularly baffled by how brain dead some of them can be.

Again didn't mean anything towards you. I know there's assholes and hypocrites in every corner. Going from the very liberal area of DC/MD/VA to SLC was a pretty big shock to me in terms of culture and attitudes.

1 hour ago, Burn-E said:

I know many Mormons who played for this particular Powerball. 

The lottery as a vice, assuming this is an occasional rather than habitual purchase, would rank as a second or third tier sin when you think about values in the faith.

The sort of thing that would cause you to raise your eyebrows and shrug your shoulders if another Mormon confessed playing. That said, the Church would refuse any tithes paid on gambling earnings.

When it's the same people who chastised us for having a kid without being married....I still bought them tickets but it amazes me when people stand by their church and when they turn a blind eye towards the teachings...

13 hours ago, Burn-E said:

So who's playing the Powerball and will be clutching their tickets with a prayer tonight that they are that 1 in 292 million?

I was talking with our cafeteria crew and they've got a pool going with a $20 per person stake. There are 15 of them so they feel they're a lock to win.

I was in a work pool. For $10 it's some excitement for a few days.

Coincidentally we've had a lot of requests from Mormons in Utah to buy them tickets... I guess $600,000,000 is enough to buy someone's "values" 

yes Burn-E I know you're Mormon. This isn't directed at you. 

Is there such a thing as a two channel wireless mouse and keyboard? So that I can plug a receiver into each PC and flip a switch to just use a single keyboard/mouse for two PC's?

I don't need to use both PC's simultaneously, and one isn't networked. So far a KVM switch seems to be my best bet, but I'm wondering what other options there are.

So many broken down H20 go'ers on I70 in MD.

Ocean City is trashy, they deserve H20