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"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 05/29/2016 at 12:51 • Filed to: None

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Since my new (to me) beemer was somewhat of an impulse buy i know next to nothing about it. Can anyone educate me on common issues or interesting quirks on the car? For those who didnt catch my previous post its an e36 compact 316.

duurtlang > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 13:01

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Not really. I’ve owned a pair of straight six E30 Tourings, but haven’t really worked on those cars.

I do like your “Not sure what im doing with it yet, i just wanted it” sentiment though. A small warning, this can get out of hand. Until last week I owned 6 cars as a result, ranging from 16-29 years of age. And I drive a company car. I somewhat donated one of those six to my parents last week because Mitsubishi Galant > Suzuki Alto.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > duurtlang 05/29/2016 at 13:08

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Ive really maxed out my storage space now so it cant really go much further... i hope.

Leon711 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 13:09

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If you look for opponaut “Will race for food” he races an e36 compact and is probably the best resource. Nice guy to talk to, good driver too.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Leon711 05/29/2016 at 13:10

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Thanks ill check out their kinja, think i remember one of their posts actually.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 13:13

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The cooling system is shit and will fail, though most are so old now they’ve been upgraded to something half decent.

The clockspring inside the steering wheel for the airbag will probably rattle over bumps. It’s no big deal but it if really annoys you (which with all the other rattles these cars have, it shouldn’t) it isn’t too hard to replace.

Buy shock mount reinforcement plates! The mounts aren’t the strongest thing in the world and will tear if abused enough.

The glovebox door is a shit design and will probably eventually stop actually closing. Hold it up in place and use the key to lock it and it will stay.

I don’t know if it’s just mine or what, but it takes absolutely forever for a code reader to communicate with the OBDII port.

Good luck upgrading speakers cheaply if you ever want to. BMW didn’t use standard sizes so you have to go through specialist companies.

That’s all I've got. They're fun cars but can be insanely finicky.

duurtlang > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 13:13

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Don’t underestimate your inventiveness. Disclaimer: despite my 6 cars + 1 company car I live in a apartment.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > duurtlang 05/29/2016 at 13:15

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I have mine spread out across two houses. With my family’s cars we have 6 among 4 people who drive.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/29/2016 at 13:17

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I notice it warms up fast but doesnt overheat (ragged it on a b road and it stayed cool) so the cooling system seems like its been looked after. The stereo in it isnt bad so ill probably leave it as is. I love the 90s period tape deck. Thanks for the tips, ill look into the reinforcing plates.

Mid Engine > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 13:24

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Inexplicably you’ll find yourself parking like a complete asshat, the car (all on it’s own) will tailgate and swerve in & out of traffic, and you’ll zone out completely and forget you have turn signals.

LongbowMkII > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 13:40

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It warms my heart to see euros hoarding cars like Americans.

If you don't have more cars than people in your house, you're not maximizing your potential.

duurtlang > LongbowMkII 05/29/2016 at 13:50

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I live alone.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > LongbowMkII 05/29/2016 at 14:51

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We have 6 cars to 4 drivers, although were actively trying to sell one.

duurtlang > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 14:55

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So 6 cars for 3 drivers. Makes sense to me.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > duurtlang 05/29/2016 at 14:57

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What you did there, I see it.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/29/2016 at 18:40

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Nice :) if you prang it I can help ;)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/30/2016 at 12:27

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Haha I remember reading through those a while back. I intend to avoid pranging it but I will be doing some majorish body repair.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/30/2016 at 18:40

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Speaking of body repair, how’s the welding coming along?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/30/2016 at 18:53

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On the old micra?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/31/2016 at 06:02

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Yeah you were patching up the sills weren't you? Memory's a bit hazy...

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/31/2016 at 06:07

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Yeah after removing the sill i found there wasnt a whole lot of car left behind it... Weve decided to scrap it after the MOT runs out since it wasnt really worth the time to repair.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/31/2016 at 06:33

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Ah fair enough. If it was dirt cheap to begin with it can serve it's purpose and then shuffle off this mortal coil with dignity :)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/31/2016 at 07:22

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Yeah it did okay for what we paid. Were saving up about £2k to replace it with something better. He might use the bmw in the mean time if he needs more time to save up.