PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

A 1979 Rolls-Royce would be easier to work on than most new cars today, though not necessarily cheaper...

 

Yes

 

And he got it for five grand?!?!

You said 528i or 328i?

 

I'll tell you what I told my other firefighter buddy...

I took a first aid class in college and got a B. I aced everything except CPR.

Does it become easier once you've practiced a few times?

 

A 1979 Rolls-Royce used a 4-barrel carb...

 

You mean they don't make the 5-Series in Germany anymore?!?!

I thought they only made the crossovers and SUVs in the States?

 

My dad had a 2002 BMW 325Ci convertible that he bought from his older brother in 2006 and kept until 2008...

I love the E46s!

 

Practiced what? CPR? It really isn’t that hard

 

Most bimmers are made in South Carolina now haha. Also BMW guys will get pissed if you say Beemers when referring to a BMW car, Beemers are BMW motorcycles, Bimmers are BMW cars haha

 

Seriously though, all Rolls-Royces older than 1980 were carbureted. In 1980, only California-market cars were fuel-injected. By 1981, all American-spec RRs were fuel-injected.

Rolls-Royces in Europe and other markets were carbureted until like 1985. Rolls-Royces destined for the Middle East didn't even have catalytic converters!

 

I've had too many of them try to take my family members hard earned cash. All bought new, all dealer serviced, and all have cost well over 20k of service after warranty ended and some over 15k of warranty covered service. I'm sorry but a good vehicle doesn't require multi thousand dollar payments to stay running. BMWs are the pay to play of cars, much better stuff for much less out there.

 

@Jamesboy2233
Did you delete your most recent comment?

 

The problem I had was that it was in a very rushed setting with more than dozen other people waiting behind me.

I can install a car stereo, drive a stick shift, and wire a thermostat for central air-conditioning...

CPR is as easy as those things...

 

Why?

 

@Speedytech7

Those Middle Eastern oil billionaires probably contributed a good bit to global warming driving their huge V8-powered luxury cars without catalytic converters!

 

Though one of my friends took the muffler and cat off of his 2013 Hyundai Genesis coupe. He only puts it back on once a year so the car will pass inspection...

Damn thing sounds like a motorcycle!

 

We have a big enough problem around here with poor college student driving their 4cyl Subarus without cats haha.

 

Will not work, you could transplant the whole motor though. You could actually use a MicroSquirt and build your own tunable ECU, I'll be doing that for when I get my turbo for the truck.

 

Or leadfooted 28-year olds prolifically using the A/C in their 4cyl Tacomas and getting about 18 MPG on a good day...

 

The '96?