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Posted by Walter OH 84/733i 87/325i 83/635csi Euro on July 03, 2001 at 11:31:59:

In Reply to: WALTER! What in the hell are you trying to say? posted by BIGBOB 85 745i on July 02, 2001 at 20:07:30:

Just amazed how many adds I see for BMWs with V6s, these people have never looked under the hood. Just the kind of used car I'd want to buy.

Also, a 45 degree V6 is a rough running engine, most engine makers follow the formula that the piston angle x cylinders should be a multiple of 360 degrees (8x45), VW air cooled & BMW motorcycle(180x4), well designed V6 (60x6). The Chevies with 2 cylinders loped off (6x45) = 270, not the formula for harmonic balance.


The six series board just had some commments on the number of V6 635's for sale on Autotrader. Maybe you could buy one and get a BMW V6. You couldn't put that CHEVY POWER sticker on your rear window - but at least you get a few more women.

editor's note - straight 6's run smoother, most US V6's are V8's with 2 cylinders chopped off a 45 degree piston angle designed for 8 cylinder operation. Although several tricks are used to make them run smoother, they are notoriusly rough running engines.


editor's note #2 - who would buy a car from someone who had never lifted the hood to find out that the 6 was straight and not a V. To me this implies how often the oil, plugs ect. were changed and what kind of maintenance the poor car must have gotten.


Can I saw the block in half? I was told by a chevy man that a V6 runs a lot smoother. Now i'm unhappy. I want a V6 so I can go to the "Heart of America" Rallys. I want to be able to buy a Dale Ernhardt sticker, and maybe get a GM tattoo on my butt. This guy said he gets more girls because he drives a chevie. Now i'm really depressed, cause he called me a yuppy. This is almost as depressing as Todd Crossleys bad Air Flow Meter. Well maybe not that bad.... You know, maybe I'll just go home and install a set of Deer Whistles on my bimmer, and I'll feel better. "OH WHAT THE HELL", WHY NOT!





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