Official Bay Area Chat Thread! (#2)

romero1990 wrote

gonna ask where do you folks go for full detailing. I am thinking about go all-in with like claybar+polish +sealant + wax kinda thing

Check out Auto Salon Works in Belmont. Independant guy who is very knowledgeable with good work ethics-
https://www.autosalonworks.com/
His pictures in the gallery and portfolio speaks for themselves.

E90M3velocity wrote

Check out Auto Salon Works in Belmont. Independant guy who is very knowledgeable with good work ethics-
https://www.autosalonworks.com/
His pictures in the gallery and portfolio speaks for themselves.

Nice,

I got too many rock chips to do any detailing lol.

Any recommendations on paintless door ding repair. I have one tiny ding that needs to be pulled. 1/2 inch if not smaller.

LatifE90 wrote

Any recommendations on paintless door ding repair. I have one tiny ding that needs to be pulled. 1/2 inch if not smaller.

https://yelp.to/qTKq/9KB8MaGw77

this guy isn't the cheapest but if it's hard dent to pull he's got you.

spotted a clean AW slicktop e90 m3 on 92 east by el camino earlier

going up to the bay area on friday oct 9th / saturday oct 10th from SoCal with a bunch of other E9X M3's if anyone is down to hang out hmu.

Drove alongside a super clean SG E92 in 680 from Dublin til San Ramon. You on here? Very nice car

RugbyBro wrote

Drove alongside a super clean SG E92 in 680 from Dublin til San Ramon. You on here? Very nice car

That's probably me. If you are referring to sparkling graphite and not space grey. I live in San Ramon and make my rounds to Dublin.

The Movement wrote

That's probably me. If you are referring to sparkling graphite and not space grey. I live in San Ramon and make my rounds to Dublin.

Sorry meant Space Grey (at least it didn’t look to be Sparkling Graphite), also had white headlight rings and blacked out housings. Hope I see your car around, never seen Sparkling Graphite in person - looks similar to Mineral Grey. Gave the driver a thumbs up, so if you were driving on 680 today and remember getting a thumbs up from an MGM M4, then it was you!

RugbyBro wrote

The Movement wrote

That's probably me. If you are referring to sparkling graphite and not space grey. I live in San Ramon and make my rounds to Dublin.

Sorry meant Space Grey (at least it didn't look to be Sparkling Graphite), also had white headlight rings and blacked out housings. Hope I see your car around, never seen Sparkling Graphite in person - looks similar to Mineral Grey. Gave the driver a thumbs up, so if you were driving on 680 today and remember getting a thumbs up from an MGM M4, then it was you!

Wasn't me. Lol I'll have to keep an eye out as I haven't run into any M3s locally.

Hi there! Just came across this sub-forum. Would love to join any new meets planned in 2023. Any way I can subscribe to this forum for messages?

spotted a lowered black e92 m3 earlier this morning on 101 north near the airport exit. Had gt4 front lip, gts-v rear diffuser, gts rear wing, black wheels.
VENUMM3 license plate?
Looked and sounded great!

play2lose wrote

spotted a lowered black e92 m3 earlier this morning on 101 north near the airport exit. Had gt4 front lip, gts-v rear diffuser, gts rear wing, black wheels.
VENUMM3 license plate?
Looked and sounded great!

@venumv8 on Instagram I believe

Does anyone have experience with Race Factory down in Campbell?

Is there any nice meeting between 10/31 and 11/2 in L.A. Area ?

m3seb wrote

Does anyone have experience with Race Factory down in Campbell?

Not personally but I have heard good things. They hosted a car show a year ago that I went to. It was awesome.

rswtal wrote

Is there any nice meeting between 10/31 and 11/2 in L.A. Area ?

Check teh L.A. subforum, this is the bay area one.

Hello. New member here. Previously had a E46 way back in the '90s and then switched to Porsches. Now looking to be back to BMWs (yes, it can go both ways lol). If anyone can give me purchase advice (besides RB and TA) would be appreciated. I was searching through FB marketplace, and gee, you just have to do due diligence. Found salvage title from east coast being sold here (twice) and a license plate that actually belongs to a VW diesel. Btw, I live in the north bay

OutWest wrote

Hello. New member here. Previously had a E46 way back in the '90s and then switched to Porsches. Now looking to be back to BMWs (yes, it can go both ways lol). If anyone can give me purchase advice (besides RB and TA) would be appreciated. I was searching through FB marketplace, and gee, you just have to do due diligence. Found salvage title from east coast being sold here (twice) and a license plate that actually belongs to a VW diesel. Btw, I live in the north bay

The used market for these is getting pretty wild lol!

My advice: recorded service history is more important than odometer reading. IMO it's so so worth it to pay a premium for a good condition one with well-documented service history. Plus, talking with the owner about HOW they drove it.

Check out the classified here on this forum. Forum members seem to treat these better than kids on FB marketplace.

Or, if your budget allows, any of the e9Xs listed on Enthusiast Auto Group are going to be in stellar condition. Worry-free purchase but you pay a premium.

As a last resort there are one or two Bay Area-focused facebook pages that have clean e9Xs pop up for sale once in a while.

AND ALWAYS GET A PPI

Thumbie wrote

The used market for these is getting pretty wild lol!

My advice: recorded service history is more important than odometer reading. IMO it's so so worth it to pay a premium for a good condition one with well-documented service history. Plus, talking with the owner about HOW they drove it.

Check out the classified here on this forum. Forum members seem to treat these better than kids on FB marketplace.

Or, if your budget allows, any of the e9Xs listed on Enthusiast Auto Group are going to be in stellar condition. Worry-free purchase but you pay a premium.

As a last resort there are one or two Bay Area-focused facebook pages that have clean e9Xs pop up for sale once in a while.

AND ALWAYS GET A PPI

Thanks for the advice. Did check the Enthusiast Auto Group and boy! they really want $$$

Some of us M3 bois are going to the Burlingame Cars and Coffee tomorrow morning.

check out @burlingame_carsandcoffee on insta for more info if you're interested.

You folks still driving/showing your cars? I'd love to see some e9x at the local coffee and cars. I'm rolling a 2002 but am trying to acquire an M car.

Yeah we're out here and there. I'll post here when I hear of some.

Started remodeling my house so probably not much from mee in the next few months lol.