[s-cars] E36 stick sedan - Lightweight

[Theodore Chen]

my friend's 964 RSA with 75k miles on it has a stretched head stud, which seems to be a common problem with 911 and 964.  he's looking at $10k for a shop to repair it.  the parts are shockingly expensive, and labor is about $5k (remove engine, remove heads, do valve job on heads).  he's thinking about a quickie replacement of rod bearings and rings while the engine is out, which would raise the total cost to $12k-$13k.  this isn't even a performance build.  mild performance build (cams, light port/polish) would raise the tab some more.  i told him to pick up a tub of vaseline at costco, because he's going to need it.

those pre-996 cars are also prone to carbon fouling.  the 996s apparently don't have these problems.


----- Original Message ----
From: Rich Beebe <rich at beebecomm.com>
To: pkrasusky at ups.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:14:08 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] E36 stick sedan - Lightweight

unfortunately, paul, i do not own the RSA any longer. out of all the  
cars i've owned, around 40, the RSA is at the very top of the list  
for a re-purchase. i absolutely loved that car. i was a long time BMW  
member, spent some time as a chapter president, and have owned 17  
BMWs (E30 M3, E36 M3, E36 LTW, E28 M5, 2002s, etc.). have had several  
porsches and now own audis - '95.5 S6 and '04 S4 avant in nogaro. i'm  
also a big motorcycle fan (especially the italian marques - ducati,  
mv agusta, bimota...) and have several ducatis - 6 bikes in all. one  
can never have enough toys, right? <g>

rich

On Apr 10, 2008, at 11:49 AM, <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Sorry to keep this NAC prevailing (really I am, don't intend to  
> spam here), but Rich...  that's just *too f'n damn cool* to not  
> comment on.
>
> See what I mean - total f'n gamers here on this List.
>
> And said it before / say it again - I'll NEVER be "true" to a  
> Marque.  FARQUE THAT!  So much to be appreciated / enjoyed /  
> experienced out there yeah!
>
> Still got the RSA Rich?  Wickedcool.
>
> -Paul fanatic of any goofy car K.
>
>
> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:45:06 -0400
> From: Rich Beebe <rich at beebecomm.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] E36 stick sedan
>
>
> correct - LTWs only came in white (wing risers, decals, etc. all came
> as trunk kit). red must be a respray. 1995 was also the only year.
> 125 total units. when i owned mine, there were 116 in the LTW
> registry. nice car (we also owned a 'standard' '95 M3), but i thought
> my '93 RS America was truer to the 'lightweight' idea. both are great
> cars, though.
>
> rich
>

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