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Old 05-04-2024, 10:31 AM
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And a unicorn!
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Old 05-04-2024, 11:39 AM
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A bit OT but do any of you good folks make trips between Dallas and Houston on any sort of regular basis. Found an M Performance Exhaust in Dallas for the e90 but the guy won't ship and driving 9 hours round trip is just not in the stars.
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Old 05-04-2024, 11:41 AM
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I bought a set of mounted tires from eBay from "won't ship" but I hired a company to come to the seller and worked out a deal.

I had to convince seller to box them that was the hardest part.
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Old 05-04-2024, 12:25 PM
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Wow! A good deal. I would have bought something like that but only during that time period after I bought the car, then realized what a PITA it was to get all the towing stuff together, but before I actually pieced it all together... Awful nice of him to collect it all for one lucky unicorn of a buyer.
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Old 05-04-2024, 12:32 PM
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No doubt!

One regret when my e53 was totaled I didn't grab the factory hitch gear.

I figured that it wouldn't fit my e70 anyhow but it could have went to somebody on xo. So "sorry whomever that was".
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Prior owner installed a Westfalia hitch kit in 2020. According to the spreadsheet he gave me it was $450 so probably used/salvaged. Looks exactly like this kit.

I've yet to tow anything with it but probably will this summer when I move to KY. Unsure I want to tow my F30 up and over those mountains in the heat, but a uhaul box trailer should be fine. I'll fly back and drive the F30 up there.
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Old 05-04-2024, 09:36 PM
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Prior owner installed a Westfalia hitch kit in 2020. According to the spreadsheet he gave me it was $450 so probably used/salvaged. Looks exactly like this kit.

I've yet to tow anything with it but probably will this summer when I move to KY. Unsure I want to tow my F30 up and over those mountains in the heat, but a uhaul box trailer should be fine. I'll fly back and drive the F30 up there.

If it helps, I tow a 4,000lb trailer over several mountain passes every summer -- have done it in 100 degree heat climbing up to about 5,500 ft. or so. There's one climb where I have it in third gear at 5,000+ RPM and wide open throttle for 5 or 10 minutes straight just trying to maintain speed, and can't even turn the AC off or the family complains Honestly I think the manual transmission is better for that kind of stuff because it doesn't have a problem with high temps like an auto does. Make sure to use good oil and change it beforehand, that kind of service probably wears out your oil pretty quick.
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Old 05-05-2024, 08:54 AM
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I figured that it wouldn't fit my e70 anyhow but it could have went to somebody on xo. So "sorry whomever that was".
That's me!! :

One is always too far from me. I do have the next best option to install. I'll be installing it hopefully next month. Cur 5019 hitch.
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https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...737269801.html

Looks exceptionally nice for a 20 year old steering wheel
that is does, wish it came with the airbag though!
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that is does, wish it came with the airbag though!
Most pick n' pull places sell airbags. It's a pretty safe bet, these days after the Takata recall. I know my local yard has one. $40.
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