OT: Bimmernut-Widows.com...

[Paul in NZ]

i dont even do work on my car but i find this site so informative.If something needs fixing i ussually tell my indy what i beleive the problem is,or take it to some other place...ie whem my LKM died i printed out the info from e 34 .net and took the car to the auto electrician round the corner....he did the soldering job.Mostly though my cr has needed only routine servicing.

[attack eagle]

When I replaced the radiator in her car in about 5 minutes, she understood why I need air tools.
When I replaced the starter in an hour after she got stranded due to a busted solenoid connection, she understood why I need lots of hand tools.
When I installed a new radio for her in 10 minutes after hers got ganked, she understood why I need electrical tools.
When I fixed the toilet, hung pictures, painted the walls, etc she understood why i need household tools...


mine helped me swap to 5 speed, (actually turned wrenches on it under the car!) and offered to go buy me more tools if I needed any...
She helped me smoke my hellas and didn't blink an eye when I stuck them in the oven to open them.


though she does not like the amount of MONEY i spend on 'that damn money pit', she never complains about me working on it and keeping it in good repair.

Now If I could just get her to quit using my garage as a storeroom for stuff that could be in the attic... I could park my car back inside again

[healtoeit]

I have tried beleive me... Although I did explain the compression test to her the other day and she kind of understood it... I was impressed! LOL!

I was teaching my gf how to drive a clutch (she is about 10x smarter then me in school), when I was done with the explanation of how to her face read "YOU can do this?!?!"
I was proud lol
I tried explaining why I am changing my suspension, she listened but I could tell it way over her head.
We need a book... "How to talk to women about cars"

[genphreak]

ROFL! Mine is saying 'I knew that new car would be a bunch of problems" after the EWS decided not to let the ECU start the car... I have 5 of them now... from an auto M50 which just needs Cruise control to finish her off to (the new) M60 6 speed.

I couldn't do without my gf, but if it were her or (all) the car (s), I'd have troiuble!

Bring on widows.bimmernut.com- I can just imagine them all discussing and researching our problems whilst we wrench. AE- where do you find a chick like that btw?

I need at least 5 more (like that)... LOL!

[Qube]

Buy her a bimmer She'll be part of 1addicts.com soon...

[repenttokyo]

my gf is constantly after me to teach her how to maintain her own car - change tires, change oil, etc. She's now replacing her own light bulbs in the signal lights when they burn out, and checking her coolant and tranny fluid levels too.

[artguy]

You all forgot the most essential tool...Chocolate.

One box keeps them busy for hours, and they don't care what you're doing.

[BMWDriver]

It'd be easier to add a subforum. They might come peak every once in a while.