GM and BMW to cooperate on fuel cells?

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cause it is more expensive to operate and more polluting ...

salt water bio diesel is RIGHT NOW ...

three is tons and tons of it on the bottom of the ocean just sitting there waiting to be sucked up with those BIG PUMPING SHIPS you see at Drilling Plaforms in the Gulf Oil Disaster.

Can go get it right now and harvest it ... and use it for diesel engines that turn the key and run like gas engines .. they are very nice.

ALSO ..

for every Barrel of Salt Water Bio Diesel we make on land in Bio Diesel Plants and sell as well as put back UNDERGROUND ... is a 80% to 180% reduction in Green House gases that are killing us all.

You like the weather one year after Gulf Oil ...

you gonna love it one year after Brazil Oil.

no news is good news ...

sumbuddie wear blind sea

Brilliant..how do I get it past the sign on my BMW that says "No bio diesel" without shafting the warranty?

You've experienced this then?

Last time I saw my Doctor he mentioned deadly sins like smoking, drink, obesity, lack of exercise, stress - but not greenhouse gasses. To be honest, a bit of global warming would be welcome round here. Then I could burn less fossil fuel trying to keep warm.

Can't say I've noticed anything unprecedented round here. It's certainly not been as violent as it was ten years ago because my roof is still attached and so are more of my neighbours roofs.

Excellent, I could do with something more likeable. Warmer would be good. My BMW is a laughing stock in the snow.

No news is just..er..no news, isn't it? Maybe my paranoia isn't as well developed as my cynicism.

Ah..er..I'll have to Google on that one old son. Hold on a minute...rrrrrriiiight...oooookaaayyyy...don't worry about it, sorry to have bothered you. As you were. Byeeee. Whooosh...

Put winter/snow tires on it in the winter, then. You'll be amazed how well the car will do in snow and slush.

Would be rather expensive though. I've got 255/35 ZR 18 on the back and max torque at virtually idling speed. I would strongly suspect I would need to get narrower winter rubber all round and that means new alloys that will go over M-Sport brakes. $$$$$

This is my third winter using skill, a spade and a block of concrete. I've also got snow socks and a pneumatic jack in case the above fails!

Wide tires are useless in the snow. Go narrower, something that will dig in and bite. It's not all that expensive.

..if you're a millionaire!

I'm not.

Price it. You might be surprised. Even cheaper if you go with used gear.

I have one word for you. One word. Are you listening to me? Plast....

err... I mean Hakkapellita.

--scott

Close, but no cigar. hakkapeliitta.

Thanks guys.

BMW keep sending me lovely offers but the cheapest they have (ugliest, too small to fit) *starts* at 700UKP. That's a lot of concrete! Looking outside my window (white) suggests used gear that would fit my car will now be even more like hens teeth than before the winter.

I saw a programme that stated Britain and Ireland would become colder as Global Warming advanced due to the alteration of the flow of the Gulf Stream. It will divert more to the South, apparently.

David

Well, *there's* your problem.

You only buy things like this directly from BMW if you have more money than sense.

There's nothing wrong with that.

It's comprised of a 100% decrease in Green House gases, along with an

80% *increase* in Blue House gases.

However, you've not mentioned what you think four 18 inch wheels (that can go over M-Sport brakes) plus four tyres would cost. I am not thinking that it will be under 1000UKP - indeed, it costs about that just to put summer tyres on my current wheels from an Internet tyre supplier.

Just had a quick look at

for brake disc sizes. Not sure of your 325d month and year of production, I used a date of around 07-2007 and it gave the front discs as: 330x24 mm the rear discs as: 336x22 mm

it did not differentiate between the SE and MSport models.

My 335d has 17" wheels, and

gives my brakes as: front discs: 348x30 mm rear discs: 336x22 mm

My may get away with 17" wheels.

Have you tried a specialist BMW breaker ?

David

Lo0ok, pal, if you just want to buy from the BMW dealer and you're not even willing to shop around and look for other options, then I guess you're screwed.

Have fun in the snow with your wide low profile summer tires!

Hey Zath ... you got a Psychotic Break from Reality as a natural result of child abuse. This can be fixed. The sooner you do it, the better life you will have. Otherwise it will kill you trying. I opt for plan

2 for you myself ... as you are unfit for children. Have to find a silver lining somewhere.

Really? When did I say wanted to buy winter tyres at all or was so bored in my life that I'd want to shop around for something I don't want but someone else thinks I should have? For complete clarity, I have reasons other than price why I don't want winter tyres and wheels one of which is..I don't need them.

I said, in response to your advice, that winter tyres would be expensive on my car and provided figures. If I can put it this way, if some stranger said to you "it's not all that expensive" and then couldn't back that claim up (even with a guess) would you automatically think to yourself "my, this guy really knows what he's talking about"?

Thanks for the patronising 'shop around' advice.

Why else would I take my Beemer out in the snow?