GM to Purchase BMW?
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That'll never happen. 
But I've thought Pontiac front-ends have looked like copycat BMWs for years now. Some old VWs tried copying too.. But I HAVE heard talks about GM buying Toyota and Honda merging with Ford...
But I've thought Pontiac front-ends have looked like copycat BMWs for years now. Some old VWs tried copying too.. But I HAVE heard talks about GM buying Toyota and Honda merging with Ford...
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Originally posted by Sal Collaziano
That'll never happen. But I've thought Pontiac front-ends have looked like copycat BMWs for years now. Some old VWs tried copying too.. But I HAVE heard talks about GM buying Toyota and Honda merging with Ford...
That'll never happen.
But I've thought Pontiac front-ends have looked like copycat BMWs for years now. Some old VWs tried copying too.. But I HAVE heard talks about GM buying Toyota and Honda merging with Ford...
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http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...Fluid_Auto.htm
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...Fluid_Auto.htm
What type of fluid do you use in your automatic transmission? Most of the BMW transmissions were filled with standard Dexron III fluid. Dexron is a registered trademark of General Motors Corporation and is a transmission fluid specification that is required for use in most 3-Series E36 BMW automatic transmissions. In fact, GM manufactured many transmissions for BMW (the 325is transmission featured in this article has a big 'GM' stamp on the side). There should be a side plate attached to the transmission that will indicate which type of fluid you should install. There also may be a sticker on the side of one of the bottom sumps. On my car I found neither, but since it was a GM transmission, I used the Dexron fluid which has worked quite well. Mixing and matching different types of transmission fluid can cause your transmission to fail.
Last edited by O. L. T.; Dec 22, 2003 at 08:07 PM.
I actually had a quote from General Motors to rebuild my tranny. I was concerned with it not holding rpm's when coasting down ( which turned out to be a fluid problem, but definately a "GM" gremlin) and BMw sent me to a local chevy dealership to have it inspected since they were full and could not take any more customers that day.
Last edited by O. L. T.; Dec 22, 2003 at 08:11 PM.
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GM to buy BMW?
Hey, go for it. ..........GM can't possibly screw up BMW any more than Chris Bangle has already done....with his I-Drives and ugly styling. But yes, Toyota is too good a company for the GM bean counters. And the ultimate insult here is that Toyota actually SELLS a redone Chevy Cavalier ( a piece of junk, in my opinion) in Japan with the Toyota nameplate on it.
Here, domestically, the most obvious GM-Toyota connection is the Pontiac Vibe, which is actually a rebadged Toyota Matrix. ( a Corolla-based car)
Here, domestically, the most obvious GM-Toyota connection is the Pontiac Vibe, which is actually a rebadged Toyota Matrix. ( a Corolla-based car)
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OLT, GM owns a significant part of the Getrag Manual corporation, and GM also built transmissions for rolls royce at once point... but i still think the gm stamp on the side means getrag manual....
