1986 BMW 325iX — never registered
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Oil life? Seems dumb to have gear shift indicator lights just below a full sized tach. I know that 80s VWs had an up arrow light to indicate the optimal time to upshift; but this would just mirror exactly what the tach is telling you.
EDIT: I see you confirmed already.
EDIT: I see you confirmed already.
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Without a doubt, BMW was way ahead with their dash design. Absolutely perfect shapes, sizes, and placement. The canted center console and balanced air vents are above most of today's offerings. We had an older Toyota come up in this forum not too long ago with a similar winning design.
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I bet if you set the cruise at 65 mph on this car, it kept it at 65. Back then if you did that on a Toyota, it would vary +/- 5+ mph. Nobody's been able to explain to me why. Maybe nobody is that old who would know lol (I remember someone who had a '85 Scirocco, and someone who had a '86 Camry, and I drove them both)
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Remember, the BMW 3 was on the C&D 10 Best list for 23 years in a row, almost as many times as the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. It really wasn't a run of the mill car until about 2012. So back in 1986 this thing would have stood out. I remember a friend's parent having a 535is and I want to say it was only 1 year newer than this car, and it was pretty outrageous. As a kid I always liked the tool tray. I couldn't tell you what's in my 335 trunk, I know there's a tow hook but I don't really remember any screwdrivers or wrenches. No jack or spare. There is a rechargeable flashlight in the glove box, which was cool in 2007, and as of last year, it still worked. That's unneeded today with LED.
p.s. I don't think BMW was the only car to have a spark plug socket--pretty sure even back then Toyotas had them. People simply did a lot themselves in those days.
p.s. I don't think BMW was the only car to have a spark plug socket--pretty sure even back then Toyotas had them. People simply did a lot themselves in those days.
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