Yank in your neck of the woods

[Steve B]

Excellent build write up..... and I'd like to do that dipstick mod.


Steve

[Jon8710]

give me a shout when you in london and id be happy to take you out

[m3dragon_csl]

Wow thanks gang for all the info and friendliness.

I will post the map of our planned route and dates in a week so. Any input on it would be great in case we missed something we should see. Just don't hate on my rental car if I we meet up LOL :hahaha:

In case any of you want a holiday out west, I am leading a road trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons at the end of June when we get back from this trip. Anyone here is welcome to come out west and join. Thread is here

If you want to fly into Sacramento, you are welcome to stay in one of our rooms to join us on our caravan there. Or I can try to put you in touch with a east cost caravan.

Cheers

[m3dragon_csl]

Excellent build write up..... and I'd like to do that dipstick mod.


Steve

Thanks Steve.

Where is the dipstick on your guys OE cars? Is it just a short tube under the air box which is my guess based on the posts. If you want to do it buy a OE standard M3 dip stick and put two bends in in to clear the air box.

[Mike RT4]

Thanks Steve.

Where is the dipstick on your guys OE cars? Is it just a short tube under the air box which is my guess based on the posts. If you want to do it buy a OE standard M3 dip stick and put two bends in in to clear the air box.

Yes, you have remove most of the air box to access it - stupid design LOL.

[m3dragon_csl]

Yes, you have remove most of the air box to access it - stupid design LOL.

Wow, well that was not very German now was it :119:

[Mike RT4]

Wow, well that was not very German now was it :119:

Hence why I couldn't believe they just didn't do what you did - seems a bit lazy on BMW's behalf :moan:!

[northernjim]

Hence why I couldn't believe they just didn't do what you did - seems a bit lazy on BMW's behalf :moan:!

saves a few grams tho' :smokin::clown:

[m3dragon_csl]

Work was slow so I made a rough idea for the Ireland leg of the trip

Link to rough map route

Is there anything towards Castlebar that I am missing? I used Google to find the "top" sights to see in Ireland. The stops listed are what came up to see when visiting.

We are starting in Dublin and ending in Belfast. From Belfast head over to Scotland.

[m3dragon_csl]

Evening Gents,

Heading your way Friday. Looking forward to exploring your neck of the woods and hopefully meeting up with fellow enthusiasts.

Thank you again for all the suggestion of where to go.

[Neil M]

You missed out the West, the smell of the turf on the open fires, Galway onto 'Cong' where the 'Quite Man' was filmed, stay over at Ashford Castle.

Then head for Castlebar not much there, but if you head west to Westport, then Clew Bay and the 'Reek' St Patrick's Mountain and on to Newport, Mulranny and Achill Sound, lot of folklore around there those parts, hoof prints of St Particks horse can be seen in the Rocks on the Atlantic Drive. Cross onto the Island Dooega and Dugort you'll step back in time. Keel Bay, Keem Strand with their Sandy beaches and dolphins.

If you don't do Mayo you haven't done Ireland!

[m3dragon_csl]

Having a great time here in Ireland. Your roads are NUTS as in you like to make tunnels with no shoulder. Also tractors on the road are rather a odd site and a pain to pass.

Cheers

[chrisburns]

Good man, where are you then ?

[karbonkid]

Hence why I couldn't believe they just didn't do what you did - seems a bit lazy on BMW's behalf :moan:!

I dont think it was down to lazyness. A lot of BMWs are no longer being fitted with dipsticks at all and rely purely on the sensor to give a reading. At least the CSL has half a one :hahaha:

[J13NY S]

Hi mate,

You’re certainly covering Ireland well in a few days, Neil M is 100% right but I suppose you can’t do everything.

One small tip tho, when leaving Derry/Londonderry stick more to the coastal road rather than the one suggested on the map via Limavady/Colraine.

I drove Highway 1, San Fran to LA & while in Carmel lifted a travel mag with an article on coastal drives & to my surprise not only did the Causeway Coast rank in the top 10 it was ranked highest in Europe, couldn’t believe my eyes.

Also, unless you have somewhere to go in Ballymoney/Ballymena I’d stick to the coastal road on route to Belfast rather than the motorway & if you find yourself in the Mid Ulster area I’ll pull the cover of mine & take you for a blast up into the Sperrin Mountains... if I’ve the time... & its not raining.