# School me on:

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [May 2, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187 "2009-05-02T20:12:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![BizarroEvo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bizarroevo/32/7481_2.png) [@BizarroEvo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BizarroEvo)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/1 "2009-05-02T20:12:30Z")

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02 BMW 330xi. I found one for my mom and they are buying it. Car is super clean. 53,000 on the odometer, car has every package you can get on it. What could I get to “pep” it up for her?

I’ll get some pics on Tuesday when they actually have it.

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**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/2 "2009-05-02T20:15:39Z")

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auto or stick?

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**Author:** ![BizarroEvo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bizarroevo/32/7481_2.png) [@BizarroEvo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BizarroEvo)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/3 "2009-05-02T20:22:24Z")

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auto

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**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/4 "2009-05-02T20:41:17Z")

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Ai…

How’s it going Dave?

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/5 "2009-05-03T06:48:59Z")

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There isnt much ‘pepping’ you can do to a 330… sure there are lots of things you could buy but most of them don’t net to much extra hp for the money spent

3.46 rear diff will do wonders, but it will eat gas mileage. Wait, dont auto 330’s already have the 3.46? I forget.

I would honestly spend it on maintenance. Being its an 02 w/50k on it I doubt Inspection II has been done. Give it the full cooling system overhaul; expansion tank, water pump, belts, hoses…

or you can school your self and read up here: [http://forum.e46fanatics.com/index.php](http://forum.e46fanatics.com/index.php) lol

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**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/6 "2009-05-03T09:00:39Z")

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I would never spend an extra dime on pepping up a car for my mom.

Save your pennies for when the rear subframe falls out of the car.

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**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/7 "2009-05-03T09:32:46Z")

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> [@Deathproof](#):
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> Save your pennies for when the rear subframe falls out of the car.

which it likely won’t, considering the low miles and it being auto/awd (aka probably NOT driven hard)

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**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/8 "2009-05-03T09:40:44Z")

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> [@dmoffitt](#):
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> which it likely won’t, considering the low miles and it being auto/awd (aka probably NOT driven hard)

people do generally catch before they actually fall out. Just hyperboleing.

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**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/9 "2009-05-03T10:00:16Z")

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[http://edgemotorworks.com/index.php?option=com\_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=55](http://edgemotorworks.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=55)

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**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/10 "2009-05-03T13:28:28Z")

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I personally wouldn’t get an awd bmw…but that’s just me.

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**Author:** ![spinall4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@spinall4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spinall4)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on/67187/11 "2009-05-04T08:06:41Z")

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from Towne BMW?
