Generic BMW section

[RedUn]

I know we have the other marques but could we also have a generic BMW section?

A lot of people on here have or have had other BMWs and it seems a shame to put them under other marques?

Just an idea :lol:

Cheers!

 

[Mr Tidy]

That sounds like a good idea.

Maybe we could have "Other BMW" and "Other Marques".

"Other BMW" may provide some useful input for Z4 owners - after all many 3 Series share engines with Z4s! (Both of mine did).

 

[buzyg]

Tis indeed worth a thought.

 

[Wondermike]

The thing the mods do most on here after toasting spammers is move topics into the correct forum (which makes browsing them and searching them much easier), so personally I wouldn't want any more.

 

[RedUn]

Maybe we can introduce a rule that if you post a Fiat thread in the BMW section you get toasted also!?

 

[RedUn]

Or just have more mods to look after specific sections

 

[kis]

Don’t see a point personally, there’s dedicated e46 forum etc. While it’s not the same as this one, that’s where the bulk of info is, and where people would look...

 

[RedUn]

I'm not talking pure Z4 related BMWs, a lot of people have other BMWs and it's nice to talk about them and see them! If not no problem, just feel it would be a nice addition

 

[Mr Tidy]

Don’t see a point personally, there’s dedicated e46 forum etc. While it’s not the same as this one, that’s where the bulk of info is, and where people would look...

Yes, I joined that and an E9* forum and have barely used either of them - this forum is a much better place in terms of the general attitude and helpfulness of the members!

My E46 325ti had plenty in common with a pre-facelift E85 and my current E91 325i has plenty in common with a facelift 2.5Si (or 23i E89), but I can understand the Mods' position too.

Still, it was a good idea RedUn.

 

[kis]

Yeah totally agree, this community is brilliant!

It's also a great idea, but feel it would just be a bit much. We can always start a thread in the Other Marques? It's tagged as "Discussion of other cars non-Z4" so kind of already exists even if it's not BMW specific? Just create a post saying show us your other BMW's or something?

 

[IAmOrion]

I'd love to see a generic "Electronics" section, but I think it's most likely too niche haha. I already made a post in The Lounge as I've been playing with a few iDrive controllers, connected to a home-made can-bus shield and an Adafruit Feather Bluefruit 32u4..... For those that just see gibberish, I'm making a "Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard" with the iDrive :lol:

Could be of interest to others who have tablet installs and stuff. Also under this section, we could discuss can-bus sniffing and can / k-can / d-can / ibus codes and tools / sniffers etc.

Could also be used to talk about Tablet setups and other custom stuff people have done that doesn't have to be Z4 model specific.