[BMWCSRegistry] Re: CSpoiler For Sale

[Larry Abel]

Art,

Wanted to let you know that I just repaired the mounting of the air dam on 
my E28.  Seems I 'overran' one of those dogone 'parking barriers.'

Just humbly verifying the validity of (at least part) of your position!

Regards,
LA




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art Wegweiser" <art at bmwcsregistry.org>
To: "Larry Abel" <lcabel at bellsouth.net>; "Bill Proud" 
<bmwbits at bellsouth.net>; "E9coupes BMW" <bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>
Cc: "Senior Digest" <gopostal at seniorsix.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 4:50 PM
Subject: CSpoiler For Sale


> Disagee away, sir but the documented evidence supports my position. Owners 
> of cars are free to do whatever they wish with their vehicles - even to 
> the limit of absurdity such as a sound system worth more than the car in 
> which it is installed. But I do reserve the right to dispute and critique 
> the wisdom of such expenditures and express my opinion thereof.
>
>>     a) If trunk wings are a fashion statement [to some], then why would 
>> air dams not fall into the same category?
>
>  They surely do except, on a track,  No substantial function has been 
> shown to be served on highways even in modest excess of speed limits.
>
>>  b) '...a dumbness - as about as [sic] functional as the fins of cars of 
>> my youth' This is simply untrue; review aerodynamic fundamentals before 
>> suggesting unfounded opinions as fact.
>
> Are you saying the enormous fins of a the 1950-60's DeSoto, Cadillac, etc 
> really served some function beyond style and fashion?
>
>>c) '...fashion statement trunk wings' Although not technically wings, the 
>>rear spoilers on E28s are well documented for providing added stability at 
>>higher speeds (> 80 MPH, on track of course).
>
> You just said it yourself - probably even at 80 they may not do much. The 
> grey haired or balding driver of that that Buick with the wings or 
> spoilers has likely not even even seen a track other than on TV.
>
>>d) '...why spend $350 for a piece that is useless...'    Air dams have 
>>been demonstrated to reduce the drag coefficient of virtually any 
>>automobile; therefore, over a sufficient period of time your initial 
>>investment will be recovered, after which time (if you don't spend too 
>>much touching up damage from stones...) you will realize a return on your 
>>investment.  Now about those troublesome curbs.just stop your car before 
>>you hit the 'parking barrier.'
>
> Again - you said it. Whatever minor saving would hardly offset repair and 
> replacement of air dams when the first possum crossing the road is 
> encountered. About the parking barriers, the hundreds of chips and scars 
> on these things testify as to how easy it is to stop your car while still 
> keeping its tail out of traffic.
> Parking barriers should stop a car via its tires, not its body metal or 
> plastic.
>
>>Actually, this reply may be a bit overstated.  My fundamental response is 
>>more succinctly expressed with: Dude - I think those front spoilers look 
>>real cool!
>
> Sorry Larry, but I stopped being a "Dude" a while back - nor do I wear my 
> cap backward or have tattoos and piercings and do not find chubby 
> girls/women in low rider/plumbers ass revealing jeans appealing. 
> Especially when the wearers approach the Golden Age.
> But I respect different strokes.
>
> Art
>
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>>
>>Cheers!
>>
>>LA----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Wegweiser" 
>><art at bmwcsregistry.org>
>>To: "Bill Proud" <bmwbits at bellsouth.net>; "E9coupes BMW" 
>><bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>
>>Cc: "Senior Digest" <gopostal at seniorsix.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 11:02 AM
>>Subject: [BMWCSRegistry] CSpoiler For Sale
>>
>>>No answer to my inquiry (not out of interest but just curious - but this 
>>>thing only does nothing as do the fashion statement trunk wings, a 
>>>dumbness - as about as functional as the fins of cars of my youth).
>>>My opinion  - why spend $350 for a piece that is useless at even modest 
>>>extra legal highway speeds but will rapidly collect damage from stones 
>>>and parking spot barriers?
>>>Art
>>>
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