Here's Why I'm Sending My Cheap Alpina B7 to the Junkyard: MECHANICALLY TOTALED
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I'd engine swap it to make somthing interesting out of it, like a team project with the wizard
Instead of scrapping it, why not buy another 7 series and use one to fix the other? At least you get to keep one of them, if your dreams wont work, find a way to make them work!
lukkyfuka 1 so 3 money pits then?
Let’s see a video on the Z3M Coupe!
Donate it to JRGo 😇
This BMW broke hoovie's wallet so hard he had to get a titanium one lol
Fanatic fox underrated comment
Ahaha.
😂😂😂😂 witty
COTD
@@TaipeiGeek They are doing damage to their own brand by producing crap. I don't know you nor do I know what you do for a living, but if you work on cars for a living you would know that BMW's are pieces of shit. Some guys have such an undying love for the brand that they can't come to terms with that.
Johnny has my full respect. What a stand up guy. Kudos to him.
I couldn't believe he wasn't going to charge for repair! The gamble is on Hoovie....
He's scared he's spends money there he thinks he's trying to set him up or he did no work and playing he could have pulled the elbow and seen the oil to begin with he could have checked the spark plugs before doing a 3 k valve seal job
Johnny is a class act! "I failed, so no charge"
dominicrusho I hope he gave him something.
Dangerous business model when you repair BMW's for a living
Ive never heard a mechanic say that. If i lived there id go to him and wizard
@@TheMxrrab like a free Ridge wallet
I guess he is paying off all the free publicity to his new business.
Johnie’s integrity and accountability is unheard of in this day and age...
Tavarish next week: I just bought a totaled Alpina B7!
Lol !
And instead of an LT swap he’ll put a Huracan motor/trans in it. A 2JZ swap would be cool though.
truth, its as easy as buying a good longblock and having the supercharger serviced. Its such a special car LOL
dawie botes
Put your money where your mouth is
@@dawiebotes9124 thats the annoying thing, if you have the skills to do it yourself thats a totally fixable car
Wow, that seems like a premature euthanizing of this car. With that much oil in the intake side of the engine, I'd venture to say 95 to 99% of the smoke is coming from the supercharger. You've gone this far Hoovie, at least have him replace the seals on the supercharger. I think you would be pleasantly surprised at the results. Have they done a compression test?? Unless you have one cylinder way out of line from the rest, I don't see how it could be causing that much smoke. As another commented, cylinder and valve seal smoke issues tend to be worse on start up, and decrease after. And most importantly, those are very consistently there or not there. This business of sometimes it just goes from no smoke to heavy smoking after running for a while, points at a supercharger issue. Replace the seals on the compressor for God's sake before you put her down!
THIS. This needs to be voted higher so he can see it!
frank1823 100% agree with this. That much oil on the intake side is obviously the main smoke issue.
This^^^^
Needs to have the oil tested, worn out supercharger is sending metal shavings through the engine
I was going to say the exact same thing!
However, even after that, if it smells like cigarettes inside... meh.
Maybe parting it out is the best option for it.
RIP
The look on your face when Johnny says I failed you can have the work for free. What a top guy to offer it, and your a top guy for refusing his offer. Great channel with great vids. Keep them coming.
Indeed...also good on Hoovie for selling it to wrecker instead of passing the problems on to a dealer auction and a new owner. Ethics live!
@@richards1816 with a million subs, can you do anything else (in both cases)?
Yeah... say what you will about Hoovie's ability to choose cars, at least he's 2 for 2 when it comes to choosing mechanics. I'd happily hand over my car or bike to either the Wizard or Johnny.
What happened to the car wizard?
@@moloono1 He refused to touch that BMW so Hoovie had to take it to Johnny. Now we see why the Weeezard refused in the first place.
How many mechanics will say that? That's a man's man, that Johnny. Mechanic with a heart of gold!!!
What a gent of a mechanic! "I failled, there is no charge".
honorable person, very nice
He deserves some form of compensation.
Not sure what business school he went to, but yes, his virtue is undeniable
@@ironymatt Just a guess, but church, maybe?
@@Psych0technic amen, thanks be to God
Johnny, "I failed. I cannot charge you for that". At least give him a free Ridge wallet.
I could feel the pain in his voice. I hope they worked out some form of compensation that was satisfactory to both of them.
Johnny is such a good guy(and mechanic) compared to the scumzard
@@Sheiza what's scummy about him?
Yea I'd like to know what's the issue with the wizard as well
This Johnny dude is really good sport.
Rebuilding a 7 series is like trying to rebuild a firecracker that went off!
Even e32 is notorious for having electric gremlins let alone these newer versions
@Steven Bear isn't that the case with all BMW's?
@@CHEVYbarracuda1 "notorious" lol ok calm down, it's nowhere near as bad as you make it out to be.
Sean Clark 80s and 90s models are better.
Can't believe i went through a BMW phase... hunks of junk.
that mechanic you took it to is a really stand up dude... offering you to not pay because of his mistake in a no-win situation... Amazing.... One of a kind!
that mecanic is such a nice guy i would pay him even if the repaire failed
If he was in my area I'd definitely recommend him
You know what happens when the ninja fails to fix the job????
i doubt he will do the repair, this is just for youtube and he and Tyler are friends..
That’s how they get you. It’s hard to be mean to a nice guy.
This guys is not a mechanic he is a true technician owns up to his mistakes and judgement on a repair.
Tavarish rubbing his hands together maniacally at this point...
Reinheitsrobot facts lol
Hoovie: "What do you think?" Johnny:"I tried."
David Galinat Lmao
Having played a lot with N62s I've learned it's best to prevent valve stem seal (and other seal) issues than it is to chase them after the vehicle is already blowing smoke.
That said even after the valve stem seals are fixed it can take upwards of 500 miles before it stops smoking. There's lots of residual gunk and oil where it shouldn't be that makes its way into the combustion chamber. You either have to clean it out or be patient while it burns off.
Nigga you better find that alpina and bag it
@@kamehamehaX300 lol already had one. Good car. I like my 6 series better though. Supercharger is cool and everything but this motor likes to be NA
you'd make a fortune parting this thing out though
Yes, that's why J&J is paying almost what I initially paid for both of these cars.
Cars like these fetch a premium with parts resealers. They don't go sit in a lot like your common high production cars. They immediately get broken down for components that are on demand lists. Hoovie probably got back what he paid for it and then the used parts supplier will make a profit on top of that.
Hoovies Garage J&J are awesome supporters of your channel.
@@HooviesGarage thank you for the disclosure, it's much appreciated
Yup, that complete body kit and wheels alone would easily fetch half the price of the car.
I love how he didn't want to charge and hoovie goes "that's ridiculous, I'm paying"
XavierBruh did he say he s still paying? That would be very respectful.
Hoovie, Sweet Jesus, Johnny's a mechanic, give it to him, bet he'd love to get it, parts only for him!
The dudes face is on UA-cam and it's a failed repair. He wouldn't do that for average joe .
@@Starlord85
So, cups half empty?
...or, he's a nice guy!
@@grandpa7278 it seems he really is a nice guy. He helps out WatchJRGo with his R8
Amazing how that carpet stays clean. NASA should study it.
He just doesn't show us the other corner of the garage where he has like thirty of 'em stacked against the wall.
That's the difference between a mechanic and a parts-changer.
Should have diagnosed it correctly. Compression test would have saved a Lot of time and Money.
@ Mechanics do change broken parts, but to change let say a CPU for a bad connection in the plug or a broken wire he's just a part changer.
Javier Hernandez when you polish cylinders you should change pistons. Not just new pistons, but a pistons new size. Because when you polish cylinders you are changing their diameter. And that changes space between piston and cylinders. That’s why polishing didn’t help for Alpina. This mechanic useless guy
Alexey Ermakov a normal ball hone doesn’t increase bore size enough to need a piston change
@@johnscheidler8842 A compression test would not have diagnosed a bad supercharger, or valve stem seals.
I’m still waiting to see more of that Z3 M coupe that’s just been causally in the back ground for those 6 months hoovie.
I've always thought about that Z3 and why there isn't a video on it.
He once said he was storing it for a friend - although there was a hint at the end about some BMW...
Yeah! Stop ignoring us Hoovie :)
Some used car dealer would still sell that thing 100%
Lol i know right
😂😂😂
He probably doesn’t want to sucker someone else lmao 😂😂😅
I bought a car with hidden smoke problem. Luckily I fixed it
Unfortunately this is very true.
Just unhook the supercharger, take it around the block, and see if it still smokes.
Keep up the good work, Hoovie. The BMW trap is so easy to fall into - we're seduced by the gorgeous sheetmetal and pure performance of these things, along with relatively affordable resale values. Then we crash on the rocks of reality and soul-crushing repair costs. It's so sad.
Wizard is back at his shop laughing manically
Wizards so good less messups less views more messups with new guy= more views for hoovie
Wizard refuses to work on the junk that hoovie brings to Johnny and wizard already has all the business that he needs and seems to be cashing in on the higher end market in the area
Wizard probably heard 'Alpina B7 smokes' and said 'I won't be able to do anything for it.'
Did Hoovie and wizard have a falling out, or was Hoovie too much work to tie up wizards shop with hoopties?
Ryan Paaz Wizard just avoids BMW. They’re working together on tons of cars.
Repair the supercharger it will definitely improve the smoking issue and drive the doors off it, 1 scored cylinder wont stop you from enjoying the car.
Ya, throw some Resore in there too.
He need better engine oil too. Like 10w60
@@draganmladenov I wouldnt by surprised if that crap had 10w60 recommended from Factory already...
@@DulceSeeker Some m-power engines have such recommendation - only 10w60. I had Alfa Romeo in the past.. Most of those cars burn oil like mad. Mine doesn't. Because i was using racing oil 10w60 and 5w50 only.
"Maybe I've had one for the last 6 months but never made a video on it."
The Clownshoe in the upper left?
BoldUlysses If I remember correctly, he has a Z3 coupe/hatch he’s never properly shown!!!
Saw that coupé in the background a few times....🤔
Wonder how many times he scared the shit out of himself in that thing
Next video I hope! Been waiting along time....
At least he has finally acknowledged that he has the clown car. I love me some M coupe vids.
Johnny is a great guy, and major props to Hoovie for taking TWO, mechanically totaled, cars completely out of circulation, so this same thing doesn't happen to others.
...There's a REASON the Car Wizard said, 'no' to you bringing it to him.
We all saw this one coming, bois
True
This guy's the biggest show off moron I've ever seen!
I started watching this show off moron when he had 30k subs, and he has always admitted he is an idiot but he has a problem. now he is nearly at 1m. the loot is flowing in gotta spend it on something.
we saw that coming before he even bought it...I bet that so called friend of his couldnt believe his luck in being able to sell it on
with frown faces and closed eyes
The car wizard wouldn’t touch this with a 10ft pole.
Cause he knows it aint worth dirt
I wouldn't touch it with any length pole.
That's why it's with Ricky: Wizard said "NO! MORE! BMW'S!".
The car wizard wouldn't touch it with your pole!
-ThreePointSlow- thats because you don’t know what you’re doing. People here are talking like these engines are witchcraft and can’t be understood. His mechanic is a nice guy, but we all misdiagnose things here and there. Hoovie is just using this as clickbait for views, there are tons of us who would love to buy that car from him (myself included)
The more I see of Johnny, the more I like the guy!
There's a reason old 7-series Bimmers retain about 5% of their original resale value.
Dime a dozen..
👍
I love the old 7 series. E38 best they ever created
@@HAHAHAV10 when they were new. Yes.
@@alphatrion100 I still have an e38. Replaced all new hoses, redid cooling system and more. Car has been very reliable since.
There was oil in the charge pipe when it was removed. I know the valve stem seals are a problem on these cars but it seems the more likely root cause (supercharger seals/bearings) was not even addressed.
@Strong man would be easier to simply swap in a standard 745i engine than doing a supercharger delete
Likely, the whole car is a piece of garbage, designed by incompetent "engineers" and built by even less competent ones. These problems are likely systematic, it is not that some things are crapped up, it all is. A systematic failure on wheels.
@Richard Harrold LOL no emissions/smog test in fly over country. As for belching smoke
it will all blow away, as the old saying is its super windy in Kansas cuz Oklahoma Sucks and Nebraska Blows
Tyler I'll trade you a running and driving pt cruiser for the Alpina B7. Title in hand
wow thats a bad deal on his part, mostly cause the pt cruiser is driving.
there is no content in a running and driving pt cruiser, other than 1 video...:'D but wow man, commitments are nice
@@UKfromadrone idk the cleetus mcfarland channel had a good video with cooper getting one for demolition drag racing
You're gonna regret it, a PT Cruiser is much better than this endless money pit...
A running PT loser has to be worth way less than a crushed 7 series.
I'll really like you to read this,
After doing the valve seals and you still get oil in the intake your problem is the supercharger, get it resealed. The supercharger is know for letting oil through after some time and that what's you saw, as for the engine it's made of Alusil and what causes the cylinder to score is the Oil weight and the thermostat opening temp too high, get a lower temp thermostat and use 20w40 or 20w50 oil and the scoring will be a thing of the past. The engine doesn't have to be that expensive the engine is a derivative from the N62 v8. The block is exactly the same, apina only used a custom piston to reduced the compression. Get the N62 block, transfer your rotating assembly (piston and crankshaft) use the alpina heads and you've got a sound engine. Sorry I'm just seeing this now, i would have been of help if i saw this years ago 😅
Never ever thought that I would ever said this, but this is a prime LS swap candidate.
@@kruleworld taking away unreliability is not desirable?
@@kruleworld 1500 horse of tt ls would be awesome, would outperform the current mill and sound amazing. twin turbskis for the win
the real trouble is that Alpina B7 looks so pretty it makes you want to spend trillions on it.
If you didn't know what was wrong with it you'd think it was a great car....
@MG Stevens They look so GOOD on the outside and just a WRECK inside,smh ..
@@mercedesbenzs600bash that's what I was thinking exactly. it's like lipstick on a pig.
I'll take it Hoovie! I got a spare LS just waiting for a nice German engine bay to call home.
Try to email him, he doesn't usually read comments
nah get a nicer drivers car than that
Damn. You said it first.
Sreten: hold my beer
He is a real mechanic, I don't understand why this one ain't trying hard enough
HEY GUYS, ChrisFix here!
And today I’m gonna show you how to repair a bmw alpina b7, with only common hand tools!
it will be a good "Series" because it will never end.
Hand tools not needed. Just a Crusher!
🤣🤣🤣
Is dynamite considered a common hand tool? 😁
With a garden hose ah ah ah
I used to wonder what happened to all these $100k sedans when they got older. Then I found Hoovies garage. Now I know.
He buys em. For our entertainment...
In exception of Mercedes s class bc there way better he knows, this is all mainly for ratings
Hoovie: "I threw several thousand dollars down the hole again."
Also Hoovie: Take a look at this sick slim wallet so i can do it again next week.
Subscribers: Enjoyment
Financially sensible people: *Anger*
me: laughs in 215k miles.
But this is financially sensible. Hoovie makes more from these videos than he ever spends.
This financially sensible person: "well, glad he is spending the money not me. Vicarious thrills for days on my end"
@@agenericaccount3935 I was about to make this exact same comment. I'm financially sensible, let hoovie bury/blow up/ give away his own vehicles.
I meanwhile don't need to waste money on a new wallet, because my current one is in pristine, never opened condition.
Meanwhile, he had literally $1 in that wallet. Lol
Car Ninja: “I failed. No charge.”
Here in Brazil we have quote that says: "There's nothing more expensive than a cheap BMW." and it works for every premium car that reach the botton of their depreciation.
And there are us weirdos that bring back to life cars that are near totaled. E36 owner here
Pretty much any European car really.
Pedro Corrêa BMW endless money pit😲💰
killcat1971 true
Meanwhile my volvo that was nearly 40k in 1999 money when new, has been great as a first car.
you need a memorial wall in your garage to remember the fallen vehicles who gave their lives in the never ending quest for glory
Hovies already tried to bury the dead, but resurrected them again
Hoovies memorial wall is his youtube video playlist...
Wow, man! That must be why everybody leases a BMW for two years and never looks back!
That's exactly why....
If u want a 7 series u can drive everyday you get an 1995?-2001 E38 . with some preventative maintenance they can be reliable and still feel very solid.
Not all bmws are bad. If you can work on them by yourself for the most part they can be very rewarding. You lose a lot more money when leasing as opposed to buying
@@CRAPO2011 at that age what's the point? A Civic has more luxury then a old bmw.
These cars are not made to last because the factories know already most people lease them.
JrGo's next video:"Bought a $500 Alpina and will be LS swapping!!"
The smoking is a feature. It’s the James Bond smoke screen feature.
Exactly. Why the perfectionism ?
Won't get an MOT's American counterpart though
"You know its bad when the smoke has a full shadow." -Mechanic who taught me some tricks as a kid
Smoke is bad PERIOD!!! If it isn't blue and oil, it's white and coolant!
Two classy, honest guys. That’s why I love and support this channel.
Great video, sad to see it go to the scrap yard! Kudos to you for not dumping it at an auction and to Johnny for his honesty and integrity! 👍🏼👍🏼
11:03 You have a very honest mechanic. He instantly winced when you said you were going to dump it wholesale, lol. He even takes a step back like "Is this guy really filming this?".
The guy is like “wtf is he smoking this car is worth it.” I’d put a brand new engine in this car with a manual swap and keep it running for another decade.
@@markm0000 Quarter of decade.
As they say, "there's nothing more expensive than a cheap BMW"
Had a 2008 750 for two years. Loved that car, but spent $9000 on a bunch of minor repairs. Got rid of it before I had to replace the transmission and valve covers. Between repairs and depreciation, would have cost less to lease a new one.
Damn, Lexus GS/LS are worth gold as used cars.
alb12345672 yes they are! I have a 2008 Lexus LS460 and it’s been flawless for two years now. Just regular maintenance on the smooth V8! 130k miles now which is nothing for a Lexus. I also have an ES330 with 232,000 and it’s just as flawless. I wanna find a GS as well, preferably the 430 or 460 with the v8s.
Same, currently have a 2009 750li and I got quoted 5k for replacing 1 of my rear air springs. Not to mention the headlight bulbs on these things cost 80 bucks each lol. Super nice cars to drive. but expensive as hell to fix.
Buying reliable cars wouldn’t be a good thing for his channel though.
Viewers want to see him buy endless money pit cars.
@@alb12345672 all Toyota are worth there weight in gold.
This mechanic of yours man jhonny is a really honest guy you can see how he instantly says “ im gonna refund your money cause i didnt fix it” and then when you said you were gonna dump it, you can see him feel bad like “ its my fault” wish we had people like him here in spain
Respect to that guy.
he siad i cant charge you not refund
Sadly I had a great mech that retired 4 years ago. He wouldnt chard for time or parts if it didn't fix the issue.
I'd feel bad for him too when he'd refuse payment. Sad maybe is the wrong word, he reassured me that he was a good guy, that loved his job and reputation.
He was my mech for almost 20 years, cos I couldn't be bothered finding a new decent one, I just started leasing instead of buying 4 yearolds and getting 6 years out of them. Which is what Ive done since I dot my licence.
It costs a bit more but I don't need a mech, peace of mind is nice, plus having a new car is alright.
He calls himself a mechanic an goes and hones an aluminum cylinder wall ruining the engine. He might be an honest part changer but not a real mechanic...
@@nicolascrescimone I agree. If oil is seeping past the rings, then you'd need to bore it and put in a new piston and rings. At the very least new, bigger rings. The cylinder wall was definitely worn down, I have no clue what would make him think the rings would somehow magically seat on a worn cylinder bore
"I just can't get a BMW that works." Truer words have never been spoken.
Lease bmws and buy toyotas
Ship to me I’ll pay shipping I need a new shell I just wrecked the frame on my 06 750i🙏🏾
Hoovie, help this man out
write him an email!!
This is a do or die moment hoovie fans
Yes please. I hate when he completely junks great cars.
I would be so grateful if he does actually help me out 🙌🏾
‘This engine is damaged, I wonder how that happened...’ (proceeds to rev a cold engine)
I think he let the car warm up off camera.
Not at all, you clearly haven’t watched the videos and are not a mechanic lol
In order to score (and re-score) that cylinder wall, that engine has eaten something Fe based, and prolly pretty hard. I suspect bits of ball bearing metal from one tossed off the blower ... They have embedded in the piston crown shoulder or skirt and are grinding the wall away. But they are also maybe going through the rest of the engine too. So yeah, the proof is the cyl wall issue. The engine is toast :(
BMW's are like boats. Best 2 days are: When you buy it and when you sell it.
It’s never a good day when you sell a BMW. You lose 90% when you own/sell your BMW but 80% with a boat. 🤪
Boat Motor Works :)
@@matt9c1 Break My Wallet
@@matt9c1........ Bavarian Money Waster....
Haha. This comment is gold.
Wow, two ethical car guys less than 8 feet apart. A penultimate occasion. You both had good intentions and worked hard. Good video and happening !
Until this day. I still say. Hoovies should of never traded the NSX. Lol
Should have, not should of. Should of is wrong, and makes no sense.
How do people make "should've" out to be "should of"?! Come ON!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tyler, I would so pay him for his work. He tried so hard to fix it. And honestly, I watched this video because it said RIP alpina, so he helped make great content. I can see that he's honest, and if I needed work, I'd go to him, or the wizard. Keep up the great work.
I normally skip the sponsor message- but out of respect for your finances - I watched it - god bless you brother ha ha ha ha
Send it to M539 Restorations. He can fix anything, and oil in the blower is normal according to him.
"I can't get a BMW that works." Don't feel bad Hoovie, nobody gets a BMW that works.
BMW = 'Buy 'M'ore 'W'arranty
Mine works great, plenty of good BMWs out there. Just don't get a V8.
BMW realibility is non existent.
@@sporeranier The earlier V8s are better than the later ones. Don't get anything after the 2003 M62 V8. Even then, they cost money to keep going. I just spent 5k to have the timing chains replaced in our '03 X5.
@@malachy1847 Break My Wallet 😂
here in eastern europe wed put at least 100k miles more on that thing starting tomorrow
Ассалам алейкум, ти уйгур?
If still starts well still drive it haha
He knows, hes had a Bentley thats had that treatment.
Why does that not surprise me. Then you could sell, it back to the West like what happened to Hoovies Bentley!
That's how we are in rural New England as well. I've seen cars up here in VT that are half rust and burn a quart every thousand miles. Inspections have made them rarer though!
It's crazy to send it to the scrapyard. Let Johnny fix the compressor and just drive it to the ground
Not really. You are throwing good money after bad at that point. And it could have catastrophic engine failure at any point, imangine what a properly working supercharger under full boost could do to that bad cylnder.
Just do an engine swap....since the engine's been out already, it would be no bd, just not an "alpina" anymore
If its really his dream car seals and a bit of labour wont cost a whole lot and will cut most of that smoke down and get a few more fun miles
@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 what you're saying is a money pit.
right i would just send it
I love buying cars like this. That engine block isn’t special, so while a complete alpina assembly is expensive, the actual failed component isn’t. Same thing with rebuilding the supercharger.
Just buy a seal kit and rebuild the supercharger , that’s your oil burning issue .. not the motor .. look at the amount of oil in the intercooler , that’s all coming from the SC
What about the scored cylinder? If you have to redo one cyl, you probably have to do the whole 8. And then the cost of labor.
@@BatMan-oe2gh good feeling that its not that
@@peluriX They showed the scored barrel with the scope. Did you not see that?
@@BatMan-oe2gh you bore the block more so even more power
BMW's are pure garbage. Years ago I bought a "92" 5 series with 31000 miles on it. By the time it got to 67000 miles, the engine block cracked. You would have to pay me to drive one of these over engineered piles. They are pretty, but man, they have a bucket of built in breakdown installed.
All these people clamoring for an LS swap in this electrical nightmare have no idea what they're talking about.
Your absolutely right...
Your telling me it isnt as easy as yanking out the BMW engine and stuffing in an LS engine and closing the hood? Lol
Throw in a carbed big block chevy.
No electronics required.
You could easily make it drive ls powered. Making the body electical work would be a completely different ball of wax. Ls swap and complete gut/cage/race car build would be the only way it would make sense.
Not only would it be an extremely expensive and difficult task but you would still be stuck with the BMW electronics.
Johnny is always smiling....thinking about all the money he makes from BMW drivers!
YEP....
rare honest people . Johnny and Hoovie. so rare to see truly honest people these days
I'm still driving my 1999 Lincoln. This thing will never die.
@Moe Green I've got a couple close relatives that are still driving the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager they bought new (it's mechanically the same as the Dodge Grand Caravan). Those pre-Daimler Chryslers were built really well.
@@hamsterama lol. All luck. Look up 1995 dodge avenger. The daimler chrysler models were way more reliable. I still see sebrings, chargers and 300s on the road. What I don't see are dodge intrepids and chrysler concords, or any junk plymouth anything.
I'm driving my 92 Buick century. Still runs :)
@@2strokepower803 I love early 90s Buicks. I had a 91 Buick park avenue that I wish I'd never sold.
Lol you plebs, I'm still riding my dinosaur.
Re-seal Supercharger.
Drive vehicle until it CLUNKS OUT(seized engine).
Load on flat bed to nearest wrecker/dismantler and accept w/e amount of cash payment offered on the spot.
Life goes on.
JIGA BACHI that’s what a normal person would do. Hoovie has too many cars to drive one that’s patched together,
Hopefully this is the end of newish bmws for hoovie.
If I had 20 other cars, that's exactly what I would do, since this POS would probably only see 500 miles a year at best anyway. When you have a Rolls, why would your roll in this Bangle Butt Bastardization?
Flip beemer as is as soon as possible, no one notices anything.
I would probably just take it to some salt flats drive it to top speed and then die in an explosion.
@@ricky-sanchez 🤔 HONESTLY ? That thing deserves to be dropped inside an active volcano and not be allowed to ruin anyone else's finances anymore.
I love how honest the car Ninja is and it showed by him offering to not charge you for some of the work he did cuz it did not fix the problem. Mad respect to the car Ninja:) 💯
Time for the LS swap you should have done when you got it.
VAspeed3 yessss
This is perhaps the best comment in here!
@Richard Harrold sit down purist. your way had it chance and it destroyed itself quite expensively. Now it's time for cheap power.
BMW’s are just shit.
Richard Harrold: it’s “infinitely better design” as you describe it is yet another abject failure by BMW. I agree that BMWs make nice handling sedans with brilliant looking features, but when one considers that one must spend a fortune to buy, and then a second fortune keeping it going, they just aren’t worth the very substantial hassle.
Surprised that BMW hasn't hired a Hitman to take out Hoover! He's exposed all their junk.
$100,000 junk!
Well he bought the worse/cheapest examples of them so of course it’s worse than usual, poor cars neglected by their owners
No that era of BMW is just garbage
@@leming898 yup the 2000s was by far the worst era for BMW. I know a lot of kids in high school who bought the cheapest bmw they could find and they ALWAYS have problems with it... check engine light is on all the time and the car is never ever running as it should... every time I try to race them in my benz they say no and pull an excuse like "nah my check engine light on" which is true but they also know they getting dusted in a race
@@diablocls55 Before 2006 is great, the era of E46 and E39. Then they had all the stupid ideas added. They had the timing chain problem (320d/520d) that required a complete engine removal and other well thought things like this. As a general rule of thumb everything German between 2006 and 2012 should be avoided.
Johnny should start his own channel, really nice and humble guy!
He could make an import focused channel in the same vein as FordTechMakuloco has done with Fords and I'd definitely watch.
That car was running fine at the end as far as I’m concerned
When fixing a BMW, you can’t “just replace” the parts it needs, you have to replace everything.
Right. Which explains the fantastic brand loyalty of BMW owners: You have to replace the whole car every 5 years.
At least gotta replace everything that’s close to what you planned to fixed 😂
Yes, with a Toyota! 🤣
Naaa, life is to short to drive a boring Toyota (former Audi, and current BMW owner here)
isra999 Exacly, I’ll buy a Lexus when I’m 70 and can’t work on my cars anymore 😂
No man, throw the super charge rebuild kit on it. Let's see it run!
I agree.
I agree man, put a kit in
No one:
Absolutely nobody:
Me: LS SWAP IT.
I just said this ! Lol
Even genuine BMW motor! Just plug and play, not the alpina B7 stupid shit... some regular 6 /8 cylinder mass engine from a scrap yard...
Even if not an LS, just something that isn't a POS engine from the get go. I can only imagine the headaches trying to make something not BMW talk to all the other computers in the car to make it driveable.
V C LS swaps are pretty easy on everything, you just ditch everything BMW and use all the ECU’s and wiring harnesses from GM, 100% of anything BMW makes is garbage and needs to be throw away during a swap.
Meh, LS Swaps are boring... But I could definitely get behind swapping it and doing something more interesting than just parting it out.
*Hello Tyler:* Just watched your series of videos on the Alpina. This final one was kind of an emotional ending to the series. I've been enjoying all of the various series of videos on all of your BMW's. *Request:* Could you have someone categorize your various "series" of videos (of a particular car's saga) as individual playlists. I think you will be glad you did this down the road. And, it will make it easy for people who have a particular affinity for a particular model & year to hone in on that particular car's story saga. Thanks for your enjoyable videos; you are very enjoyable to listen to.
Basically very similar to most high performance BMW’s... they are fine for a few years, then richer owners or those that have it on lease give them back.... they are sold at auction to people who have enough money to buy and put fuel in them, but not maintain them to the crazy high standards needed... they then keep them running until basically a mechanic says ‘aaahhh yeah that’s a big job’ and they chop them in and they are basically junked...
They are usually good for first 2 owners.
First owner is rich, car gets proper maintenance, but the owner needs new car up to his social status after 3-5 years.
Second owner is somewhat successful, can afford some maintenance, wants something special but can't afford to lose 70k on amortizaiton. But sells it at 8+ years when repair bills are not worth it anymore.
And the third owner is brokeass wannabe gangsta who empty his wallet to buy aging car, and is lucky to have enough money to fill the tank. And he does service is in amateur non-specialez shops, or doesn't service it at all.
@@KretinoSantino
Nope, absolutely nothing to do with keeping up with maintenance. That's a bs story coming from deluded dreamers or owners/dealers who need people to buy these second hand.
It's all to do with inherent design faults causing premature engine wear. Countless BMW M and non M engines have design faults.
@@donkgated8074 Yes it does. Almost every car have intentional/unintentional design flaws. Most can be permanently fixed with reasonable money.
We are talking about perma-broken cars, literally unfixable.
And that's not case of BMW, that's case of every expensive car ..... at some age of the car, it is owned by someone who can't afford proper maintenance and problems just add up, one unfixed issue cause new issues in long term.
And that's not just problem of expensive car ........ try to buy used car from Italy ... Italians just don't care, they just drive and drive, and if things starts to fall apart, they sell the car.
LS SWAP THE DAMN THING
IIya PimpDaddyi i was wondering if that would work, i have a friend the did that with a M3 but this car is so big and heavy... can you LS swap it and get it to move the same way it would with its own pro charged engine?
Honestly the engine bay is big enough to take even a 7.4 under the hood...it's make to take a v12 so...I would...the issue comes with the wiring since the 7 series has so much wire hair, it could present one hell of a headache and many things won't work after the swap
IIya PimpDaddy agreed. But let’s say you put a LS under the hood and were able to get it to work... could that engine get this big bitch down the road and still make it perform?? Also i know corvette has a super charged version of the LS, that would definitely work.
Frederick Behn let me put it to you this way. There are many types of LS engines out there. You can go fro the 5.3 all the way up to the lt4 with 700hp. Plus the engine tunes for them and the forced induction kits are off the charts. So you can make it go down the road BETTER than that bmw did brand new.
"You've got to know when to hold them,
Know when to fold them,
Know when to walk away
And know when to RUN"
if you cards read "bmw" ?
you already lost.
more of "know when not to even sit down at the card table"
You got to be the worst gambler if you play BMW cards.
RIP Kenny Rogers!
RIP Kenny
RIP Kenny, but at least you don’t have a 20 year old BMW.
Pro Tip: If you see a cheap, used BMW, run!
It would take a couple of hours of autobahn driving to burn the residual oil out of the exhaust. Who knows how long the motor has been filling the exhaust up with oil! Take it for a proper drive, give it a good thrashing & see if the smoke gets better.
he could resall turbocharger..it is no so hard..
How hard would it be to source a new engine and slap the super charger on it?
Or Ls swap it
More than the car is worth. Crate engines for these (if you can convince BMW to make one..) would probably run in the $20,000 - $30,000 mark.
LS swap would be the answer. Why put another BMW engine in it since they can't get any of them right.
you must think its really easy to just swap out any engine
LS and some sort of Holley EFI engine management/dash... because you know nothing in the BMW would play nice with a LS.
@@Toasty644 he said a used engine runs about 8 thousand and a new supercharger is 11 so ya more than the car is worth. I am a BMW fanboy but an ls swap is something I could get behind 😉
Time for an LS swap and transmission of course...best sorted 7 series ever
It's not worth a LS swap it a BMW plus he got good deals on two Ferrari's and sold one of them.
I was just about to say that. Put a turbo on it while you're at it.
I wanted to say the same. It's my dream to LS a 7 series BMW.
This car is an electrical nightmare, too. You’d have to basically wire up a whole new car to get everything to work as you’d want in a luxury sedan. But that would be sick
That is absolutely, categorically, not possible. This isn’t a ‘68 F100, sorry. These cars are insanely complicated. I’m studying how modern car electronics work, and the Europeans are batshit insane. Think: a computer module that runs the windshield wipers. Seriously. An LS swap would never happen in this thing, sorry!
BMW: Heroes get remembered
Toyota: But legends never die.
Japanese cars are like Russian tanks.
is that why toyota had bmw help make the new supra
@@dylonstomm2223 well when your the best, you have to sometimes go cheap so the americans can afford it
Ynnel?! *older
@@dylonstomm2223 Toyota wanted to help BMW pretending they needed help making Supra, just not to embarrass BMW ;)
We're in Colombia South America, here we have a shop that does all kinds of witchcraft and all BMWs run like a new car, no smoke, everything works, original parts you name it. 5 years ago I went in a ,97 320 I 2.8 liter cross-country and run like a race car. You NEED SOME ONE THATS REALLY KNOWS THOSE CARS!
Re-Seal the super charger. That motor should have had a complete rebuild when it was apart
Totally agree. A lot of cars have scored cylinders without their owners even knowing.
I dont understand it either, does there no motor and s.charger repair companies exist in the us? I allways hear comments about bad tools americans use (the one who was state of the art in the 70s). I cant believe it. The USA should be a 1st world country. With the situation mentioned above its more likely a 2nd world country like turkey, russia or brasil.
@@HarlekinEO it is a cost vs return issue, he said so him self. To fix it up would cost more then the worth of the car to him. (to him being the operative words)
HarlekinEO not quite. We just don’t care, here. If it stops working properly, we throw it away and buy a new one. That’s how Hoovie got it in the first place.
There’s no market for repairs when we’re mostly just happy to have an excuse to buy the latest model.
@@ronskopitz2360 exactly !!!
Tavarish: “That has the same supercharger as the 1987 5 series Deutz tractor, 53 bucks.”
Funnily enough that's how it worked with a lot of turbocharged Porsches and BMWs from the 1980s. A lot of them used turbochargers which were originally developed for industrial diesels so you could find identical turbos on tractors, buses, and small semi-trucks.
Inside club information! Knowledge is power. So why doesn't someone offer these super chargers as a replacement part? Say for the price of a parts kit?
Wow that's awesome, well done. It does look industrial, nothing like I've seen before on a car.
It’s tough getting rid of a car you really love, I did that a few years ago after selling a pristine money pit, I moved downtown walking distance from work. The upside is that I now have much more spare money taking the train and Uber everywhere, no headaches and a whole set of constant problems gone.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DITCH CARS ALTOGETHER FOOL !
JUST GET A DIFFERENT CAR !
Johnny is a very nice humble guy. I wish you the best.
RIP Alpina.
Let’s see that BMW Z3 (?) you have on your garage lift!!
Its probably Just as possible to fix the engine only takes some work.
Hoovie: "I can never get a BMW that works"
Also Hoovie: "I bought the CHEAPEST BMW so and so in the US"
You know, there's usually a reason why something is CHEAP?
Hoovie: I hope the engine is ok.
Also Hoovie: Revs every car out immediately after starting it cold, oil pressure/temp be damned, does burnouts with new half-broken cars constantly.
He’s had one for 6 months and still hasn’t made a video on it.. cause it’s not broken yet 😂
dude, thats the whole point of his channel - buying the cheapest yet most sports/luxurious models and find out if they hold their name after thousands of miles and centuries of years.
Let’s see how many views we can get with buying expensive money pits.
@@TEDdotcom money*
Scotty Kilmer takes deep breath: ENDLESS MONEY PIT!!!
Scotty#1
m539 restorations is the only person that could fix this car