Nice script. What is the reason to toggle the brightness?

Set up a Matrix bridge and promote it too. You can’t force a community but you can inform and give choice.

It helps that the model Y has a trunk that’s actually accessible versus 3. I would much prefer a practical sedan or wagon but there is not much choice besides the Model S (which lacked a tow hook until recently) and the EQE/EQS (for which the styling requires some getting used to).

I am waiting for federation to land. Would love to give it a spin and see how smooth that works across instances.

It was a fast diesel, in 1993. For today’s standards both the 525td as well as the 525i would not be very impressive. The latter more than the former though. But the handling characteristics, driver communication and joy to drive were great back then and are still amazing today. The 525td had one of the smoothest diesel engines I have ever experienced. From the sound to the power delivery it is all a gradual and consistently predictive curve.

That 300td is a W123 with a 5 cylinder engine, right? We have a 240d, they don’t easily rev up but they don’t stall easily either. In their day, these were very respectable in terms of diesel car performance. They’re very reliable work horses and generally nice to drive, though there’s a very very big gap with the driving dynamics of the e34.

My main concern with the diesel is not as much the price as it is the impact on the environment. They’re made for pleasure or the occasional freight hauling at this point. Keeping that in mind, the 240d (and thus also the 300td) are very accepting to alternative oil-like fuels, like biodiesel or really anything you can get your hands on. We used sunflower oil at some point. Make sure there’s sufficient regular diesel for starting the engine. With how they behaved in their day, I doubt they’ll pollute more with sunflower oil too.

Thank you for keeping this on the road!

We still have a 1993 e34 525td with (I think) over 500k km on it. It is not road worthy but I couldn’t get rid of it either. I am conflicted to put another diesel on the road at this time so I guess it will sit there for a while longer. It is a very very nice all-rounder that communicates very well to the driver.

Keep it running :D

https://browse.feddit.de/ has helped me discover some good subs