Project: 2014 328i xDrive Wagon F31

[Steve85]

We headed to the Outer Banks for a sort of immediate family reunion last week and it was a great drive down even in all the rain. Right up to the point I went to pull out of a stopped lane into moving lane and somehow hit the signal, hit the gas and hit the downshift paddle all at once. It was not happy and went into limp home mode. I was not happy. I was torn between the fear it wouldn't restart if I tried shutting it down to clear and driving too long in that mode. So the last 50 miles sucked getting there. It never made any funny noises or any indication something actually broke, it just seemed to be ultra-conservative on the timing and probably very limited boost. I pulled into the driveway at the beach house and tested it, after a restart, full power was back but it gave me the warning to drive moderately and that engine power was reduced. After a restart, full power was back but the warning was still there. After another restart and short drive, the warning went away and all was good. 

The drive home was dry and uneventful, I love this thing on the highway. 

Had a couple recent enthusiast moments. I was behind a B4 Avant S4 on an off-ramp and as we parted ways at the end, exchanged a bit of wave and then on the the way home from the beach crossed paths with a very nice red E46 wagon (plate=WGN LOVR) exchanging waves again. 

We had a very cool sunset a couple weeks ago and I decided to get out the camera for obligatory update pic. A little blurry since I didn't have the tripod handy but oh well.



It's also good for acquiring wood from the neighborhood:


Using the foam gun my son got me for father's day:



Project wise, I need to look into what services are due as I'm creeping up on 55K and finally get my AC Schnitzer springs installed.