Author Topic: Why BMW's are better than any other car (Read 2496 times)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #45 on:** September 06, 2001, 11:38:00 AM »

Hblair, thats easy, I have a Jpeg you might like:

Ripsnort · « **Reply #46 on:** September 06, 2001, 11:40:00 AM »

You might like this one too

(P.S. did you forget I was the CO of JG2? I *had* to know my aircraft and engines, I flew with a bunch of Germans!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #47 on:** September 06, 2001, 11:43:00 AM »

Got one back for you Hblair, what do the 4 circles in an Audi represent? If you do not know, then your just a 'common mechanic' and earn no respect from us European car buffs

hblair · « **Reply #48 on:** September 06, 2001, 12:16:00 PM »

DJ, What is "Finding Forrester"?

We also have this nifty thingamabob called "the sun" down here.

Rip, everybody knows that one, it's soooo easy that I'm not even gonna reply to the question.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #49 on:** September 06, 2001, 12:24:00 PM »

Hehe Hblair: Here's the answer:
1932 "The Birth of the Rings":

Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer Werke merge to form Auto Union AG. These four elite German companies are represented in the Auto Union badge by four circles.

I've owned 2 Audi's and 2 Volkswagons so far in life, now its time to test the Bimmers out.

Guinn · « **Reply #50 on:** September 07, 2001, 03:45:00 AM »

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Mason: "Don't move your controls so rapidly"

ROFLMAO hheheh

StSanta · « **Reply #51 on:** September 07, 2001, 04:36:00 AM »

Rip wrote:

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LOL santa! you dog! Incidently, the less hair I have, the more head I get...think about that one.

LOL clever word play there

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You Christian balding guys have it easier than atheists, too.

"God gave all of us heads, but unravels only those that are beautiful enough" <-- about going bald.

Am telling you, it's a conspiracy.

When did ya get the tattoo btw? I see before me a Ripsnort past spent with amle sailors on a cramped merchant vessel 3 months out at sea, with the porno mags being too clogged up to be useable...eeeek!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #52 on:** September 07, 2001, 08:26:00 AM »

I have 3 scars (homemade tatoos) from a very angry, very rebellious Ripsnort when he was 16, had no parents (Divorced, mother had no means to control me) and was out to screw the world...then at 18 I grew up.

Regretted them ever since, just can't justify the $5000 for lazer surgery. Long sleeve shirts while at work fit in fine.

Animal · « **Reply #53 on:** September 07, 2001, 09:06:00 AM »

"Mommy, why is Daddy's hair dying???"

CHEVROLET ALL THE WAY!!!!

proud driver of a '97 Lumina and '00 Corvette)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #54 on:** September 07, 2001, 09:11:00 AM »

Your dad give you the keys back to your vette yet Animal?

Animal · « **Reply #55 on:** September 07, 2001, 09:16:00 AM »

I have keys, he never drives it anymore only me. I dont use it much though, only at night.
For everyday use I drive the lumina and for rough stuff a 94 jeep wrangler.

the vette is a true beast though, i really love that car, but its just not practical for everyday use; you are always in fear of someone keying it, etc
and the cops are always on my ass, a black boy driving a vette really draws eyes. lets just say the Guaynabo City Police already know who I am, and they drive really fast Mustangs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #56 on:** September 07, 2001, 09:24:00 AM »

LOL! Yeah, know what you mean by the keying, we had our 99' explorer about 2 days and someone keyed it from stem to stern on drivers side while parked in Walmart.

Animal · « **Reply #57 on:** September 07, 2001, 09:33:00 AM »

Hey Rip, I always heard rumours that the electrical systems in the BMW are very prone to failure, is this true?
Ive never driven a beemer before, though many people speak highly of them.
My best friends dad (who has a TRUE midlife crisis) told me about the failures, though he is really biased to Mercedes Benz cars. He owns five of them (rich doctor type), and I got to drive the smallest model; the SLK Kompressor (dont remember the number) its the one that looks like a small remote control toy car. Nice car, but I was not impressed.
You got me interested in driving a Beemer though, I'll check the local raceways to see if someone will let me drive his (true way to test cars is to race em)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #58 on:** September 07, 2001, 09:38:00 AM »

Aux fan recall began for 2000-2001 3-series before June of this year. Mine has the new Aux fan unit, so no probs..that's why I like to buy the models late in their production lives, most bugs are worked out by then,(2002's are now being produced, my car was a week 30 production, last week they made them was week 38 for 2001)...every car manufacturer has recalls nowadays, seems they thru quality control out the window with the invention of the recall.

I might add, I test drove about 8 different model of competing autos (all Euro models, 1 honda model) and saved the Bimmer for last...there was no question about how it handled, they could have put a Gremlin body on it and I still would have bought it...the steering in a BMW is like no other(Until you start getting into Ferrari's, Porches, and cars that cost about $20,000 to $120,000 more than this one)

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AKDejaVu · « **Reply #59 on:** September 07, 2001, 09:38:00 AM »

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DJ, What is "Finding Forrester"?

Its a movie Hblair. Kinda like "Good Will Hunting" only with a writer instead of a mathmatician.

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We also have this nifty thingamabob called "the sun" down here.

Hehehe... this year... I bet we saw it a tad bit more than you did.

Of course, we've also gone an entire year without seeing it at all.

It could be worse though... I could live in Seattle.

AKDejaVu