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« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2002, 04:02:13 PM »
I'm not a BMW fan of any sorts (couldn't even affored one if I tried either) but saw an awesome looking BMW when coming out of a parking lot the other day.  It was silver and looked like a modern Shelby Cobra to me.  I'm not sure if it was convertible with the top down or that it just didn't have a top and is a "roadster."  What was it?  I'd like to see some photos of it, it looked hot!

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« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2002, 04:34:17 PM »
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I'm not a BMW fan of any sorts (couldn't even affored one if I tried either) but saw an awesome looking BMW when coming out of a parking lot the other day.  It was silver and looked like a modern Shelby Cobra to me.  I'm not sure if it was convertible with the top down or that it just didn't have a top and is a "roadster."  What was it?  I'd like to see some photos of it, it looked hot!
BMW makes two roadsters... the Z3 and the Z8.  Might have been the Z8 if it looked like this:

(In case it doesn't work Link = http://www.bmw.com/bmwe/products/automobiles/z8/images/design_mov_03.jpg)

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« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2002, 04:40:41 PM »
Vulcan that Mitsubishi takes 17-20 liters unleaded per 100km. Friend had one but with our gas price (over 1USD/liter) he thought changing it to Chevy Suburban 6,2 diesel 4wd would save some money in a long run... :D

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« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2002, 04:48:13 PM »
Rip I did some mods too.  The stickers were a squeak!
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« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2002, 04:53:04 PM »
btw here's the most beautifull BMW I've ever seen: 507 cabriolet

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« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2002, 04:54:37 PM »
My noodle is of sufficient length, and width, that it allows me to drive an old pickup truck.  Mrs. easymo drives a new Volvo. (Her noodle is nonexistent).

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« Reply #21 on: July 15, 2002, 04:56:44 PM »
I have an old pickup too (74 Chevy 1/4 ton).  The mini is so that people don't think my noodle is abnormally large.

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« Reply #22 on: July 15, 2002, 05:03:25 PM »
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Mrs. easymo drives a new Volvo. (Her noodle is nonexistent).


What are you trying to say about Volvos????
I have it on good authority that Ron Jeremy drives a Volvo.  Errr maybe he said Vulva?????? :confused: :confused: :confused:

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« Reply #23 on: July 15, 2002, 05:14:22 PM »
You can thank the German Green Party for the pain chipping on BMWs, they pressured BMW to accept an environmentaly friendly formula. :p

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« Reply #24 on: July 15, 2002, 05:16:42 PM »
lol on the pic Ripsnort :)

Everytime I see one of those spaceships (hi rear wing, "ground effects" kits, coffee can exhaust, stickers, etc. :rolleyes: ) I remember when I thought that was cool in high school.  Good thing I never got a car till my first year in college (a 79 VW Rabbit to boot!).  Then I saw all the scrapes on driveways and speedbumps and everything became clear.  

Frenchy:  if you thought roads in mainland USA were bad, you should see the roads here in Hawaii..  We consider the roads on the mainland better :(   One of my engineering school lecturer's said a lot when he sarcastically mentioned "CE's (civil engineers) don't give a sh$t."  

Btw, having said BMW dealership so nearby makes it more difficult to hope that fiancee forgets about wanting a BMW later on :o

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« Reply #25 on: July 15, 2002, 05:59:23 PM »
Deja,

Yeah, that's the one I think.  I saw it from the rear and from what I saw, hearkened back to the ol' Shelby Cobra more than the front view suggests.  Nice.  I want one.

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« Reply #26 on: July 15, 2002, 06:12:09 PM »
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Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy

BMW, to start to have fun you need to hit in the specially prepared ones like M3s or Alpines. The standard BMW is like a P47 with a T6 engine. It's good for chick hunting but the fun factor is limited.


I beg to differ, as one of the auto mags said about the BMW 330:
"Almost M3 power but not quite M3 price" ;)  0-60 in 5.9 sec and 155 mph top speed keeps me happy :D

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« Reply #27 on: July 15, 2002, 06:37:43 PM »
5.9?  Never seen better than 6.1 for one of those in a magazine.  BMW says 6.4.
And they are governed to 128 mph.  155 mph is fantasy if you live in the US.  :)
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« Reply #28 on: July 15, 2002, 06:46:41 PM »
Yup, 75 litres gets me about 450-500km/s.

I don't drive 'economically' either.  The previous owner modified it slightly too, its been lowered an inch or two+suspensions been hardened up a little, has 275 directionals, and some extra gauges for looks. I've added some nice toys, remote start/paging alarm, good quality laser/radar detector, full time laser jammer :D

Its got great onroad performance - it sticks to the road and with the center diff u can whack into 4WD on rainy days. Of road its a little harder than my previous wagon (an Isuzu).

Still trying to find some hispano's for it to take care of WRX dweebs (they're like La7 dweebs only mostly earthbound).

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Vulcan that Mitsubishi takes 17-20 liters unleaded per 100km. Friend had one but with our gas price (over 1USD/liter) he thought changing it to Chevy Suburban 6,2 diesel 4wd would save some money in a long run... :D

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« Reply #29 on: July 15, 2002, 06:51:54 PM »
Rip :p