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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Hangtime on February 11, 2003, 08:23:05 PM
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Rip is somewhere in Washington State.
He has a BMW.. he keeps it in a fully carpeted garage.
There's a bounty on the Beemer..
Please do not harm rip when you shred the car.
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what is up with the political retoric bomb ?
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Stay away from me...
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Lots of luck. To ask people to boycott French and German products, would be like asking people to give up drinking.:D
Les
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Will a french BMW drove by a German give me more money ?
If so I've missed a lot of buck when coming to work this morning :D
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Boycott it... So the Germans will be forced to slash down the prices and maybe I will finally be able to buy myself a shining new yellow BMW M3 :D
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yellow ?
God ! that's weird, it will be confused with a New Beetle ...
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Yea french Beer is terrible. :D
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Originally posted by straffo
yellow ?
God ! that's weird, it will be confused with a New Beetle ...
Don't worry my friend... it wont happen...
2 reasons:
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- The New Beatle gives a whole new meaning to words UGLY and OVERPRICED while M3 is simply beautiful... (and overpriced :D)
- The USA Fanboys are too affraid to boycott the German cars so the prices wont drop and that's why I will never have my own M3 :( heh
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:D
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Have you considered that if you boycot german and french cars you have to drive these funny cars made in USA, Korea, Japan and other nice countries ? :D
No Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, VW, Maybach, Chrysler, Rolls-Royce, Citroen, Peugeout...
Instead you have Yugo, Hyundai, Kia (LOOOL), and what they call their cars.
Have fun !
:D
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Originally posted by babek-
Have you considered that if you boycot german and french cars you have to drive these funny cars made in USA, Korea, Japan and other nice countries ? :D
No Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, VW, Maybach, Chrysler, Rolls-Royce, Citroen, Peugeout...
Instead you have Yugo, Hyundai, Kia (LOOOL), and what they call their cars.
Have fun !
:D
Heeey! Don't forget Skoda!!! Its an VW/Audi concern member too... :D
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All they are doing is trying to find a peaceful way for this process to go on, sans bloodshed. More power to them, i really hope they succeed now just so they piss on your "patriotic" party.
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Yes - you are right. Seat of Spain also.
But BMW kicked out Jaguar - so the boycot faction can try to drive these "shit my engine is dead again" cars :D
I prefer my Mercedes :D :D
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Jaguar has never been owned by BMW. It is owned by Ford.
BMW owned Rover. Incidentally, since becoming a British company again, Rover is producing decent cars, and they have a sports car on the way this year, developed under the noses of BMW. You can imagine a Great Escape-esque scene at Rover while under German ownership:
BMW Goon: What are ze Englanders doing in zat garage?
Rover Mechanic: Quick lads - the goons are coming! Put the fireplace back in place and cover the tunnel to the sportcar workshop!
BMW Goon: You zer! Vat are you doing?
Rover Mechanic: Nothing gov'ner . Just polishing my tools. Keeping them shiny like.
BMW Goon: Very Vell. Get back to vurk on ze new mini. Ve vill be taking it back to Deutschland wiv us. Along wiv land-rover and range-rover.
Rover Mechanic: Right you are mate.
:D
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Speaking personally I stopped drinking French wine after Mururoa.
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Ups - you are right - it was Rover.
:D
And Ford now has control of Jaguar ?
And Mercedes (or was it VW?) Rolls Royce ?
The Mini Cooper is still under control of BMW ?
Have the British tried to sold all their car industries to foreigners ?
;)
Maybe KIA or Hyundai will buy Rover in the future...
;)
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Look at this beauty made in Germany:
(http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/auto/aktuell/2003/02/05/porsche/01,property=Bild.jpg)
It costs only 400000 Euro ;)
Acceleration from 0 to 100km/h in 3 seconds.
This Porsche goes in production at the end of 2003.
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Originally posted by babek-
Instead you have Yugo, Hyundai, Kia (LOOOL), and what they call their cars.
Who drive anything with KIA on the hood.. (Killed in Action) :)
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ok... I will cancel my order for that new citroen.
lazs
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Originally posted by lazs2
ok... I will cancel my order for that new citroen.
lazs
Is it Citroen or Zitrone
;)
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ford owns jag, ford also owns volvo.
not in a real boycoting mood but I can't think of anything from france I'd miss.
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Sorry Hang, the Bimmers paid for, and it was before 9/11. ;)
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Originally posted by Dowding
Jaguar has never been owned by BMW. It is owned by Ford.
BMW owned Rover. Incidentally, since becoming a British company again, Rover is producing decent cars, and they have a sports car on the way this year, developed under the noses of BMW. You can imagine a Great Escape-esque scene at Rover while under German ownership:
BMW Goon: What are ze Englanders doing in zat garage?
Rover Mechanic: Quick lads - the goons are coming! Put the fireplace back in place and cover the tunnel to the sportcar workshop!
BMW Goon: You zer! Vat are you doing?
Rover Mechanic: Nothing gov'ner . Just polishing my tools. Keeping them shiny like.
BMW Goon: Very Vell. Get back to vurk on ze new mini. Ve vill be taking it back to Deutschland wiv us. Along wiv land-rover and range-rover.
Rover Mechanic: Right you are mate.
:D
Land Rover Group, Limited, a newly created company separate from Rover Group, is purchased from BMW AG by the Ford Motor Company for $2.7 billion (3 billion Euros.) The transaction is completed on June 30, 2000. Robert A. Dover is named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Land Rover Group, Ltd
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Mercedes? This one? ;)
http://217.110.182.252/roadster/static/jpgs/gallery04_main.jpg
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Originally posted by ccvi
Mercedes? This one? ;)
http://217.110.182.252/roadster/static/jpgs/gallery04_main.jpg
*wretching sound...sound of toilet being flushed*
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You driving that thing today rip??
;)
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So the new rovers will be pretty but won't start or be weatherproo.... resistant? Will the prince of darkness, joe lucas, do the electrics?
lazs
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Originally posted by Hangtime
You driving that thing today rip??
;)
Absolutely :) And its "Bimmer" not "Beemer"...and two of three stalls are carpeted, not "fully carpeted". :)
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Why do you call them beemer, or bimmer, or whatever? Is there a reason behind this?
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I don't use any French or German products. I live in wine country so I have no need or desire for French wine. German beer is great but Polish or Czech beer is just as good. As far as manufactured goods, the Japanese passed the Europeans a couple decades ago in value and quality. So my boycott would have no effect.
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Gillette?
Bic?
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Are Michelin tires French?
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CCVI we call 'em beemers where I'm from. Never heard anybody in real life call them bimmers.
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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
Are Michelin tires French?
Crap you are right. But all the ones in the US are made in South Carolina.
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Originally posted by funkedup
Crap you are right. But all the ones in the US are made in South Carolina.
Well... I need to buy tires next month... Guess I won't be participating in this little boycott.
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No, those are USA MURRICAN TAHRS SON!!!
I interviewed there once and I got the distinct impression that most of the workers there hate the Frogs. :)
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Originally posted by funkedup
CCVI we call 'em beemers where I'm from. Never heard anybody in real life call them bimmers.
Ok, beemers. But why? What does it stand for?
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French companys have a long respected history of supplying the folks you'd least like to have to supper.
Including Michelin.. who happily turned all their production efforts to the german cause (and got paid handsomely for it) during the occupation. Vive le Resistance!
Who was the corporate entity that refused Vietnamese Independance for Vietnam and hence set the stage for their colonial war of independance?
michelin.
(http://www.jessicaswell.com/images/BoycottOldEurope.gif)
Me? I'm driving Goodyears.
Screw the froggies. They ain't gettin my money.
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Originally posted by Hangtime
Me? I'm driving Goodyears.
Screw the froggies. They ain't gettin my money.
I drive good ole murrican goodyears too!
I dont how the hell im gonna give up french fries tho....:(
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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
Well... I need to buy tires next month... Guess I won't be participating in this little boycott.
we wouldn't expect more from you sandy ;)
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What a great idea. I bought my last bottle of French wine last month. There is some nice cheese I buy that is french that I will not purchase any more. I also will not be buying any more Belgum beer. I have bought Michelin tires for years but my last truck came with Firestone's on them and I really like them. I guess the recall made them rethink their quality control. I would get another set rather than support a French tire company.
All in all this probably means squat to the French but if a million more of us stopped buying French wine imagine what the effect would be. :D
As far as German products go I still have to go to Spoga in Hamburg each year for my business but I will be sure to minimize what I spend while there. I am a Ford truck kind of guy so Mercs and BMW's never were a vehicle I would consider owning. They are for small men also. My brother has a 5 series BMW and I can hardly fit in the thing. No headroom.
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Try to buy nice skis without buying french..
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should i burn my car?:rolleyes: :confused:
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Originally posted by Udie
we wouldn't expect more from you sandy ;)
I've got years of trust in Michelin... :)
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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
I've got years of trust in Michelin... :)
Pah. Bridgestone all the way.
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Hantime, you know just as well as I do that the Germans make the best pink leather g-strings, and that the French make the cutest hard metal studs to place on the inside
You ask the impossible.
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Originally posted by Swoop
Pah. Bridgestone all the way.
BOOOM
SCREEEEEEEEEEEE
CRASH
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/11/07/firestone.tires/
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Not on a bike......bloody good bike tyres.
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gillete was an American with an American patent.. The company may have been sold to the french at one time but i doubt it.
lazs
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Originally posted by lazs2
gillete was an American with an American patent.. The company may have been sold to the french at one time but i doubt it.
lazs
Warren Buffet is one of the biggest shareholder of Gillete. Shick was recently sold by Pfizier the drug company to Energiser the battery company. The worlds razor market is controlled by the US.
Unless you consider Bic razors a real razor. Bic is to razors what France is to world diplomacy. An inferior product and about as significant as a pimple on an elephants butt.
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oh man, I really love bratwurst and there's no way I'm givin' up french fried taters.
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USA is "Made in China"
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Originally posted by udet
USA is "Made in China"
More like sold to China by a certain president whose name I won't mention.
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usa like every country has tons of diffrent products,,not just china thats for sure,,,,let me look around my room and see whats popular in my room,,lol,,,well,my computer monitor is made in mexico,,,my sterio is made in australia,,my tv made in japan,,,dvd player made in japan,,,my guitar amps one is made in usa,,othere made in england,,the speakers are made in england
french cars you have to drive these funny cars made in USA, Korea, Japan and other nice countries
what funny cars are you talking about? i would rather drive a usa or japan car any day then a over priced break down machines like bmw audi,,and to fix one of these cars,,geesh mite as well chop off your arm once you hear the price,,,,know one can dout that toyota is good car,, my buddy's toyota truck is going on 300,000 miles,,,,my dads subaru is going on 320,000 and still runing good,,,one of my old ford trucks gots about 270,000 on a v8,,and its still runs just fine
want to talk about a bad car,,the vw german made rabbit diesel,,omg,,now that is a junk pile,,lol and all but gone from american roads finaly,,,got tired of seeing them broke down everywere,,lol,,,even the most hated 1970's pinto out lasted them,,lol,i think germans do make a some good cars,,,but i would take a japan or american made car any day of the week over a german or french,,just because of price and dependability
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huh, I sold my VW diesel Golf ('Rabbit') at 325,000 miles, still going (but looking a bit shabby since i hadn't washed it for 2 years.)
I bought it at 160,000 and only ever changed oil/filter every 3 months.
The most reliable car I've had, by far.
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better take a pick of that rabbit then!!,,lol, i had 2 freinds who had 5 rabbit diesels,,one they got brand new,,and they would blow up all the damn time,,water pump goes first,,and its a pain to stick back on,,,and a bullcrap because the water pump is part of the timing on them,,and if you put it back in wrong your car wont start,,lol,,,you got lucky,,,i have works on rabbit diesels,,and i dont like them at all,,,and i know there all but gone from american roads,,lol,,i see way more pinto's that rabbits..and pinto's are older,,lol want to talk about anothere lemon,,the fiat!! omg!! have to pull the motor on them just to change the oil! i work on a lot of cars,,,and if anyone ask me to work on a rabbit diesel or fiat,,i tell them were to put that poor car,,lol
you had a good one,,but your one of the only ones i have seen with good luck with a rabbit,,lol like i said i worked on them before,,i guess you never had to put a rench to yours besides oil change,,,im surpized,,you got lucky,,and a good car,,,should of took a pick of the milage,,because its allmost hard to beleve after the crap i seen,,lol
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VW Golfs are the epitomy of reliability. You must have some exceptionally unlucky friends. Never ask them to pick lottery numbers.
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naw,,i seen too many of them broke down on the freeway,,not just my freinds,,and not just my freinds have ask me to work on them before,,i speak from experience on this matter,,lol
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I think we probably have more VW Golfs over here than US. And I'm telling you, they have a great reliability record. :)
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Originally posted by Habu
All in all this probably means squat to the French but if a million more of us stopped buying French wine imagine what the effect would be. :D
Price will drop and I'll be able to buy some of the best
In fact it's a VERY good idea !
Thanks !
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Originally posted by Dowding
I think we probably have more VW Golfs over here than US. And I'm telling you, they have a great reliability record. :)
I'm on my second, and haven't had an ounce of trouble from this one after two years. The last one had a coil pack go on the M25 coming home from Luton Airport, so it was firing on only four cylinders and not all six. I limped home. The VW Assist package meant I could have got an engineer to it that night, but preferred to wait for the specialist the next day. He came at 8am, diagnosed the fault, drove to the nearest dealer to get a replacement and had fitted it and buggered off by 10am. BTW, my current 4x4 Golf has done 33,000 miles, and I'm only just getting ready to change the tyres - treads down to 3mm on all four. The current tyres are... M-M-Michelins! So... a German car with French tyres - LOL!
Little known fact about Franco US relations in 1986
By 1986, Gaddaffi of Libya had committed some atrocities in support of world terrorism, and openly declared his support (both financial and ideological) for certain terror groups. A young girl was amongst those killed when Vienna airport was bombed in 1985. So Ronald Reagan decided to stuff up Gaddaffi by organising a raid. And some countries (eg. France) were opposed to it, and would not let the American aircraft participating in the raid to pass through their airspace. Relations between the two countries soured! Two years later, I was on holiday in Jersey with my American wife, and we decided to do a day trip to St. Malo, France on the catamaran. When we got there, the French said my wife couldn't come in. All US citizens needed visas to enter France. She had not needed one in 1984. With a bit of persuasion, they let us in - as we had no luggage and it clearly was just a day trip. And then they admitted the reason for the visa - it was basically just obstructionism that had been put in place to piss off the Americans as a punishment for that raid on Libya. :eek:
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Originally posted by Dowding
I think we probably have more VW Golfs over here than US. And I'm telling you, they have a great reliability record. :)
US VW Golfs are probably manufactured in US, those Ghastly Merc SUVs where all the panels are wonky and bits keep falling off. UK VWs are made in Germany and are more reliable based on anecdotal evidence in this thread.
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And then they admitted the reason for the visa - it was basically just obstructionism that had been put in place to piss off the Americans as a punishment for that raid on Libya. :eek:
Hmm, My parents were refused entry for being swedish. All border controls in Europe had suddenly been put on a terror alert and all non EU nationals visiting france needed to have a Visa. My parents said
"But we have a lunch appointment in Strasbourg in 20 minutes!"
and the Immigration Police said
"Good grief, 20 minutes? You'd better get a move on" and waved them through. Thoroughly civilized people IMO.
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I was bout to answer but Bounder was faster ...
Search for Vigi-pirate on any french site
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Scholz - certainly it was true for the Ford Escort about 20 years ago. The Euro one was much better. I believe they even offered a Euro version in the US. Where Euro cars beat the US cars is in the area of suspension and handling. They're used to straight roads there, whereas we have to do a lot more cornering.
-Not a troll! Please don't flame me. :D