Had someone act like an ******* to me cause of the car I drive

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mmmnaked said:
nobody is ever an *** to me in this car.. I think mostly they feel bad for me driving a 40 year old nissan


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God damn! That thing is sweet! My younger sisters first car was a 240sx, with an auto. Took two years to sell it, every young guy would call and go " oh, it's automatic?" And hang up. Lol


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unL33T said:
I've driven several "manumatics" by a bunch of different manufacturers. In the end it always just feels like a gimmick and I end up switching back to fully automatic mode within minutes. Not the same at all. Like others said, I don't need the fastest car nor the fastest shifting. I actually went out of my way to find a manual SUV and quite like it. I am, however, glad the Gallardo I got to drive was manual.

Sorry I misunderstood! Glad to see another manual lover. Save the manuals!
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I ordered a new car in 2012. They wanted another $1000 for automatic. I told them...


Forgetaboutit!
 
sonnythebull said:
Beautiful.....HEY ROASTED I GAVE A COMPLIMENT TO SOMEONE WHO DESERVED IT
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Well, that is a pretty sweet looking car.....maybe you're not a complete downer.

I was actually debating on getting my car with DCT but at the end of the day, I just prefer the feel of a stick..........no homo. I think the DCT version is something like 0.2 seconds faster at 0-60 mp/h. It does seem like stick is slowly going the way of the dodo though.
 
crankcall said:
I'm thinking had you got a 545i with 80k and rolled 200k on it your life may have been different, I don't like BMW maintenance one bit.
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the 2 happiest days in a high end german car owners life,

the day he buys it, and the day he sells it.....
 
SunnY S said:
the 2 happiest days in a high end german car owners life,

the day he buys it, and the day he sells it.....
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I don't always agree with this guy, but this is a big thumbs up
 
I dunno, Im a total gearhead and I can overlook costly maintenance to drive something nice/fun. I'd like to get a 535i (rwd) with the sport automatic for my next car. $700 for a plug&play tune on a totally stock N54 nets almost 100whp... that's my kinda thing!

http://www.burgertuning.com/jb4_pnp_BMW_performance_tuner.html
 
RockerGuy said:
Tiptronics on bmws are known to fail at 100k. Be warned
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Like which ones? "Tiptronic" means nothing.. maybe you're referring to SMG failures in the E46 and E60 cars. Especially costly to fix.

The 535 I want has an automatic ZF transmission, they're supposed to be very tough. And its "just" an automatic, it should last a long time.
 
mmmnaked said:
Like which ones? "Tiptronic" means nothing.. maybe you're referring to SMG failures in the E46 and E60 cars. Especially costly to fix.

The 535 I want has an automatic ZF transmission, they're supposed to be very tough. And its "just" an automatic, it should last a long time.
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Ok, you're on the right track
 
SunnY S said:
the 2 happiest days in a high end german car owners life,

the day he buys it, and the day he sells it.....
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ahhh, no. I think you're confuing german cars with boats. It makes me happy every single time I drive it. Can't wait for April to take her out of storage.
 
Worse yet German Boats. We had a Bavaria sailboat in the family for a while , depreciation was about 100k in three years. Didn't help that there were some keels falling off that model, it went to a new home in the American south. Floating condo now I hear.
 
xfactor said:
ahhh, no. I think you're confuing german cars with boats. It makes me happy every single time I drive it. Can't wait for April to take her out of storage.
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There's a reason why 5 year old German cars depreciation drops like a rock.....

Just look at triple M's post. Even he is foolish enough to pick one up. :lol:

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All high end stuff tanks in value. I like that depreciation. It means dudes like me can afford to drive fancy $60-80k sedans when they come off lease lol

The fear is overblown. After 4 years you can easily find out what to stay away from and what to perform certain preventive maintenance on.

If I wasnt married I'd probably have a v10 m5 in the garage right now too haha
 
mmmnaked said:
All high end stuff tanks in value. I like that depreciation. It means dudes like me can afford to drive fancy $60-80k sedans when they come off lease lol

The fear is overblown. After 4 years you can easily find out what to stay away from and what to perform certain preventive maintenance on.

If I wasnt married I'd probably have a v10 m5 in the garage right now too haha
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All cars are made to go 300,000 plus Kms these days even lamborghinis.....Google Simon George murcielago to see
 
mmmnaked said:
All high end stuff tanks in value. I like that depreciation. It means dudes like me can afford to drive fancy $60-80k sedans when they come off lease lol

The fear is overblown. After 4 years you can easily find out what to stay away from and what to perform certain preventive maintenance on.

If I wasnt married I'd probably have a v10 m5 in the garage right now too haha
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True. I look at BMW 850Cis on Kijiji and think, I could actually go and buy a car with a V12 right now. It might even remain driveable for as long as a month

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All cars are made to go 300,000 plus Kms these days even lamborghinis.....Google Simon George murcielago to see
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That's one way of looking at it. Another way is that it "bent a pulley" (sounds like bent a crank to me) at least three times. I am not personally familiar with this car, I just know that Simon George himself wrote this only three years after he bought it.

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evolongtermtests/209310/lamborghini_murcielago.html
 
TwistedKestrel said:
True. I look at BMW 850Cis on Kijiji and think, I could actually go and buy a car with a V12 right now. It might even remain driveable for as long as a month



That's one way of looking at it. Another way is that it "bent a pulley" (sounds like bent a crank to me) at least three times. I am not personally familiar with this car, I just know that Simon George himself wrote this only three years after he bought it.

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evolongtermtests/209310/lamborghini_murcielago.html
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It it was run on the track as a rental and the pully bent after over
40000 miles and lambo fixed it because they said they had never seen that before on a street car
 
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TwistedKestrel said:
True. I look at BMW 850Cis on Kijiji and think, I could actually go and buy a car with a V12 right now. It might even remain driveable for as long as a month



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At least you have a fighting chance with a BMW

Used
Maserati's are simply atrocious....

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Roomie said:
German cars depreciate like rocks but Hondas don't right? :rolleyes:
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A 10 year old Honda will probably sell for the same as a 10 year old BMW that cost twice as much.

SunnY S said:
At least you have a fighting chance with a BMW

Used
Maserati's are simply atrocious....

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Yeah I considered a Maserati a couple of years ago. Mechanic told me to stay away from them.
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