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September 6th, 2003, 12:12
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: United States/Australia
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|  Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! I'm with you Doug! BMW M3's rock.........also my dream car! Except mine would be in the phoenix yellow with 19' rims.  I WANT ONE!!!!!  Too bad I'm only 16!!!!  LOL!!!Everyone has dreams.........  |
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September 6th, 2003, 13:48
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT
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  | Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! I drove my Dad's 1973 Porsche 911T a few times when he was teaching me how to drive a stick (I thought he was crazy for me to learn on that car). Now THAT is a vehicle right there. One day I'll own one....but for now I'm still stuck with that mini-van thing. Cheers John Herreshof |
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September 6th, 2003, 16:35
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| Agent Smith  | Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! [ QUOTE ] I drove my Dad's 1973 Porsche 911T a few times when he was teaching me how to drive a stick [/ QUOTE ] One of my captains offered to sell me his 2000 911 convertible (not the twin turbo) for about $40K, but when I looked at the insurance rates during the layover, I about fell over in my chair! No use getting a "Smokin' Deal" on a Porsche and then turning right around and selling it because of my insurance premiums. |
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September 12th, 2003, 13:03
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: lower canada
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! Hey Doug, I am with you on the RX-7. that car is sweet! i almost bought that, but got smart and bought my gs-r. You can really run into a lot of problems with the rotary engine. I would get a used NSX. it turns heads, and its a blast to drive. My friend has the M3. I can explain it in 2 words....F'n nice!! But i hear BMW's start to have problems after while. They are said that the owner can expect the best 3 years an owner can have with a car, but after the first 3 years sell it. because its problems and its expensive as hell to fix. My friends family decided against BMW, and bought a Lexus, mainly because of maintainence. Its easier to repair a Toyota than it is a BMW. Have you looked at the Acura MDX? or the new lexus RX 330? -brian |
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September 12th, 2003, 13:10
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! Yesterday I drove my boss' 7 Series - that car is sweet. I felt like a pimp in it!!! I also drove an RTS-4 (or whatever the new chrystler is) it was a chrystler marketing car tricked out with everything: lowered, phat rims, body kit, exhuast, sound system, turbo, value release, racing seats, costum paint etc. It was packing about 300 hp, and would haul ass!! I even impressed a couple high school girls!!! It was a really fun car!! |
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September 12th, 2003, 17:42
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northwest State of Mind, WA
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! One of my captains offered to sell me his 2000 911 convertible (not the twin turbo) for about $40K, but when I looked at the insurance rates during the layover, I about fell over in my chair! No use getting a "Smokin' Deal" on a Porsche and then turning right around and selling it because of my insurance premiums. [/ QUOTE ] Let me get this straight. A major airline trusts you with the operation of several multimillion dollar aircraft, but an insurance company won't trust you with a $40k used car??? Somehow I don't imagine you would be the sterotypical teenage driver. I see a little injustice here if you ask me. I got a really good rate through Liberty Mutual on my car(s). They cover my 99 jeep my 89 sundance my house (with $100k insurance policy required for my dog) for 140$ a month. |
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September 12th, 2003, 17:52
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: New Jersey
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! [ QUOTE ] truth be known - we may be buying a CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) 2002 BMW X5 cuz volvo dealers suck A** and want full MSRP for their XC90's....they don't even resale the same as Benz/BMW!! figured out we could purchase a 2002 X5 for *LESS* than a new XC90 AWD - and we wouldn't lose the "drive off the lot depreciation"... too bad - as much as I really want that volvo, i'm not paying MSRP!! maybe i'll get it in another lifetime eh?! [/ QUOTE ] I'm a satisfied owner of a 1993 Volvo 850, its been in the family ever since we owned it and it drives just as good as it did 10 years ago. Volvos are quality automobiles, lets hope the new influence Ford has on Volvo (Ford owns Volvo now) doesn't hurt Volvo quality.  On another note, the reason why XC90's hardly ever sell below MSRP is because they are such a hit and are in big demand. The XC90 won a bunch of awards and supposedly is a really good SUV. I guess its just a simple matter of supply and demand. |
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September 22nd, 2003, 16:17
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA
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  | Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! European cars are nicer but more expensive in almost all areas, well you get what you pay for, Japanese cars are best in the relabilty area but are often still more expensive to repair than a domestic car. Give me some old Detroit steel they don't build cars like that anymore they will last forever compaired to today's desposable cars. On the insurance issue I know why rego is so cheap here cause the insurance is mega expensive, in Australia the rego for my Datsun was $500-600 but 3rd party fire & theft insurace was only $180. Hell, here I asked for an insurance quote for 3rd party only on a 82 Toyota Corolla and it was like $1200 pa, holy crap! I think I'll definatly be getting a bicycle when I get to FSA. |
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September 23rd, 2003, 09:32
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| Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: lower canada
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! [ QUOTE ] Give me some old Detroit steel they don't build cars like that anymore they will last forever compaired to today's desposable cars. [/ QUOTE ] Thats probably because detroit steel is more like beijing steel, or Mexico steel these days. Either way, I would take a honda over detroit steel anyday. The reliability of toyota and honda are untouchable. -Brian |
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September 24th, 2003, 15:06
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! Since I have to give up my current car to the 'rents so they can trade it in for a second (they are both retired as of Jan 1st), looks like I'm getting one of these in the next few days:   Can't wait, it really is an awesome SUV, and not too expensive. Plus, insurance is low, which is a definite plus! |
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September 29th, 2003, 06:43
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| Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: lower canada
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! Nice choice, chicaga. I want the saturn vue too. |
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September 30th, 2003, 19:36
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! [ QUOTE ] Tell the truth Szluka! You're going to pull out the back seat and but a monsterous subwoofer box, aren't ya?  [/ QUOTE ] Nah... I'm gonna pull 'em out, put down a mattress, and top it off with some shag carpet.  |
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September 30th, 2003, 20:07
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| Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! So you've seen pictures of my van eh? |
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September 30th, 2003, 21:41
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| Agent Smith | Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! [ QUOTE ] Nah... I'm gonna pull 'em out, put down a mattress, and top it off with some shag carpet. [/ QUOTE ] I can only imagine! Sheesh, now I'm living vicariously through new hire regional FO's! |
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September 30th, 2003, 22:03
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Nah... I'm gonna pull 'em out, put down a mattress, and top it off with some shag carpet. [/ QUOTE ] I can only imagine! Sheesh, now I'm living vicariously through new hire regional FO's! [/ QUOTE ] Well in that case, I should also inform you it's the new crew van strictly for our F/As age 24 and under.  |
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October 2nd, 2003, 11:13
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| Newbie  Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eastern WA (The good side of the state)
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! You guys have it all wrong, only a few good new cars made today, the best the Silverado. I wouldn't mind a new 3/4 ton Silverado 4x4 but that will have to wait a few years. MY 81 Chevy pickup with 374,000 miles and my 84 Chevy with 165,000 miles will have to keep on trucking for a while. Yeah japanese cars are better than American thats why my daily driver has almost 400k on it. |
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October 2nd, 2003, 20:38
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| Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! But for those of us that don't want to get 16 miles to the gallon then we need to get something else. GMC makes the best trucks in the world, but man I can't afford the gas to fill em up (a 100 mile commute is normal for me). Cheers John Herreshoff |
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October 3rd, 2003, 06:43
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eastern WA (The good side of the state)
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! 16mpg ha ha ha, I only get 13mpg! lol It is a bummer but I'm a gearhead so I just consider it my "hobby" |
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October 6th, 2003, 00:47
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 813
| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! I have a 97 m3.....i didn't check what the insurance would be before I bought it....$200/mo. Ouch. For the $800/mo it costs me to own that thing i could have an airplane..i had my priorities wrong. Oh well, got the nicest car at the flight school. Have to work my second job way way too much to afford it though. Anyways, I love the car. My aunt has the X5 and she loves it. Go for it!! |
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October 10th, 2003, 14:48
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! All I have to say is buy American. Get yourself a nice Lincoln Aviator or a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Seriously, buying imported products is not the way to help the economy right itself, and being the wife of someone whose job is largely dependent on the state of the economy, I'd hope you'd see that. The airline industry'd turn around in a heartbeat if everybody started buying only American-made products. |
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November 11th, 2003, 19:18
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 41-41-00.830N 083-47-26.160W
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! G.M. All the way, and who said you have to get under the back seat to jump the Caddys and Bonnies? You don't have to there is jumper connect spot under the hood, and it connects it to the battery. I love the Seville STS!!    Oh and the Pearl white (which costs $2000 more)  The Deville's "Cockpit" I like more. Isn't Cessna trying this trend in some of their cockpits?  |
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November 12th, 2003, 10:25
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| Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! I had a 1999 Heep Grand Chrerokee. It was a complete lemon. 34k miles/2yrs and the following problems occured: 3 fuel pumps transfer case replaced (still never worked correctly) 1 tranny (snap crackle pop, never worked well) 4 sets of brake pads. rebuilt front suspension, not exactly trail tested. paint problems and finally (I'm not making this up) warped front rotors that required "turning" or replacement 9 TIMES! On top of it all, Daimler Chrysler (God bless America, I mean Germany) stopped honoring its own 36k warranty. Rather than sign up for the numerous class-action lawsuits I just dumped it. I think they worked a lot of the bugs out of that car in later years, but it is still a Chrysler design and is at the bottom of its class in reliability. I bought a SAAB 900set. That was a fun car. If you've never driven one, you should try one out. We parted ways last summer and now I have a y2k Landcruiser. I miss the SAAB but the Landcruiser is an incredible vehicle. [ QUOTE ] All I have to say is buy American. Get yourself a nice Lincoln Aviator or a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Seriously, buying imported products is not the way to help the economy right itself, and being the wife of someone whose job is largely dependent on the state of the economy, I'd hope you'd see that. The airline industry'd turn around in a heartbeat if everybody started buying only American-made products. [/ QUOTE ] Goodness! The reason the airlines are hurting right now is because of a slow-down in the GLOBAL economy. Foriegn trade and commerce were one of the biggest factors in the development in the airlines as we now know them. Once again you know not what you speak of. Having a healthy economy depends on being EFFICIENT. Buying less-competitive products, foriegn or domestic, does not yield any sustainable benefit for an economy. Trade benefits all sides, my advice to turn this economy around in a heartbeat is to liberalize trade policy and stop protecting less-competitive industries. FWIW Chrysler is owned by Daimler. Jeeps are built in Ohio. BMW is a german company and the X-5 is built in South Carolina. Is there a difference? |
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January 25th, 2004, 14:02
| #49 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA/Ann Arbor, MI
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! a little late on this reply, but my dad has a BMW 740i... such a nice, smooth ride...seats are extremely comfortable, they are pretty fast (i dunno how many of us who fly 500mph would think 100mph on the highway is) , and best of all(not for me yet) the heated steering wheel!. I dont know much about 'em, but i would highly suggest 'em |
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January 28th, 2004, 01:10
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta
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| Re: BMW Owners... time to speak out!! im with mike on the truck issue...just newer  Oh Hell yea...bring your beemers and feel the pain of a dually! haha  |
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