finally time to retire the 540 ? (LONG)

[SheB]

... please, no Z06!

Nothing screams "mid-life crisis" more than a graying man in a Corvette!!!!

[:) evil]

[beyemvey]

...than when I went last year. Charlotte is still a good time. Are you staying at your place, or closer to the track?

[beyemvey]

...and if the widget business is particularly good, he might consider a ZR1.

[:) evil]

[SheB]

the general man on the street doesn't know the difference anyway. Guys think it's a chick magnet, but chicks think it's usually driven by a divorced man with baggage!!!!

I think a Porsche is more Randy's style.......

[:) evil]

Yeah, a Gayman .

[Colin Campbell]

The I-6 weighs over 4,000 pounds, so the 300 hp engine doesn't push it as fast as the current gen. It's got a great big trunk, though (18.5 cu ft).

Base price is going to top $50,000, and that'll get you vinyl seats. Metallic paints will cost extra, too. So the equivalent to this year's "base" car will be $52k. It'll be easy to boost the sticker price to $65,000 - $70,000 on the 535i. You can guess what the 550i is going to cost!

[16kpsi]

it's with my wife's twin sister up in Seattle. They were stunned by my log book and receipt collection. But it was beginning to wear me down: ABS sensor went out on the drive up too. A/C has a leak. Pixel rot had just set in. My nephew rashed the rims when he 'did us a favor' and took it to get groceries while visiting. A leak in the trunk seal caused the radio to sort out. Had to fix the passenger occupancy sensor, and I was frankly getting tired of feeling like the next time I turned the key, a $1000 problem was going to surface.

I just imported a Land Rover Defender 110. I regretted selling my D-90 the day after I sold it to buy the 540. This time, I went with diesel. One wire - ONE - controls the engine. It's a bit of a project and for sure I miss the 540, but it's fun and comparatively easy to work on. But the parts sure are heavier.

I have mixed feelings about the 540 still being in the family. For now, she is taking better care of it than I was, but mostly superficially. Be interesting to see what happens when sh!t starts going south.


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"No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world ****s on everybody. Pretending it ain't sh!t makes you an idiot, not an optimist."

[jre]

should know how a 16-year old girl learns a stick for the first time.


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“Got your text and voice mail. Yes, I did give you my correct number, but I can see now that it was a mistake. You're not mature enough to handle the responsibility.“ - PK on 2008-03-21

[jre]

not grayING.....
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An "I'm sorry" from you is like fighting the Witch fire with a can of warm Tab. - Lemon Twist on 2007-10-31 at 10:35:44

“Got your text and voice mail. Yes, I did give you my correct number, but I can see now that it was a mistake. You're not mature enough to handle the responsibility.“ - PK on 2008-03-21

[SheB]

"Graying" implies the subtle age showing at the temples!!! ;)

[M_Six]

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"Things break; it's scientific." - D. Byrne

[jre]

Yeah, he's pretty much a complete_***.
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An "I'm sorry" from you is like fighting the Witch fire with a can of warm Tab. - Lemon Twist on 2007-10-31 at 10:35:44

“Got your text and voice mail. Yes, I did give you my correct number, but I can see now that it was a mistake. You're not mature enough to handle the responsibility.“ - PK on 2008-03-21

[Donkey]

NB: It's nice that you managed to get BMW to pay for your learning how to drive a manual (although some might call it fraud). Are you sure they didn't replace the clutch too?

As a refresher, most people purchase manual transmissions because they enjoy spirited driving. At the other end of the spectrum are those who are intimidated by the seemingly impossibly-complex operation of such a device, but who orgasm when passersby walk past their parked vehicle and see the stickshift. These are the ones who manage 80-90k on a clutch.

How many miles are on your car again?

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[beyemvey]

...he wouldn't build so many little plastic models of Corvettes and Ferraris ;-P

[SheB]

Thanks for confirming your decrepitude. Apparently everyone else is aware of it except me! ;)

[beyemvey]