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Re: German car? no thanks (was Re: is250 vs. 325i) -
08-21-2006
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(top posting corrected) In article Pine.LNX.4.64.0608210729590.30672 (A...washington.edu>, Jon Blake <jonb@u.washington.edu> wrote: On Sat, 19 Aug 2006, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: In article <ec7b7o$34n$1 (AT) news (DOT) datemas.de>, richard (AT) news (DOT) vrx.net (Richard Sexton) wrote: I don't have to tell you. You tell the world, all on your own. (shakes head) No, nod your head. You know I'm right. You're too late; you've been "plonked". And now I've done the same. What driving force within people makes them announce to the world that they've "plonked" someone? |
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In article <fq9ke2ppanr631qedt8nklrgp0gffl8tvt (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, Toby <gowings9798 (AT) charter (DOT) netspam> wrote: What driving force within people makes them announce to the world that they've "plonked" someone? Ditto for announcing "top posting corrected?" No, "top posting corrected" explains that the OP did something wrong. |
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:54:38 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" elmop (AT) nastydesigns (DOT) com> wrote: In article <fq9ke2ppanr631qedt8nklrgp0gffl8tvt (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, Toby <gowings9798 (AT) charter (DOT) netspam> wrote: What driving force within people makes them announce to the world that they've "plonked" someone? Ditto for announcing "top posting corrected?" No, "top posting corrected" explains that the OP did something wrong. Ah. Internet police. Didn't see the badge there... |
You gotta keep yer eyes open.
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Dan.
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:10:29 -0400, Toby <gowings9798 (AT) charter (DOT) netspam wrote: On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:54:38 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" elmop (AT) nastydesigns (DOT) com> wrote: In article <fq9ke2ppanr631qedt8nklrgp0gffl8tvt (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, Toby <gowings9798 (AT) charter (DOT) netspam> wrote: What driving force within people makes them announce to the world that they've "plonked" someone? Ditto for announcing "top posting corrected?" No, "top posting corrected" explains that the OP did something wrong. Ah. Internet police. Didn't see the badge there... Yep. It was right underneath his Junior Programmer badge. You gotta keep yer eyes open. |
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Life is full of choices. For example, I prefer to be on the beach in Hawaii over driving a BMW. If I can do both, great. If not, if I have to rank them, I'll take the beach. |
merely owns a BMW. I'll be driving. Preferably in competition or at
notably high speeds - at sanctioned events.
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C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)
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E28 Guyİ wrote: How would you know? Ever lost traction in your BMW? Ever autocrossed in it? Ever engaged the ABS on dry pavement? I'm betting your driving never has and probably never will come close to the performance envelope of your car. So, where do you play all these fun and games. Have your own road course on your property? |
go to other tracks (Mid Ohio, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Sebring,
Brainerd, Grattan, GingerMan, Blackhawk Farms, etc.) or autocross
venues; but this one's 'home' for me.
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I used to drive like this some when I was 16. |
choice of becoming boring old farts in Toyotas or competent
performance/competition drivers, some of us (like me) got education and
experience that allows me to do things perfectly safely that would
scare the living crap out of you.
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Some guys never mature beyond that. You sound more like boy than man. |
take a lap of Road America at speed with me? I teach other BMW owners
how to drive fast.
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OOH! Speed limits! Yeah; I've heard of them. I use 'em as advisory numbers when I'm anywhere near traffic. How's your driving history? |
chats' since. Mostly because they don't much like my WARP ONE plates
.... =;^)
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How much in insurance premiums? |
vehicles in a very crime-free and safe state. It would only piss you
off to find that I've had a 'safe driver' rating for decades.
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An enthusiast can often fix it. But messing up your manicure working on your car would be beneath *you*, wouldn't it? Manicure my ass. My hands are scuffed up as I speak from doing work under the hood last week (belt replacements). The frigging things were already cracking at 28,000 miles. |
probably wasn't an original. So now I carry a spare alternator/fan
belt. In May, I put on a 'borrowed' a/c compressor belt in a Chicago
rest stop with no tools whatsoever, let alone any hand scuffing.
Frankly, your belts probably were fine for another 20,000 miles.
Regular maintenance does not translate to unreliability and an
enthusiast does not begrudge the car its regular care in any case. My
E28s have actually stranded me exactly once since Y2K - for a broken
harmonic balancer that I removed and threw away (It's an unneeded part
- but I didn't know that at the time.). I once performed 'field
repairs' to a broken accelerator cable (@~225K miles) to limp home. I
also avoided much driving after I sprang a big oil leak that I feared
was a head gasket, but it was only a pan gasket. I could drive it, but
it was rather a profligate waste of dead dinosaur fluids.
Other than that, I drive them. Not 'cruise' to be seen - *drive*.
Back in May, it was autocross (2nd in class, dammit!) with other E12
and E28 fanatics over in South Bend. In a little over two weeks, it
will be just about the oldest car circulating Road America with a
hundred or more BMW club enthusiasts. I figure on maybe 0.9G cornering
and around 130 mph after The Kink if things are going well. So what
are your plans that weekend?
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C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)
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Fred W wrote: Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like every other freeking car manufacturer. Yeah, just like they buy those shitty GM France auto trannies and stick them in their new cars at the BMW factory. |
transmissions in the cars that are driven by 'frou-frou' drivers. Mine
says, "Getrag" and that thingy on top looks like this:
R 1 3 5
I__I_I_I
I I
2 4
It's OK; ask a Real Manİ to explain it to you. Or my wife. Her
Jaguar thingy looks the same way.
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C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)
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clifffreeling (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote: Fred W wrote: Oh that's right... BMW doesn't make belts. They buy them just like every other freeking car manufacturer. Yeah, just like they buy those shitty GM France auto trannies and stick them in their new cars at the BMW factory. I thought we'd discussed this already. BMW puts 'frou-frou' transmissions in the cars that are driven by 'frou-frou' drivers. Mine says, "Getrag" and that thingy on top looks like this: R 1 3 5 I__I_I_I I I 2 4 |
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It's OK; ask a Real Manİ to explain it to you. Or my wife. Her Jaguar thingy looks the same way. ^^^^^^ |
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Dan.
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In article <5rike2tsj3a8j2jk3mhj2qsi3up6jdajrj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, Toby <gowings9798 (AT) charter (DOT) netspam> wrote: No, "top posting corrected" explains that the OP did something wrong. Ah. Internet police. Didn't see the badge there... No, simply demanding simple courtesy. Why do you think the internet has different rules? |
(and your educational institution) have my deepest sympathy.
It's not an issue of courtesy. Some people's readers are set up that
way. Could they change it? I don't know, but probably. But it may
be beyond their knowledge.
For you to assume otherwise is discourteous. Ironic, no?
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In article <1156286015.777529.88020 (AT) h48g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com>, "E28 Guyİ" <88.535is (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: There's the difference between an enthusiast (me) and someone who merely owns a BMW. I'll be driving. Preferably in competition or at notably high speeds - at sanctioned events. And you'll miss what being on Hawaii is all about. But since you'll never know it, you can't miss it, I guess. |
for lazing on white sand under coconut palms, only lots closer. I do
know it. I'd still rather be driving fast.
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C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)
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