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Top 5 Memories of your E9X
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08-17-2011, 06:56 PM | #1 |
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Top 5 Memories of your E9X
330d 2009-present
1) Picking it up from the showroom after owning a 520d. Couldn\'t believe it was a diesel! 2) Lake District blast the day after. 3) Doughnutting it in a quiet area with DTC/DSC fully off! 4)Awesome Drift in the snow onto our avenue - remember it vividly!! DTC/DSC fully off again. 5) Hitting 160mph chasing a Mercedes SLS AMG and finding it still had more to give! A few unfortunate memories 1) Going out to it one morning and finding a monumental oil leak. 2) When another driver dented the rear bumper and it had to be replaced. 3) Misfire (sometimes) on cold starts and if not a misfire, unsteady RPM always on cold starts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zPk2Wg0Vf8
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08-18-2011, 02:14 PM | #2 |
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Bumpety Bump. What are your top memories you will never forget?
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08-18-2011, 02:19 PM | #3 |
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1. VANOS solenoid going bad.
2. Turbos going bad. 3. Fuse box and main power lead going bad, locking me out of car for hours on end. 4. Right rear brake light going bad, and turning on and off. 5. Realizing my HPFP has never gone bad EDIT: 6. Knowing the entire BMW Service Department on a first name basis (as someone else said). Last edited by Elliott@DetailAddict; 08-18-2011 at 05:49 PM.. |
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08-18-2011, 02:20 PM | #4 |
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1. all the road trips with friends to party in other cities
2. first time i started sliding the car around a bend. wooo 3. first time DSC saved my life ^ same day 4. embarrassing big trucks who keep wanting to race me
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08-18-2011, 02:24 PM | #5 |
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1) $400 battery replacement
2) Having to get jump started in a parking lot 3) Countless sidewall bubbles on my first set of RFTs 4) Getting to know everyone in the BMW service bay on a first-name basis 5) Leaking mechatronics sealing sleeve leaving spots all over my garage floor
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08-18-2011, 02:31 PM | #6 |
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1. Engine Malfunction Power Reduced
2. Left reverse lights works on some days some days it doesn't feel like it 3. Driving down Ocean Ave after driving to Miami Beach 4. Whooping ass of 99% of people that attempt to take me on. Damn you RS6. |
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08-18-2011, 03:08 PM | #7 |
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1) Seeing the car prepped and detailed at the Dealership the night I picked it up.
2) Having folks stare at the functioning retractable hardtop in amazement, asking to see it in action again. 3) Taking the women in my life for rides as my first passengers. 4) Using DSC/Sport mode for the first time. 5) Cruising on a warm summer night along the California coast with the top down, the music blasting, and the wind blowing through my hair. Last edited by mds54; 08-18-2011 at 11:37 PM.. |
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08-18-2011, 03:17 PM | #8 |
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1. Picking it up at the Welt in Munich, seeing it sitting on the rotating platform and the whole ED Experience there
2. Roaming around in the Alps purely to hit all the fun mountain passes (Stelvio, Fluela, San Bernadino pass, St. Gotthard pass, Grimsel pass, etc). 3. Being re-united after weeks of waiting for re-delivery back int he US. 4. Ripping it up in Austin hill country twisties with a pack of other fun cars 5. And putting a huge smile every day when I drive it and heating that sweet sweet exhaust note. No better way to start the day. And many more to come! |
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08-18-2011, 04:55 PM | #9 |
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hauling ass around Road America for a day
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08-18-2011, 05:19 PM | #10 |
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1) Driving Deal's Gap.
2) First test drive, and refusing a second test drive so I wouldn't make any stupid decisions. 3) Returning to it after being away for 3 months. 4) Almost hitting a curb the first time I disabled DSC. 5) Getting stuck in sand in a parking lot on Cape Cod.
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08-18-2011, 05:46 PM | #11 |
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6) Snowy slippery motorway entrance. Left hander up hill curve. Immediately understeered - Increased power slightly and DTC/DSC braked the inside wheel to help. This put the car into beautiful a four wheel drift which then turned into oversteer which was then corrected by opposite lock and DSC. Really showed how well the car's system worked! Almost every driver aid would've been working! ABS and EBD because of DSC and DTC keeping the power in check! Its times like those I'm glad we didn't get the FWD or AWD Audi or a softer car such as a Merc. BMW FTW!!!
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08-18-2011, 06:58 PM | #12 |
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1. Dropping an e46 M3 on the open highway
2. My first Blow job in my BMW 3. Testing the "speed limiter" on my e90 to see if it'd really do 255KPH Bone stock (it did) 4. My first sniff of BMW crack (aka moddin) now I'm hooked, damn you e90... actually crack would be cheaper! 5. Taking delivery of my new e92 and driving 500 miles through the Canadian Rocky Mountains to get home... breath taking, but not as good as #2! |
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08-19-2011, 12:01 AM | #13 |
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1. Picking it up the week before I got my License
3. Passing my license test 4. First time getting sideways in the rain DSC/DTC off 5. Looking at my rear tires the day I got them replaced. They were really bad but I did spin the tires most of the way there |
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08-19-2011, 01:16 PM | #14 |
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7) Wiping the floor with a stupid boy racer with his stupid loud exhaust in his stupid Nissan.
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08-19-2011, 01:22 PM | #15 |
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1. Signing the papers for the car
2. Having my junction boxes fail and being stranded because the car had to power 3. Watching people stare at my car 4. First and only photoshoot 5. Sound of the engine when you open it up! 6. Beating ricers of course
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08-19-2011, 01:28 PM | #16 |
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1. while signing the papers in the dealership, i hear a car start up and thinking to myself, whos mother fking car is so loud, only to realize its mine/its gonna be mine (ps its a 335is thus loud upon start up)
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08-19-2011, 02:05 PM | #17 |
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08-19-2011, 02:15 PM | #18 |
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1. Hater in a lifted truck backed up into my car and left without a notice.
2. The feel of being in the canyons. 3. Yelling at my girlfriend not to slam the door! 4. Always staring at my car more after I installed the Mtech kit. 5. Other car owners pointing at my car and mouthing the word "damn..." |
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08-19-2011, 02:29 PM | #19 |
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1. The first time I got inside, and I was amazed that the window had no frame. (I know, haha.)
2. First time going through all six gears (steptronic) in full throttle onto an empty highway. 3. Realizing that I've never felt nearly as safe in any other car I've ever driven. (Superior handling) 4. The first time I used roadside assistance, I felt like a VIP. 5. Seeing my angel eyes stare at my as I approach every morning. |
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08-19-2011, 02:40 PM | #20 |
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1.Flying to Los Angeles (by myself) from New Orleans and taking delivery.
2. Driving it up and down Pacific Coast HWY for her first miles 3. Cruising with Paul Baileys awesome E92 through the streets of Huntington Beach. 4. Racing against the clock back from California to Louisiana with 2,000 miles of open road 5. Getting pulled over for going 85 in a 65 and NO TICKET Only have had the car one month |
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08-19-2011, 02:42 PM | #21 |
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All were from my ED...
1) Picking it up @ BMW Welt 2) Driving and Maxing out the speed @ the Autobhan 3) Taking the car to Austria 4) Taking the car to Swizterland 5) Driving @ the Nordschleife
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08-19-2011, 03:22 PM | #22 |
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1) Finding a sport/manual/xenon in nor-cal
2) Keeping up with E46 M3 (stripped, caged, heavily modded) at Laguna Secca 3) Keeping up with a Porsche Caymen S with RA888s 4) Finally getting a tune that works (Thank you Active Autowerk) 5) Passing 165,000 mi with no major mechanical failure (except replacing the diff at 90k)
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