chit chat thread

[rampelsauce]

[Earl]

I'm thankful for this forum and all of the enthusiasts who have become some of my best friends=)

[wasnt m3]

Picked up my first 540i today.

[rampelsauce]

Pics or it didn't happen.  I've always wanted a 540.

[andyhundley]

I drove my first 540i today.

[patsbimmer1]

E39 or E34.... both of you?

[andyhundley]

E39

[wasnt m3]

Andy is my personal assistant/driver. He helped me get this car home.

[ClassE]

I'm Thankful for a new 30-06 and Chest waders... MS is gonna have to wait till after New Years.

[Earl]

I have riden in an automatic 540i and was blown away by how sideways they can get...

[Ryan...]

Turns out the new Sgt at work is a big car guy as well, spent half the shift yesterday and again today just talking cars, and he was quick to point out that a $26,000 car loan is "only" $500/month.. And with that seed planted, all I can do is think about the e92 M3s and e60 M5s that are in that price range... cripes

[B C]

Buy a $3200 toyota minivan instead. Its great for hauling things, road trips, and crying yourself to sleep

[Ryan...]

Snap said:

Buy a $3200 toyota minivan instead. Its great for hauling things, road trips, and crying yourself to sleep

That does sound perfect.. Can I lap the Nurdburgerring faster than a 1997 Camry?

[B C]

Camrys and siennas all run sub 7 minute laps. Anyone that keeps count faster than that is just involved in their own little penor measuring contest.

But really. Financing cars is scary, this is why i have cheap crap

With that said, just bite the pillow and get an m5!

[Ryan...]

I've always wanted another M5, and dat V10..... But, the more I think about it, the more I believe I should just wait for the e92 M3 to drop in price a little more. I dont know that I could handle sub 10 MPG and the potential rod bearing issues. Sounds like the 6 speed trans is directly out of the e39 M5, which was a good transmission, but many on m5board have said it doesn't feel right in the e60. The 7 speed SMG was meant for that car, but I haven't found a single person without some complaint about comfort/maintenance on the SMG system.

[ClassE]

If you're watching the Badger game - I'll be at the 40 yd line acouple rows up! Look for the funny looking white guy in a Badger hat (should be the only one there...).

[GunMetalGrey]

Earl said:

I just realized I have heated door locks on the e34.....mind is blown

How did you find that out?! I suppose I never had frozen locks in it at all...

[Earl]

I was looking online to see if others have had issues with their lock freezing and saw people mention heated locks.

I went outside to notice my lock was frozen yet again. I lifted my handle for 30 seconds and my lock was unfroze=P

[B C]

Thats pretty dang cool

[Earl]

Never knew cars that old were equipped with such options. Very cool to find out though=P