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What are you reading?

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  • Ryan...R
    Ryan...R
    Ryan...
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    I guess a more important question would have been, can, or do any of you read? For, like, enjoyment?

    I heard Snap try to read once and suffice to say it looked very painful for him, poor guy :(

    2013 was a good year for me, my job allows (aka requires) me to spend a lot of time reading to fill time during work hours. While I sit in my stationary car for hours on end, I can either browse my tiny phone, or read.

    This year I finished reading the Game Of Thrones books, the Dark Tower series (awesome), and I will finish the Repairman Jack novels by the end of January. With a few others scattered in, I've read approximately 25-27 books this year, easily a personal record.

    So what you done read then, huh?

    2021 Gladiator Willys -- 6 speed manual, 33" Falken AT, 3/4" level

    2021 Low Rider S -- Stage 2, 117hp/128ft lbs

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      I read stupid posts like yours. 

      I dont read much.
      I am currently reading Maximum Boost by Corky Bell and besides that, I only really read the bible/scriptures.

      I did read Richard Hammond's book and it was the first book I have read to completion since Goosebumps. 

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      • Ryan...R
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        Snap ( I ❤ M50) said:

        I read stupid posts like yours. 

        I dont read much.

        I am currently reading Maximum Boost by Corky Bell and besides that, I only really read the bible/scriptures.

        I did read Richard Hammond's book and it was the first book I have read to completion since Goosebumps. 

        ❤

        How was maximum boost? I've been meaning to read that..

        2021 Gladiator Willys -- 6 speed manual, 33" Falken AT, 3/4" level

        2021 Low Rider S -- Stage 2, 117hp/128ft lbs

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          Maximum Boost is excellent.  Simple enough to appeal to the novice auto enthusiast, technical enough to keep a well educated enthusiast interested.

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          • DrLeadFootD
            DrLeadFootD
            DrLeadFoot
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            I recently read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"   I couldn't put it down.  Life after a nuclear war.  Cannibalism.  Uber dark but great.

            I'm now in the middle of "Blood Meridian" but haven't picked that up in a little bit.

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                 @DrLeadFoot

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            • jc43089J
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              Recently read Truck, and Population 485 by Michael Perry.

              2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
              3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
              '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

              '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

              '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
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              • KaiserRollsK
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                I don't read.

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                • Ryan...R
                  Ryan...R
                  Ryan...
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                  Snap ( I ❤ M50) said:

                  Maximum Boost is excellent.  Simple enough to appeal to the novice auto enthusiast, technical enough to keep a well educated enthusiast interested. 

                  Good to know, i'll be picking it up then.

                  DrLeadFoot said:

                  I recently read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"   I couldn't put it down.  Life after a nuclear war.  Cannibalism.  Uber dark but great.

                  I'm now in the middle of "Blood Meridian" but haven't picked that up in a little bit.

                  The Road sounds very interesting, I'll have to search for a kindle version...

                  2021 Gladiator Willys -- 6 speed manual, 33" Falken AT, 3/4" level

                  2021 Low Rider S -- Stage 2, 117hp/128ft lbs

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                  • patsbimmer1P
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                    One of my all time favorites is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.  It's a great story told through the eyes of a dog about his owner who is an aspiring racer and falls on hard times.  The story telling is compelling enough to keep non-auto people interested but has enough car speak in it to satisfy us gear heads.

                    Another favorite is On the Road by Jack Kerouac and if you haven't read this one yet you definitely need to!

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                      patsbimmer1 said:

                      One of my all time favorites is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.  It's a great story told through the eyes of a dog about his owner who is an aspiring racer and falls on hard times.  The story telling is compelling enough to keep non-auto people interested but has enough car speak in it to satisfy us gear heads.

                      Another favorite is On the Road by Jack Kerouac and if you haven't read this one yet you definitely need to!

                      Fiction or Non-fiction? I may give that one a shot

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                      • patsbimmer1P
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                        It's fiction.  I am not a frequent reader but this really sucked me in.  I was also able to get my wife to read it and she really enjoyed it as well.  There are little gems in the story that you will appreciate such as the main character works as a service advisor in a BMW garage and his dog's name is Enzo.

                        2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                        07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                        97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                        95 325is *sold*
                        93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                        BMWCCA #473306

                        Instagram @patsbimmer1

                        AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                        "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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