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09-02-2023, 12:08 AM
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There and back again
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: 2003 BMW 325xiT; looking for a new fun car
Location: New York
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If you're not in NJ, you probably have no idea how screwed up our MVC (what we call our DMV) is. It is a combination of political appointees at the top and [un]civil servants at the bottom. Every 10 years or so (since at least the mid-1970's when I began paying attention) they all get hauled off to prison. It is so corrupt that 'inspection' these days consists of having an up-to-date registration and no 'check engine' light. Period. Anyway, it got to the point that I was in an MVC office and had the Deputy Chief Administrator (the "top of the food chain" because the Chief Adminstrator was removed - see above comment about prison) on the phone. He flat-out told the MVC agent I was dealing with to register my Atom and she refused. He later left me a voicemail that said "Go register it in another state - that's what I did with my pickup truck." I kit you not... So I went and found a no-inspection, no-front-plate state and gave them the sales tax money. NJ's loss. |
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09-11-2023, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethesda, MD
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2011 M3 2006 Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison 2004 X5 3.0i 6MT 1995 M3 S50B32 1990 325is 1989 M3 S54B32 Hers: 1989 325iX 1996 911 Turbo 
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09-11-2023, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Yeah that thing is pretty nuts. A pretty strong endorsement of the basic E39 platform.
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09-18-2023, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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10-25-2023, 03:51 PM
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Old Fart
Join Date: Oct 2005
Carmudgeonly Ride: T4R,GTI
Location: San Diego
Posts: 8,447
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A Taycan GTS wagon drove by me on the freeway and it sounded like it had an ICE.
Anyone know if there is some sort of sound setting? seems odd that I could hear it at freeway speeds though since I would think it would be for slow speed pedestrians. |
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10-25-2023, 04:58 PM
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Apparently there is an Electric Sport Sound as an option:
https://electrek.co/2019/09/16/porsc...n-motor-noise/ |
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10-25-2023, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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10-25-2023, 05:08 PM
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Old Fart
Join Date: Oct 2005
Carmudgeonly Ride: T4R,GTI
Location: San Diego
Posts: 8,447
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thanks
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10-25-2023, 05:21 PM
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Solving problems
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: GTI-LR4-718
Location: Metro Boston
Posts: 24,848
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Sounds a LOT better than the i4 M40i sounded inside.
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10-25-2023, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Wow I never knew they had that, I like it ... here is a You tube clip showing it under different scenario's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeUjeaCrxT8 |
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