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He showed a lot more restraint driving through the (Caldecott?) tunnel than I would have |
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12-04-2020, 08:07 AM | #3292 | |
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12-04-2020, 08:12 AM | #3293 | |
I like BMWs
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What a beautiful car. I knew they were 7-figure cars at this point but seems like prices are even higher than I thought. I saw the former Elvis car that BMW restored and had on display when I was at the Zentrum in 2016 (side note... Trump Election Day of all days... grrr) - truly a work of art. It sounds amazing in those videos too.
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12-04-2020, 08:58 AM | #3294 |
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I have to admit that while I like the 507 a lot, it's hard for me to imagine buying a car from that era and in that price class that isn't the 300SL roadster.
Not that I can afford either of them. Edit: Still kicking myself for not buying a 190SL project when they were "affordable."
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12-04-2020, 10:43 AM | #3295 |
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12-04-2020, 10:49 AM | #3296 | |
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a) this is a 150hp engine. b) engine revs are, uh, mechanically limited. you don't really want to rev it out.
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12-04-2020, 11:26 AM | #3297 |
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The classic "interference-type" rev limiter
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12-09-2020, 08:59 AM | #3298 |
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Oh boy.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...arrera-gts-13/ Wow someone built a car for me and forgot to give it to me. EDIT: My one quibble with those neo-Fuchs is that the front offset looks weird. |
12-09-2020, 09:05 AM | #3299 | |
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12-09-2020, 09:33 AM | #3300 | |
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The only way this could be better is if it were a Cayman |
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