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Ferris, what am I going to do with you? Of course it's Maserati. Every car guy knows that. The question is, or was, does fastcar? And yes, you have him pegged. No problem, I'll set him up again. I have to admit that I find his belief that people are impressed by cars entertaining. And I question why he picked the F430 of all cars to try to impress us with? It's an aging supercar, so 2004. My best guess is that he picked it because he could spell it without fouling it up.Maserati is the name.
He’s a liar. He might have the diecast version, but even that I doubt.
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I like the M5. But you still can't pull stumps with it like I can with the RoadMaster!I’ll take my M5 any day. Fast and versatile. PLUS I can put clients in it, something slowcar doesn’t have.
Geez…and to think I was feeling fly about my new Chrysler 300 limited…I skipped the hemi so I wouldn’t contribute excessively to the oil shortage…
Bondguy…thanks for your internet research…and you pretending to be a BMW expert…I’ve owned a few…they are OK… but the 88 I sold to ferris was a POS…the dash was cracked in 14 differnet places. I’m glad he is still driving it though
LOL…996TT, E63…not that it matters.
did you ever buy that dash cap for the old BMW?? I'm really truely glad you are still driving it though...frugal retarded little man!Jonesness, you outed yourself as non car guy by the derisive way you described an iconic car as well as by describing the car in question as being Antricite. Those of us who really did own these cars when they were new know thing or two about them. Yet, I'm certainly no expert on these cars. And yes, Obviously, I did use the net to verify the low production numbers. But geez, this car was produced 20 years ago! I have a good memory, but not that good. Just to keep the record straight I've never owned an 88 M5. In 1988, for all practical purposes there were no M5s to be had. So I went for the much more compliant for everyday use 535I. White with a red gut. As I recall it was an poor example of German reliability. I eventually forgave BMW and went on to buy 8 additional BMW products including six bikes and my current Mini Cooper S. Somewhere in the mix was another 5 series. Jones, I gave you plausibility that you were just kidding around and picked a car out of thin air to club ferris with. We should leave it at that, because if you're seriously pushing an Antricite 88 M5 on us, well then, you look as non credible as fastcar with his f430. So let's just leave it as a joke where of all the cars you could have picked to describe as a worthless beater, you picked one of the few that is anything but. One last word here about cars. I am your typical client. I'm 50 plus, I've got money, and I've been around the block a few times when it comes to making big money. I am your target market. And I am also a life long car guy. From the 67 Goat (Look it up)convertible of my youth to my 07 Cooper S. I tell you that to tell you this: I appreciate cars but I am not impressed by them. I sincerely hope that some of you do own F430s and 996TTs(even though the 997 is a faster car). And i hope you bought them to enjoy them. Because that's what they are for. This is a hard business and if this your reward well then you should have it. But as far as being impressed, not even close. And neither is anyone in my age group. So for what's worth, you can take that or leave it. As for me, the clients NEVER see the toys. And even though through much of my career there has been foreign high end nameplates in the fleet, come appointment time at the client's house or biz, the Jeep or the Towncar got the nod. Nothing beats good old american iron for gaining the client's trust and signing them up. Yeah, it's the old buy a Grand Marquis and watch your close rate improve. Sounds stupid. But it's not.Bondguy…thanks for your internet research…and you pretending to be a BMW expert…I’ve owned a few…they are OK… but the 88 I sold to ferris was a POS…the dash was cracked in 14 differnet places. I’m glad he is still driving it though
I’ve got two 1971 GTOs…a hardtop and a convertible. (The droptop has a 455HO, and is a twelve second car as it sits.) I’m happy as a clam with what I’ve got, and that’s all that’s important to me.
Very nice!I’ve got two 1971 GTOs…a hardtop and a convertible. (The droptop has a 455HO, and is a twelve second car as it sits.) I’m happy as a clam with what I’ve got, and that’s all that’s important to me.
[quote=iceco1d]Speaking of cars…anyone have a real life look at the new GT-R yet? The new GT2? Both are unbelievably sexy IMO!
I bought a first model year 350Z (In Service Date: Dec. 02), and I will never buy another first model year car again! Got plenty of looks, really sharp car for a shade under 40K, and could hang with cars that cost half again as much...but boy oh boy did I ever buy Nissan's Guinea Pig! 3x Replaced transmissions 3x Replaced rear axles 2x New Bose head units 1x New gas tank release lever 1x New trunk release lever 1x Recalled fuel lines 3x New window motors & rollers (2 on one side, 1 on the other) 2x Front tires smoked in under 4K miles due to factory camber SNAFU + tire feathering I *think* that's all! Good thing I'm going more conservative for a year or two while I ease into this career (and get married), they can work the bugs out on the 2009 model year suckers :-)[/quote] All that and you kept the car. More power to you. I've had two manufacurer buy backs. To their credit FoMoCo stepped to the plate and did the right thing without a fight. A motorhome manufacturer, on the other hand, had to be taken to the mat. Turns out lemon laws don't cover motorhomes. I had to sue them under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. The gist of it was a consumer has the expectation that a product should work for its intended purpose. With a briefcase full of repair, hotel, rental car, and towing receipts the manufacturer, facing triple damages, settled. I especially liked the $1100 dollar towing bill to pull my motorhome off the hammer lane of I-95 North in Delaware. One of many misadventures the kids still talk about , good for a laugh now.They had a bad day yesterday. Give them some time.Our two resident posers are pretty quiet…
Joe, I've been waiting for you to check in here. The 99 Seina LX with tan interior is truly an exceptional vehicle.[quote=Ferris Bueller] [quote=Jonesness] I sold my 1988 anthricite M5 to Bueller for $8200 12 years ago…I cant believe you are still driving that old beater…you wanker.[/quote]
hardly, mine is an 07[/quote]
My '99 Toyota Sienna (LX edition with rare original tan interior, AM/FM Cassette stereo) trumps all you pikers. I rock!
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That jingle has been rolling around in my head ever since this thread veered off course into a car discussion...Never been to the forum..never going to the forum...dont need it to validate anything little man. Apparently you do...you 20 year old Bmw driver..you. Back to the thread...are we at bottom yet?? I say NO....not even close.I’m sure you already have the url, I just wanted to make it easier for you.
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[quote=Greenbacks]Can we get this car back on topic.
That being the bottom forum! [/quote] How about that new Smart car? And just to clear this up, I was bragging about the Roadbastard. Dobe already outed me on that.OK, you win. You have, had, I've lost track, the only Antracite in color 88 BMW M5 on the planet. We good now?Roadmaster driver…the M5 is anthricite… FYI…thats the color…LOSER
Bumping this thread back to the top and attempting to veer it back onto the subject. I’m curious as to what overall advisor sentiment is given what’s happened in the past six weeks and the numbers we’ve seen since March 13th. We haven’t heard much from MC Lovin, fastcar, jonesness or my trusty counterweight Broker 7 and I’m particularly curious how they see the changing landscape. We’ve certainly still got a lot of bad news with expensive oil, a weak dollar, GDP at a near standstill and speculation that the fed will cut once or twice more before short rates bottom. Housing is still a mess as are subprime mortgages. Banks and Wall Street firms have taken huge writedowns and many have received transfusions to survive the blood loss.
Against this backdrop, the Dow has managed to rise over a thousand points since mid-March and I'm honestly curious as to what everyone thinks about that, knowing that the market is usually a leading indicator. Bears, what say ye? Is Doberman the only one left to be the voice of caution here? We are far from out of the woods here and I'm surprised, given all the negatives we're still hearing about and witnessing, that the bearish sentiment has retreated from this board so quickly. Speak up, people!!!