On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:27:34 -0400, DK
wrote:

Richard Casady wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:48:08 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

"DK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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That BMW email recommended "techron" as a fuel additive. To the best of
my knowledge, Chevron is the only brand of gasoline that is advertised to
contain techron.

http://www.chevron.com/products/ourfuels/chevwtech/

Eisboch
I have two and didn't receive any email. Did you get one?

Nope. But, we don't have any BMW's anymore.

Eisboch


I have owned two BMW's. One cost three hundred, the other seven
hundred.

Casady

In monthly repair bills? Seriously, I have been leasing for years now
so I can avoid those problems and if something does need repair, it's
covered and I have a free loaner while it's in the shop.

The sixty-six only cost 2500 new.

Casady

Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:27:34 -0400, DK
wrote:

Richard Casady wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:48:08 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

"DK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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That BMW email recommended "techron" as a fuel additive. To the best of
my knowledge, Chevron is the only brand of gasoline that is advertised to
contain techron.

http://www.chevron.com/products/ourfuels/chevwtech/

Eisboch
I have two and didn't receive any email. Did you get one?

Nope. But, we don't have any BMW's anymore.

Eisboch

I have owned two BMW's. One cost three hundred, the other seven
hundred.

Casady
In monthly repair bills? Seriously, I have been leasing for years now
so I can avoid those problems and if something does need repair, it's
covered and I have a free loaner while it's in the shop.

The sixty-six only cost 2500 new.

Casady


I bought a 2002ti for under $2400 new, back when it was new. It's about
what it was worth, then...and now. All the high-end German family cars I
have looked at in recent years seem grossly overpriced and overly
complicated. You have to work pretty hard to find a mid-range vehicle
that offers more than the Japanese offer these days. Of course, if you
have a really short dick and are in desperate need of making sure people
"notice* you when you pull into the supermarket parking lot, a nice "7"
series BMW will do, for the two people in the parking lot who give a
crap anymore about that sort of stuff.

No offense to any current, past or future "overdone" BMW owners, of
course. :)

"HK" wrote in message
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I bought a 2002ti for under $2400 new, back when it was new. It's about
what it was worth, then...and now. All the high-end German family cars I
have looked at in recent years seem grossly overpriced and overly
complicated. You have to work pretty hard to find a mid-range vehicle that
offers more than the Japanese offer these days. Of course, if you have a
really short dick and are in desperate need of making sure people "notice*
you when you pull into the supermarket parking lot, a nice "7" series BMW
will do, for the two people in the parking lot who give a crap anymore
about that sort of stuff.

No offense to any current, past or future "overdone" BMW owners, of
course. :)


I briefly owned an '01 BMW 750iL. Black on black, no chrome, thick,
bullet resistant, dark tinted glass, 12 cylinder. The car was absolutely a
dream to drive anywhere long distance, like to Florida and back, but
otherwise I rarely drove it.

I can honestly say I didn't buy it to be "noticed". I bought it because I
liked it. So, no offense taken.

Mrs.E. also briefly owned an '06 version of the 750iL. Not anywhere as
nice as the '01. It also had the infamous BMW "I-Drive" system that drove
both of us nuts. What were they thinking?

I've pretty much gone full circle with automobiles. Other than the Porsche,
which still does not cease to amaze me, there really isn't any car out
there, new or old, that captures my interest. My little Ranger truck does
the job fine.

Even losing interest in the GTO and the old Ford convertible Galaxie.

Eisboch

On Jul 26, 8:47*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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I bought a 2002ti for under $2400 new, back when it was new. It's about
what it was worth, then...and now. All the high-end German family cars I
have looked at in recent years seem grossly overpriced and overly
complicated. You have to work pretty hard to find a mid-range vehicle that
offers more than the Japanese offer these days. Of course, if you have a
really short dick and are in desperate need of making sure people "notice*
you when you pull into the supermarket parking lot, a nice "7" series BMW
will do, for the two people in the parking lot who give a crap anymore
about that sort of stuff.

No offense to any current, past or future "overdone" BMW owners, of
course. *:)

I briefly owned an '01 *BMW 750iL. * Black on black, *no chrome, thick,
bullet resistant, dark tinted glass, 12 cylinder. *The car was absolutely a
dream to drive anywhere long distance, like to Florida and back, but
otherwise I rarely drove it.

I can honestly say I didn't buy it to be "noticed". * I bought it because I
liked it. *So, no offense taken.

Mrs.E. also briefly owned an '06 version of the 750iL. * Not anywhere as
nice as the '01. *It also had the infamous BMW "I-Drive" system that drove
both of us nuts. * What were they thinking?

I've pretty much gone full circle with automobiles. *Other than the Porsche,
which still does not cease to amaze me, there really isn't any car out
there, new or old, that captures my interest. * My little Ranger truck does
the job fine.

Even losing interest in the GTO and the old Ford convertible Galaxie.

Eisboch

You learned well Grasshopper. Material things are ofter easy to
buy............they do not however often bring happiness to ones
life. ;-)

"JimH" wrote in message
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You learned well Grasshopper. Material things are ofter easy to
buy............they do not however often bring happiness to ones
life. ;-)

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Wrong, Pilgrim.

I didn't "learn" anything. The material things I own or have owned were
purchased because they interested me and I enjoyed them. Some still
interest me. Some have served their time.

I like trying different things. Keeps life interesting.

Eisboch

On Jul 26, 9:20*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message

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You learned well Grasshopper. * *Material things are ofter easy to
buy............they do not however often bring happiness to ones
life. * ;-)

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Wrong, Pilgrim.

I didn't "learn" anything. * The material things I own or have owned were
purchased because they interested me and I enjoyed them. *Some still
interest me. *Some have served their time.

I like trying different things. *Keeps life interesting.

Eisboch


One day you may learn, although I think you already have but will not
admit.

Carry on Grasshopper.

On Jul 26, 8:47*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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I bought a 2002ti for under $2400 new, back when it was new. It's about
what it was worth, then...and now. All the high-end German family cars I
have looked at in recent years seem grossly overpriced and overly
complicated. You have to work pretty hard to find a mid-range vehicle that
offers more than the Japanese offer these days. Of course, if you have a
really short dick and are in desperate need of making sure people "notice*
you when you pull into the supermarket parking lot, a nice "7" series BMW
will do, for the two people in the parking lot who give a crap anymore
about that sort of stuff.

No offense to any current, past or future "overdone" BMW owners, of
course. *:)

I briefly owned an '01 *BMW 750iL. * Black on black, *no chrome, thick,
bullet resistant, dark tinted glass, 12 cylinder. *The car was absolutely a
dream to drive anywhere long distance, like to Florida and back, but
otherwise I rarely drove it.

I can honestly say I didn't buy it to be "noticed". * I bought it because I
liked it. *So, no offense taken.

Mrs.E. also briefly owned an '06 version of the 750iL. * Not anywhere as
nice as the '01. *It also had the infamous BMW "I-Drive" system that drove
both of us nuts. * What were they thinking?

I've pretty much gone full circle with automobiles. *Other than the Porsche,
which still does not cease to amaze me, there really isn't any car out
there, new or old, that captures my interest. * My little Ranger truck does
the job fine.

Even losing interest in the GTO and the old Ford convertible Galaxie.

Eisboch

NO!!!! NOT the goat or the galaxy!!!

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
I bought a 2002ti for under $2400 new, back when it was new. It's about
what it was worth, then...and now. All the high-end German family cars I
have looked at in recent years seem grossly overpriced and overly
complicated. You have to work pretty hard to find a mid-range vehicle that
offers more than the Japanese offer these days. Of course, if you have a
really short dick and are in desperate need of making sure people "notice*
you when you pull into the supermarket parking lot, a nice "7" series BMW
will do, for the two people in the parking lot who give a crap anymore
about that sort of stuff.

No offense to any current, past or future "overdone" BMW owners, of
course. :)


I briefly owned an '01 BMW 750iL. Black on black, no chrome, thick,
bullet resistant, dark tinted glass, 12 cylinder. The car was absolutely a
dream to drive anywhere long distance, like to Florida and back, but
otherwise I rarely drove it.

I can honestly say I didn't buy it to be "noticed". I bought it because I
liked it. So, no offense taken.

Mrs.E. also briefly owned an '06 version of the 750iL. Not anywhere as
nice as the '01. It also had the infamous BMW "I-Drive" system that drove
both of us nuts. What were they thinking?

I've pretty much gone full circle with automobiles. Other than the Porsche,
which still does not cease to amaze me, there really isn't any car out
there, new or old, that captures my interest. My little Ranger truck does
the job fine.

Even losing interest in the GTO and the old Ford convertible Galaxie.

Eisboch




One of my near neighbors bought a 760 something or other recently, and
he let me drive it. Well, it's a very nice car, to be sure, and very
fast, but you get into a schittload of trouble down here in Southern
Maryland if you exceed 150 mph on the highways! :) I think he paid in
the low six figures for the car. For that, he could have bought my old
Jag, which is still sitting in a "hermetically sealed warehouse," and
had a *real* sport car.

Seriously, I just can't see spending a ton of money on a new car. Most
cars today are pretty competent, and I suppose you buy whichever one you
like and can afford.

My wife is shopping for a new car. So far, she's got it narrowed down to
either a VW bug convertible *or* a Toyota FJ. The cars are so similar, I
can understand her liking both. :)

I like the Beetle, too, but I am subtly trying to convince her to buy
Japanese so I don't have to deal with German overengineering. Again.

On Jul 28, 9:02*am, hk wrote:


One of my near neighbors bought a 760 something or other recently, and
he let me drive it.

LOL.. Bull****!

Well, it's a very nice car, to be sure, and very
fast, but you get into a schittload of trouble down here in Southern
Maryland if you exceed 150 mph on the highways! :) I think he paid in
the low six figures for the car. For that, he could have bought my old
Jag, which is still sitting in a "hermetically sealed warehouse,"

Bull****!

and
had a *real* sport car.

Bull****, Bull****, Bull****..

On Jul 28, 10:32*am, wrote:
On Jul 28, 9:02*am, hk wrote:



One of my near neighbors bought a 760 something or other recently, and
he let me drive it.

LOL.. Bull****!

Well, it's a very nice car, to be sure, and very
fast, but you get into a schittload of trouble down here in Southern
Maryland if you exceed 150 mph on the highways! *:) I think he paid in
the low six figures for the car. For that, he could have bought my old
Jag, which is still sitting in a "hermetically sealed warehouse,"

Bull****!

and
had a *real* sport car.

Bull****, Bull****, Bull****..

Have you noticed that ANYTHING that is mentioned, Harry has it, does
it, much better and bigger than anybody else? I'd love to see a
picture that would prove the existence of that Jag in a "hermetically
sealed warehouse" along with his lobster boat, and some evidence of
his father's infamous trip across the Atlantic and back in a runabout
leading to a fireboat welcome in NYC!!!!

On another note, remember the before pics of the problem I had? I'll
be sending some updates soon.