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




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.

On Jul 28, 10:47*am, wrote:
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.

Cool, glad to hear things are coming back to normal... I will be
awaiting the pics. Hope CoolBreeze is doing better too. Is that clutch
hand out of the cast yet? If not, I have a bike that's one speed..
fun...

On Jul 28, 11:24*am, wrote:
On Jul 28, 10:47*am, wrote:





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.

Cool, glad to hear things are coming back to normal... *I will be
awaiting the pics. Hope CoolBreeze is doing better too. Is that clutch
hand out of the cast yet? If not, I have a bike that's one speed..
fun...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yep, she hasn't put the velcro cast for the clutch hand on in awhile,
it's still a little stiff. The throttle hand is coming along, she'll
need physical therapy on that, but it's a velcro cast now too. She got
in the pool yesterday evening, was good to see!

On Jul 28, 11:42*am, wrote:
On Jul 28, 11:24*am, wrote:





On Jul 28, 10:47*am, wrote:

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.

Cool, glad to hear things are coming back to normal... *I will be
awaiting the pics. Hope CoolBreeze is doing better too. Is that clutch
hand out of the cast yet? If not, I have a bike that's one speed..
fun...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yep, she hasn't put the velcro cast for the clutch hand on in awhile,
it's still a little stiff. The throttle hand is coming along, she'll
need physical therapy on that, but it's a velcro cast now too. She got
in the pool yesterday evening, was good to see!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's awesome man.. Now we just need to find someone about half way
between our houses with some property.. Looks like Roanoak is about 8
hours for each of us Any of you wrecked boaters live in VA? Wanna'
have a wrecked boats block party ??

wrote in message
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On Jul 28, 11:42 am, wrote:
On Jul 28, 11:24 am, wrote:





On Jul 28, 10:47 am, wrote:

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.

Cool, glad to hear things are coming back to normal... I will be
awaiting the pics. Hope CoolBreeze is doing better too. Is that clutch
hand out of the cast yet? If not, I have a bike that's one speed..
fun...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yep, she hasn't put the velcro cast for the clutch hand on in awhile,
it's still a little stiff. The throttle hand is coming along, she'll
need physical therapy on that, but it's a velcro cast now too. She got
in the pool yesterday evening, was good to see!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's awesome man.. Now we just need to find someone about half way
between our houses with some property.. Looks like Roanoak is about 8
hours for each of us Any of you wrecked boaters live in VA? Wanna'
have a wrecked boats block party ??

Somebody better alert the neighbours first.
They might have something to say about a motley, nasty crew of dwarfs
infesting the neighbourhood.

wrote in message
...


That's awesome man.. Now we just need to find someone about half way
between our houses with some property.. Looks like Roanoak is about 8
hours for each of us Any of you wrecked boaters live in VA? Wanna'
have a wrecked boats block party ??

--------------------------

Hmmmm .....

I am about due for a little trip in the Sprinter.


Eisboch

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:08:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jul 28, 11:42*am, wrote:
On Jul 28, 11:24*am, wrote:





On Jul 28, 10:47*am, wrote:

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.

Cool, glad to hear things are coming back to normal... *I will be
awaiting the pics. Hope CoolBreeze is doing better too. Is that clutch
hand out of the cast yet? If not, I have a bike that's one speed..
fun...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yep, she hasn't put the velcro cast for the clutch hand on in awhile,
it's still a little stiff. The throttle hand is coming along, she'll
need physical therapy on that, but it's a velcro cast now too. She got
in the pool yesterday evening, was good to see!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's awesome man.. Now we just need to find someone about half way
between our houses with some property.. Looks like Roanoak is about 8
hours for each of us Any of you wrecked boaters live in VA? Wanna'
have a wrecked boats block party ??

There used to be a big area just south of where I live that was full of
dirt bikers every weekend. Now it's called 'Kingstown'. Needless to say,
there's no room for the dirt bikers any more. I don't know where they ride
now. Hell, maybe they go to West Virginia someplace.