Oh the pain!!

pumaknight · 01-30-2008, 06:54 AM

Oh the pain, the pain is almost unbearable - how do you all cope?

You order a car one that you have researched so completely. You spend a couple of hours in the dealership speccing your dream, only to be told that you have to wait for a few months to take delivery.

It is a cruel cruel world we live in where you have to wait such a long time!!

Ah well, "character building" as my mum used to say, and will heighten the joy come delivery day.......oh the pain!!!

larryn · 01-30-2008, 07:02 AM

This site is more of a support group these days. Hang in there, mate and step off the ledge, back into the window. :wink:

ChrisK · 01-30-2008, 07:09 AM

Tell me about it...

pumaknight · 01-30-2008, 07:10 AM

BMWeber · 01-30-2008, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by larryn

This site is more of a support group these days. Hang in there, mate and step off the ledge, back into the window. :wink:

Hi my name is Brad and I have A problem

SA135i · 01-30-2008, 08:52 AM

pumaknight, you are better off than most other here (or on second thoughts perhaps that should be worse off) as you have had the privilege of getting to drive the car first. But we all share your pain and know exactly what you are going through.

TunedM2C · 01-30-2008, 09:13 AM

Yeah, I don't feel so bad for you because you actually have driven it whereas most of us have only seen it online.

pumaknight · 01-30-2008, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SA135i

pumaknight, you are better off than most other here (or on second thoughts perhaps that should be worse off) as you have had the privilege of getting to drive the car first. But we all share your pain and know exactly what you are going through.

Oh I would go for worse off - "Tis better to have loved and lost then not to have loved at all" as the saying goes - well that is total BS. If you haven't oved, then you don't know what you are missing. And I now know what I am missing big time..... :wink:

peppebmw · 01-30-2008, 09:17 AM

The only thing keeping me from going crazy is knowing that I have two lease payments left on my Audi and that it is still winter here in the NE. I am the most impatient person in the world! I just keep wondering what it will feel like the first time I get in my one. I truly hope I will not be dissapointed.

SA135i · 01-30-2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by pumaknight

Oh I would go for worse off - "Tis better to have loved and lost then not to have loved at all" as the saying goes - well that is total BS. If you haven't oved, then you don't know what you are missing. And I now know what I am missing big time..... :wink:

I have not had a chance to drive the 1er yet, but I have had the honour of sitting in one, but I did at least get a test drive in the 335i and that was awesome, so I can partly place myself in your predicament. I wanted to go back for a further dose of the 335 this week so that it was not complete "cold turkey", however some tonsil test drove it this weekend and bashed it a little so it is in for repairs. I at least got a step closer today as I received my VIN :thumbup:

spudw · 01-30-2008, 09:46 AM

Well, if it makes you all feel better, my unbridled enthusiasm of more that 18 months will continue well beyond the intro of the 1er. We have a 2006 Odessey that, according to the "Minister of Finance", needs to be paid off before I can trade 3 Series for a 1er. So I'll be watching all the 2008s and possibly all the 2009s motor around before I can actually get my own. The only solace I take from my situation is that I'll benefit from the inevitable minor improvements that work their way into a car in the second and third model years... Cold comfort though...

Dave · 01-30-2008, 09:52 AM

i just keep selling stuff to keep me entertained about modding the car and possibly being able to pay cash for the car...

so far the sti is gone (2007)
then the motorcycle last week
and all the gear

sold all useless electronics...all the ps2's old xboxs and psp and old dvds
and ebayed old jackets

kind of running out of things to ebay

i may start selling my wine collection lol

51 days!

oh and i call bmw usa 3 times a day to check the status
and yes my wife thinks i have issues.

pumaknight · 01-30-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by spudwest

Well, if it makes you all feel better, my unbridled enthusiasm of more that 18 months will continue well beyond the intro of the 1er. We have a 2006 Odessey that, according to the "Minister of Finance", needs to be paid off before I can trade 3 Series for a 1er. So I'll be watching all the 2008s and possibly all the 2009s motor around before I can actually get my own. The only solace I take from my situation is that I'll benefit from the inevitable minor improvements that work their way into a car in the second and third model years... Cold comfort though...

Oh I do feel your pain there - been there, got the tee shirt!

What is an Oddessy - is it a nice car?

SA135i · 01-30-2008, 09:54 AM

spudwest, such discipline.

Although I guess if "she who must be obeyed" has spoken then I guess you will just have to wait it out.

TunedM2C · 01-30-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by izzodesh

kind of running out of things to ebay

Can you make due with only one kidney?

Dave · 01-30-2008, 10:33 AM

or the wife can do one of those egg things?

haha

dont need the extra cash per say.. but the price of gas is freaking me out...
last time i filled up (besides the motorcycle) was a logn time ago and gad was barley over 2$
...

so a full tank will be about $45 right?

arghh
93 octane

plexiglass · 01-30-2008, 11:09 AM

Oh the pain......we are all waiting for the comfy chair and the fluffy pillows but for now the production number is just like we have been given a shoe....

he hath given us a shoe.......

dclee1 · 01-30-2008, 11:19 AM

I feel you guys...i'm dreading how much worse the 2 -month wait after I get to sample my 1er on the Autobahn will be

cracka · 01-30-2008, 12:24 PM

To say "I feel your pain" would be both a terrible understatement and a Bill Clinton quote, so I won't bother. But, I can say this...

1addicts is the first and last site I check every day.
I hit the "New Posts" link at the top of the site about 50x a day, and I read everything. Including the regional forums. Even Canada, eh?
I gleefully update my sig pic every time my order status changes.
When calling the BMW 800# for the 50th time, I distinctly heard the automated front-end voice sigh "You again?"
I know the color combinations of a good 10 1addicts people off the top of my head.
I have a strong desire to learn German.
I just entered my VIN into the WW tracking site. From memory.
I'm about to clean up the garage. If you saw my garage, you'd understand why this is profound.
I saw angel eyes in my cereal. Nevermind that they're Cheerios.
March 22? I'm mad that it's a leap year.

Yes, I think I understand. :wink:

Khobin~ · 01-30-2008, 12:42 PM

Can the pain be any worse then placing that order...waiting about a week, and then finding out that things just aren't going to work for what you wanted...

...I still come on this forum like 3-4 times a day...I'm not even getting a 1-series anymore...:iono:

...But on Saturday I'll get to know my "fast" a little better...but the VW forums just aren't the same...:biggrin::drinking:

NJKSC27 · 01-30-2008, 12:54 PM

oh trust me i feel the pain

so far.....

- i have been yelled out by my boss (also my uncle) for being on the site
- yelled at by my GF for being on this site too much
- missed an appointment cause i was waiting for responses to a thread
- used the site as a nice tool for education purposes
- pretty much had every emotion possible over the past months of reading different topics and issues
- set 1addicts as my home page :eyebulge:
- know the brochure my heart

etc....

i can go on but i feel like a real winner now

TP 135i · 01-30-2008, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by izzodesh

i may start selling my wine collection lol

Suggest you drink the wine collection....the time may pass faster.

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pumaknight Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 280 Posts Drives: Currently Seat Leon Cupra FR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Oh the pain!! Oh the pain, the pain is almost unbearable - how do you all cope? You order a car one that you have researched so completely. You spend a couple of hours in the dealership speccing your dream, only to be told that you have to wait for a few months to take delivery. It is a cruel cruel world we live in where you have to wait such a long time!! Ah well, "character building" as my mum used to say, and will heighten the joy come delivery day.......oh the pain!!!
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larryn Lieutenant General 2146 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	This site is more of a support group these days. Hang in there, mate and step off the ledge, back into the window. :wink:
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SA135i First Lieutenant 14 Rep 333 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (0)	pumaknight, you are better off than most other here (or on second thoughts perhaps that should be worse off) as you have had the privilege of getting to drive the car first. But we all share your pain and know exactly what you are going through. __________________ "But don't be surprised if you completely forget about your passengers when driving this car. You will be mesmerised by the feel of the fat, well-weighted steering wheel in your hands, the sound from the specially tuned exhaust, and the in-gear acceleration that will have you grinning like a loon...." TopCar magazine (SA)
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TunedM2C Brigadier General 828 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: 2016 LBB M2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (2)	Yeah, I don't feel so bad for you because you actually have driven it whereas most of us have only seen it online.
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peppebmw Lieutenant 21 Rep 412 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X3 M40i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: middle of CT iTrader: (1)	The only thing keeping me from going crazy is knowing that I have two lease payments left on my Audi and that it is still winter here in the NE. I am the most impatient person in the world! I just keep wondering what it will feel like the first time I get in my one. I truly hope I will not be dissapointed. __________________ 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth 2021 Jeep Wrangler JLU Sport S 2022 RE Continental GT 650
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spudw Major 70 Rep 1,305 Posts Drives: 2009 128i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (0)	Well, if it makes you all feel better, my unbridled enthusiasm of more that 18 months will continue well beyond the intro of the 1er. We have a 2006 Odessey that, according to the "Minister of Finance", needs to be paid off before I can trade 3 Series for a 1er. So I'll be watching all the 2008s and possibly all the 2009s motor around before I can actually get my own. The only solace I take from my situation is that I'll benefit from the inevitable minor improvements that work their way into a car in the second and third model years... Cold comfort though... __________________ 2009 BMW 128i ~ Jet Black ~ Sport Package ~ Sunroof ~ USB Integration ~ Delivered on October 14, 2009
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Dave formerly izzo/comeback 287 Rep 3,382 Posts Drives: 2016 RC 350 F Sport Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 135i [6.80]	i just keep selling stuff to keep me entertained about modding the car and possibly being able to pay cash for the car... so far the sti is gone (2007) then the motorcycle last week and all the gear sold all useless electronics...all the ps2's old xboxs and psp and old dvds and ebayed old jackets kind of running out of things to ebay i may start selling my wine collection lol 51 days! oh and i call bmw usa 3 times a day to check the status and yes my wife thinks i have issues. __________________ BMW CCA # 418268
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01-30-2008, 09:54 AM	#14
SA135i First Lieutenant 14 Rep 333 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (0)	spudwest, such discipline. Although I guess if "she who must be obeyed" has spoken then I guess you will just have to wait it out. __________________ "But don't be surprised if you completely forget about your passengers when driving this car. You will be mesmerised by the feel of the fat, well-weighted steering wheel in your hands, the sound from the specially tuned exhaust, and the in-gear acceleration that will have you grinning like a loon...." TopCar magazine (SA)
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Dave formerly izzo/comeback 287 Rep 3,382 Posts Drives: 2016 RC 350 F Sport Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 135i [6.80]	or the wife can do one of those egg things? haha dont need the extra cash per say.. but the price of gas is freaking me out... last time i filled up (besides the motorcycle) was a logn time ago and gad was barley over 2$ ... so a full tank will be about $45 right? arghh 93 octane __________________ BMW CCA # 418268
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plexiglass Private First Class 22 Rep 144 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	Oh the pain......we are all waiting for the comfy chair and the fluffy pillows but for now the production number is just like we have been given a shoe.... he hath given us a shoe.......
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dclee1 Lieutenant 21 Rep 469 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	I feel you guys...i'm dreading how much worse the 2 -month wait after I get to sample my 1er on the Autobahn will be
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cracka Captain 26 Rep 780 Posts Drives: VO 1M Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DFW iTrader: (0)	To say "I feel your pain" would be both a terrible understatement and a Bill Clinton quote, so I won't bother. But, I can say this... 1addicts is the first and last site I check every day. I hit the "New Posts" link at the top of the site about 50x a day, and I read everything. Including the regional forums. Even Canada, eh? I gleefully update my sig pic every time my order status changes. When calling the BMW 800# for the 50th time, I distinctly heard the automated front-end voice sigh "You again?" I know the color combinations of a good 10 1addicts people off the top of my head. I have a strong desire to learn German. I just entered my VIN into the WW tracking site. From memory. I'm about to clean up the garage. If you saw my garage, you'd understand why this is profound. I saw angel eyes in my cereal. Nevermind that they're Cheerios. March 22? I'm mad that it's a leap year. Yes, I think I understand. :wink:
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Khobin~ First Lieutenant 14 Rep 312 Posts Drives: Join Date: Aug 2007 iTrader: (0)	Can the pain be any worse then placing that order...waiting about a week, and then finding out that things just aren't going to work for what you wanted... ...I still come on this forum like 3-4 times a day...I'm not even getting a 1-series anymore...:iono: ...But on Saturday I'll get to know my "fast" a little better...but the VW forums just aren't the same...:biggrin::drinking:
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NJKSC27 automobile aficionado 111 Rep 1,021 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (0)	oh trust me i feel the pain so far..... - i have been yelled out by my boss (also my uncle) for being on the site - yelled at by my GF for being on this site too much - missed an appointment cause i was waiting for responses to a thread - used the site as a nice tool for education purposes - pretty much had every emotion possible over the past months of reading different topics and issues - set 1addicts as my home page :eyebulge: - know the brochure my heart etc.... i can go on but i feel like a real winner now
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