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      03-26-2008, 12:30 PM   #1
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Just Want to say Thanks!!

I had posted a topic last week about getting a car for my college graduation present from my dad (I know I am a lucky guy)… Well my dad wanted me to get the G37s and he pretty much told me that we were not going to go the BMW route, because he thought the car would be going at a premium, and for some reason just had a bad attitude about BMW’s in general…Well I kept bugging him and then I showed him 1addicts.com and after he sat down and read over the forums for about 2-3 nights he unenthusiastically went to go test drive the 135i with me… HE LOVED IT… as a matter of fact we ordered one the next day and he even is thinking about getting one for himself. :thumbup: Get this…on the way home from the dealer he leaned over and said… “That car (135i) I think is a better car than my corvette (2008)”.
So I just want to say thanks because if it wasn’t for you and this awesome forum I would be just another driver in my G37 left in the dust by all of you and your 1ers.
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      03-26-2008, 01:08 PM   #2
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We are simply here to open minds.

Glad it worked! :headbang:
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      03-26-2008, 01:10 PM   #3
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Wow scored higher in seats of the pants then a ls3 vette? Not bad!!
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      03-26-2008, 01:11 PM   #4
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SWEET.....Congrats.........be very careful driving the 135. It doesn't like anything less than 80 mph........Keep a good hold onto the reins or you'll get yourself in big trouble.......cool...good luck
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      03-26-2008, 01:26 PM   #5
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Yeah!! Another one (possibly two) CORRUPTED!!! :wink:

Please be careful in your new car!
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      03-26-2008, 01:29 PM   #6
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SWEET.....Congrats.........be very careful driving the 135. It doesn't like anything less than 80 mph........Keep a good hold onto the reins or you'll get yourself in big trouble.......cool...good luck
+1. Great story. But seriously ... the car doesn't want to be driven slower than 80 ... it is only happy around 90 -110 or more. take is slowly till you feel comfortable and have fun!

congrats again!
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      03-26-2008, 01:56 PM   #7
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we all appreciate the thanks...but I hope you have been thanking your pops so much he's telling you to shut up!
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      03-26-2008, 02:00 PM   #8
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you are lucky to have such an awesome dad who is both open minded and giving.

When you get a chance try a local auto x with an instructor and keep the racing on the track.

congrats and good luck!
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      03-26-2008, 02:26 PM   #9
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You don't need one more nanny, and I was driving a '67 XKE when I graduated college so I can't throw stones. So I offer this in the sincere spirit of a fellow car nut with another few decades of experience:
The 135i is so not an entry-level car. These levels of performance surpass all-out racecars of just a generation ago. Other than the brakes, there are no performance limits of the car that can be safely explored on the street. On the other hand this is going to be one amazing track car. So the next step is to get your dad to host some father/son trackdays. A dozen days on the race track will have the beneficial effects of elevating your driving skills to something approximating the car's capabilities, giving you a sense of the cars limits, and surpressing the temptation to use the car the way it was designed on public roads!
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      03-26-2008, 02:33 PM   #10
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Track days are for sure.... I have grown up in a racing family, i have raced motocross for 10 yrs and actually i am in the professional class now.. i also started racing go-karts when i was young with my dad so i do have racing experience. Thanks again and on another note this will not be my everyday driver (Just nice days)......
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22yo getting a $38k car and not even your DD no less, must be nice!
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      03-26-2008, 02:47 PM   #12
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yeah I have been blessed with a great Family...DD is a 1998 Dodge Dakota, mainly going to drive that because i don't want to take the 135 downtown and park it on the street.
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      03-26-2008, 03:13 PM   #13
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Congrats for you... I was thinking you were 18 and graduating from High School at first! Now that would be insane!

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you and your dad can pay me later :-)
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      03-26-2008, 04:26 PM   #15
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The car is so much fun driving fast, rowing the gears and going through the corners.
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      03-28-2008, 11:39 PM   #16
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Track days are for sure.... I have grown up in a racing family, i have raced motocross for 10 yrs and actually i am in the professional class now.. i also started racing go-karts when i was young with my dad so i do have racing experience.
Fantastic. Pardon the nanny tone, this sounds like a perfect car for you.

Don't know much about what cars would be classed with a 1er for One Lap but conceptually this seems like a potentially terrific candidate.
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22yo getting a $38k car and not even your DD no less, must be nice!
im 18 and my 135i is on the way...
im lucky and im a good kid...
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