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      10-09-2008, 06:10 PM   #23
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^^^^Niiiiice.....I like it except for the fact that you dont have the performance front spoiler like me!
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Who the hell buys this car for their kid?

Unless of course, you are trying to get rid of the kid. I realize that about everyone on this board is probably under 25, but this is way too much car for anyone under 20. Whoever sold the car out from under junior probably saved his life. Yikes!
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are you saying the mustang whatever is safer than 135i?
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I realize that about everyone on this board is probably under 25...
Holy crap.

Now I really feel old. I'm 49! But at least I'm a young 49.

Just for kicks, everybody in this thread should post their age. Someone please admit to something over 30. Hey, what the... where's my Geritol?!
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^^^^Niiiiice.....I like it except for the fact that you dont have the performance front spoiler like me!
Thanks! I love the look of your car very much but - personally - I'd be terrified of scraping the front spoiler on speedbumps or deep inclines.

I saw - and heard - a 911 scrape the bottom of his front scoop coming off a steep downhill (in a parking lot, no less, and driving slowly!). The memory of the scaping sound still creeps me out. Afraid it spooked me on ground effects forever.

Have you posted larger photos of your car anywhere else on the forum?
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      10-09-2008, 09:40 PM   #28
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Honestly, the kid with the Mustang is probably now dead. If you drive 4000 miles in a 135 and then hop in a Shelby, you are probably going to fly out of a corner into a tree or brake too late and again... tree. I'm not bashing Mustangs by any means because I've driven enough to respect what they are capable of when you take off most of the Ford parts. I'm 29 by the way, so at least I'm over the 25.
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Thanks! I love the look of your car very much but - personally - I'd be terrified of scraping the front spoiler on speedbumps or deep inclines.

I saw - and heard - a 911 scrape the bottom of his front scoop coming off a steep downhill (in a parking lot, no less, and driving slowly!). The memory of the scaping sound still creeps me out. Afraid it spooked me on ground effects forever.

Have you posted larger photos of your car anywhere else on the forum?
Our GT3 scrapes on just about everything....it's a price you pay for driving a very low car with a lip. It's like nails on a chalk board every time, you just stop and want to cry.

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The dealer said the original sticker on the car was $43k or so. I told him I was interested in a new base for $37k. He asked if they can get the 08 to $37k would I be interested? I think for $37k I would considering the premium, nav and sport packages. Still planning to go see it tomorrow at this point.
Nah, that crap isnt worth it either even if they go $37k on it. The kid probably drove it hard and didn't break it in properly, and 08 nav sucks anyway. Me thinks you've just got car fever and want to drive off in something tommorow (today?)

I would just be patient and get the new 09. Hey once you sign the paperwork you've got to live with it for awhile, so make the right choice.:wink:
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MatthewDFW better pics here(note: it has black kidney's now and soon 3-piece Vorsteiners): http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...7&postcount=24

As far as the above car, I MIGHT do it for 37k...but probably not. I have not scraped anything with my spoiler....then again I am very careful when I drive. My greatest fear is parking to close to the concrete parking stops. And I have not even lowered the car yet!
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I just looked at that page....ALL of their internet prices are inflated....forget that...
They want 49k for this:
http://www.bmwofaustin.com/New-Inven...oryId=24527241
The internet prices they post are fairly bogus but they always have been. When you actually walk in there in person and deal on a new car they tend to be a lot more reasonable.

It may be a different story with used cars but I can't say enough good things about them when buying new.
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MatthewDFW better pics here (note: it has black kidney's now and soon 3-piece Vorsteiners): http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...7&postcount=24
Super nice! Photos taken at dealership?
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      10-10-2008, 03:19 PM   #34
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Our GT3 scrapes on just about everything....it's a price you pay for driving a very low car with a lip. It's like nails on a chalk board every time, you just stop and want to cry.
Yes! That's exactly the feeling!! And that's why I find myself parking abnormally far from the concrete stops in parking lots (see also adrean8j's post above). Irrational, but can't help it.

Lots of other forum members seem to agree - as I do - that getting the first dent, ding, or chip out of the way breaks the bad-mojo and let's you just get back to plain old driving. But that doesn't mean we look forward to it.
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Super nice! Photos taken at dealership?
The one from the rear was taken in front of the Dealership...the others were taken on the Roadtrip back from Atlanta to Hilton Head/Savannah area.
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Honestly, the kid with the Mustang is probably now dead.
Oh, man. I so agree with your take on the kid going from BMW/135i cornering to Ford/Shelby. I feel bad for the tree. Maybe, instead, he'll just rear-end a Prius.

Or - if he actually survives the Mustang - I do wonder if he'll ever mature enough to realize what he turned down. Like you, I have nothing against the Shelby. But it sure looks like a dumb choice to me.

Let's just hope he doesn't meet a BMW head-on going into a sharp corner; it would be a shame if he wrecked a real car.
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention 34 y/o....just so that Matthew doesnt feel like such an old fogey! Wink, wink!
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I'm 37 years old. I can't imagine being able to afford one of these cars at 25. I think I was driving a bright green Honda Del Sol at that point. It had 135 HP and was more fun to drive than just about anything else I've ever driven (except for my ZHP and forthcoming 135, of course). I still miss the roll down back window. It was perfect for ventilation on a winter day.
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I was driving a Red '86 Honda CRX Euro-spec...it was nice until I blew up the engine...LOL. Then got a E30....the rest was history...
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I'm 37 years old. I can't imagine being able to afford one of these cars at 25.
Not saying there aren't a few guys here and there in their mid twenties who've really earned it and really can afford a 135i price-range car, but you know, there is that "other" group who always seems to be well represented on internet cool-car forums.
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention 34 y/o....just so that Matthew doesnt feel like such an old fogey! Wink, wink!
Wink all you want, young man. Jeez. I can't even remember 34!

I might be old, but I'm not into heavy fogeyism, at least not yet. Jeez, I hope I'm not the oldest guy on the forum. That would suck a bit.

At 25, I was driving an ancient blue Triumph TR7 with 100k on it. Had to refill leaky radiator every morning. And don't even get me started on the Lucas electrics I had to strip out and replace! Ah... those were the days.

Reminds me of old British Sports Car Joke...
Q: Why do the British drink warm beer?
A: They have Lucas refrigerators.

My wife will tell you I'm 49, going on 21 - but then, she's the one with the hot-rod red Mini Cooper S.
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Update:

I drove the 08 135i today. Nice little car, but seemed to lack the power I was expecting. I also drove an 07 Z4 M Coupe, another fun little car. After driving the M Coupe, I think I'm sold, especially considering the price difference. I will know more tomorrow
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@Matthew:Priceless! My father(dont worry your still younger than him)is a big kid still too. When all of us finally left the house he went out and bought himself the 300zx he always wanted....ahem...a 1988 300zx....LOL

@Scrapiron: yeah there are some great deals out there right now on Z4M's. They are also being discontinued so there is a bit of exclusivity in that as well. Good luck whatever you decide!
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I drove the 08 135i today. Nice little car, but seemed to lack the power I was expecting.
"seemed to lack the power I was expecting"

Ouch. Dang, that hurts! <g> As you well know from visits to the "Is is even reasonable to compare 135i vs. Z4M" thread, those are fighting words on this web site.

Many a forum troll has incurred Green Hulk wrath and irksome Rectal Pain Eternal by besmirching the 135i's performance. Even in jest. Even when true.

That said - and in all sincerity - most of us are probably relieved that you passed on the 135 w/ 4k miles. No telling what the kid did to it before unwisely downgrading to Shelby Mustang.

Enjoy the Z4M.
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