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Old 08-15-2005, 09:01 PM
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@@Ive Gone to the darkside@@

Unfortunately ive fallen in love with the darkside..its been real guys ..The RL is a great car But at 26 it was just way to sedated for me...Today i purchased a fully loaded BMW 545i



Old 08-15-2005, 09:05 PM
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as much as i dont like bmw's i am jealous of that car.
Old 08-15-2005, 09:20 PM
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Old 08-15-2005, 09:28 PM
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Sympathy? I don't think so....

Good luck at the BWMzine site.....

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Old 08-15-2005, 09:38 PM
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So you had an Acura RL but traded it in and got a 545? Man...people sure go crazy with the cars by trading in less than a year.
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nice ride. enjoy.
Old 08-15-2005, 09:42 PM
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nice car. perhaps in the future i'll defect to the darkside of the force.. but that will be when the M3 receives a V8 or I get an extraordinary bonus and find myself in a M5
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Very nice. Most likely my next car too.
Old 08-16-2005, 01:18 AM
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Nice car-I drove a 545i manual before I bought my RL, and I was sorely tempted. However, the almost $20k difference in price was very hard to justify (the one I drove had almost every option except SMG, which put it at around $65k), even with the very noticeable difference in low end torque. The next week I bought my RL and I haven't looked back. Now that you have jumped, be sure to check out bimmerfest.com-it's one of the best BMW forums around.
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I'd hardly say it's the dark side - it's a great car, I just can't stomach the styling. Agreed, the RL is more sedate but that's why you have a sedan and a sports car rather than trying to find the balance (though if the $$ fell in my lap I'd score that new M5 in a heartbeat). Hope it treats you well.
Old 08-17-2005, 08:11 PM
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Congrats on the new car. I love the new design on the 5 series. Enjoy.
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The current 5 series design will be dropped in just one more year. (Too many negative comments from past owners and too much mediocre press.) The new ones are supposed to really be something though, with a killer design. Too bad you didn't wait.
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Originally Posted by DCRL
The current 5 series design will be dropped in just one more year. (Too many negative comments from past owners and too much mediocre press.) The new ones are supposed to really be something though, with a killer design. Too bad you didn't wait.
LOL...good one

If you are indeed being serious, where on earth did you hear this? There's no way BMW would simply throw out the styling of the new 5er. Same story as with the 7er. Rumor had it that the 7er was going to be completely re-done a year ago, but nothing has changed significantly. If you mean a refresh, that is very much possible, but for the 5er design to be completely "dropped" is pure fiction.
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The European magazine (British, actually) "CAR" had sketches of the proposed new design. And the magazine claimed that it was indeed a total rework of the current car into a "killer" new form.
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Good luck with your new car, at least the frustration of I Drive will be negated by the V8 torque!
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I'll only go for an M5... Have fun though... Nice car
Old 08-28-2005, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by DCRL
The European magazine (British, actually) "CAR" had sketches of the proposed new design. And the magazine claimed that it was indeed a total rework of the current car into a "killer" new form.
You've been misinformed..2008 is the refresh date..By then ill be trading in for a 550 or M5..
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Originally Posted by getmoney1
You've been misinformed..2008 is the refresh date..By then ill be trading in for a 550 or M5..
I just got done reading (think it was in Sept issue of C&D) that for 2011 (2010 launch) that Acura will be putting a 4.2 or 4.4 liter V-8 in the RL!!!!!
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Originally Posted by getmoney1
You've been misinformed..2008 is the refresh date..By then ill be trading in for a 550 or M5..
Perhaps your title sould be "Burnmoney1"?



Old 08-28-2005, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Classic_martini
Perhaps your title sould be "Burnmoney1"?



Or Perhaps it should be Ivyleague1
or maybe Gotinongoogle'sIPO1
OR MAYBE investingsinceeighteen1

LOL all in fun folks!
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I certainly must agree that, if you work hard and earn your money, you have earned the right to spend it as you choose. Congratulations on your success, getmoney1, but don't forget that the most fun you can have spending money is spending it to help others. Don't forget to blow some of that dough on worthwhile charities.
P.S. Sorry for the preachy sermon - it just seemed like a timely message given the direction that the thread was going.
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I completely agree ^^
Old 08-28-2005, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by getmoney1
I completely agree ^^
It was in jest. When I was 26 all I could think about was more money and more pussy. My "friends" thought I was a tosser too. I probably was.
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Originally Posted by Classic_martini
It was in jest. When I was 26 all I could think about was more money and more pussy. My "friends" thought I was a tosser too. I probably was.
So how many cats did you end up owning?
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Old 08-28-2005, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl_in_Chicago
So how many cats did you end up owning?
It all started with an intense facinaction of the Ocelot. Before you knew it, I was knee deep in Lynx.

But, when I got posted as an expat to Singapore at the "green" age of 24- we'll... that's when the whole thing went kinda Siamese.

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