Today was a fun day of deliveries!
05-26-2011, 12:33 PM
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Inner door panels, I meant.
Not such a descriptive pic, but you end up trying to grab the upper part of the door handle only to realize it's not scooped to grab onto, it's the opening below it that you have to reach into. Even when the customer sat in the car he grabbed the upper part only to realize he had to move his hand lower. It's stupid to me..
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Not such a descriptive pic, but you end up trying to grab the upper part of the door handle only to realize it's not scooped to grab onto, it's the opening below it that you have to reach into. Even when the customer sat in the car he grabbed the upper part only to realize he had to move his hand lower. It's stupid to me..
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05-26-2011, 12:39 PM
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So your delivering that to yourself? I was hoping you would get the black limited edition one.
05-26-2011, 01:32 PM
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On the Black one, by the time I was ready to go it was too late...I told him I needed a little time to sort through some things, he said he would give me first dibs on it before doing anything....I emailed him once I was ready and he apologized and said someone came with a check in hand and took it, so it was my loss. I was hesitating also because the black color isn't my thing...I really wanted yellow/blue/orange. This one doesn't have an SC, I would have to add it. I'm going to see it this weekend. The dude is going away in the beginning of June for a few weeks and is "motivated" to sell, so I hope to buy it right, at least. Right now he wants the same money for it that I lost that black one for. It has 17k more miles and no SC. Granted that black one was a steal at the price though, I just shouldn't have dragged my feet like I did!
05-26-2011, 02:11 PM
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I was wondering how long it would take for someone to realize who that car is for
On the Black one, by the time I was ready to go it was too late...I told him I needed a little time to sort through some things, he said he would give me first dibs on it before doing anything....I emailed him once I was ready and he apologized and said someone came with a check in hand and took it, so it was my loss. I was hesitating also because the black color isn't my thing...I really wanted yellow/blue/orange. This one doesn't have an SC, I would have to add it. I'm going to see it this weekend. The dude is going away in the beginning of June for a few weeks and is "motivated" to sell, so I hope to buy it right, at least. Right now he wants the same money for it that I lost that black one for. It has 17k more miles and no SC. Granted that black one was a steal at the price though, I just shouldn't have dragged my feet like I did!
On the Black one, by the time I was ready to go it was too late...I told him I needed a little time to sort through some things, he said he would give me first dibs on it before doing anything....I emailed him once I was ready and he apologized and said someone came with a check in hand and took it, so it was my loss. I was hesitating also because the black color isn't my thing...I really wanted yellow/blue/orange. This one doesn't have an SC, I would have to add it. I'm going to see it this weekend. The dude is going away in the beginning of June for a few weeks and is "motivated" to sell, so I hope to buy it right, at least. Right now he wants the same money for it that I lost that black one for. It has 17k more miles and no SC. Granted that black one was a steal at the price though, I just shouldn't have dragged my feet like I did!
I try and stay on top of my gameYeah more miles and no SC doesn't sound compelling at same price. If it was less then you could add the SC yourself. I don't imagine without the SC they are a slouch by any means but definitely would be more fun with it that is for sure.
05-26-2011, 06:15 PM
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Picked up and delivered that 550xi that I sent out for the professional detail and clear bumper protection...
Some other cars in their shop..
Can you guess?
Some other cars in their shop..
Can you guess?
05-26-2011, 10:01 PM
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Ferrari 
05-27-2011, 12:48 AM
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Someday, an RS6 Avant+
f40 under the red cover....
05-27-2011, 08:55 AM
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Hmmmm lets see. F40, V12 Vantage, ZR1, two older 911s, GT3, and yellow 996 Turbo on the lift.
One day
One day
05-27-2011, 08:58 AM
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05-27-2011, 10:51 AM
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Couple of recent deliveries..
E350 Bluetec
550xi - I mentioned about 6 weeks ago that I ordered this car for someone...The guy is a bit on the anal side, he insisted that the dealer not clean/prep the car, because he made me drop off the car to a specialty detailing shop on on LI (He lives in NJ). They are going to be detailing the car and applying the clear bumper/panel protection to various parts of the car..
E350 Bluetec
550xi - I mentioned about 6 weeks ago that I ordered this car for someone...The guy is a bit on the anal side, he insisted that the dealer not clean/prep the car, because he made me drop off the car to a specialty detailing shop on on LI (He lives in NJ). They are going to be detailing the car and applying the clear bumper/panel protection to various parts of the car..
05-27-2011, 10:54 AM
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05-27-2011, 02:22 PM
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oh sweet. I am gonna keep that in mine. I don't know if you have ever dealt with anyone from Canada before but I am interested in importing a car from US to Canada early next year. Car I am interested in is MKV R32 or B7 S4. I am not asking you to look up those cars now but I jsut wanna know would something like that be hard to find for a good price?
05-27-2011, 02:53 PM
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oh sweet. I am gonna keep that in mine. I don't know if you have ever dealt with anyone from Canada before but I am interested in importing a car from US to Canada early next year. Car I am interested in is MKV R32 or B7 S4. I am not asking you to look up those cars now but I jsut wanna know would something like that be hard to find for a good price?
05-31-2011, 09:55 AM
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Hi!
One question, what's the great deal on the 2011 Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring hardtop convertible with suspension and premium pkgs? It's pretty much fully loaded at about $30k. Also the same thing with soft top please!
Thank you!
One question, what's the great deal on the 2011 Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring hardtop convertible with suspension and premium pkgs? It's pretty much fully loaded at about $30k. Also the same thing with soft top please!
Thank you!
05-31-2011, 09:58 AM
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If u find very lightly used ones, that'll be even sweeter 
05-31-2011, 11:15 PM
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08 with 29k miles (soft top)
07 with 19k miles (soft)
07 with 60k miles
The system keeps going down for maintenance, so i'm limited in information I can give because I can't get it..maybe tomorrow?
06-01-2011, 12:02 AM
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I like this because it's low mileage with the hard top!
And I'm trying to get a Touring or Grand Touring with hard top 6MT preferably very low mileage 1-2 years old.
Thank you and if you can't find it, it's totally fine! Thank you!
06-01-2011, 12:04 AM
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OMG Congrats on your LOTUS! 
06-01-2011, 12:17 AM
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Welllll I don't physically have it yet, but should by this time next week...
Isn't that a great shot of my Mini?
Isn't that a great shot of my Mini?
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06-01-2011, 12:29 AM
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Where to start...First, a front splitter to protect the nose a little...and I hope to powdercoat the wheels black.
I was also looking at this car, and even though it has everything I want to do, it's 1 year newer with half the miles, also about $10k over what I wanted to spend, and what i'm spending now is $5k more than I really wanted to spend when I first started looking for one. This is an '08 SC
Mine is an '07 N/A. I would want it to closely mirror the look of that '08 though. I think i'd rather an aftermarket S/C because there is so much more power to be had. Factory S/C gives you just under 30hp (I forgot the tq figures), the lowest line S/C aftermarket will get you about 55-60hp bump, which is also the S/C I drove when I was looking at that Type 72d. I verbally committed to that car, but some stuff came up at work and I had to hold off for a few weeks, even though the seller promised first dibs to me once I cleared up my stuff, when I reached out to him ready to go he apologized and said someone local came to him with check in hand and paid for it on the spot. My loss! The worst part of it all is that I already found the dude that snagged it from under me on the Lotus board I'm on. Oh well! Black wasn't my first choice, but Yellow is!
06-01-2011, 09:38 AM
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Eddie congrats dude! Will your bowling equipment fit in the Louts?
06-01-2011, 10:20 AM
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I actually did consider that. I don't think my 3 ball roller will fit in the trunk, it might be too tall. I didn't try though, nor would I want to try to heave it over the back end of the car for fear of losing the handling balance and slipping/dropping it on the rear end of the car. If I took it with me, it would probably go on the floor by the passenger's seat. If I had a passenger and had no choice, then i'll try to fit it in the trunk..
06-01-2011, 10:46 AM
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Congrats on the Lotus Shoofin. Now order that supercharger