Post #54,881
10/4/02 11:31:41 AM
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Part 4
[Continued from previous post]
The 2002 is of course also a classic, in its own more down-to-Earth way; a precursor to the 3-series, it was born on the cusp between the carefree sixties and the "Hey, this is almost a modern car!" seventies. I might not have minded having one fifteen years ago... But now, we (well, I -- and therefore *presumably* you) are too old and comfortable for these little drone-boxes from an actually rather Spartan era.
All in all, I'd say go for a late-eighties to early-nineties five-series, a 525i or a 527/528 e (that's actually a Greek 'eta', not a Latin 'e', BTW) or possibly even a 530 -- only, I can't recall when they introduced the little 3-liter V8; again, just to be on the safe side, don't take one from the first two years it existed.
Hey, and lots of Fahrvergnügen! :-)
[Not to be continued -- I hope...]
Christian R. Conrad
Microsoft is a true reflection of Bill Gates' personality - the sleaziest, most unethical, ugliest little rat's ass the world has seen unto this time. -- [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=42971|Andrew Grygus]
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Post #54,890
10/4/02 11:49:29 AM
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Re: Part 4
I love the 2002 - honestly, given a choice of cars, I'd pick a new 2002 or Beetle for just banging around town.
BTW I saw - believe it or not - a sporty looking new Volvo the other day.
-drl
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Post #54,892
10/4/02 11:58:45 AM
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One of these?
[link|http://new.volvocars.com/models/detail.asp?model=C70conv&method=ip|C70 Convertible].
Not in my lifetime.
Alex
The sun will set without thy assistance. -- The Talmud
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Post #54,899
10/4/02 12:22:58 PM
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Re: One of these?
(drool) Quite out of my price range (my absolute upper limit is 30K and that would be a major hurt on my bank account) but it looks wonderful.
The lawyers would mostly rather be what they are than get out of the way even if the cost was Hammerfall. - Jerry Pournelle
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Post #55,004
10/5/02 12:54:32 AM
10/5/02 12:55:43 AM
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My dream motor
[link|http://www.tvr.co.uk/graphics/tuscan_s/new/8.jpg|TVR Tuscan S]
Sex on wheels, from Preston, Lancs.
Peter
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[link|http://www.kuro5hin.org|There is no K5 Cabal]
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Edited by pwhysall
Oct. 5, 2002, 12:55:43 AM EDT
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Post #55,019
10/5/02 1:38:50 AM
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I have several...
...[link|http://ladiesman99799.tripod.com/myfantasycars/id12.html|This is one of them]
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #55,078
10/5/02 5:19:58 PM
10/6/02 7:27:17 PM
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I get to drive this one...sometimes....
[link|http://members.aol.com/bpatient01/nsx.jpg|Its pretty sweet]...runs on rails
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
Edited by bepatient
Oct. 6, 2002, 07:26:28 PM EDT
Edited by bepatient
Oct. 6, 2002, 07:27:17 PM EDT
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Post #55,148
10/6/02 3:05:42 PM
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"Cannot find server" - DNS not propagated yet?
You think we wouldn't realize this was just an excuse to mention the [link|http://www.bepatient.net/|bepatient.net] domain? :-)
Christian R. Conrad
Microsoft is a true reflection of Bill Gates' personality - the sleaziest, most unethical, ugliest little rat's ass the world has seen unto this time. -- [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=42971|Andrew Grygus]
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Post #55,196
10/6/02 7:28:30 PM
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No...but I switched it for you...
...Comcast is starting to get wise to servers in my area.
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #55,227
10/7/02 3:47:58 AM
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Thanks, but you needn't have.
Got it to work a short while later.
But thanks anyway!
Christian R. Conrad
Microsoft is a true reflection of Bill Gates' personality - the sleaziest, most unethical, ugliest little rat's ass the world has seen unto this time. -- [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=42971|Andrew Grygus]
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Post #55,024
10/5/02 1:44:32 AM
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Re: My dream motor
Sex on wheels
No thanks, too busy driving for that.
-----
Steve
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Post #54,911
10/4/02 1:09:12 PM
10/5/02 1:37:30 PM
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Really? How many doors did it have?
Edit: No, this is a serious question -- if it had two, it was probably a C70 (personally, I find the coupe' better-looking than the cabriolet); if it had four, maybe it was an S60?
Only, then we'd have to establish whether it wasn't, in fact, an S80 -- you familiar with them, Sittah? Though at a guess, it wasn't; I'd think most people find the S80 more luxo- than sporty-looking...
So, again, this *was* a serious question, not any kind of dismissal or put-down -- please respond, if you can be bothered to.
Edited by CRConrad
Oct. 5, 2002, 01:37:30 PM EDT
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