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11-01-2011, 12:39 PM | #1 |
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How did you purchase your ///M3
I mean ... do you consult with family members (most of us are purchasing this car for ourselves). Do you have long discussions and get the red light not to do it like "You crazy spending all this money on 4 wheels" etc. etc.
Or do you just go out and do it and face the music after the fact? I for one do the later and deal with the music after the fact ... then it's done with. I've purchased my last three Bimmers like that ... just purchased it and came home with the news ... what's your story? EDIT .... ===> High time to tell my e46 and e92 story too, see Post 65 and 66 below respectively
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Life will take us to some interesting places, fortunately The ///M3 will too with a many of us know this very well, now my C6.3 AMG with 487 HP does it too ---> Click here for some good stuff I found Last edited by Mr. ///M3 RD; 11-03-2011 at 06:42 PM.. Reason: EDIT .... ===> High time to tell my e46 and e92 story too, see Post 65 and 66 respectively :) |
11-01-2011, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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Was deployed to Iraq, twice, saved the money, and bought it.
No family here, so no one to bug me about spending lots of money
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11-01-2011, 12:52 PM | #4 |
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was going back and forth with my family about it and they never believed i would get one they just blew off the idea until one day i came home with one i traded in my 335i then of course i had to deal with all the negativeness once i got home but i didnt care i finally had my M
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11-01-2011, 01:04 PM | #6 |
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My wife knew I wanted either an M3 or M5 since the first time we met. I would alway talk about getting one, research the crap out of which dealers had what models. We were always able to financially afford it, but I could never pull the trigger. We went to dinner one night and afterwards went to the dealer which I knew had exactly what I was looking for. She did the negotiating due to not having any emotional attachment to the car and she's a District attorney for LA county so she knows how to bargain. Drove away an hour later in the new M3.
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11-01-2011, 01:18 PM | #8 |
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I had an 05 M3 when I was married. Ex got it in the divorce. Always loved that car and thought why not just go buy myself one. After discussing different car possibilities with my brother who owns several Italian and German beauties, he also felt the M3 would be the perfect car for me. After driving a 08 M3, I was so excited that I actually could not form a sentence to express how fun it was to drive at 110 mph on the highway...I was literally stuttering. Then I wondered what the price difference would be in a new one. My parents insisted on taking me down to a dealer to talk about a new car knowing they were not going to let me leave without purchasing one. They were kind enough to kick in 5K and then the 5 week wait began for it to make it's way to my garage!!
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11-01-2011, 01:36 PM | #9 |
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After very careful consideration the first time, completely on a whim the second.
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Now re: your former M5 I wonder if your ex is driving around with plates that say "WAS HERS" ... just thinking out loud, I do that a lot That's the way to do it ... you knew what you had before and knew that the boys at the ///M Division would not let you down
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11-01-2011, 03:12 PM | #13 |
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Wife: Why don't you get a new car. You deserve it.
Me: Ok ... At that point it was entirely at my discretion what to get. If I'd gotten something highly impractical or outrageously expensive (e.g., if car cost > wife's vacation home cost), it might have been a problem, but otherwise I got a blank check. |
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11-01-2011, 03:26 PM | #15 |
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Was planning to order a 335 and the husband insisted I get an M3. I think he thought he'd get to drive it more than he does. sucka!
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11-01-2011, 03:44 PM | #17 |
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I actually like hearing what other people have to say before I make a big financial decision. It seems to be easier to make up my mind (justify it, sometimes) about it once I've heard several opinions.
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I made across country trip this summer (on a project ... could not leave my new acquisition covered up in the garage), I managed to get 10.9 to 11.1 L/100 KM ... I think that is nearing 21 Miles per US Gallon ... drove 10% above speed limits on the highway (mostly US side) the split for the trip I figure was around 90% Highway and 10% towns and city driving some 7,000 KM round trip. Not bad for a sports car
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11-01-2011, 04:17 PM | #20 |
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I want married, but I let the GF test drive. She loved it and probably should have gotten 1/3 of the commission.
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11-01-2011, 04:32 PM | #21 |
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Watching Top Gear Review of M3, RS4, C63 Jeremy Clarkson said "The M3 is the best car of all time" Drive to BMW Return from BMW 3hrs later M3 in garage.. That about sums it up.. (my friends with spouses, don't go about things in such an efficient manner) |
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