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The Thread of Randomness. . .

General conversations about BMW E28s and the people who own them.
Mike W.
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wkohler wrote:Using it to tow a broken car you were driving that belongs to you is what it's for. Using it to tow a car that you just bought isn't.
While I wouldn't be surprised, I've never seen that in print. And I did use it for that one time, a parts car about 80 miles away. It was still on the street, I wiped it down and washed the windows so it didn't look like it didn't run. When he got it home he said something about spiderwebs in the wheelwells, damn, I didn't think about them. He didn't seem to care but I gave him a $20 and he was more than good with it then. They may (or may not) be grunts, but treat them well, they hold the power and are just working stiffs too.
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I was told "if the registration isn't current I can't tow it".
And that was with a Grant.
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I didn't get a picture of it, but there was an Audi on the way home last night with the NJ license plate "N55 EWW."

What are the odds that this was a totally random plate, vs the odds that an Audi owner is using his plate to insult a BMW engine? Discuss!
Brian in TN
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Is it Vintage time yet?
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Brian in TN wrote:Is it Vintage time yet?
Socal Vintage... 30 Oct
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ldsbeaker wrote:
Brian in TN wrote:Is it Vintage time yet?
Socal Vintage... 30 Oct
Would be fun, but its a bit far away from my location.
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Cleaning up the wheel wells first. This car is going to clean up really well. I think I'm just excited to have a rust free car finally. Drivers side is cleaning up the same, it's just taking longer. The drivers side almost never cleans up this well.

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If you can wait a week, get a car shipper to move it. I've had 2 cars shipped, both from farther away. I wouldn't be shocked if you get that for half the price of a tow.
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Brian in TN wrote:
ldsbeaker wrote:
Brian in TN wrote:Is it Vintage time yet?
Socal Vintage... 30 Oct
Would be fun, but its a bit far away from my location.
That's your problem, innit? :laugh:
Besides, they hate guns. (California, that is)
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Why do both of my cars have to fall apart at the same time? Rough idle/barely running condition on the 750iL/M70, and since no good deed goes unpunished my ///M5 tire rotation cost me my UCAs so we're not as stable as we once were, although that's still a drivable car at the moment. BluntTech is getting a parts order tomorrow!
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Getting ready to assemble the rear shocks and the bilstein HDs have 3 grooves. Which one should I use to keep stock height?
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Apparently I'm back. Hi everyone.
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High, Rodney.
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Hey everybody Rodney is back!! He likes ponies and modern architecture. Im not 100% on the ponies
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Brian in TN wrote:High Rodney.
FTFY
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Feels like home now, again.
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I may have been over served, but did someone say ROT-ney is back?!
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MicahO wrote:Moosehead gets a shout-out!

That is all!
When I was 16 or 17 years old, I turned down the opportunity to buy a six speed 8 series for a mere $800 bones.

" What would I ever do with it". I had not owned a BMW yet at that time, but I kick myself every time I think about it.

The fact that Paul was the one who bought it makes me feel al little better I guess...
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I totally forgot about the auto correct. Was reminded today.
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I'm having a lot of fun pulling the gas pedal out of the clip on the floor board. Here's goes round 2, I'll get it this time.
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I read on here to push in 2 clips on the bottom of the gas pedal with a flat head. There is a bracket with 2 slots. I tried for a couple minutes, then decided to try to search on here again and a poster wrote to push in the clips from the firewall side. Success!

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A beer and a cigarette could go a long way today. Too bad I don't drink or smoke cigarettes anymore.
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86GT635 wrote:I read on here to push in 2 clips on the bottom of the gas pedal with a flat head. There is a bracket with 2 slots. I tried for a couple minutes, then decided to try to search on here again and a poster wrote to push in the clips from the firewall side. Success!

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THANK YOU! I'm actually pulling a carpet imminently and got rejected last time. Couldn't find any real pics.
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Even when you know how they don't come out easy. Always seems to be some rust in there along with a bunch of grit.
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I sent a 318is from Charlotte to Northern VA. For $267. Freight brokers are the way to go. They fight for a load
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When did the emoticons stop working?

And how am I going to integrate my Email notifications with Tapatalk?

No one needs to answer the second one, I know how, but the first one does baffle me.
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:dunno:
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Sammy Hagar must have be driving an E28 with bad UCAs when he wrote "I Can't Drive 55."
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