"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/28/2017 at 01:23 • Filed to: None
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"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
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Fight me? Nah, you know I’m right. Its predecessors were good, but these are better. Its successors are shit cars, regardless of your opinions on styling. They could look like a Quattroporte and still be shit. This is the one I/you/we want. It’s Peak Seven.
TheHondaBro
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 01:25 |
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You’re not wrong.
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RallyWrench
> TheHondaBro
03/28/2017 at 01:29 |
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I know
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 01:32 |
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Yes.
For Sweden
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 01:32 |
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Odd, I think you meant to say E32
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RallyWrench
> For Sweden
03/28/2017 at 01:37 |
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A fair point, but the E32 V8s had a couple of issues that the E38s do not. Great cars though, a very close second. If nothing else, the E38S feels like a fully developed E32.
Spasoje
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 01:51 |
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Why the hell do literally all of them have a faded/yellowed reverse light?
(Also, I agree.)
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RallyWrench
> Spasoje
03/28/2017 at 01:55 |
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Good question, it bugs me too. Cheap plastic and UV exposure, same as the headlamp lenses on everything nowadays. The red lenses don’t fade the same.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 02:40 |
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Fact. Coincidentally, that time period is peak BMW.
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RallyWrench
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
03/28/2017 at 02:52 |
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Not at all coincidental, that’s just a fact. I made just that argument to somebody earlier today, it’s cliche, but they quite literally don’t build them like they used to.
Amoore100
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 03:02 |
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I wish there were such a thing as an E38 with a E32 rear fascia swap. I love the angular dragonfly tail of the ‘32 much more than the round and generic ‘38, but the 38 is better in every other regard.
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RallyWrench
> Amoore100
03/28/2017 at 03:05 |
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That would be great, I have to agree the E32 has the better ass.
jennes
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 05:15 |
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But what about the front suspension, the front suspension is crap. Especially with the big V8 or even worse the V12.
OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 08:26 |
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Easily one of my favorite body styles ever.
Tazio, Count Fouroff
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 10:48 |
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You may well be right...we’ve had E32's and also an E38 with the M73. The E32's are prettier and a little more of a driver’s car in that you feel involved and connected with the car imo.
But...the E38 was a beast of a machine that did absolutely everything flawlessly and never missed a beat. An amazing car! Agile like an Elise, cushily comfortable like a big Jag, brutally fast like a Viper >:D
And got surprisingly good fuel economy
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Tazio, Count Fouroff
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 10:51 |
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This nails it.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 16:18 |
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Nope, that would be the newest style BMW I would buy. Well except maybe an early Z4....
BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
> RallyWrench
03/28/2017 at 20:48 |
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At this point, I would try to use the E32 (one of two cars that got me into BMW as a kid) and the E65 (the 7 Series when I was a kid) as counterarguments to tell you how wrong you are, but I’ll have to give it to you here. I always wanted a silver 750iL like the one in Tomorrow Never Dies. This generation (E38) is also the first 7 Series I ever drove (740iL).
(The ones pictured are my dream versions of each in the correct colors. Kaschmir Beige E32 750iL. Gib pls.)
Alternative 7-Series for your time.
Jobjoris
> RallyWrench
03/29/2017 at 11:15 |
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That’s why those E32 still had decent I6's!
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Jobjoris
> RallyWrench
03/29/2017 at 11:15 |
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I might agree. But when it comes to looks both predecessors beat it. Hands down.
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RallyWrench
> Jobjoris
03/29/2017 at 13:15 |
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And manuels! The M30B35 with a stick in those is quite a lot of fun, they have good gearing to make up for the lack of power.
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Jobjoris
> RallyWrench
03/29/2017 at 17:29 |
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Exactly! The Manučl 735i (non L!) was amazing. Although I’d still prefer the E34 535i.
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Spasoje
> RallyWrench
03/29/2017 at 21:50 |
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So are the reverse light lenses a separate physical piece from the red lenses?
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RallyWrench
> Spasoje
03/29/2017 at 21:53 |
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Yes, but they can’t be purchased separately, they’re bonded on.
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Spasoje
> RallyWrench
03/29/2017 at 22:33 |
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Interesting. Funny how they cheaped out on the one part that would really show it...