Unnecessary car shopping is not a new thing

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06/21/2019 at 22:08 • Filed to: None

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I went and drove this diesel 3 series in early 2016. To be fair, I was already bored with my 128i and was thinking about replacing it with something else. Since the 335d was automatic only, I wouldn’t feel bad about driving an automatic since there was no other option. Had I stayed in oil a 335d might very well have been in my future. There are too many what ifs in life to wonder about everything; this is one of those. 


DISCUSSION (18)


Kinja'd!!! Cash Rewards > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 22:20

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Ive always wanted a wrx. Almost bought one twice. Ended up with a Cooper S and a GTI instead. I do always wonder. I've wanted one since the old 2.5 RS, in wrc blue and gold wheels


Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > Cash Rewards
06/21/2019 at 22:23

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My dad bought a Legacy 2.5 GT new in 1996. That was supposed to be my first car, but it died after ~190k miles in 2004. I wonder if that would’ve changed my wants when it comes to cars. I am a BMW person because an E46 M3 turned me onto cars in late 2003. 


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 22:25

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I’ve got more automotive shoulda woulda couldas than a redhead has freckles.


Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/21/2019 at 22:28

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Hindsight is 20/20. If I knew what I know now, I’d probably gotten something like an E30 M3 or 1M instead of my E90 M3. 


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 22:38

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But of course if we all knew what we knew now, our unilateral acts would result in new realities with new regrets!


Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/21/2019 at 22:39

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This is a good point. 


Kinja'd!!! ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 22:39

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I just drove an E46 330Ci, hnnnngggg

I also know of a guy who has a RWD converted E61 535 with a M5 front subframe (and custom fabricated engine mounts, etc)

Both manuals

Must not buy a BMW Must not buy a BMW Must not buy a BMW Must not buy a BMW.....


Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
06/21/2019 at 22:41

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Resistance is futile. 


Kinja'd!!! James May > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 22:43

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I wonder what would have happened if that Dacia Sandero the orangutan and the American got for me hadn’t been demolished.


Kinja'd!!! Cash Rewards > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 22:58

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We were a Subaru family in the Northeast. My first car was a 94 legacy. Yet I never did pull the trigger.


Kinja'd!!! ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 23:34

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My wallet right now:

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Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > E90M3
06/21/2019 at 23:44

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Wait, Principle Auto?

So he’s not driving the bus anymore? What happened to Skinner? So many questions.


Kinja'd!!! Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
06/21/2019 at 23:52

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A friend in high school had a 330ci, all black with the manual. It was beat to hell and back but damn was it sleek and the engine/trans just worked so seamlessly. I Craigslist dream for one now and then 


Kinja'd!!! MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > E90M3
06/22/2019 at 00:24

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Just finished necessary car shopping. Had grand plans about seeing a couple different things. Got tired and ran low on time after 2. Went with the used V60 CC (see recent Volvo owners toast). Picking it up tomorrow. 


Kinja'd!!! ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's
06/22/2019 at 08:04

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I think we have the same friend. This guy bought the only 330Ci for sale , it had vanos issues, the cats were plugged and more. He's been working on it forever and now it runs like a gem :)


Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > Ash78, voting early and often
06/22/2019 at 10:09

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Took me a minute to get that.


Kinja'd!!! Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
06/22/2019 at 10:30

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I wish we had the same friend, mine didn’t know Jack about working on cars or taking care of them. He had a VR6 swapped early 90s golf, and now he has an early 2000s Audi A4 that he put a K&N filter on and refused to oil it. All cool cars, killed all of them. Not sure the Audi is dead yet but it won't be long I'm sure ;( 


Kinja'd!!! ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's
06/22/2019 at 10:57

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Thats painful to just hear :((