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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 04/22/2020 at 22:27 • Filed to: None

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It’s the temporary registration from my dad’s first BMW, a 1981 E21 320i. When I bought my Mazda I was a little disappointed that it had 129 miles on it, but it was the dealer’s loss-leader so I lived with it (and the 20% discount...) Reading this document I see that the 320i was sold with 172 miles on it and now I don’t feel so bad.

Chariotoflove > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:36

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129 miles for a 20% discount is a deal I’ll make any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

average user > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:40

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My mother had a E21 318 back then. She apparently drove me home from the hospital with it. She switched to a E28 afterwards. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Chariotoflove 04/22/2020 at 22:42

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It was the one nobody, except me, wanted. Manual trans, 16" wheels, cloth - my perfect spec. They were probably happy to get rid of it and I was happy to score an awesome deal. 7.5 years later and I’m still happy.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:43

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In 1981 I turned 7 years old, we had a huge Ford station wagon and a 1965 Ford 3/4 ton pickup. 

The Ghost of Oppo > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:44

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You should mark in that box area. Just for fun

Chariotoflove > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:44

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Being an outlier has its advantages!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > average user 04/22/2020 at 22:47

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Mom got the E21 after dad upgraded to an E28. I bought the E21 after mom wrecked her knee and could no longer drive stick. I sold it to a friend that proceeded to wreck it, but he bought another one and transferred all the mechanicals over to the new one. It was a great little car, and I’d love to have another one, although with an I6 the next time. I loved that car except for the relative lack of power and refinement, something an M20 would fix.

In high school, and for years afterwards, a friend drove the ‘67 Karmann Ghia that he was brought home from the hospital in. He wrecked it a few times and his dad kept restoring it, and after the last wreck his dad sold it. It ended up in Holland, and the new owner sent pictures to him after it was restored; he knew where to send the pics since there was 33+ years of receipts that came with the car. It was great to see that it was still loved and not scrapped.

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:49

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I had just finished my freshman year of high school in June 1981....

average user > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:54

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My father switched to a E23 when I was a kid from a 911. After that until I moved to a different continent my mom always had a 5 and my dad a 7. So I rode in E21,23,28,32,34, and 38.  and I learned to drive in an E39. I almost bought a E46 but i didn’t. I ended up with a E90 much later.

Wacko > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:56

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I bought 2 new cars in my life and the first one a 2003 protege5 had 161 Km when I test drove it. Then a 2010 awd Sx4 had 17km when I test drove it and 50Km  when I bought it.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 04/22/2020 at 22:56

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Same here. We’re old... ;)

They kept the ‘77 Dasher wagon for me instead of trading it in; it was mom’s car at first, then dad got it when they traded his Mustang II (ewww) in on mom’s first Vanagon. Thankfully dad’s taste in cars improved after dumping the Mustang, and I’m especially glad I didn’t get that thing as my first car. He had some interesting vehicles before, including an early ‘70s GTO and an MGC GT, and he still doesn’t have a good explanation why he bought the ‘Stang other than he needed something reliable after the MG; then again, all cars were crap in the malaise era.

Svend > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 22:57

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I recall my Mk2 Skoda Superb having just 16 and a half miles on the clock when we got her home from the dea l ership and that was 3.5 miles of it.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > The Ghost of Oppo 04/22/2020 at 23:01

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Done.

average user > ttyymmnn 04/22/2020 at 23:04

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I was less than 2 years old. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > average user 04/22/2020 at 23:05

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My dad never moved up to a 7-series. He could have, but as an high-paid consultant he was concerned about the image issues that this might create. He chose to stick with mid-size German sedans, usually the basic model, to keep some modesty; E28 528E 5MT , E34 525i 5MT, W210 E320. With the exception of the 968 I did the same thing, with pretty much the same models (E34 and W210).

glemon > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 23:07

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Going through a box of old papers a few years ago found the registration for my brother's first car, a '53 Chevy.  The cost to license the car, tags, registration, property tax, was $5.  This was early 70s, probably 72 or 73.

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 23:13

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I never had my own car until I went to grad school in 1990. Back in the day, the first car I drove was my dad’s 84 Rabbit. Four door, four speed. It wasn’t particularly fast, but it was fun as hell to drive. I loved that car. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 04/22/2020 at 23:21

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I know what you drove , so I figure you’d appreciate this:

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 23:24

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Oh, man, you’re tugging at my heartstrings. I loved that car. I wish I had more pictures of it, but that was in the days before cellphones and digital cameras. For me, that’s just about the perfect form factor. I managed to get just about everything I owned into that car when I left for grad school. 

Mine was blue....*sniff sniff*

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/22/2020 at 23:35

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Clever!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 04/22/2020 at 23:52

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WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > ttyymmnn 04/23/2020 at 01:04

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I was negative 6....

Tripper > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/23/2020 at 03:25

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I am still so bummed that I had to turn in the original Dutch/French title to the 02 when I registered it in my home state of PA. I have a copy but it would have been cool to keep the original. Holding it I felt ever so slightly connected to the original Belgian Tripper that bought my 1502 in 1975.