"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/08/2019 at 14:50 • Filed to: None
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/08/2019 at 14:50 • Filed to: None | 7
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It’s dirty so here is a picture of when I first bought it. 12 years and 4 months, 67,000ish miles ago.
The car to the right with the big dent in the fender was my best friends Hawkeye STi Limited, my favorite of the cars he has owned.
I used to have a couple of fast cars. N ow I’ve got a slow car, a really slow truck, and the M3 which has been out of commission since last fall. Besides a few drives in other people’s fast cars, I haven’t seen much more than 150 horsepower.
I had forgotten how fantastic it is to drive! I’ve said before on here that I would have held out for a coupe if I was a little older and a little wiser when I bought it. However there is something so freeing about a fast car with no top. I doubt that I will ever buy another rag top (unless the there’s no coupe option), but I’m not letting go of the one I’ve got.
It also felt kind of “soft”. Probably because I have been driving the 1502 so much . It’s too early to say for sure, but the 1502 may have just edged it’s way in to being my favorite to drive. I just feel so connected in the older bimmer. If I’m wearing thin soled driving shoes or bare feet, it’s like I’m part of the car. Both cars love to be driven and I love driving them both, but the 02 gives off the vibe that it exists for no other reason.
Happy Humpday!
E90M3
> Tripper
05/08/2019 at 15:10 |
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You’re averaging less than I am on mine, I’ve done 32k in almost 5 years.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Tripper
05/08/2019 at 15:14 |
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It’s weird how I’ve gone from hating Phenix Yellow to kinda of loving it. It’s weird and that’s good
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Tripper
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/08/2019 at 15:25 |
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Haha it’s a color that sucks you in even if you don’t like it. I remember a time when it was parked outside of our local watering hole and one of my slightly intoxicated buddies was outside smoking a cigarette and just staring at it. I went out to see what his deal was and he said something to the effect of “I’m just out here looking at your ugly car.” I said, “if it’s so ugly why are you staring at it?” He said, “I dunno I just like looking at it, but it’s ugly.”
Not a bad way to describe the color to someone who’s not seen it!
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Tripper
> E90M3
05/08/2019 at 15:27 |
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Hah, I don’t think I’ve put 5000 miles on it since it stopped being my dd almost 6 years ago.
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E90M3
> Tripper
05/08/2019 at 15:31 |
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I feel you, I’ve put 450 on mine since mid-December...
B_dol
> Tripper
05/08/2019 at 16:18 |
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Get out and drive! Road tripping to a track 300+ miles away and back this weekend in my old Bimmer, may require ear plugs...
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Tripper
> B_dol
05/08/2019 at 16:29 |
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It’s tough to divide time between the cars. When the weather isn’t nice I drive the truck. Then on the nice days I have to decide 02 or M3. I really like driving the 02, but the M3 is more comfortable for longer trips.
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B_dol
> Tripper
05/08/2019 at 16:51 |
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I can empathize, happy to take the 02 off yours hands to lessen the burden... :D