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    Quote Originally Posted by geargrinder View Post
    Well, I know you DIDN'T buy a Smurf Blue E46 M3 'vert, so it can't be that....

    So I dunno...
    I tried to. Our process is supposed to be the same throughout all the stores. Meaning any employee at any store wanting to buy a trade-in should pay the same amount over cost.

    They tried to charge me quite a bit more than what it should have been so I politely declined. Shame. Cool car.


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    Dunkirk | July 21

    Might go and watch it this weekend.




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    Well I added up all my fuel receipts from the road trip.
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    Yeah, that movie looks real good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmrMeUpSnotty View Post
    Yeah, that movie looks real good.
    Think I'm going to watch it at IMAX.



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    Just watched the Magnificent Seven.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimLev View Post
    Just watched the Magnificent Seven.
    Great gun slinger flick.
    Flying home on Sat.
    LOVE that movie. Actually, I like pretty much any movie with Yul Brynner.
    Nate J.

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    Tombstone is the best western ever.

    GBU close second.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leonator134 View Post
    Tombstone is the best western ever.

    GBU close second.
    Funniest one was The Villain, with Kirk Douglas, Ann Margaret, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you have not seen it, the whole movie is on youtube in HD, watch it. It's basically the Coyote and the Roadrunner in real life.
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    Anyone here go to EAA Airventure up in Oshkosh? It my favourite time of the year, for 2 weeks I have all sorts of unique planes flying directly over my house (I'm about 50 miles south). It's been a couple years since I've gone, but I'm planning on going there for a couple days 2018

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    So after not driving the 540I for two weeks I took it to work today. The cruise wouldn't work. I couldn't find any reason. Then I realized in didn't push the button on the dash.... Derp
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    That's whats wrong with your car, the loose nut behind the steering wheel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmrMeUpSnotty View Post
    That's whats wrong with your car, the loose nut behind the steering wheel.
    Pretty much. I drove my entire 50+ mile drive to work with no cruise. And half of it home.
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    Immensely impressive, but there's no drama. No exciting noises.

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    Black color with blue calipers just don't look nice at all. I don't like how BMW decided to paint their calipers blue only.



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    Blue calipers with any color doesn't look good period.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmrMeUpSnotty View Post
    Blue calipers with any color doesn't look good period.
    What about when I painted my iT's calipers blue?
    I did a lot lighter, more understated blue than that though, and it blends in a lot better with silver wheels and the titangrau paint


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    Quote Originally Posted by ColtonBH View Post
    What about when I painted my iT's calipers blue?
    I did a lot lighter, more understated blue than that though, and it blends in a lot better with silver wheels and the titangrau paint


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    Looked Toopid to me.... C'mon man, snap ahead...
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