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10007 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 7:40 AM
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Replying to: ksoman (Sep 13, 2005 6:11 am) The current 2006 BMW 750i gets 17/25.... Not too bad for a 4.8L V8. |
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Replying to: drtravel (Sep 13, 2005 7:56 am) So far 1200 miles driven in my 545i and no problems to report. |
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Replying to: ksoman (Sep 13, 2005 10:14 am) The best part is the young pretty girls driving slowly behind me in the parking lots while I sit in my E60 and wait endlessly for my wife to finish shopping to check out which 5 series I got-if I spent the major bucks(545i and possible sugar daddy) rather than the minor bucks(525i). 
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...and even worse it's self inflicted. I remember a while back we were agonizing about the first ding on new cars. Well, I had no dings on my '04 545 until this Sunday. I drove the car into my garage which is somewhat shallow. It had been a long weekend and I was tired so I didn't check to make sure it was in far enough. Should have because it wasn't and the rear bumper is too high for the garage door sensors. I noticed after putting the garage door down that it went back up. Then I saw why. A screw on the door left a scratch about 1/4 inch thick and 5 inches long down the middle of the bumper and the door handle left a nice dent in the top of the bumper. That's going to be a costly first ding I'd say! I'd take a small ding on the door anytime over this one. Dumb!
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Replying to: rich545 (Sep 13, 2005 1:34 pm) a $20 investment in home depo will save a future re-currence of this. Get that solid black rubber whatever they call it. Take a good glue like gorilla glue or something and glue it down to the floor of the garage at the appropriate location, so that you can drive right upto it till it stops the wheels from moving forward. I love it more than my wife now... errr.. ksso
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Replying to: ksoman (Sep 13, 2005 2:08 pm) 
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Replying to: ksoman (Sep 13, 2005 2:08 pm) Good advice. I have the same rubber "speed bumps" but haven't found a way to fix them to the floor (and I'm not eager to drill into the cement of the garage). I'll have to try that gorilla glue. Happy 7th! 
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Replying to: ksoman (Sep 13, 2005 10:14 am)  That is definitely missing in this. Also, the door handles in the old Jags were all leather, and not plastic on the inside. I was just floored at that, that they would use such a cheap Kia style plastic on a part of the car you would literally use at least twice a day. I tapped it with a finger nail and it had a nice hallow "this part cost us 3 cents" sound to it. Fortunately the new XK is a big step in the right direction. 
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Replying to: liferules (Sep 13, 2005 2:29 pm)
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Replying to: jjacura (Sep 13, 2005 7:27 pm)  ).
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