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Old 07-15-2006, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by iceman316' post='311188' date='Jul 15 2006, 12:59 PM
Sell the G35 and the 525 and get a 550
I was considering trading g35 for m45??? any takes on that idea?
Also 525 I'm going to drive for a little longer till i could afford a 550, i think, i just quit my job and cant afford it at the moment, give me a year! right now im changing to the car industry and might just make car full show go in for a interview tomorrow i hope

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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='311112' date='Jul 15 2006, 12:04 PM
Is $70 a month hard to find for gas or have I got my limey Math(s) wrong? (assuming gas rising to 80c a gallon, driving 18000 miles a year and getting 18 miles per gallon...)

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I just was teasing!! he says he wants the 550i with all the horses in that car I'm sure he's going to be doing alot more driving than he is now with his 525i. I should have stated this the 1st time, I mean personally I'm getting 530 but if I were moving up 525 to a 550 I would drive the hell out of it more often than a 525 but that's just me.
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Originally Posted by bmw4life' post='311194' date='Jul 15 2006, 04:29 PM
I was considering trading g35 for m45??? any takes on that idea?
Also 525 I'm going to drive for a little longer till i could afford a 550, i think, i just quit my job and cant afford it at the moment, give me a year! right now im changing to the car industry and might just make car full show go in for a interview tomorrow i hope

if you guys in so cal know anybody hiring a diligent twenty year old, I'm your man!

work experience in:
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Ebay
Computers
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Thinking of Real Estate (markets down a bit) passed my test to take exam! current job took too much time for me to hit my goals!

Was going to work for Ameriprise Financial, cause i love those numbers! But I could not accept the job offer cause its full time and was out of my reach and college and etc.

Also considering Investing / Stocks / Portfolios but hey what do i know ^^^

any feedback will be appreciated!
you're 20 and have 3 cars?? it doesn't seem like you doing anything wrong!! has your old position been filled? I keed I keed
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Originally Posted by Simple1' post='311198' date='Jul 15 2006, 01:33 PM
I just was teasing!! he says he wants the 550i with all the horses in that car I'm sure he's going to be doing alot more driving than he is now with his 525i. I should have stated this the 1st time, I mean personally I'm getting 530 but if I were moving up 525 to a 550 I would drive the hell out of it more often than a 525 but that's just me.

I agree with you! , i managed to put 30k miles in one year on my g35 cause its so fun! 525 moderate fun where it still handles like a bmw, but kinda too slow for my blood

this is what happened last night, coming home from brea, ca. anyways on a intersection i saw a yellow light not to far, suddenly i get a impulse action to run the yellow and make it before red. I knew i would it in a m3 or g35, but boy, I just ran that light when it was a red light for a good couple seconds hahaha. well maybe cause i just left my steptronic in drive! didnt push the car to kickswitch, i just gave it some more gas! thats all! would sport make difference or switching through gear do the trick, Im not tempted to use steptronic or i will use it all the time
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I dont have m3 anymore currently if you didnt read my signature :'(
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Originally Posted by epoints' post='311186' date='Jul 15 2006, 08:51 PM
If you are not getting 12 MPG, you are not driving hard enough!!!!
Of course the US gallon is only 4/5 of the Imperial gallon (but miles are the same).

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Originally Posted by bmw4life' post='311194' date='Jul 15 2006, 03:29 PM
I was considering trading g35 for m45??? any takes on that idea?
My final decision came down to M35 or my 525. So you can see I'm less concerned about pure power than you seem to be. I thought the M had more toys (obviously more grunt)and was maybe 7/8 of the way there, but I tend to keep cars for a while and in my experience German cars are engineered to last.

Your mileage may vary.
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Suprised no one mentioned the 530i...with a manual or SMG the power would be decent unless your really craving some power than a 550i or M5 will suffice
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Originally Posted by bmw4life' post='311203' date='Jul 15 2006, 04:41 PM
I dont have m3 anymore currently if you didnt read my signature :'(
I did read your signature, it states you have your 525, your G35 and under other cars you state an X3 maybe I need to go back to school but I'm sure I'm counting 3
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Originally Posted by bmw4life' post='311194' date='Jul 15 2006, 01:29 PM
Thinking of Real Estate (markets down a bit) passed my test to take exam! current job took too much time for me to hit my goals!
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If you want to do real estate we can hire you at our firm Also I'm in Prudential Financial if you need a job there I can talk to my manager. Let me know if I can help you with either jobs.


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