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Old 04-10-2005, 12:11 AM
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Came out of my local Halfords y'day, to find 3 admirers round my car with their camera phones out taking pics..... it wasn't even clean (hence being in Halfords purchasing cleaning products)

Owning e60 feels like you're part of an exclusive club!!!!
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Originally Posted by JayEll' date='Apr 10 2005, 03:11 AM
Came out of my local Halfords y'day, to find 3 admirers round my car with their camera phones out taking pics..... it wasn't even clean (hence being in Halfords purchasing cleaning products)

Owning e60 feels like you're part of an exclusive club!!!!
loving thed experience.

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I had the same experience a few days ago too. While i was waiting for my coffee at starbucks, saw three guys in their twenties taking photos of my car..
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Happens alot to me not so much the pics, but you can read peoples lips as you stop at a light or ride past them they could get wiplash from there reactions and the word for the day is usually DAMN that $hit is tight. The other day took the case comming to a corner and guys were driven and trying to take pics with ther camera phones as they were turning the corner i love the reactions
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Originally Posted by buddy' date='Apr 10 2005, 10:46 AM
Happens alot to me not so much the pics, but you can read peoples lips as you stop at a light or ride past them they could get wiplash from there reactions and the word for the day is usually DAMN that $hit is tight.? The other day took the case comming to a corner and guys were driven and trying to take pics with ther camera phones as they were turning the corner i love the reactions
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nice one ..
i had a driver in suped up Escort (piece of shit) stop as he was making a turn. His eyes were fixed on my rims...
and you can always see people staring in their rew view... only for seconds mind... coz then i blast past them! give them a chance to look at the badge.
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Originally Posted by JayEll' date='Apr 10 2005, 05:56 AM
[quote name='buddy' date='Apr 10 2005, 10:46 AM']Happens alot to me not so much the pics, but you can read peoples lips as you stop at a light or ride past them they could get wiplash from there reactions and the word for the day is usually DAMN that $hit is tight.? The other day took the case comming to a corner and guys were driven and trying to take pics with ther camera phones as they were turning the corner i love the reactions
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nice one ..
i had a driver in suped up Escort (piece of shit) stop as he was making a turn. His eyes were fixed on my rims...
and you can always see people staring in their rew view... only for seconds mind... coz then i blast past them! give them a chance to look at the badge.
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Here I get mostly guys in their twenties checking it out. The other day in the parking garage at work I was coming out late as a cleaning crew was coming in and the guy was staring and smiling. He had questions, I had answers. Always a good time.
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Here is Los Angeles, its just another car. I barely get a nod from a fellow E60 driver.
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So you mean to tell me that all those people have been staring at my car and not me! Damn it!
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Originally Posted by Ruf930' date='Apr 10 2005, 08:35 AM
So you mean to tell me that all those people have been staring at my car and not me!? Damn it!
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Originally Posted by JayEll' date='Apr 10 2005, 03:11 AM
Came out of my local Halfords y'day, to find 3 admirers round my car with their camera phones out taking pics..... it wasn't even clean (hence being in Halfords purchasing cleaning products)

Owning e60 feels like you're part of an exclusive club!!!!
loving thed experience.

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Not had anyone take any pics of the car except the West Midlands Constabulary

I do notice Audi and Merc drivers staring with that if only sort of look


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