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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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Just drove 300 miles in sunny Piedmont, in the region of some of the most famous wines in the world: Barolo, Dolcetto, Barbera. Fantastic day, lot of pleasure.
And the new car is fantastic!

Here a couple of picture back home, late in the afternoon. More next weekend.
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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I said a couple of pics...
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucky' date='May 8 2005, 04:34 PM
I said a couple of pics...
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Nice pics of the car and surroundings. Nice power eh????

The trouble with the 535d is what do you buy next? Maybe a 545d
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Old May 8, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Merv the Derv' date='May 8 2005, 10:38 PM
[quote name='Lucky' date='May 8 2005, 04:34 PM']I said a couple of pics...
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Nice pics of the car and surroundings. Nice power eh????

The trouble with the 535d is what do you buy next? Maybe a 545d
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The surroundings are where I live. Concerning the 545d, noooo waaay. It would be far too heavy and nose unbalanced. I suggest to BMW a lighter (magnesium?) 6 in line, 3.2/3.3 l., twin turbo configuration, worth maybe 320/330 hp. What do you think?

P.S. hey Merv, how much oil burns your baby driving downtown?
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Old May 8, 2005 | 05:25 PM
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nice pics . but wait a second, are these pics belong to the "women's drivers" post ? j/k . don't tell me you can just park the car like that in italy .
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Old May 8, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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nice!!!
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Old May 9, 2005 | 12:07 AM
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I am really envious of you guys in Europe. Such beautiful and clean surroundings. I believe the air there is also fresh and cool too? Great for the family.

Really nice ride you've got there. We don't have diesels in Singapore; only petrol versions as our government forbids privately owned vehicles. There is a misconception that diesel is dirty and contributes to pollution - pure rubbish.
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Old May 9, 2005 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by alohalc' date='May 9 2005, 03:25 AM
nice pics .? but wait a second, are these pics belong to the "women's drivers" post ?? j/k .? don't tell me you can just park the car like that in italy .
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In Italy they park(ed) cars how and where ever they like. This is still "clean" parking.
When you go South traffic is nothing less then chaos.
In the North (so that's Genova as well) traffic became much more organised since they got new traffic laws.
Down South they don't seem to care much about the laws.
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Old May 9, 2005 | 01:21 AM
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Oh, beautiful car. Enjoy it

Please post a pic of your BMW C1 as well if you can. Bet the Americans have never seen anything like it
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Old May 9, 2005 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by garehaan' date='May 8 2005, 11:19 PM
[quote name='alohalc' date='May 9 2005, 03:25 AM']nice pics .? but wait a second, are these pics belong to the "women's drivers" post ?? j/k .? don't tell me you can just park the car like that in italy .
[snapback]125938[/snapback]
In Italy they park(ed) cars how and where ever they like. This is still "clean" parking.
When you go South traffic is nothing less then chaos.
In the North (so that's Genova as well) traffic became much more organised since they got new traffic laws.
Down South they don't seem to care much about the laws.
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it parked right on the pedestrians crosswalk but still ok ? i wish i could do the same here .
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