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09-17-2005, 03:49 PM

andy545

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...just dropping in a line to say hello from Vancouver ! It's hard to get to a pc terminal here...there's hardly any cell network service inland - so since I found one...
Needless to say the scenery is STUNNING...my camera is working hard. Congrats to any Canadians for a beautiful country and friendly people. That Icefield Parkway is simply jaw-dropping...

I'm driving a Buick Allure ( rental ) - mate...it's very painful :'(

. I had a few tears run down my cheek and had to explain to my wife that it was nothing... just missing the E60..

Cheers to everyone !!

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09-17-2005, 03:51 PM

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i feel your pain

. have fun and please share some pics later

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09-17-2005, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by andy545' date='Sep 18 2005, 01:49 AM

...just dropping in a line to say hello from Vancouver ! It's hard to get to a pc terminal here...there's hardly any cell network service inland - so since I found one...
Needless to say the scenery is STUNNING...my camera is working hard. Congrats? to any Canadians for a beautiful country and friendly people. That Icefield Parkway is simply jaw-dropping...?

I'm driving a Buick Allure ( rental ) - mate...it's very painful? :'(?

. I had a few tears run down my cheek and had to explain to my wife that it was nothing... just missing the E60..

Cheers to everyone !!

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Vancouver is one of the most beautiful places in the world I've seen.

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09-17-2005, 04:46 PM

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My Ride: Collected Sept 2009 - BMW E90 M3, Silverstone II, Novillo Black leather, 19" M Double-Spoke alloys, High Beam Assist, Electronic Damper Control, Voice Control, PDC, USB, DAB, High Gloss Shadowline, Sliding armrest, Trim Finishing in aluminium grey.

Excellent.
I was over there a few years ago. Great place for obtaining good photo's.

I think the Allure is sold in the US as a La Crosse (or something like that) and I seem to recall that La Crosse means something embarrassing (or unsuitable) for a car sold in a French speaking country. Any French-Canadians want to take a stab at what it might mean?

I'm just back from Winconsin/Minnesota myself and had a Ford Freestyle from Hertz. Never even heard of it but it was the only thing they had with navigation so I took it. It's an SUV type of thing and I was reasonably surprised. It drove quite well for an SUV. However, just getting back home and starting my E60 was a joy.

Enjoy the rest of the trip.

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09-18-2005, 12:15 AM

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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band. Waiting for trunkopener button from Hobi :)

Sounds exciting!! Have fun!