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Old 12-16-2005, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by speedracerF4i' post='212173' date='Dec 16 2005, 02:55 PM
Hey Cobradav,

Seeing your cars made me want to sing:

Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens pl?cidas
De um povo her?ico o brado retumbante.
E o sol da Liberdade em raios f?lgidos,
Brilhou no c?u da P?tria nesse instante.

And to call a few people to play soccer.
And while watching soccer on the beach, look at all the string bikinis go by. One of the reasons I avoided playing (only a referee).

One of the reasons I have TV GLOBO
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Originally Posted by BMW#5' post='212160' date='Dec 16 2005, 01:35 PM
Would you use your residential address in your sig?
BMW#5, click on my web page in my sig.
Old 12-16-2005, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='212171' date='Dec 16 2005, 02:51 PM
Nothing to hide!

Anyone could check me.
I always hide from crazies. I neither want them to shoot me or vice versa. If I have to shoot them, then I would have to convince the authorities that I did the "right" thing and might have to deal with their families, fellow gang members, or whatever.
Old 12-16-2005, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by das' post='212190
Would you use your residential address in your sig?
BMW#5, click on my web page in my sig.
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Das, as long as you behave I guess you'll be
ok

just kidding!
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Many people do it so that if you say something stupid, the BMW people that watch here may void your warranty if they can positively identify you.

Like indicating that you "track" your car, etc.
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Originally Posted by das' post='212190
Would you use your residential address in your sig?
BMW#5, click on my web page in my sig.
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Unfortunately, there are too many wackos in the world. Das, with all due respect, I would suggest that having your home address and phone number on a web page is not wise. Perhaps nothing bad will come of it, but why take a chance? I don't see the upside, and the downside is clear.
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Thought I was the only one showing the plates...glad to see all the vanity out there!
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Exactly, there's alot of unsavory characters (especially on the internet) out there.

Why give a bad guy a chance to run your plate and get info on ya if you don't have to.

Also i've seen 3 similar silver E60's in my neck o' the woods and i wouldn't want to be mistaken for one of them if they cut someone off or somethin' crazy like that prior.
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my wife works for the government, so we had the option to block out our plates thru dmv.
it's actually sad that we have to be this vigilant regarding our privacy.

oh yeah, guess what my plate says!


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