Hello from Afghanistan
09-24-2010, 02:26 AM
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Hello!
Let's see... introductions...
My name is Ben, and I'm an infantryman stationed in Germany (1.5 hours from Munich). Currently, I'm stationed in a little COP in Afghanistan, hoping to be home in January of 2011.
I joined this site because I was deciding whether to buy an 08 Corvette, 09 CTS-V, or an 08 550i/E60 M5. Obviously, I'm signing up here so I'm leaning a bit toward the M5/550i. I'm looking in the classified section hoping to find a decent deal, and looking for what's available in terms of mods/visual enhancements.
Thanks for reading!
Let's see... introductions...
My name is Ben, and I'm an infantryman stationed in Germany (1.5 hours from Munich). Currently, I'm stationed in a little COP in Afghanistan, hoping to be home in January of 2011.
I joined this site because I was deciding whether to buy an 08 Corvette, 09 CTS-V, or an 08 550i/E60 M5. Obviously, I'm signing up here so I'm leaning a bit toward the M5/550i. I'm looking in the classified section hoping to find a decent deal, and looking for what's available in terms of mods/visual enhancements.
Thanks for reading!
09-24-2010, 03:10 AM
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Welcome brother! There are plenty of friends here for you to meet mods to learn and make and Soldiers to support you. Hurry up and come home so we can start the modding process lol.
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09-24-2010, 03:36 AM
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on board and enjoy the forums!You'll find plenty of useful info here -- good luck with the search...
11-04-2010, 11:23 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Welcome to the group and stay safe!
11-04-2010, 12:36 PM
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Welcome brother and be safe! Oh and Im sure you are already... "Given'em hell!"
11-04-2010, 08:55 PM
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Keep your eye out for other soldiers needing to get rid of their US spec BMWs, sometimes Joe gets in over his head on payments and it nips him in the fourth point of contact. Not likely, but I saw it from time to time when I was in Germany. Also, if you did not already know, try the NATO/military sales program at a BMW dealer closest to you (not all of them participate, so you have to check). They price the cars for a flat rate discount and are ordered to spec if requested. Very good deal, I brought back a new E46 in 2002 with this program, and even got BMW to knock off the $650 destination charge since the army was shipping it( and no sales tax for brining it back to AZ) They also move a lot of US spec demos and trade ins too. I had a couple of guys in my unit that bought a E46 convertible and one that bought an X5, both demos for a song! May be worth looking into, never know if one may have what you are looking for.
Godspeed to you brother while downrange, and watch your six!
Godspeed to you brother while downrange, and watch your six!
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