Re: Huh???
 

Any digital video camera do the work. Do you have one?

Your mother was from russia? :P Cool! And father american or russian too?

Another great read, thanx :wink: I wish I will be having your kind of "problems" later in my life :D

If Michael is ok with it; once some of this warmer weather heads to the Mid-West; I'll be more then happy to do a barage of photos, both for Michael, and JW; and work some Video footage in... its been since high school; but i still know a few tricks of shooting video, and editing.

obviously, the video would take more time to complete then the pictures.

BTW
I just read your review of the Terminator :drool: god... that nearly is instant gratification; for such a profound beast... not to mention, those vultures we call "salesmen" seem to flock about hardly waiting for the kill :lol:

without a doubt, the Porsche CGT is my favorite car in production today... and i'm not embarrassed to say that i like it even more then the legendary F40, and F50 :-D

your review makes it feel as though i am in the drivers' seat; or recalling "network" (a well done movie BTW) when some wannabe is coaxing me to show what the CGT is really about. Porsche has such a strong racing heritage; their seemingly endless sprawl of victories in group C in the 80's; their rediculous outright victories at Le Mans... and of course... thier cars. The CGT is something i dont think i could ever think would get old... embarrased while turning, and stalling... well, i'd get over it :P

In my opinion, it is the car in your stable of many fine steads. thanks for sharing this passion :-D

And here we are, the CGT pics are online ;) thanks Michael :good:

I envy your collection but its a shame you dont own a BMW :D

Never liked the looks of CGT very much.. but on those pics it looks brilliant :love: I guess the story and pics do the trick :twisted:

Great reviews! An enjoyable thread to read, there's something about those rear wheels on the murci, i absolutely LOVE them! Look stunning!

Have you ever thought of taking any of them to a track day?

Just for the records, I edited again the first post with all the pics posted so far, as long as direct links to the reviews' posts ;)

My god! What have I missed!!! :shock: Next time work ask me to pull an all nighter, I'll tell them to piss off....I have this thread to read!! :twisted:

Thank you for taking the time to type out all the reviews of your cars! It is really appreciated 8)

Don't ask me why, but, if I had to take one car, I would take the baby Lambo. I know, I know...the CGT/Ford Gt e.t.c..... but I have a real soft spot for the little Lambo, I simply love it!

i'm feel like i'm torturing myself everytime i look at this topic

OMG! :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!:

Unbelievable garage mate!
I hope one day i can be able to buy cars just like that :mrgreen:

wow, just amazing :love:

your stories are getting better and better, nothing can disturb me from the reading, even if I'm late for work or anything (stupid) else :lol:
Beautiful review of Your Terminator, I was eating word by word, stupidly smiling and enjoying it!!! keep nice reviews sending Mike, we all apreciate it A LOT!!!!

btw, I'm taking my hat off of my head for your big hearth - how you speak about your mom and dad, family, friends, cars, pets (even looking after wild animals, feeding them...).... YOU ARE THE MAN, YOU HAVE MY BIGGEST RESPECT and You DESERVE ALL YOU HAVE WITHOUT a DOUBT!!! :clap: :good: :D

and BIG THANX GOES TO TT ASWELL, for his work for all of us!!! :clap: :D

edit: bloody hell, this is better than TopGear (while it's off the season) :lol:

Great write-up on the CGT, Michael!

Also LOVE that shot of the car in the trees.. beautiful.

i drive my cars all year long. In the Winter, obviously not in snow or as long as there's no salt dust or small gravel from snow removal. During the rest off the year, I won't drive them in the rain mainly because I don't like to get the undercarriage or engine compartment wet and dirty from road splash. Also, as I stated before, I take them out in order so each car gets it's share of road work just like 'Rocky'. Thanks :multi:

TT, As soon as the weather breaks, I think I'll take the cars to Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio. It's only 5 miles or so away from me and it's in the National Registry as one of the most famous parks in the Uniotes States. I'll wait until the trees and flowers bloom and find just the right and different spot for each car. Plus, nthfinity has promised us all a professional shoot and video of each car and a FREE 20 x 30 print for everybody on JW! Ain't that right nthfinity??

Re: Huh???
 

Got the digital video camera but going back to my main problem, once I do the video, I don't know how to get it on the JW site. Maybe my oldest son or TT will give me some educational tips.

:mrgreen:
in digital format anyway :wink: that is the largest i've printed from my own camera so far; and with how big that is, I dont really have a reason for going bigger :lol: ... it is possible; but the faux resolution may start to suffer much beyond that... @ 20"X30" ITS 116.8 real DPI; and if they run at 300 dpi resolution, then there are 183.2 calculated DPI which still looks quite good. :) but i'm not sure how much larger it can go while still looking really sharp (i'll bring down an example or two to give you an idea).

No, not really. I'd be afraid to run any of them on a track for fear of getting out of hand and wrecking a car. Once you get started, you begin to really get a rush and then you feel invincable and possibly push the envelope to a point where you're in trouble. I'll just cruise and putt putt around the neighborhood and smile and wave to everyone! :niet:

How about this guy TT? He's working as hard as me so that everyone has the pic links and gets these pics online as fast as I can send them to him. I think on the count of three, we should all stand up, give him a big round of applause and shout 'You da man TT..... You da man TT' :multi: TT, One person asked something about the files being in a .zip format. Are they or can they be? Michael

TT is THE Maestro around here. He's always here.
this place could be hell without him

Michael, perhaps the zip ought to come after the reviews are done; and all that hard work in writing them, editing the picutres; and posting them all in thier places
(Kudos TT :-D )
right now, the zip is about 23 or so MB without much compression. to me, i'd rather somebody float through the ones posted the way they are to get them to post thier apreciation and at least a simple "thanks" but thats just my opinion. :mrgreen:

LOL, stop congratulating me guys :) I just uploaded a couple of pics.

As for the zip file discussion, I am lost, what do you mean? A single zip with all the pics? We could do it of course, but as said, it seems easier to browse through the pics in thumbnail form like they are now ;)

well, I was thinking about the zip files of each car. but if these pics are all you have, it's no problem to d/l them, cheers :wink:

TT, Someone, I don't remember who, had asked me if the pics were in a .zip file or could be put in a .zip file. I was lost too. BTW, I'm taking a 1 day break for rest and recuperation and hopefully tomorrow, I'll take some more pics of the Ferrari 575 Maranello and Ford GT. I'll put the Maranello on Saturday and I'll save for last but not the least, the 'good ole American made in the U.S.A.' Ford GT on Sunday! R&R tonight will consist of some great Merlot wine and eyeballing all the women to get some much needed eye exercises! :prr:

Michael, this was probabely the best written review of a CGT I've ever read. All the backgrounds about how you got the cars, the unloading,... give a special personal touch to each of your cars :D
it was interesting to read about the F430-deal and the "game" they play :?

Have a nice evening with some glasses of Merlot!
Thanks again for the reviews

i was wondering .... where ever supercars are involved ppl always talk about practaclity ... like Martin Brundle Supercars ... its complete bullshit imo .....
anyways ... since you are one of those owners who dont 'thrash' the car arround ... tell us ... which one of the cars that u've kept is most practical :)

Practicality?
 

:roll: Hmmmmm? Practicality? Oh yeah! Had to look it up to make sure I knew what YOU meant. practical |ˈpraktikəl| adjective (1) of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas : there are two obvious practical applications of the research. • (of an idea, plan, or method) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible : neither of these strategies is practical for smaller businesses. • suitable for a particular purpose : a practical, stylish kitchen. • (of a person) sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem : I'm not unfeeling, just trying to be practical. • (of a person) skilled at manual tasks : Steve'll fix it—he's quite practical.

I guess you're asking me, which car would I'd take to the grocery store to get 7 or 8 bags of groceries or to Lowes to pick up some plywood or to? to? to? I'm just being a smart ass! Absolutely none of them are practical unless I can park it where nobody can park next to me IMO. And, I won't carry any kinds of junk in them which might possibly damage those work of art interiors.

Whereever I go, I park in outer Siberia and on an angle, hoping everybody understands what I'm suggesting. Since I do park so far away, people usually don't get POd about my angles!

I guess the least practical is the Ford GT, Carrera GT and Murcielago ONLY because of their minimum, lack of or crappy rear visibility. It's a pain in the ass.... really. You're so damn concerned of what's behind you that you think you can't see, that it drives you nuts. The Maranello, Gallardo and F430 don't have that problem so you're more relaxed, BUT.... I would feel comfortable to take ANY of my cars anywhere (although, again remember my parking dilemma!) If I can keep an eye on them, then their safe to take. If I can't see them....... I can't take them. Kinda like a young baby, NO, not me! I mean the cars.

You wouldn't leave a very young child alone would you? Well, since my real kids are all grown up now, these are now my young kids (not forgetting about all my 5 dogs and cat and wild rabbit)! They're all easy to drive........ ummmm....... well except the CGT racecar. But that's what makes it nice and what makes each car exciting and such a thrill to get into every day. They all have slightly different personalities in certain ways. Whenever I get into a car for that day, I mumble the words of Austin Powers..... "Yeah Baby, let's get it on!"

Now you know why I say I won't really thrash one or any of my cars. I love them too much to beat em up! Like my children..... oh yeah.... already said that! Michael :silly:

Re: Practicality?
 

I don't do the angle thing, but I always park miles away from all the other cars - hate dings.

Besides, it is good to get a bit of exercise.

As for practicality, what does that mean - we are a one car family - me, wife and 2 dogs. We have an S2000 and we cope! I can hire a pickup if I need to shift something, the 4 of us will just about fit in the car and it's comfy enough for a trip to walk the dogs or go to the vets. :wink:

Sidenote: We have a (wild) rabbit also, and a couple of toads - our dogs like to play with the toads but they soon hop off under the fence...You just don't see wild animals in the UK (I'm English BTW) as most residential areas are long-established and all the wildlife migrated years before I was born...

^^ 2 people and 2 dogs in a S2000 ... that's a picture I would like to see ... I can't believe it :)

I also park my car far away from the maddening crowd. This is an absolute must in crazy places like Walmart where there are so many beat up cars, rushed moms with 3 bawling kids for whom making sure that they dont bang that nice shiny car next to them is very low on their agenda.

I am a lot less paranoid about my car now. I used to go bonkers earlier if someone scratched it. Now I am a lot more peaceful about it. But I am sure if I had a Ferrari or something my paranoia will re-emerge. :)

Those reviews are super nice to read Michael. I almost always like a review of the actual owner over one done by a journalist. An owner's review is more 'down to earth', gives a more realistic and closer view. What I personally really like about your reviews is the fact you don't only post about driving the car, but also how you purchased it. This is stuff we normally don't get to hear, which makes it very interesting ;)

Don't stop posting these reviews, they make a great read!

Here she is... the Ferrari 575 Maranello
 

Here's my review of the first Ferrari in my life, the 2004 Ferrari 575 Maranello. This review may not be as exciting or as long as the others, only because the transaction went through fairly smooth.

Well as you remember, I had bought the Ford GT in January of 2005 and was in pretty good shape with a Ford GT and a 2003 Porsche GT2 in my garage. But then I got the itchies for the Carrera GT and traded the GT2 on it in...... damn, do you believe that I can't remember off hand what month I got the Carrera? I think it was in April or May of 2005. Anyhow, I'm smiling even more than before when I get the Carrera and then I have this brilliant revelation come to me! I don't have a Ferrari!

But there's a big problem, the closest Ferrari dealer is in Columbus, Ohio, Midwestern Auto Group or as their affectionately known, MAG. Dang, that's a really far away to take a car in for an oil change or anything minor that may pop up. I think it's a 120 miles or so and about hour and a half driving time in freeway traffic from me. Wait a minute, isn't that where I bought the Carrera GT at, Columbus, Ohio? Oh yeah, OK, well then it must not be that far to have the pleasure of owning a Ferrari!

So now what do I do? Hmmmm, I've heard Ferraris may be a little temperamental. Do I want to possibly go through the hassle of owning a car and having to figure out how to get it back and forth, back and forth if the car's going to act up on me? Hell yeah..... It's a Ferrari!!

It's time to call the dealer and see what's going on. I give MAG a call and reach a salesman by the name of Mike Finneran. Really nice guy to talk to. I tell Mike I'm interested in a Ferrari F430 preferably cause I don't know anything about Ferraris or the various models and that's the only model I've really heard something about. He could of told me he had a 6 door coupe, 10 speed hatchback that had 10,000 HP, did 350 miles and hour and I probably would have believed him! That's how ignorant I was of my knowledge on Ferraris.

I ask Mike if he possibly has any sitting around? Mike? Mike? I'm not sure but I think I hear the sounds of muffled laughter and a chair being picked up off the floor! As Mike gains his composure, he says no Sir, I don't happen to have any F430s laying around (still that mysterious sound in the backround). He then starts to tell me that the F430s are sold out for at least 2 to 3 years and there are 'millions and millions' of people on a 'waiting list'. What waiting list? I've never seen it in a magazine or advertised anywhere. I could just see it now.... "How would you like a new Ferrari F430? Just fill in this form, send it in to us, and we'll call you in a couple years and let you know how many spots you've climbed up the list and when you'll be able to put your deposit down!" Thanks a lot Mike!

Of course, I let Mike know that I've just purchased a 2005 Ford GT and a new 2004 Carrera GT thinking maybe he'll think I'm not pulling his chain and hopefully move me up to spot 999 instead of 1000! Then Mike tells me he has a 2004 Ferrari Maranello that has 110 miles on it. Number one, it's used isn't it? Number two, it's a 2004 and were in the summer of 2005. Why would I buy a year old car? Number three, I don't even know what the heck a Maranello is. Sounds like a brand of Merlot wine or an Italian Pasta Speciality dish! When asked why such low mileage, he tells me it's the owners DEMO and since they have 15 brands or more of cars, the owner takes one here and takes one there. Ahhhh, now I understand the low mileage!

I don't want no Maranello or whatever it is. I want a Ferrari 'SUPERCAR' What's so hard about understanding that?

Mike calms me down and proceeds to tell me that he has an outrageous Saleen S7 'Supercar' with 500 or so horsepower that might fit my desire. Oh yeah, I've heard of that car. Wasn't it in a movie with..... who was it? Of course, Jim Carey in 'Bruce Almighty'. Hey, didn't he get to play God for a while doing all kinds of unreal stuff including enlarging his girlfriend's breasts and beating up punks all over the place? And he's gets to go cruising around in that rocket ship of a car. OK I tell Mike..... That's for me. How much is the car? HUH? WHAT? Did you just say $450K large ones or so? Jeez..... I just did that on the Carrera GT. Hey Mike...... I'm really not looking to see if I can go into Chapter 11 over here or anything!

As I start to simmer down from hearing that number, my mind swings back to the Ferrari Maranello. After all, it is a FERRARI! OK Mike, give me the details on the car. As Mike begins to explain the car's dynamics to me, he states that the real goal of any True Ferrari owner to be is to have the twelve cylinder Ferrari because that's the true engine of what Ferrari history is made of. OK, I'll buy into that. What else Mike? Well he says, "It has the F1 transmission which is a real pleasure to drive." F1 transmission? Isn't that just a fancy word for an automatic trans? "No says Mike. You have an Auto mode and you have a Manual mode. It's just like they use in Formula One racing. You know, Michael Schumaker, Kimi and Jacques and those other guys." Uh, yeah I say. We'll if it's good enough for whmoever those guys are, who am I to say otherwise!

Mike continues with spiel on how this is a GT Touring car, a real 'gentleman's ride'. It's very comfortable and luxurious inside and the outside is truly a work of art.

OK Mike, you've sold me. How much? Hey, I can live with that. And you'll even give me a slight discount because it's an 04? WOW! When was the last time you ever heard of anyone getting a discount on a brand new Ferrari?

Mike meanwhile sends me pictures of the Maranello parked next to a Bently parked on their dealership ramp. Damn, that IS a really sharp car after all! We work on a deal where I'm putting down some cash and I'm trading in my 2001 BMW Z8. Beautiful and fantastic car the Z8 is but give me a break....... I'm getting a new Ferrari! He checks my credit out and bingo, we set a delivery date and time. Mike says he going to be delivering the Maranello personally with the transport truck driver. Whoa..... how's has that for personal service?

My lucky day comes and I waiting in the drive of the house I purchased next door to me. I kinda had to buy it protect the land running along my main drive (2500 feet long- almost like a drive in a park lined with trees) or else someone could have bought that house and land and started cutting trees down to sell for cash. Other neighbors have done just that. Sick bastards! I love nature and animals. We call it our 'Vacation Villa'. Since I don't fly, we pretend to take vacations there. Real ball of fire, aren't I?

Here comes Mike and the truck and my new Ferrari down the street! Let me tell you, the picture didn't do it justice. It's beautiful! Sleek, small, sexy, fantastic, outrageous and much more all in one! They unload it and Mike goes over the car with me. Then we jump in the car and go down to the main house because Mike says he would like to see the Ford GT and the Carrera GT. (I hope not because he thinks I was bullshitting him!)

I open the garage doors and Mike is ecstatic. Tells me how nice it is to see both those cars next to each other. He then wants to take pictures of my two BMWs outside in my drive. One is a 04 645 convertible and the other is a 04 M3 convertible. Don't know why I buy convertibles, I hardly ever put the top down! He especially likes my license plates: 'DPRIVD' on the 645 and 'DMENTD' on the M3. 'DPRIVD' is a little pompous (don't have it anymore cause of that!) but it was fun for a while. I once had the same spelled plate on a 1991 Mercedes 430(?) and a photographer from the local newspaper came up behind me on the freeway and started laughing his off and took a couple of pictures of the car. Sure enough, a couple days later, it wound up on the front page on the 'local' second section with the headline reading 'WONDER WHAT THOSE NOT DEPRIVED DRIVE?' and the caption "Sometimes DPRIVD is the eyes of the beholder as the owner of this Mercedes demonstrates". Sorry if I ever offended anybody. It was only meant to be a joke son..... just a joke!

Now about driving the car. She wonderful. Easy to start, easy to back up (I can finally see out of this one) and the Daytona leather interior is 'classy as hell' and smells so sweet! I do wish the seating offered a little more leg stretch out room. The other little gripe is the rear view mirror. I can't adjust it up high enough (tilt it back) to please me. The wheels are the two piece ones and as you'll see in the pics are just amazing looking. Reverse gear is obtained by pulling a little lever on the console up and back and then you hear beeps. You have to hold your foot on the brake to start the car, just like the F430. The headlights are excellent offering all kinds of light for you to see. The F1 shifts nice and smooth and I just leave this one in Auto mode and cruise around pretending to be 'James, James Bond'!

One thing I do notice on this and the Lambos is that the tires seem like they're scrubbing or chattering when you back up. I dunno... someone said that's normal. OK, I believe him. Every once in a while, I'll get a little brake squeal now and then, but it's nothing to write home about.

I went down the street one time just to fill the car up with gas one day and bumped into a couple of my friends at the gas station. One of them said to me, "You're unreal! You may have been the only person in the United States to have filled his Ferrari up with his Carhart work jacket on!" What's did he mean by that? Was he calling me a Bum?

Cruising around in her is wonderful. She's quiet, rides nice and smooth and oh my God, does it get the looks..... from everybody. Hey what's going on here? I know it's a Ferrari but from far away, nobody (OK, maybe a few people know) you really can't tell what it is. That's what is so surprising! I'm getting tons of looks and gawkers from far away! Unreal! I can understand when I'm in all the others cause they're 'SUPERCARS' so that makes sense. But the Maranello?

One incident really freaked me out. We went to the local Ice Cream stand and were eating cones at the car. Three young teenage boys were driving out of the stand in a small, older pickup. As they started past, I saw one kid look and then I heard a screech of brakes. What the heck is that all about? They jump out of the car with they're mouths wide open and they're eyes all glassy. "A Ferrari?" Yep I say. "I don't believe it says another" I told them since they were so excited about the car, i would pop the hood open and show them the 12 cylinder.

After 20-30 minutes of talking and my girlfriend laughing her ass off from their amazement, I tell them since they're such extreme motorheads, I'm gonna give them a real experience. I give them my telephone number, ask them to give me a call in a couple of days, and I'm gonna take each one of them for a ride in the Carrera GT! Think they were happy? I got called several times before we could make a day and time. After taking the two of them for rides and having them almost crying with joy, I tell the 3rd kid let's go. He's hesitant. Why? I finally realize after talking to him, he's afraid I'm a suicidal maniac on the road. I tell him, don't worry, I'll go down the street at a certain speed, increase it slowly and if you're OK with that or if it's too fast, just let me know and I'll slow down. We come back, he's smiling and they're all saying I'm their new hero. They even offer to wash my cars for me, anytime, for FREE, just call! Damn did I feel good!! But, I know that if I was a kid sometime ago and someone had done that for me, I guess I would have felt the same way.

Back to the car. It's just amazing how many people smile with approval to the looks of the Maranello. Wherever I park, some even come up and strike up a conversation about her.

The engine sound is unreal. It has this deep and rich sound when you get on it a little. A lot of Ferrari owners like to put Tubi or some type of exhaust on their Ferraris but this particular model to me doesn't make sense to jazz up like a hot rod. It isn't one! It's a GT touring car. It's meant to be classy but sporty looking and fast but not in the category of the Enzo! I love her the way she is. How can you adulterate a lady? You don't! You love her the way she is and take good care of her. And that's exactly what I'm going to do!!

Obviously, after enjoying the pleasure of my first ever Ferrari, I then become a rabid fan of the 'Prancing Horse' and all he or 'she' stands for! I've got t-shirts, windbreakers and all kinds other paraphernalia up the wazoo! I guess know you also know why I had to have a F430 before I had a conniption fit. Don't worry..... I know..... I'm sick. But I'm taking my medicine religiously!!!! Michael

p.s. At the beginning, I stated the following, "This review may not be as exciting or as long as the others..." I guess I don't know the strength of my mind or my ability to :bs:

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Well, I am sure nobody could decide not to buy a Maranello after having been close to one or having testdrove it! it's such a good car it aches!

What you did to those boys is pretty impressive! It's not so obvious to give away personal infos and shere your own cars with basically strangers!
Similar stuff happened to me too (in the position of the boys obviously) and it always felt too good to be true! Generous owners are really a gift from the sky ;)

thanks Michael :) that review was so far the best of them all... every bit.... its like we're all visiting you down in Ohio; and see your 575 at the ice cream shop; and strike up a conversation... something i've done myself on many ocasions...

man... waiting for the weather is especially hard this year :lol:

Great story indeed :P Thanx! Cant wait for pics :P

You should think of writing books about cars :)

Pics up :good:

Another great write up Michael.


Did we run out of cars to write about?.. Because I want more! :)

No Hov, Still got the 'Good ole American iron' to write about, the Ford GT. And if TT doesn't mind, even though I don't own it anymore, with his permission, I'd like to give my personal experience with the Porsche GT2. Waddya think TT and the 'Gang' Do you still trust me? Heh... heh...! :lol:

Ford GT... Great!

The GT2 will be an interesting read. I'm sure they don't mind.

And if you don't mind I'd like a hear some about the Z8 too. Such a nice design and car that nobody talks about anymore... I rarely see them in any auto meets.

i gotta say you are a truly car guy, thats what a true car fan do. that thing you did with the kids is amazing :clap: it reminds me this guy, its a afroamerican singer, he owns a macca and every time he stops at a gas station he opens the door for the kids to go and see the car...

i guess i'll have to fly to poland, ohio and MAYBE ill bump with a silver carrera GT... :wink: :lol:

i gotta say i love your reviews, thanxs for the effort and time to put all those nice words that makes us feel just like if we where there thanx :)


i have 2 questions, since you own true exotics how would you feel if you get...say...a Cayman S, would you like it as much as the others, i mean you have the mother of all Porsches. :D, and second do you still have the 645?

Really nice review :P

I like the part when you took the kids with the CGT :)

Do you still have the M3 convertible, i would like to hear about that,a nd of course the 645?...(im BMW crazy) :lol:

Thanks for the review :D

thanks for reviews magwheel. 575 is :drool: :love: .You are true carguy and gentlemen. I know alotof people that never let you to take pictures and take a closer look. I want to look at a rs4 last year and her owner didn't let me to look near less than one meter. I'm sure kids will never forget that ride in their lifetime.

Yeah Michael, bring on the GT, the GT2 and any other you'd like :D

It's like that on a lot of cars. The tape on the CGT might have been poorly placed or dirty, as usually the lettering sticks on quite well.

However, some people don't like any letters on their cars (since it spoils the look of the car for them), and so they use some piano wire or fishing line to remove them (or in some cases, heat up the letters with a hair dryer so that they can be easily pulled off). If this is the case, it's actually a good thing the letters are not screwed on, as it leaves the body perfectly straight once the badges are removed.

You win some, you lose some. Just get a dealer to put it back on or do it yourself, a 2 minute job ;)

i am editing this post because after communicating with michael i found him to be refreshingly honest and not the least bit like i thought when i initially made the post!
he is also the reason my ban was lifted on jabbasworld and i would like to thank him for that!
you're a good guy michael and i am sorry i jumped to the wrong conclusion and made a jerk of myself before getting to know something about you!

keep on being you!

best!
jeff

No, I turned my in Blue M3 convertible early on its lease and the other M3, a white convertible, it's lease was up or something..... I'm not sure what the case really was on that car. The BMW light gold mist 645 convertible, I traded on the F430 and the Black 645 coupe along with the GT2, were traded on the Carerra GT. Confusing? It is for me too!

BMWs? I absolutely love BMWs. Had a lot of them...... 5 different models in one year all at the same time. I was the first on the list at the Akron, Ohio dealership for the new 06 BMW M5, but had to cancel my spot when I decided to purchase the Ferrari Maranello. I was bummed out and of course so was the dealership cause they had lost my business. Also had the pleasure of owning a 2001 Z8, but traded that on the Maranello. I would be very happy to buy any BMW tomorrow if necessary! :wink:

And you are one banned dude for being a rude jealous little shit.

Bring on the GT, the GT2 and any other car!
 

Thanks TT, that will keep me busy next week for sure. Love it...... absolutely love it! Michael :lol:

The M5 e60 is such a great car and the M6 is also great. :P
To bad that you turned your M3 cabs.

BMW :twisted:

Hi Jabba, I would appreciate it if you wouldn't ban him unless there's something else I don't know about him. He's entitled to his thinking. He may think I'm a little candy ass or sissy for always mentioning my Father but the reality of the situation is Dad busted his ass off making his business super succesful as I said before. I have what I have because of him. It's not because I invented the computer or electricity or the car! I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.... the hospital or birth center at the age of 6 days old when Mom and Dad adopted me.

If I didn't give credit to my Father for making it all happen, then I would be as phony as a $3 bill. And I think most, if not all of you know that by now. Especially after passing the scrutiny of the JW FBI, CIA, Interpol, Scotland Yard and every other agency in the world backround check!

So Jabba, please consider giving that guy another shot. I've had worse things said to me in my life. It looks like you're protecting my feelings (which I certainly appreciate) but at 58, I'm pretty sure I can handle it. Plus I think he was 48 or so himself. Making that kind of remark sounds more pathetic coming out of his mouth than anything I say about my good fortune! Plus, I've always been told that when you ignore an ignorant person, they usually just dry up and blow away! :lol:

Well I don't like rude people and that comment was un-called for. I don't think he will be a big loss to JW.