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fknlo posted:That thing is going to go for way, way too much money. I'm guessing you'll almost be able to get an M3 or M4 of the same year for what it sells for. This is 100% totally accurate. Someone is going to be the dumbest person in the room spending way too much for ego and street cred and at the end of the party he will not be driving home an M3.
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Residency Evil posted:Looks like $35k invested in the DJIA in 1988 would be worth...about $460k.
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BlackMK4 posted:I always think these kind of statements are weird because they can only be made because we have the positive look-back and general knowledge available these days. Could easily have gone the other direction.
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BlackMK4 posted:I always think these kind of statements are weird because they can only be made because we have the positive look-back and general knowledge available these days. Could easily have gone the other direction. My read on them is that the best use of a car is to drive it, and keeping it in the garage for 3 decades is bad because it's both a bad car and a bad investment Also from a  investment standpoint, there are no 32 year periods in US investment history where you lost money so it couldn't have gone the other directionin conclusion, drive cars and buy index funds
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To be clear, I wasn't advocating cars as an investment vehicle and for quote:Also from a
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BlackMK4 posted:I always think these kind of statements are weird because they can only be made because we have the positive look-back and general knowledge available these days. Could easily have gone the other direction. it could not have, assuming constant appreciation of the M3. The worst rate of return for the DJIA over 30 years still would get you $375K. edit: i also guess that equities market performance and "collectible performance car" prices are pretty highly correlated so if the market somehow took a massive unprecedented poo poo I don't think the E30 would appreciate in the same way.
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If we ever have a 32 year recession I just hope to find enough Guzzoline to get my barbwire-wrapped M2 through the Trumplands
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:If we ever have a 32 year recession I just hope to find enough Guzzoline to get my barbwire-wrapped M2 through the Trumplands if we have a 30 year recession i'm eating a 9mm in year 10 at the absolute latest
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:in conclusion, drive cars and buy index funds this is a good thread title, no i dont know for which thread
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:if we have a 30 year recession i'm eating a 9mm in year 10 at the absolute latest Sucker, I'll be eating a 10mm in year 9 
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Jul 14, 2020 19:08
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Hmm, in this context I made the wrong statement. 
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Jul 14, 2020 19:13
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BlackMK4 posted:I always think these kind of statements are weird because they can only be made because we have the positive look-back and general knowledge available these days. Could easily have gone the other direction. GoGoGadgetChris posted:My read on them is that the best use of a car is to drive it, and keeping it in the garage for 3 decades is bad because it's both a bad car and a bad investment Yup, that's my point. Cars are dumb investments.
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Agreed, I spoke out of context, my bad.
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On the opposite end of that F31 on BaT, there's an E93 M3 that's probably going to end up going for like $15-16k in a few hours. That's almost impulse purchase territory on something like that.
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Jul 15, 2020 15:52
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One owner 2003 100k mile Imola Red E39 closed on BAT for $49,000. What the gently caress. I should sell my car.
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is yours imola? (also post pics)
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Just when we thought we had seen the peak of wagon madness on BaT this thing shows up Reserve not met at 39K. I think people realized they
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Reserve not met at 39K. Uh imagine wringing it all the way out to 4200 rpm in every gear and getting that sweet sweet 180hp slam into the back of your seat
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Reserve not met at 39K. if it was brown...
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BraveUlysses posted:if it was brown... I had to check. For some reason I thought this one: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2018-bmw-330i-xdrive-individual-m-sport-wagon/ went for over $50k. Close enough though, I guess.
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Red is cool
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Reserve not met at 39K.
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Remember these spy shots from a few months ago? Apparently it's the G42, the next gen 2 series coming in MY 2022. It's going to be fully assembled en Mexico, and will be RWD. Rumor has it that we'll get a 220, 230, either an M240 or M245, and starting in MY2023, an M2 A prototype has been tooling around in Mexico lately    I don't hate it (Yet)!
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Better than the M4.
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LOL that the next gen 2 series is going to be larger than the E9x 3 series?
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That doesn't look too bad. But it's probably going to be loving huge because people bought a 2 series because it was cheaper but wasn't big enough for them and they complained to BMW. So the 2 series will be bigger than an E92 and cost $60k. RWD but only comes with an automatic.
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It does look quite like an E92 from the side. That front is fuckin ugly though.
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Jul 19, 2020 05:35
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I do NOT like the contrast chrome/black on the front
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That's a lot of front overhang. Gross.
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Russian Bear posted:That's a lot of front overhang. Gross.
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I can live with that 2 series compared to the ugly mug of the 4. And what is up with the oil drain plug location on the n54. This verticalish orientation doesn't leave me enough room to fit any of my extensions or breaker bars and the PO/lube jockey really hulked out on the drain plug and I can't budge it yet. Next up is cutting a custom length of pipe I can use as an extender I guess... Edit: also it seems that the oil leak is somewhere above the drain plug flap given the amount of gunk. Going to pick up a new drain plug bolt to cross that off the list, then work upstream. PabloBOOM fucked around with this message at 15:57 on Jul 19, 2020 |
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:isn't that because of pedestrian safety regulations? maybe they overlearned from the e9x carmageddon frontend This is the second mention of the E9X murder-front. Can you share more info? Super interested.
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thealphabetsez posted:This is the second mention of the E9X murder-front. Can you share more info? Super interested.
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drat. 4 out of 36 is impressive. Finally got the oil drain plug out with a extension I cut off an old handlebar. That stuff was blacker than the blackest black times infinity; glad it's done. The old brass gasket was in p rough shape so I'm hoping a new one may help. I'm crossing my fingers but won't be very surprised when more oil ends up leaking. In any case, I put in roughly 6.1qt of the specd 6.9, then lowered it to let it check the level before I added more. The onboard sensors warmed up and say I'm filled to max and got to go.... I mean I know it's better to be a touch under than over, but the car is convinced its up to snuff. Um. Ok I guess?
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Said it before and I'll say it again, no focus group ever said "I like the car, I just wish it had a little less legroom"
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Reserve not met at 39K. Do you guys not get the 330D over there?
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Diesels are dead in this land.
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Clayton Bigsby posted:Do you guys not get the 330D over there? We did get the F30 328/330 diesels, but BMW dropped them again with the G20. Diesel is as dead as a door knob for everything except heavy duty trucks in the USA. It'll start happening in Europe, too, they just have a lot farther to fall there.
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Guinness posted:We did get the F30 328/330 diesels, but BMW dropped them again with the G20. diesels are pretty awesome though? both my diesel cars in the states are crazy reliable and get great mileage, my diesel van in the UK is dead reliable and gets 26mpg, and my Hilux in South Africa is the most reliable thing I've ever owned. I feel like the US is behind the curve, not in front of it
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They emit a ton of poo poo and if they don't they have very complicated poo poo that breaks and then causes them to spew a bunch of poo poo in the air. Going to Europe it smells and all the road signs are covered in soot.
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