Mine looks like a toy

skmattwell · Post by **skmattwell** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:49 pm

Went to pick up a new locking hook to retrofit the new m bonnet to my pre-facelift earlier and parked up next to a 2024 M3.

Couldn't even find my car walking out the shop as it was completely obscured by the other 2024 giants. Makes the zed look tiny!

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:58 pm

Had a lot of rain up your way as well then?
I see Noah is advertising.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:27 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:58 pm Had a lot of rain up your way as well then?
I see Noah is advertising.

The business behind the fence is a welding company. It's a warning.

skmattwell · Post by **skmattwell** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:58 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:58 pm Had a lot of rain up your way as well then?
I see Noah is advertising.

Couldn't make it's mind up whether it wanted to be a lovely sunny day or torrential. Luckily I was stuck at a red light each time the heavens opened

Zedebee · Post by **Zedebee** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:36 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:27 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:58 pm Had a lot of rain up your way as well then?
I see Noah is advertising.

The business behind the fence is a welding company. It's a warning.

Learn your spelling

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:40 pm

Zedebee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:36 pm Learn your spelling

I was waiting for that!

There is (or was) a garage in South Croydon who re-conditioned engines. Coming in from the South you couldn't miss it. They had a mahoosive sign over their workshop that just said "ENGINE'S" in huge letters. So wanted to stop and tell them but it would have been pointless and a waste of all our time.

I once had a van signwritten (in paint not these new-fangled stickers). It had the word refrigeration spelled ' refridgeration' in six places. The sign-writers didn't make any money on that one once they had put it right!

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:42 pm

skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:58 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:58 pm Had a lot of rain up your way as well then?
I see Noah is advertising.
Couldn't make it's mind up whether it wanted to be a lovely sunny day or torrential. Luckily I was stuck at a red light each time the heavens opened

There is no "that went over your head" emoji. So................

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:18 pm

The your ///MR is soooo much better looking than that horrid thing.

skmattwell · Post by **skmattwell** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:21 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:42 pm
skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:58 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:58 pm Had a lot of rain up your way as well then?
I see Noah is advertising.
Couldn't make it's mind up whether it wanted to be a lovely sunny day or torrential. Luckily I was stuck at a red light each time the heavens opened
There is no "that went over your head" emoji. So................

Took me a while but finally got there

skmattwell · Post by **skmattwell** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:27 pm

buzyg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:18 pm The your ///MR is soooo much better looking than that horrid thing.

I wish it were actually an M, just a regular 2003 zed with some m modifications. If they did an auto MR I'd be all over it, but many would see that as sacrilege

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:24 pm

skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:21 pm Took me a while but finally got there

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:29 pm

skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:27 pm If they did an auto MR I'd be all over it, but many would see that as sacrilege

Funny cos if you wanted a newer 'M' of any model you would be in your element. 99.999% of all BMW M cars are bloody autos since about 2007.
If I could find a decent manual M4 I would have one tomorrow. Or preferrably M6; but that is impossible.

skmattwell · Post by **skmattwell** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:41 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:29 pm
skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:27 pm If they did an auto MR I'd be all over it, but many would see that as sacrilege
Funny cos if you wanted a newer 'M' of any model you would be in your element. 99.999% of all BMW M cars are bloody autos since about 2007.
If I could find a decent manual M4 I would have one tomorrow. Or preferrably M6; but that is impossible.

True, part of the reason I went for auto really as that's the way we're going, especially with EV'S. Although I'd never be able to afford anything remotely new and in my opinion post-2016 BMW's are an eyesore. I'm sure they drive great, but I need to look back at it and go pwwoooar

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:44 pm

skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:41 pm I'm sure they drive great,

Not really IMO. While my legs both work I like a manual. And my darling wife (!) flatly refuses to drive an automatic, which was a problem when finding an F31.

skmattwell · Post by **skmattwell** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:58 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:44 pm
skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:41 pm I'm sure they drive great,
Not really IMO. While my legs both work I like a manual. And my darling wife (!) flatly refuses to drive an automatic, which was a problem when finding an F31.

What I don't know won't hurt me, I've only ever driven one manual and it was an old ford escort estate around Sainsbury's car park at about 5mph

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