Hi, guys

Nice pics and cars Greg. Welcome aboard.

Oregon is so green compared to San Diego.

Welcome, Greg! :haaaay:

Awesome brochure-istic pictures!

Welcome Greg
Glad to see you here

We need as many ML guys as we can get.

Yup, you def. have some skills with the camera.

Welcome Greg... Your M3 is clean. :thumbup:

Welcome Greg.....NICE pics!! :drink:

Love that M3, still one of my fav from Bahvarian Motor Works (I think that's how you spell it).

OT: M3

EMPIRE said:

Love that M3, still one of my fav from Bahvarian Motor Works (I think that's how you spell it).

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Yeah, mine too. I've got the '08 on pre-order, but the looks will need to grow on me.

Welcome!! :drink:
Very clean m3 :thumbup: :clap:
you should definitely make a "garage" page (click on "garage" in the header) for it and post pics in the garage forum.
btw,
beautiful pics

AMG_55 said:

Welcome!! :drink:
you should definitely make a "garage" page (click on "garage" in the header) for it and post pics in the garage forum.
btw,
beautiful pics

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Done.

welcome to the boards. beautiful pics and awesome cars!

One of my friends moved to oregon for law school and in a few months, her car was completely dnged up from hale....poor poor girl.

SagaSupra said:

welcome to the boards. beautiful pics and awesome cars!

One of my friends moved to oregon for law school and in a few months, her car was completely dnged up from hale....poor poor girl.

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Thanks. Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark? Too bad--I haven't had any hail damage in my 34 years here.

GregW / Oregon said:

AMG_55 said:

Welcome!! :drink:
you should definitely make a "garage" page (click on "garage" in the header) for it and post pics in the garage forum.
btw,
beautiful pics

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Done.

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EMPIRE said:

Love that M3, still one of my fav from Bahvarian Motor Works (I think that's how you spell it).

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Bayerische Motoren Werke.

will you be getting a stick?
the weight is supposed to be up :thumbdown:

OT: E92 M3

AMG_55 said:

will you be getting a stick?
the weight is supposed to be up :thumbdown:

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Yes, probably a stick. I'd consider the DSG-type coming out, but it will not be out on launch. Weight concerns me. Hopefully with CF roof, plastic front fenders, aluminum hood, etc. it won't go much above 3,500 lbs. Still far less than the RS4, with equal or greater power.

M3s have gone more mainstream ever since the 2.3 liter 16 valvers. They don't race them anymore, so no need to make them just for that. the initial M3s weren't even designed to be sold. I loved that they took a 3 series body and cut two inches off the wheelbase!!

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jangy said:

M3s have gone more mainstream ever since the 2.3 liter 16 valvers. They don't race them anymore, so no need to make them just for that. the initial M3s weren't even designed to be sold.

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Not true--BMW races the 3-series in the FIA World Touring Car Championship and is leading it: http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/curitiba/2007/sport_sto1117925.shtml and privateers race M3s extenisively in the US: http://www.bimmerworldracing.com/data/index.html, http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/index_racing.asp.

But, you're right that the car is bending to marketing to the biggest audience now and not as pure a statement as the E30.

niiice! M3 is siickkk!