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J.R. · 11-21-2008, 12:18 PM

Hey all,

I've been lurking for a week or so... Probably time I introduced myself properly. So I developed some kind of BMW obsession several years back, but I haven't had the chance to really act on it until now. My first, and current, car is a '92 Mercedes 190E. I'm a pretty big fan of old Benzes except for the fact that they've always leaned a little too far in the luxury direction for my tastes. The 190 is hardly a luxury car by today's standards, but it's certainly not very sporty. Of course it doesn't help that my car has an auto tranny and that it's pretty hard to find a manual Benz.

Anyway, the only solid RWD cars with great handling that frequently come in manual seem to be Bimmers. There's very little Japanese stuff and they've successfully phased out RWD pretty much completely. To be honest, I'm basing most of my BMW knowledge on stuff I've read on the internet, but I don't think I'm off base here (heh, preaching to the choir anyway, eh?).

I'm looking to buy an E36 or a really clean E30 in Vancouver in the very near future, but I'll make a separate post about that. I look forward to having a nice ride to talk about with you folks!

Mr. Red · 11-21-2008, 12:41 PM

I've had both! if you have any questions, let me know!

murphymurf · 11-21-2008, 01:50 PM

Same here, me and Red have made the change from e30 to e36 M3's. So if you want an opinion of either, just ask.

adrian_325 · 11-21-2008, 01:55 PM

welcome to the site and the our bimmer choir! good choice on a bimmer and you get no disagreement here. Good luck with your first bimmer!

11-21-2008, 12:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
J.R. newbie Name: Jeremy Joined: Nov 2008 From: Vancouver Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jeremy says: hello! Hey all, I've been lurking for a week or so... Probably time I introduced myself properly. So I developed some kind of BMW obsession several years back, but I haven't had the chance to really act on it until now. My first, and current, car is a '92 Mercedes 190E. I'm a pretty big fan of old Benzes except for the fact that they've always leaned a little too far in the luxury direction for my tastes. The 190 is hardly a luxury car by today's standards, but it's certainly not very sporty. Of course it doesn't help that my car has an auto tranny and that it's pretty hard to find a manual Benz. Anyway, the only solid RWD cars with great handling that frequently come in manual seem to be Bimmers. There's very little Japanese stuff and they've successfully phased out RWD pretty much completely. To be honest, I'm basing most of my BMW knowledge on stuff I've read on the internet, but I don't think I'm off base here (heh, preaching to the choir anyway, eh?). I'm looking to buy an E36 or a really clean E30 in Vancouver in the very near future, but I'll make a separate post about that. I look forward to having a nice ride to talk about with you folks!

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11-21-2008, 12:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mr. Red Senior Member Name: Steve Joined: May 2006 From: West Vancouver Posts: 946 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 22 13 Times in 12 Posts Mr. Red's pictures '97 BMW M3	I've had both! if you have any questions, let me know!

11-21-2008, 01:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
murphymurf Senior Member Joined: Jul 2005 From: vancouver Posts: 307 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 2 Times in 2 Posts	Same here, me and Red have made the change from e30 to e36 M3's. So if you want an opinion of either, just ask.

11-21-2008, 01:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
adrian_325 Member Name: Adrian Joined: Jun 2007 From: Parkisville Posts: 76 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 7 8 Times in 7 Posts	welcome to the site and the our bimmer choir! good choice on a bimmer and you get no disagreement here. Good luck with your first bimmer!

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