Added another car to the family. - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

rhipsher · 08-21-2014

Well I just decided to buy my best buddies 2007 BMW 530i fully loaded. He's been after me to take it off his hands for a while now. So I finally said ok. Thank you my friend. It's a beautiful car. I'll see you this weekend.

XfireZ51 · 08-22-2014

Love the 5 series.

rhipsher · 08-22-2014

Dom my 15 year old said she will be getting her drivers permit this year. So which car can she drive? I said you can drive the beamer. She says well I can't drive a 6 speed stick. I said well then I guess you can drive the Chevy cruze. But I can guarantee you that it's not near as cool and the BMW is 5 times the car that cruze is. Plus a 6 speed manual is just more fun.

XfireZ51 · 08-22-2014

I taught my kids how to drive manuals. Those were their first cars. They wanted transportation, they needed to shift. My daughter likes a stick but driving in Chicago is a PITA. My son has a 6speed 350Z in San Francisco. I think it teaches them to be more involved in driving a car. Not auto pilot.

rhipsher · 08-22-2014

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

I taught my kids how to drive manuals. Those were their first cars. They wanted transportation, they needed to shift. My daughter likes a stick but driving in Chicago is a PITA. My son has a 6speed 350Z in San Francisco. I think it teaches them to be more involved in driving a car. Not auto pilot.

Agreed. I'm shocked at how many young people these days don't know or have never driven a standard. I'm like are you kidding me? My mother taught me on a 1988 Fiero GT. I killed that car so many times before I got the hang of it. But once I did I never forgot.

Hog · 08-22-2014

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Originally Posted by rhipsher

Agreed. I'm shocked at how many young people these days don't know or have never driven a standard. I'm like are you kidding me? My mother taught me on a 1988 Fiero GT. I killed that car so many times before I got the hang of it. But once I did I never forgot.

I think this may because many North AMerican market cars dont have a manual trans as a "standard" option anymore. Heck the GM trucks havent had a manual trans option in years.

That is a sharp Bavarian Motor Works product you got there.

GOLDCYLON · 08-22-2014

Nothing wrong with a little German in the garage. My ZR-1 looks fine with a Mercedes SLK in the Middle and a F-150 King Ranch on the other side. GC

Nice car

gbrtng · 08-24-2014

Nice wheels ... might as well get you pointed in the right direction; beamers have 2 wheels, bimmers have four. It's best to have the nomenclature correct around dyed-in-the-wool BMW folks. Green side up !

Mystic ZR-1 · 08-24-2014

It's Bimmer not Beamer... Beamers are BMW motorcycles.

PS: There's a BMW in my garage too, the 4 wheeled kind...

rhipsher · 08-24-2014

Thank you Glenn and company for setting me straight lol!

So yesterday I got the Bimmer

On my insurance. Then got the inspection done. Then went to the BMW dealership to get the updated navigation DVD's. They were $199. One disk is for the east coast. And the other is for Texas on over to Cali. So I put the disk in and I'm waiting for something to happen. And a message pops up saying to shut the system down for 5 minutes then restart. No problem. I kept taking the disk out thinking it just automatically is going to download the files it needs then I just remove the DVD. But I finally realized that you have to keep the DVD installed. Then all my maps updated. What a dummy. I also decided that since I'm in between jobs at my home shop that I'd move the Z back in the garage. I feel better that it's inside.

08-21-2014	#1
rhipsher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston 90 Red ZR-1 Posts: 2,320	Added another car to the family. Well I just decided to buy my best buddies 2007 BMW 530i fully loaded. He's been after me to take it off his hands for a while now. So I finally said ok. Thank you my friend. It's a beautiful car. I'll see you this weekend. Last edited by rhipsher; 08-21-2014 at 11:06 PM.

08-22-2014	#2
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,708	Re: Added another car to the family. Love the 5 series. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

08-22-2014	#3
rhipsher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston 90 Red ZR-1 Posts: 2,320	Re: Added another car to the family. Dom my 15 year old said she will be getting her drivers permit this year. So which car can she drive? I said you can drive the beamer. She says well I can't drive a 6 speed stick. I said well then I guess you can drive the Chevy cruze. But I can guarantee you that it's not near as cool and the BMW is 5 times the car that cruze is. Plus a 6 speed manual is just more fun.

08-22-2014	#4
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,708	Re: Added another car to the family. I taught my kids how to drive manuals. Those were their first cars. They wanted transportation, they needed to shift. My daughter likes a stick but driving in Chicago is a PITA. My son has a 6speed 350Z in San Francisco. I think it teaches them to be more involved in driving a car. Not auto pilot. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

08-22-2014	#7
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: Added another car to the family. Nothing wrong with a little German in the garage. My ZR-1 looks fine with a Mercedes SLK in the Middle and a F-150 King Ranch on the other side. GC Nice car __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

08-24-2014	#8
gbrtng Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio area Posts: 1,179	Re: Added another car to the family. Nice wheels ... might as well get you pointed in the right direction; beamers have 2 wheels, bimmers have four. It's best to have the nomenclature correct around dyed-in-the-wool BMW folks. Green side up ! __________________ “Buy the best example of what you want, and pay whatever it takes. That way, you cry only once.” ~ Bruce Meyer

08-24-2014	#9
Mystic ZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 2,633	Re: Added another car to the family. It's Bimmer not Beamer... Beamers are BMW motorcycles. PS: There's a BMW in my garage too, the 4 wheeled kind... Last edited by Mystic ZR-1; 08-24-2014 at 04:51 PM.

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