CSLRich
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...you have a 45 minute conversation with the wheel refurb guy about the exact shade and glossinness of "silver"
You know you are an E9 person when...
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m_thompson
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At one of the BMWCCA Oktoberfests I met a new coupe owner who was bragging about his CS being the most rust free original example in the US. I reached under the fender and pulled out a handfull of rust, sand, and flakes of paint. He was more than a little horrified.
When considering a new job in another town you check out the BMW mechanics experience with senior sixes, rust restoration, and headliner replacement - been there
John Buchtenkirch
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You have a constantly running search saved in your favorites on eBay for E9 parts. You know you’re even an extra notch off the deep end of coupe ownership if you find yourself checking it more than once a day :lol:, you know like maybe you blinked earlier in the day and missed a key part :roll:. And of course you have to check the parts section right here each & every time you go on line. ~ John Buchtenkirch
and then
after you buy a nice one you buy another to fix up or use for parts or just because it's a good color or it has a complete A/C system or you just don't find them on craigslist in your city so you better pick it up just in case... glad I'm not afflicted by it.
after you buy a nice one you buy another to fix up or use for parts or just because it's a good color or it has a complete A/C system or you just don't find them on craigslist in your city so you better pick it up just in case... glad I'm not afflicted by it.
IS3FIFTY
Well-Known Member
You're an E9er...
when at cokctail parties you brag about the fact that your car was more expensive than the Jag E-Type when new... and immediately change the subject when asked about its value today
when at cokctail parties you brag about the fact that your car was more expensive than the Jag E-Type when new... and immediately change the subject when asked about its value today
open for discussion
You comment on improving the the handling abilities of a shopping trolley/cart in a supermarket by adding a set of Carl Nelson’s springs and bars.
people who know you won't bring the subject of BMW up in conversation because they know they won't be able to shut you up.
When you can tell the year make and model of an E9 by the headlights in your rear view mirror in the dead of night.
When you willingly drive miles out of your way to follow a nice E9.
When you've pulled over and waited for an E9 to catch up to you in order to take a low quality cell phone picture
When you drive 25 mins just to take a 5 min test drive of an E9 you can't afford.
When you spend a perfectly good day and a tank of gas just driving for the sake of driving.
When you have actually thought an E9 was so sexy IT moved...
When the cool restomod E9 you see makes you more excited that that hot chicka driving it and your excuse is, “ I didn't even notice who was driving it until my friend told me.”
When someone thinks there is no way you can identify this E9 from a picture of a wreck:
and you identify it from your first guess.
when you can identify an E9 from just seeing a video of the upper end of the car's dashboard.
when you spend nights without sleep until sunrise, thinking of E9 improvements.
when the sound of a triple webers at full song makes you skin crawl, literally.
when seeing an E9 puts a smile on your face, even when you think there is nothing that'll turn that frown upside down.
...you buy a house based on it's garage and shop, or space to build a garage and shop and then start buying lifts just to buy more.
...you spend over a thousand dollars on a set of tires that you'll only use a few times before the DOT expiration date .
...when you consider buying cars, one of your major concerns is what you'll be able to squeeze under the hood without damaging the insulation.
...when the cops pull you over, the officer says he'll let you off if you show him what's under the hood.
You'll endlessly toil, break your knuckles, to go to the hospital because you managed to swallow some oil, wake up for work with only three hours sleep, strain your body to it's very limits......but when that engine is first turned over, none of it matters.
...if you can identify an E9 in a dark tunnel going the opposite direction,both cars doing 75 mph, including make, model, year, and what kind of tires it takes
...If you have 280 rear wheel horses under the hood, and you think you are doing "just alright"
...If you fall asleep while reading a Blue book under the covers
...if you are socially inept, but always have three girls hanging around the house to see your wheels
... if you have more out of date car magazines than books
...if you can't recite a single Robert Frost poem, but can unfailingly remember the specs of BMW in your sleep
...if the smell of burnt rubber makes your heart race
...if a guy robs a bank and you don't remember his face, but you can tell the police how the wheels on the car are Kopi Alpinas and the centers weren’t right.
...if you can tell how many miles are on an E9 based on the way the rear end springs have sagged
when you think driving stick shift is the best, and auto trans. are for wussies.
...if you eat more meals in the garage than in the house
...if your garage has more furniture than your living room
...if when you start the engine with that new Coupeking exhaust and you shatter windows across the street
...if you see your dream girl in your dream E9 in your sleep and you go for the car instead of the girl
you know the locations of all German auto garages within 50 miles of your house.
-you travel half way across the world just to go to an antique auto show
....if you have a mens room ( pool table, stereo, fridge, etc.) in your garage
...if you have ever used your dishwasher to wash E9 parts
-You've got more pictures of your car in your wallet than your family
-You measure your blood pressure with a dynamometer and account for drivetrain losses.
-You actually would watch paint dry on an E9.
-You've got more posters of E9s than of girls put up in your room.
-You consider a vintage Mobil 1 sign a piece of art.
-Every morning you check the temperature of your Alpina headers, so that they are "just right".
-You have a car cover on the E9 when its inside the garage.
-You go shopping more than your wife/girlfriend......to the parts store, just to look around.
-Stop at a green light so you can wait for it to turn red and then green again.
-You don't wash your car you give it a "sponge bath".
-The ring tone on your phone is a E9 revving.
-Your mechanic is considered a member of the family.
-You consider bondo another name for plastic surgery.
-An english wheel is on your wish list.
-Your preferred place of worship is a 12.9 mile track in Germany.
- When cleaning your car is a hobby which often lasts for 6 hours at a time.
- When you have more car care products than most girls have make up.
When you roll the window down when it's raining really hard to listen to a E9 accelerate from a stoplight... and the window is on your girlfriend's side of the car.
You comment on improving the the handling abilities of a shopping trolley/cart in a supermarket by adding a set of Carl Nelson’s springs and bars.
people who know you won't bring the subject of BMW up in conversation because they know they won't be able to shut you up.
When you can tell the year make and model of an E9 by the headlights in your rear view mirror in the dead of night.
When you willingly drive miles out of your way to follow a nice E9.
When you've pulled over and waited for an E9 to catch up to you in order to take a low quality cell phone picture
When you drive 25 mins just to take a 5 min test drive of an E9 you can't afford.
When you spend a perfectly good day and a tank of gas just driving for the sake of driving.
When you have actually thought an E9 was so sexy IT moved...
When the cool restomod E9 you see makes you more excited that that hot chicka driving it and your excuse is, “ I didn't even notice who was driving it until my friend told me.”
When someone thinks there is no way you can identify this E9 from a picture of a wreck:
and you identify it from your first guess.
when you can identify an E9 from just seeing a video of the upper end of the car's dashboard.
when you spend nights without sleep until sunrise, thinking of E9 improvements.
when the sound of a triple webers at full song makes you skin crawl, literally.
when seeing an E9 puts a smile on your face, even when you think there is nothing that'll turn that frown upside down.
...you buy a house based on it's garage and shop, or space to build a garage and shop and then start buying lifts just to buy more.
...you spend over a thousand dollars on a set of tires that you'll only use a few times before the DOT expiration date .
...when you consider buying cars, one of your major concerns is what you'll be able to squeeze under the hood without damaging the insulation.
...when the cops pull you over, the officer says he'll let you off if you show him what's under the hood.
You'll endlessly toil, break your knuckles, to go to the hospital because you managed to swallow some oil, wake up for work with only three hours sleep, strain your body to it's very limits......but when that engine is first turned over, none of it matters.
...if you can identify an E9 in a dark tunnel going the opposite direction,both cars doing 75 mph, including make, model, year, and what kind of tires it takes
...If you have 280 rear wheel horses under the hood, and you think you are doing "just alright"
...If you fall asleep while reading a Blue book under the covers
...if you are socially inept, but always have three girls hanging around the house to see your wheels
... if you have more out of date car magazines than books
...if you can't recite a single Robert Frost poem, but can unfailingly remember the specs of BMW in your sleep
...if the smell of burnt rubber makes your heart race
...if a guy robs a bank and you don't remember his face, but you can tell the police how the wheels on the car are Kopi Alpinas and the centers weren’t right.
...if you can tell how many miles are on an E9 based on the way the rear end springs have sagged
when you think driving stick shift is the best, and auto trans. are for wussies.
...if you eat more meals in the garage than in the house
...if your garage has more furniture than your living room
...if when you start the engine with that new Coupeking exhaust and you shatter windows across the street
...if you see your dream girl in your dream E9 in your sleep and you go for the car instead of the girl
you know the locations of all German auto garages within 50 miles of your house.
-you travel half way across the world just to go to an antique auto show
....if you have a mens room ( pool table, stereo, fridge, etc.) in your garage
...if you have ever used your dishwasher to wash E9 parts
-You've got more pictures of your car in your wallet than your family
-You measure your blood pressure with a dynamometer and account for drivetrain losses.
-You actually would watch paint dry on an E9.
-You've got more posters of E9s than of girls put up in your room.
-You consider a vintage Mobil 1 sign a piece of art.
-Every morning you check the temperature of your Alpina headers, so that they are "just right".
-You have a car cover on the E9 when its inside the garage.
-You go shopping more than your wife/girlfriend......to the parts store, just to look around.
-Stop at a green light so you can wait for it to turn red and then green again.
-You don't wash your car you give it a "sponge bath".
-The ring tone on your phone is a E9 revving.
-Your mechanic is considered a member of the family.
-You consider bondo another name for plastic surgery.
-An english wheel is on your wish list.
-Your preferred place of worship is a 12.9 mile track in Germany.
- When cleaning your car is a hobby which often lasts for 6 hours at a time.
- When you have more car care products than most girls have make up.
When you roll the window down when it's raining really hard to listen to a E9 accelerate from a stoplight... and the window is on your girlfriend's side of the car.
m_thompson
Well-Known Member
Did that.
Did that with TSP when my wife was not home.
Did that after I painted the fenders myself at home.
Of course. Everyone does this.
And this is your home page: http://www.detailersdomain.com
pmansson
Well-Known Member
Sun visors
you know that ..... "when you tell a passenger not to touch it, when he wants to fold down the sun visor".
Spent time today sorting out several visors that have been repainted. Everything is so fragile and to make them fit properly takes patience and care.
you know that ..... "when you tell a passenger not to touch it, when he wants to fold down the sun visor".
Spent time today sorting out several visors that have been repainted. Everything is so fragile and to make them fit properly takes patience and care.
lsquaredb
Well-Known Member
You knew you were a CS person back in the day when...
1600 and 2002 drivers would flash their headlights at you.
People would tell you that that "British Motor Works" car looked like a nice economy car.
The speed limit was 65, but you couldn't go that fast because the wheels kept throwing balance weights.
Tires would wear out every 15,000 miles (Conti DR70-14 tube type).
You would shut off the key, and the engine would stop 5 minutes later.
You'd be the last off the line at a stoplight because the engine would hesitate and there were no mechanics around who could set up the carbs properly.
You always had one eye on the temperature gauge and would get really nervous if stopped in traffic.
You actually knew how to adjust the seatbelts.
Your left shin had a permanent bruise from the fuse compartment door opening when you went over bumps.
You always has the little nylon rack at hand to unstick the electric windows.
You always has a coil of very fine wire at hand to unclog the windshield washer blowpipes.
Your little red screwdriver would break the first time you used it.
You'd drive around in first gear with the windows open just to hear the glorious noise.
Every day you'd be happy you didn't have a temperamental car like a 911S or E-Type.
1600 and 2002 drivers would flash their headlights at you.
People would tell you that that "British Motor Works" car looked like a nice economy car.
The speed limit was 65, but you couldn't go that fast because the wheels kept throwing balance weights.
Tires would wear out every 15,000 miles (Conti DR70-14 tube type).
You would shut off the key, and the engine would stop 5 minutes later.
You'd be the last off the line at a stoplight because the engine would hesitate and there were no mechanics around who could set up the carbs properly.
You always had one eye on the temperature gauge and would get really nervous if stopped in traffic.
You actually knew how to adjust the seatbelts.
Your left shin had a permanent bruise from the fuse compartment door opening when you went over bumps.
You always has the little nylon rack at hand to unstick the electric windows.
You always has a coil of very fine wire at hand to unclog the windshield washer blowpipes.
Your little red screwdriver would break the first time you used it.
You'd drive around in first gear with the windows open just to hear the glorious noise.
Every day you'd be happy you didn't have a temperamental car like a 911S or E-Type.
duane_sword
Well-Known Member
My shin is applauding this one!
thehackmechanic
Well-Known Member
<<You don't wash your car, you give it a sponge bath>>
What's weird about that? It's built by freaking KARMANN, for chrissake!
What's weird about that? It's built by freaking KARMANN, for chrissake!
you tell your wife that when you die you want to be cremated and your asked stuffed into the activated charcoal filter canister under the battery.... and she believes you