You know you own an E9 when...

44) and we all have recognized that Lucas earned the title "Prnce of Darkness--likewise Karmann has certainly earned the title "King of Corrosion"

45) and that we are inclined to give ou "beauties" names of either masculine or feminine names appropriate to how we feel about them
 
You realise you are driving a Stealth Bomber, there's so much body filler,it does'nt register on radar.
All the Brown cars directly behind you did not start out with that Colour that morning.
You tackle speed bumps with the same care a survivor of Multiple open Heart surgery and simultaenious(sp) Prostate removal would.
And you are perfectly healthy
everytime you walk past it in the morning you pat it, somewhere.
 
You engage in a heated debate with otherwise reasonable people over whether the car has original steel or aluminum doors.

Everytime you speak with a "oldtimer" BMW parts source, you ask what's going NLA next.

Then you buy each one they have in stock.

Only to find out they are available on at least four continents.




But you still think you acted reasonably and that you came out ahead.
 
When you fall asleep at night trying to figure out ways to repair the broken fins on the bonnet grills because although you know some parts can be expensive you just can't come to pay the outrageous sums required to get these bits new
 
you remark the splashes of puddles with your left foot just underneath the carpet, after having used the coupe during the last winter :-D

you know, changing the halogen of a headlight could cost you plenty of time and nerves

you catch yourself trying to activate the turn signal with your right hand in other cars

you get bloody sick everytime a rear passanger drops back the front seat after getting out of the car


cheers, jose
 
You have more parts off your chassis than on.
Your welding skills are finally surpassing your grinding skills.
 
you know you own a coupe when . . .

your at a stoplite and a 65' shelby pulls up next to you and the driver says"nice car ' and you say " right back at ya ! "and he says " thanks but your car's in the Museum of Modern Art ! " (True Story) Nuff Sed . . .
 
you know you have an E9 when

....it has its own VISA card that your wife doesn't know about.

No honey!, I didn't post that message!, it must have been a hacker!

(signature deleted)

(this is one of the funniest threads I have read in a long time, but then good humor comes from overcoming pain....)
 
...every time you really WHACK!! your spoiler (which is likely a bit low and in harms way anyway) on some new and unfamiliar driveway approach that mangles it swiftly, it becomes priority number one to repair/restore and re-install it :evil: .

if they didn't look so cool & menacing, I'd leave it off

-shanon
(currenlty spoiler less...again, feeling naked and vunerable :cry: )
 
funny, funny thread.....

You feel like a reatively intelligent person, but cant post pictures of your car on the e9 website...(I'm getting closer...)
 
You listen to the radio for a while while driving then turn it down intermittently to check that the noise in the radio advert wasnt a new groan from the suspension.

You convince yourself that there IS a difference between rust and humidity blisters in the paintwork.

You start rolling up windows two blocks from home

You find yourself faking a look at your watch as you are about to lose sight of the car to catch one last glimpse before you head into your office.

You find skills you never knew you had to replace simple bulbs and begin to ponder that if the Panzer tanks were built like this, the mechanics needed the medals not the operators
 
You listen to the radio for a while while driving then turn it down intermittently to check that the noise in the radio advert wasnt a new groan from the suspension.

You convince yourself that there IS a difference between rust and humidity blisters in the paintwork.

You start rolling up windows two blocks from home

You find yourself faking a look at your watch as you are about to lose sight of the car to catch one last glimpse before you head into your office.

You find skills you never knew you had to replace simple bulbs and begin to ponder that if the Panzer tanks were built like this, the mechanics needed the medals not the operators
 
You don't have a radio, because you just roll down the windows and listen to the "music"!!

RogerB

72 Golf 3.0CSL 2275030
 
You don't have a radio, because you just roll down the windows and listen to the "music"!!

RogerB

72 Golf 3.0CSL 2275030
 
blumax said:
33) always tell passengers to avoid pulling the obvius door pull to close the door

34) please don't pull out the ash tray trying to open the door to get out

35) remind them the German engineers were pretty smart-they hid the door handle to prevent "dummies" from accidently opening the door and falling out

36) also remind them the Coupe is not fragile in spite of its numerous apparent foibles
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37 - Every time you walk toward the car with the key in your hand you have this shit eating grin on your face and only WE know why.
 
You know you own an E9..

When your searching for that perfect steering wheel to replace the ugly stock one.
When you tell your wife that the smell of oil and engine fumes is part of the normal driving experience.
abe
 
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