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Thread: Auf wiedersehen, BMW.

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    Auf wiedersehen, BMW.

    Well as of July 14th I no longer own any fine persnickety German autos. It was sold to a guy on the Zilvia.net forums, and I really feel that it is in good hands. He was very excited to see and now own the car, and he had already bought parts for it. I was very sad to see it drive away. I had put so much time, energy, and emotion into driving and working on the 7.

    This forum has been instrumental in keeping me on the road. From parts hookups to DIY info to local meets, you guys had a huge part in making my ownership of this car highly enjoyable. I would have LOVED to keep the car and stick around here, but my situation didn't allow it, and I have been swooped up by a beautiful Japanese redhead. She's the one to blame:



    Here's a short photographic history of the 740 since I got it.

    Day one:




    First major repair:


    Pic with ol' faithful:


    Suddenly:






    Luckily, found this:






    Back on the road looking stunning:


    One of my all time favorite pics:


    Time for wheels!




    Time for coilovers!




    Loving life:




    Runnin' shit:




    Facelift in time for Bimmerfest 09:






    Trespassing:


    Times this by four:


    And this by three:


    Last hurrah:








    Goodbye Slamber. And thank you.


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    Great ending to a LOVE story...best of luck

    G

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    Dylan, you have been inspirational to many here. Don't be a stranger to bf.c!
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    You had an amazing 7, it is sad to see it go.
    Good luck with your red head!
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    Dylan, your car was surely an icon here, such a unique yet beautiful car you had. You will be missed... and come say hello when DTM fever kicks back in.


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    You and your Slamber shall be missed. (especially the photoshoots!)

    Cheers!

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    I blame you for making me mod the Family 7....

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    Wow that's depressing definitely one of my favorite 7s...

    Running on all 8 cylinders once again!

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    curious, whatd she fetch? def will miss your photography....have fun with the celica.

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    Talking

    Cheers, and continue to visit...

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    Definate iconic... best wishes with the red head she's definately a beauty did you get new wheels on the red head? Dont be a stranger and pay us a visit with new photography of the red head.

    No BITCHASSEDNESS!!

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    Thanks Dylan, for all you have done here and the help you have provided. Your help and ideas for tweaks are appreciated.

    Come back often...

    and soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AwesomeIsLuke View Post
    come say hello when DTM fever kicks back in.
    I know it will happen again someday. And it will involve E31s.

    Quote Originally Posted by sneakysneaky View Post
    curious, whatd she fetch? def will miss your photography....have fun with the celica.
    I got $4600.

    Quote Originally Posted by Chief Rocka View Post
    Definate iconic... best wishes with the red head she's definately a beauty did you get new wheels on the red head?
    Sure did! 13x8 ET -6 Advan A3A.



    Quote Originally Posted by IcemanBHE View Post
    Thanks Dylan, for all you have done here and the help you have provided. Your help and ideas for tweaks are appreciated.

    Come back often...

    and soon.

    B
    I'll be around.

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    See you soon Dylan it was nice to see you here and thanks for all the fun here!

    Have a technical question, don't send me a PM but post it on the board so others can benefit from it!

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    Never really talked to you before, but I do remember seeing your pictures before (and now) and I think you suck!!! For selling her....

    haha
    For a toyota!! I don't care what or how valuable it is, it's still a toyota. rawr
    Just thank god it wasn't a honda..... I would have hunted you down and murdered you in your sleep.

    But really. I'm sure you enjoyed it, just as much as I enjoy mine (As my 7 is sitting in both spaces of my garage in pieces everywhere!!)

    Take care.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mojocoggo View Post
    I know it will happen again someday. And it will involve E31s.
    That's what I like to hear. Good Luck!
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    You will be missed, I guess I could always bother you on stanceworks and facebook.

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    Sad to see you go. I had a picture of your slammed e38 as my background on my work computer for over a year until I bought my own iL and put mine up. You're car inspired me to buy my 7. I wish I could slam mine like that but I couldn't get it up my driveway if I did. I look forward to you rejoining the BMW community again soon. I am sure whatever you get it will be cool once you're done with it.
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    Thanks so much guys.

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    NOoooooooooooooooooooooo

    But seriously thanks for the good times on the forums. Car is was great. Sad to see her go.
    Dont be a stranger!

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    Right on, Dylan.

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    "You can take the bmw away from the faget.
    But you can't take the bmw out of the faget"-Dylan leff 7/19/10

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    Haha that's not how I said it.

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