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#1. Re: Driving Schools; CCA vs PCA vs NASA - from Ron Katona
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 19:05:39 -0500 From: Ron Katona <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Re: Driving Schools; CCA vs PCA vs NASA Walter Selva wrote: > Maybe I'm being nitpicky, but I do believe that it's a bit more than "theory" > but rather fact. But then again, I may be accused of being biased. I'd say > overall safety records (as well as the overall program) tell the real story. Amen! -- Ron Katona
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#2. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:10:20 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. No, no. If I put another $3K of my money into it, it will be worth $4K instead of $5K. :) Jim "Heckendorf, David" wrote: > Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:53:17 -0500 > From: "Heckendorf, David" <DHeckendorf@broadband.att.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > Hey Jim, that Porch (and the matching rocking chairs) of yours should be > arriving shortly, right??? > > I'll take Katarina off your hands for $5K the day it arrives!!! I know > where she's been (more or less). Save yourself the inconvenience of putting > in that front part of the cage; I'll take care of that myself seeing as > ProParts is in my back yard... ;-) > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 14:34:29 -0800 > From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > Well its much better to get fooked by being stuck with the car all together? > If > the car won't sell..... You have to make a decision. Personally, if I > couldn't > sell a modified car, I'd make it an unmodified car. > > For instance. I had to sit and think about it when I decided to put the > turbo > on. Would anyone else want it. N O W A Y. I knew that I was shrinking > my > resell market by about 90%. Then I welded a rollbar in. There goes another > 90% > of my remaining market. In the next 30 days I'm going to pitch the stock > seats > out and weld in the front part of the cage, cutting holes in the dash in the > process. Wanna guess how many people will want to buy my car then? I can > count > them on one hand. > > Now when I'm sick of the car, I'm not going to cry because the car has a > retail > value of about $5K. I'm a smart guy. I went to college. I even manage to > feed > myself without nursing assistance. > > Bottom line..... You run your car on the track, you modify it, you put an > air > freshner in it; you have decreased your market. You should either take your > modifications out or get a clue. > > Anyone else NOT take Life 101? > > Jim > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as the > subject of the message. > *************************************************************
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#3. RE: Selling E36 M3 troubles - from Bradley J. Otoupalik
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:11:21 -0800 From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> Subject: RE: Selling E36 M3 troubles >Frank wrote: > >"Why is nobody interested, im only asking $27,000 for >it? Am i crazy or is this supposed to be a high end >sports car with a fabulous racing heritage, great >reliablitly and almost unbeatable performance?" > >After getting X-mas bills and with $200 utility bills, >I think the beginning of the year is a hard time to >sell a car. ALSO, the car is WAY overpriced! The used market doesn't allow you to add any money for your aftermarket mods unless you find that rare bird who wants that exact car! 95's are selling for 15-21K - DEAL WITH IT FOLKS - it is reality! Brad
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#4. RE: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Heckendorf, David
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:17:24 -0500 From: "Heckendorf, David" <DHeckendorf@broadband.att.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. OK, fine, put another $3K into it and then I'll give you $4K for it when the Porch arrives... (of course, you'd have to thrown in all the "spares" like the IFG and RD wheels, etc... besides, they won't fit that Porch anyway...) ;-) Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@apexcone.com] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:10 PM To: Heckendorf, David Cc: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. No, no. If I put another $3K of my money into it, it will be worth $4K instead of $5K. :) Jim
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#5. As payback for being all serious.... - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:20:43 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: As payback for being all serious.... Somebody should dig out my story about my son popping a lunch bag behind my head when I was filling my air tank. Then email Rob Levinson for a recent photo of the Powell clan at work. Jim
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#6. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Donna Seeley
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:20:33 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. That does it, Powell - you've scared us enough. Now get back on your medication! Donna > From: Jim Bassett > > Aww, crap, I'm stuck at work and can't say my final "goodbyes" to Kim & > Nikolas. > > 'Cause apparently the Sun will be going nova shortly. > > Jim - no, the *other* one :-) > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@apexcone.com] >> >> Ethics 101 >> >> Jim <== God, I can't believe I, of all people, would type that! >> >> Rob Hatrak wrote: >> >>> Capitalism 101. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> This is the part where I talked about not taking >>> advantage of people :) >>> >>> Jim >>
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#7. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:25:47 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. I think the line I used was "Now when I'm sick of the car, I'm not going to cry because the car has a retail value of about $5K." I won't be sick of it for a few years yet. So you'll all have to wait to take advantage of me. By then, The Demon Spawn (my son Alex) will have found some idiot to give him a paying job and he'll want it. So the car may never go on the market. Jim "Heckendorf, David" wrote: > OK, fine, put another $3K into it and then I'll give you $4K for it when the > Porch arrives... (of course, you'd have to thrown in all the "spares" like > the IFG and RD wheels, etc... besides, they won't fit that Porch anyway...) > ;-) > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@apexcone.com] > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:10 PM > To: Heckendorf, David > Cc: E36M3 > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > No, no. If I put another $3K of my money into it, it will be worth $4K > instead > of $5K. :) > > Jim
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#8. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:27:55 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. I'm sorry. I'll change my ways. J'A'P Anyone want candid photos of the Pit Bunny taken with a hidden camera in the washrooms at Buttonwillow? Donna Seeley wrote: > Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:20:33 -0800 > From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > That does it, Powell - you've scared us enough. Now get back on your > medication! > > Donna > > > From: Jim Bassett > > > > Aww, crap, I'm stuck at work and can't say my final "goodbyes" to Kim & > > Nikolas. > > > > 'Cause apparently the Sun will be going nova shortly. > > > > Jim - no, the *other* one :-) > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@apexcone.com] > >> > >> Ethics 101 > >> > >> Jim <== God, I can't believe I, of all people, would type that! > >> > >> Rob Hatrak wrote: > >> > >>> Capitalism 101. > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> > >>> This is the part where I talked about not taking > >>> advantage of people :) > >>> > >>> Jim > >> > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as the > subject of the message. > *************************************************************
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#9. RE: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Heckendorf, David
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:30:17 -0500 From: "Heckendorf, David" <DHeckendorf@broadband.att.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. OK, don't take this the wrong way here Jim; but, which of you would be the bigger idiot??? The idiot who gives your Demon Spawn a job or the idiot that lets him drive an M3 with 400+ HP??? Talk about asking for trouble... Better just sell Katerina to me for $3K (gotta take a little off for your "Sunday drives") and let him drive the 325i... ;-) Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@apexcone.com] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:26 PM To: Heckendorf, David Cc: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. I think the line I used was "Now when I'm sick of the car, I'm not going to cry because the car has a retail value of about $5K." I won't be sick of it for a few years yet. So you'll all have to wait to take advantage of me. By then, The Demon Spawn (my son Alex) will have found some idiot to give him a paying job and he'll want it. So the car may never go on the market. Jim
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#10. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Donna Seeley
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:35:49 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. Guido's very happy where he is, thank you! :) I picked him up from Bill A. today with the power steering restored. He would have been happier on a rainy track with Bimwads than on rainy highways with idiots. I don't know which is worse - an overconfident idiot driving their SUV too fast or a scared-twitchy idiot driving their SUV too slowly. Bah! Can't I just live in the Sears Point paddock? And speaking of car values, whatever am I going to do next year when my 'disposable track car' is worth more than the car it's supposed to be protecting?? Donna ------- 88 M3, "Guido", worth more $ every day 95 330isA, super-commuter, going the other direction > From: "Mount, Mike" <JMMn@pge.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > So Jim, ..... planning on selling soon? ;-) Good point you made. I > plan to hang on to mine and make it into a track baby, or pick up someone > else's track baby. > Say, ... Donna, ... how's Guido these days??? Hmmm???? > Mike > drive it like you just stole it! >
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#11. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:39:16 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. Know what my dad bought me as my first car? A '69 Z28. not your garden variety '69 Z28. Noooooo. The good one with the Aluminum 302 and the fully independent suspension and the disk brakes...... I only lost my driver's license twice before I was 17. And a life of crime and disrespect for the law was born. Does my son deserve any less? :) Jim "Heckendorf, David" wrote: > OK, don't take this the wrong way here Jim; but, which of you would be the > bigger idiot??? The idiot who gives your Demon Spawn a job or the idiot > that lets him drive an M3 with 400+ HP??? Talk about asking for trouble... > Better just sell Katerina to me for $3K (gotta take a little off for your > "Sunday drives") and let him drive the 325i... ;-) > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@apexcone.com] > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:26 PM > To: Heckendorf, David > Cc: E36M3 > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > I think the line I used was "Now when I'm sick of the car, I'm not going to > cry > because the car has a retail value of about $5K." > > I won't be sick of it for a few years yet. So you'll all have to wait to > take > advantage of me. By then, The Demon Spawn (my son Alex) will have found > some > idiot to give him a paying job and he'll want it. So the car may never go > on > the market. > > Jim
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#12. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Donna Seeley
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:41:03 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. Hey, I thought I paid you for _all_ of them!! Donna ------- > From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > I'm sorry. I'll change my ways. > > J'A'P > Anyone want candid photos of the Pit Bunny taken with a hidden camera in the > washrooms at Buttonwillow? > > Donna Seeley wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:20:33 -0800 >> From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> >> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. >> >> That does it, Powell - you've scared us enough. Now get back on your >> medication! >> >> Donna >>
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#13. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Mark Radelow
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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 00:41:52 -0000 From: "Mark Radelow" <radelow@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. Let me guess Jim...*ONLY* $4.95 for a 5-day trial period to look at the photos... ;) Mark From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Reply-To: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:33:46 -0600 Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:27:55 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. I'm sorry. I'll change my ways. J'A'P Anyone want candid photos of the Pit Bunny taken with a hidden camera in the washrooms at Buttonwillow? Donna Seeley wrote: > Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:20:33 -0800 > From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > That does it, Powell - you've scared us enough. Now get back on your > medication! > > Donna > > > From: Jim Bassett > > > > Aww, crap, I'm stuck at work and can't say my final "goodbyes" to Kim & > > Nikolas. > > > > 'Cause apparently the Sun will be going nova shortly. > > > > Jim - no, the *other* one :-) > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@apexcone.com] > >> > >> Ethics 101 > >> > >> Jim <== God, I can't believe I, of all people, would type that! > >> > >> Rob Hatrak wrote: > >> > >>> Capitalism 101. > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> > >>> This is the part where I talked about not taking > >>> advantage of people :) > >>> > >>> Jim > >> > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as the > subject of the message. > ************************************************************* ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). To issue a command/request to the server: Send a message with the command you wish executed as the subject of the message. ************************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#14. Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:43:45 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. I hadn't taken that Ethics 101 course then :) Jim Donna Seeley wrote: > Hey, I thought I paid you for _all_ of them!! > > Donna > ------- > > > From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> > > Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > > > > I'm sorry. I'll change my ways. > > > > J'A'P > > Anyone want candid photos of the Pit Bunny taken with a hidden camera in the > > washrooms at Buttonwillow? > > > > Donna Seeley wrote: > > > >> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:20:33 -0800 > >> From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> > >> Subject: Re: [E36M3] The M3 Market in General, My rants and questions. > >> > >> That does it, Powell - you've scared us enough. Now get back on your > >> medication! > >> > >> Donna > >>