Author Topic: Tweet Thread (Read 3235452 times)

.l.. · « **Reply #11300 on:** June 18, 2015, 08:36:45 am »

Quote from: Snowman on June 18, 2015, 04:13:21 am

Quote from: Picky Details on June 18, 2015, 12:28:10 am
The stripe is better than those nasty fender flares. Is he getting it lifted and a set of 35's at least? So wrong that, the way it is now.

Its lifted 2" at the dealer and he will be getting 35's

Lifted all the way around or leveled? See lots of guys around here with leveled trucks, which, I suppose just means they will never tow anything. I'm (just) guessing but I would bet they build them slightly lower in the front so that when you load the box or put a trailer on it, then it levels out. Put a trailer on it with a leveling kit and suddenly your nose is in the air and you can't see the guy in the Fiat 500 in front of you. Noobs.

Hopefully it'll look better when he puts the mud tires on. I'm not a fan of those flares in any case...but at least it'll look more the part when the street tires are gone.

mrthompson · « **Reply #11301 on:** June 18, 2015, 02:18:33 pm »

Quote from: Snowman on June 17, 2015, 08:18:37 pm

Here it is

Does he work at site?

Beastly truck.

HeliDriver · « **Reply #11302 on:** June 18, 2015, 02:29:26 pm »

Quote from: life in the slow lane on June 18, 2015, 01:56:07 pm

Apparently one cannot use the term "morons" on the CBC website. My comment had five ***** where the word moron would have appeared. Has this political correctness gotten out hand or what.

I was commenting on story on the CBC website, where some mountaineers were rescued after being trapped on Mount Logan for a few days. One person was very upset that taxpayers were paying for their rescue. These mountaineers did everything right after things took a turn for the worse. They waited 3 days before attempting to descend. It was only when they determined that things were only going to get worse, did they use their satellite phone to phone for help.
The poster really has a problem, he called them careless thrill seekers seeking attention .

So I was responding to this poster, that those individuals that go out hiking wearing a T-shirt, shorts and running shoes and no sense of what happens if something goes wrong and get lost and are so are ill prepared, yeah these "morons" should pay the costs for the search and rescue. Of course this rant also includes those who disobey "out of bounds" signs

I guess, I should have used the term, "these directionally impaired individuals"

The comments section on most news sites is just brutal. I'm sure they have programmed a list of words that are deemed unacceptable and to be blocked out, which IMO is understandable. They can't hire teams of people to read every post and decide on whether a particular word may or not be offensive given the context.

Not that there was anything wrong with what you posted, but maybe one could have gotten the point across just by saying "individuals that go out hiking wearing a T-shirt, shorts and running shoes and no sense of what happens if something goes wrong and get lost and are so are ill prepared ... should pay the costs for the search and rescue."

It's not "political correctness," just manners and decorum, and I think it's fair for the owner of the site to try to keep things civil.

dkaz · « **Reply #11303 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:01:26 am »

Friend of mine just bought this.

http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/BMW/3+Series/VANCOUVER/British+Columbia/19_8611463_/?showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=9_15_17

Her husband now has free reign to mod the Mazdaspeed 3 to his heart's desire.

aquadorhj · « **Reply #11304 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:46:30 am »

Quote from: DKaz on June 19, 2015, 12:01:26 am

Friend of mine just bought this.

http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/BMW/3+Series/VANCOUVER/British+Columbia/19_8611463_/?showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=9_15_17

Her husband now has free reign to mod the Mazdaspeed 3 to his heart's desire.

GAWDAMN!!!

i want that....

dkaz · « **Reply #11305 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:49:35 am »

Me too. I don't get car jealous often, but I'm car jealous right now. Manual, wagon, AWD, inline 6, brown leather interior...

aquadorhj · « **Reply #11306 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:51:18 am »

Quote from: DKaz on June 19, 2015, 12:49:35 am

Me too. I don't get car jealous, but I'm car jealous right now. Manual, wagon, AWD, inline 6, brown leather interior...

and it's only 20k!!!!@!@!@!@#!#!@#!$@!$@#$@$#@$@$@ damn...wish i had garage space.

dkaz · « **Reply #11307 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:53:32 am »

With 110,000km though. Still. It's gorgeous. They were only thinking of a second car but this ad screamed "Buy me!!!" to them.

KD · « **Reply #11308 on:** June 19, 2015, 07:01:46 am »

Quote from: DKaz on June 19, 2015, 12:53:32 am

With 110,000km though. Still. It's gorgeous. They were only thinking of a second car but this ad screamed "Buy me!!!" to them.

I know the feeling well!

. That is a beauty!

tortoise · « **Reply #11309 on:** June 19, 2015, 07:47:54 am »

Yup. That's the perfect automobile for me. So jealous. Yesterday afternoon I was searching for a BMW wagon with a manual. The only thing that came up was an '03 325.

Also, those are probably the best ad photos ever used in an autotrader ad. Whomever took them knew how to use a camera.

.l.. · « **Reply #11310 on:** June 19, 2015, 08:39:28 am »

Must be a pretty quick wagon too...the driver seat shows signs of "pucker factor" in the seat bottom.

That's gotta be a unicorn if there ever was. How many would there be in Canada? 3?

HeliDriver · « **Reply #11311 on:** June 19, 2015, 11:05:24 am »

Yes, beautiful car. I considered pretty much the same colour combo back in 2010 when I was shopping. Would have been a factory order with the manual, though - none of those on dealer lots. Not sure from the pics, but I don't think those are the sport package seats - bit of a bummer.

In the end, I'm glad I didn't get it. Don't want an AWD BMW, and friends who have one were less than impressed and just sold it. Partly because of FGC problems, and partly because they just thought it was "meh." But he was also coming from a 2002 (the car, not the year) and an E46 coupe.

Every now and then I look on the web for a RWD wagon from the States, but those are even rarer. Still just fantasy shopping, though. Very tempting, but I doubt I'd actually pull the trigger.

Triple Bob · « **Reply #11312 on:** June 19, 2015, 11:57:11 am »

http://wwwb.autotrader.ca/a/BMW/3+Series/Langley/British+Columbia/5_22838943_20060918162202741/?showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=7_15_13

http://wwwb.autotrader.ca/a/BMW/3+Series/Toronto/Ontario/5_24306744_ON20080312091228828/?ursrc=hl&showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=4_15_13

http://wwwb.autotrader.ca/a/BMW/3+Series/Calgary/Alberta/5_24218181_200582216729706/?ursrc=hl&showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=2_15_13

I actually quite like that last one....

Then there is always... http://wwwb.autotrader.ca/a/BMW/5+Series/Montr%C3%A9al/Quebec/5_23579704_20053682359706/?showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=5_15_12

dkaz · « **Reply #11313 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:25:04 pm »

There are five or six 3-series wagons with a manual transmission on Vancouver Craigslist, 2002 to 2008, most with AWD. But none with the beautiful saddle brown leather interior.

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #11314 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:28:17 pm »

Last day at work after 17 years with the same outfit. New job starts in July.

pi314 · « **Reply #11315 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:46:07 pm »

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on June 19, 2015, 12:28:17 pm

Last day at work after 17 years with the same outfit. New job starts in July.

Didn't they get bought out? That hardly counts as 17 years, does it?

Good luck on the new endeavor!

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #11316 on:** June 19, 2015, 12:48:58 pm »

Quote from: pi314 on June 19, 2015, 12:46:07 pm

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on June 19, 2015, 12:28:17 pm
Last day at work after 17 years with the same outfit. New job starts in July.

Didn't they get bought out? That hardly counts as 17 years, does it?

Good luck on the new endeavor!

For the purposes of the company, it counts. Many of the people I've dealt with were the same. But yeah, it's a bit muddy.

And thanks!

Solstice2006 · « **Reply #11317 on:** June 19, 2015, 01:52:03 pm »

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on June 19, 2015, 12:28:17 pm

Last day at work after 17 years with the same outfit. New job starts in July.

I would kill for something like that. Last 17 years I have had 7 jobs! Not including my own landscaping I do on the side. 6 laid off, 1 fired after 5 months. Owner says a few too many shipping errors, I admit that. But I also suspect there wasn't enough work for me to do. I would try and find more work to do, clean & organize the warehouse to be busy. But didn't take long, where there was nothing to do. He didn't want me doing more than what I was hired to do...

Just got laid off Monday, after 3 months. Shoe distributor for 5 shoe brands. The shoe stores already have the spring & summer shoes, and won't be ordering their winter stuff till October. So they gave me the boot!

Upside, less stress juggling 2 jobs (previous and landscaping), playing baseball, taking care of the kids/house/cars.

Will miss the 3.5 km commute though....

Fobroader · « **Reply #11318 on:** June 19, 2015, 02:07:18 pm »

Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on June 19, 2015, 12:28:17 pm

Last day at work after 17 years with the same outfit. New job starts in July.

Good luck on your new adventure man!!!

Triple Bob · « **Reply #11319 on:** June 19, 2015, 03:03:12 pm »

Quote from: Solstice2006 on June 19, 2015, 01:52:03 pm

6 laid off, 1 fired after 5 months.

That is either very unfortunate, or your need to pull your socks up. I don't know you at all so am not judging, but is there some way you can train to get a skill that is more in demand? Or even more geared to what you want to do longer term?