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bmoreDLJ
11/04/09

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You forgot...IT'S FLYAH ORANGE!!! #bmwm3
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Fedaykin528
11/04/09

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Inka Orange works on only one car. Guess which. #bmwm3
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1dollar93
11/04/09

@Fedaykin528: What is '2002 Tii?' #bmwm3
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ThreeLitre
11/04/09

@1dollar93: We have a winner. #bmwm3
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Fedaykin528
11/04/09

@1dollar93: Nicely done, sir. As a prize, please accept this free reply comment. #bmwm3
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skaycog
11/04/09

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Price is ridiculous. Color is even more ridiculouser. #bmwm3
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Quattro-luvr
11/04/09

@skaycog: It the mostest with the ridiculousest!

I'm sure it's performance will be stellar. But a wing? It should be retractable. #bmwm3
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skaycog
11/04/09

@Quattro-luvr: Eye appeal first, then performance. Wing should either be retractable or invisible. #bmwm3
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ThreeLitre
11/04/09

@skaycog: Agree on the wing and color. Otherwise, this thing should rock nuts. #bmwm3
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
11/04/09

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I never realized how much it cost not to install air conditioning or a radio. #bmwm3
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KeyserSoze
11/04/09

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Teenage sons of Arab oil Barrens rejoice! You new drifting car is ready. #bmwm3
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pauljones
11/04/09

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470hp: fast, but not fast enough to outrun the douche wing. #bmwm3
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
11/04/09

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Why do companies fu$k around with well established names? GTS? Really? Let me tack onto my stripped down version a generic name that every other mfr uses.

CSL or a GTS? Unless of course I don't know about some other super XXX rated CSL which is coming out.
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Muscles Marinara
11/04/09

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...more Long Island/Scarsdale/Jersey Shore douche... They even color matched this guy's spray-tan, now THAT is impressive. Kudos to BMW for understanding their ideal market. #bmwm3
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
11/04/09

@Muscles Marinara: I see they already have the car in the matching color known as "Guido Tan" #bmwm3
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
11/04/09

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Does this also come with the blinker delete like every other 3-series?

That's gotta cut down on fluid weight. #bmwm3
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Ryanrule
11/04/09

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cant ever see paying that much for a 3.
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ThreeLitre
11/04/09

@Ryanrule: have you driven an M3? Cuz, umm, not to brag or anything, but, they are pretty special and definitely NOT a standard 3. I think if there is one car left that BMW wouldn't F with just for marketing flash, it's the M3 (at least I hope so......). I suspect this thing will do pretty well for itself.

saying that, the color is awful, and I can't believe they couldn't find a more subtle way to increase rear downforce than that friggin stupid ass wing.
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TimTim
08/25/09

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I believe the license plate caught in this photo to be serendipitous, the initial prompt for camera phone photography was the M3 turn signal, previously thought not to exist and even now extremely rare in the wild.
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FormerlyPreferredCustomer
08/25/09

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Seriously, some of you guys don't get the stutter?

M M M. Three Ms. M3. This is a horribly overused trope in personalized BMW plates. I have this awful feeling that this guy had a hearty chuckle when he thought of this, and that it probably still makes him think how clever he is every time he walks out to the car.

As bad as that is, it isn't as bad the plates that simply list the year and model of the car (which is acceptable if you are driving, say, a 48 Tucker or some other piece of auto obscura, but not if you are drive a "93 Probe.")

Having been as judgmental as I can be, I'm now going to admit that I don't know how to feel about the plates that just list the engine or model designation (like, e.g., SR20DE or, in this case, S54B32, or E46 M3C). They have the advantage of skimming over the heads of the non-cognoscenti, and have lots of nerd cred...but are they too cute/too easy?
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
08/25/09

@FormerlyPreferredCustomer: I'm generally anti-vanity plate, but I do like non-state-issued vanity plates (eg Euro/Asian plates).

The front of my car is a real German EU plate (non-registered) that says "VITAMNB5" as a nod to the chassis model. Kind of cheesy, yes, but it does a great job covering the existing holes and providing better visibility to other drivers (reflective and contrasting against the dark green car).
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FormerlyPreferredCustomer
08/25/09

@Ash78: I always wanted to get one for our Mk IV GTI 1.8T that said "PIECHY," but I figured that other than me there were about 4 people in the world that would get it. And those people would think I was the world's biggest dork. And they would have been right.

But I still wanted to get it.
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Deartháir II
08/25/09

@Ash78: Likewise, I got a similar plate reading "CORRADO" for Christmas from my ex-girlfriend's mother. It was the second present I received, and ran outside in my pyjamas to put it on the car.
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TimTim
08/25/09

@Deartháir II The Return: You lucky folk who can do whatever you please on the front end of your cars... Oregon is a two plate state and the five oh can be real sticklers about it. So we're stuck trying to find room for disproportionate North American plates on front bumpers designed for no plates at all. They don't care for the front plate in the windshield either, not that it looks good to begin with.

I don't care for the painfully obvious vanity plates either... I didn't need you to tell me it was a GT STNG, you've got emblems that say Mustang GT that's how I figured the whole thing out.
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
08/25/09

@TimTim: i know what you mean with the two plate state thing... wouldn't believe how many times i got pulled over driving an IN car in NE they're sticklers (in the small towns especially) for it too....
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HoonThatFerrari
08/26/09

@TimTim: ***They don't care for the front plate in the windshield either, not that it looks good to begin with.***

That, plus it'll fly back & slice yours or your passenger's head off when you accellerate rapidly from a dead start.

Oh, come ON!!!! Don't tell me you've never had THAT happen before! :)
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HoonThatFerrari
08/26/09

@FormerlyPreferredCustomer:

***MMM. Three Ms. M3. This is a horribly overused trope in personalized BMW plates.***

OK, then let's suggest some other options to this guy along this same theme:

MMMORON
MMMANIAC
IMMMODEST
MMMADCOW
DUMMMASS
MMMANHO
MMMILF (for his wife)

Or, probably the most apt for someone like this person, but I don't think it would fit, in any state...
MMMISANTHROPE.
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Flathead Smith
08/25/09

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These types are always fun to get in front of on a curvy road, and then drive real slow.
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cabjf
08/25/09

@Flathead Smith: It's funny how they don't realize that if they weren't such jerks, people wouldn't get in their way on purpose so often.
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nick2ny
08/25/09

@Flathead Smith: How come?
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Flathead Smith
08/25/09

@nick2ny: When I was a teenager a friend and I had a summer job one year working for a contractor at a resort in the mountains. He would let us take his truck to get supplies which required a trip down the mountain. When coming back up we always had great fun getting in front of some out-of-towner, who were usually driving a Cadillac or a Mercedes, and drive at the slowest speed possible, but at a high enough speed that made it unsafe to pass. In the straights we would floor it, and once in the curves we would slow down and do the same routine again and repeat all the way up the mountain. We would point out the window like we were sight seeing and just yuck it up. The roads were very curvy and treacherous and most the visitors were not very used to driving in that environment. Looking back it probably wasn’t the brightest thing we did, and could have led to an accident, but we thought it was great entertainment.
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gravit8 : just not cool enough for...jalopnik?
08/25/09

@Flathead Smith: blood boils thinking about it.

ex-PJ/PH/Dominhoes delivery driver (full-time, no less). Have lost vast sums of money due to jack-assery like above. Would you want someone holding up your dinner? Well, would you?
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MushyHeirloom
08/25/09

@gravit8: You're both right.

If someone's being a flagrant jackass, there's nothing wrong with returning the favour. If they're just speeding slightly and leaving sufficient distance between their vehicle and others, leave 'em be. Dickery is only appropriate as a response to dickery.
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veronykah
08/25/09

@FP - Activity resumes!: I have never understood the "drive slow in front of someone driving fast" line of thinking.
Me, yes I LOVE to drive fast and appreciate the hell out of anyone who has the courtesy to move if they are driving slower. In turn, I do the same if someone is behind me.
Why be a dick? Why would you WANT someone pissed off behind you? Whether or not the accident is your fault or theirs, you could still get in an accident and ruin your day and your car.
Let em go, if they really are that much of jackass it WILL eventually catch up to them.
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Iron-Balls Minardi
08/25/09

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TI 3VOM
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James Marino
08/25/09

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was this picture taken in woburn?
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Dr. H. F. Danger
08/25/09

@James Marino: That is what I was thinking. Those signs look like 93 and 95.
No street view, so it is hard to tell:
[maps.google.com]
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James Marino
08/25/09

@Dr.Danger owns the city turkeys: dude i think it's that nice exit that is just north of the 95 exit. check out the target sign on the left
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