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Old Nov 17, 2025 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Now your car needs adblock


This has gone to far.
I have lost all faith in humanity. Lol
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 02:56 AM
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Next it'll be an ad from big pharma or car insurance.
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
those cracks in the asphalt likely formed from the M5 driving over it lol... nearly 3 tons!!

it also looks kind of like the buick regal 🤔
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 07:35 AM
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Yep, the Pacifica throws ads at us like that every once and a while.
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by LH1
Next it'll be an ad from big pharma or car insurance.
Imagine? Like I haven't seen Jake from State Farm a billion times already.
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
There is a regular 5 series that parks on my block with the same color. I like it.
It reminds me of my '84 Camaro that I rattle canned with gray primer after the original paint started to fade.
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by SC300Es
Great pics, bit.
Originally Posted by Striker223
Nice lineup of cars, thanks for sharing!
you're welcome guys.

Originally Posted by Stroock639
it's an audi thing i've noticed lol... S class and 7 series owners never seem to want to explain why they didn't get an A8! the prestige gap envy is a very real thing
haha... not that that's a thing around here...

Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
front overhang as long as an accord and front wheel to door jamb as big as a bentley... meaning... the front clip is stupidly long and ridiculous. no doubt fast and handles well because bmw, but it's so long past its time combined with hideous new bmw 'design language' it's funny.

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Next it'll be an ad from big pharma or car insurance.
i can imagine the 'targeted' pharma ads in a Lexus ES.
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

i can imagine the 'targeted' pharma ads in a Lexus ES.
Now who's stereo typing. Haha 🤣 🍿 🏃‍➡️

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The BMW 5 Series is not past its prime...
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
The BMW 5 Series is not past its prime...

Depends on how you would define its "prime". IMHO the best ones were the 4th-Generation E39 series, built in the late 90s and early 2000s, just before the Chris Bangle redesign, which IMO, screwed them up in a number of rof ways......styling, build-quality, materials, driving-dynamics, and too many electronics on the dash. I was VERY impressed with the way the E39s were built and drove, although they cost more than I wanted to spend on a vehicle at that time....as was also the case with the perhaps equally-impressive 335i.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Depends on how you would define its "prime". IMHO the best ones were the 4th-Generation E39 series, built in the late 90s and early 2000s, just before the Chris Bangle redesign, which IMO, screwed them up in a number of rof ways......styling, build-quality, materials, driving-dynamics, and too many electronics on the dash. I was VERY impressed with the way the E39s were built and drove, although they cost more than I wanted to spend on a vehicle at that time....as was also the case with the perhaps equally-impressive 335i.
Thats not what he's talking about, he's talking about the design and shape of the vehicle.
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Still better looking than a Model Y
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Damn the no like button!

The Model Y is better looking than it was, especially from the rear and rear quarter, but they are still very awkward looking IMO.
Old Nov 18, 2025 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankReynoldsCPA
Still better looking than a Model Y

Originally Posted by SW17LS
The Model Y is better looking than it was, especially from the rear and rear quarter, but they are still very awkward looking IMO.

Agreed. Although it is not the ugliest vehicle on the road by any means, It is still not very pleasant to one's eyes, and, from its styling, it is somewhat difficult to see why it sells in such large numbers.

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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Thats not what he's talking about, he's talking about the design and shape of the vehicle.
oh in that case it's absolutely past its prime... seriously?!? the new one just looks cheap and gimmicky and it definitely isn't growing on me the more i see, whereas the G30 gen looked great 10 years ago and is still classy perfection now



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