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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 11:29 PM
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Default So while I was driving with my top down

someone else didn't quite get it right


she was driving like that for a good 4 miles. Didnt even know it was like that.
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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She couldn't tell from all the wind noise that something was wrong? She must not have looked in her rear view mirror, not even once, in those 4 miles. Sad
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Maybe it broke, but definitely not good to have all that resistance pushing the roof back.
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Maybe it broke, but definitely not good to have all that resistance pushing the roof back.
i really should not have been driving behind her.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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downforce, baby.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by f=ma
i really should not have been driving behind her.
this is what i was thinking ... i would have probably gotten in the other lane, then taken the pic ... then pulled up beside the bimmer to see what kind of moron the driver was
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 01:44 AM
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Maybe it broke down hey it is a BMW. Wonder what's the story behind it though.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:57 AM
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3 MPG, here we come!
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Faymester
this is what i was thinking ... i would have probably gotten in the other lane, then taken the pic ... then pulled up beside the bimmer to see what kind of moron the driver was
& try to take a pic of the driver too ...
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 07:22 AM
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Funny but just Saturday night this happened. Its a late night spot with valet parking. Well around 1am, they stop valeting and anyone can park anywhere. THis guy basically ran to his 645i Convertible at 1:01 am as I was sitting outside. So he reverses his car right in front of the door since valet is gone, trying to parking lot pimp.

He then proceeds to drop the top and well, it didn't drop, it dripped. His top got stuck like 3/4ths and all you see are like 40 pieces of BMW going everywhere.

My group is looking at asks "Mike, is it supposed to do that"? And I'm like "Yes, it has German electronics".
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Funny but just Saturday night this happened. Its a late night spot with valet parking. Well around 1am, they stop valeting and anyone can park anywhere. THis guy basically ran to his 645i Convertible at 1:01 am as I was sitting outside. So he reverses his car right in front of the door since valet is gone, trying to parking lot pimp.

He then proceeds to drop the top and well, it didn't drop, it dripped. His top got stuck like 3/4ths and all you see are like 40 pieces of BMW going everywhere.

My group is looking at asks "Mike, is it supposed to do that"? And I'm like "Yes, it has German electronics".
LOL. Reminds me a of a story. My friend decided to place a bolt on turbo on his e30 m3. Having high compression, duh. So while on the highway he miss shifts from 5 to 2, instead of 5-4. Let just say, driving behind was not fun because he had bits of engine parts coming out of his exhaust.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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I was hoping this thread was started was by a female...
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MGS4
downforce, baby.

No. That doesn't look like the correct angle for downforce. In fact, it looks just the opposite.

Not to insult any BMW owners here (like the car in the picture), but just leave it to German manufacturers to get the electronics messed up. VW, Audi, BMW, and Mercedes are well-known for electrical problems. While there are a number of things that could have caused the top cover to stick like that, the most likely is a bad electrical relay.

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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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#1 observation- its a bmw

chit breaks on bmws
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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lol that's hilarious
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