Wanted,"history" of this board - general mumblings

[uscharalph]

I'm glad you guys split off. This forum has helped me more than you know.

[mattyb]

just joined. what a great palce to be. i've been browsing for a while and dont know how i missed it. Im looking forward to contributing and getting your combined advice.

[ScottyWM]

Older... definately.
Miss the old style forum STILL... yep (but let's not start that back up)!
More mature... well I don't know about that!?! (cue Winfred's avatar)

[KingSix]

...this place is here .. after I bought my 535, I started surfing looking for a place to gleen knowledge about the E34 .. unfortunately the 1st place i stopped was DTMpower.net .. its a good sight, don't get me wrong .. I'm sure I'd love it if I was 18-25 again and my biggest concerns were how many db's my ICE put out or how loud my exhuast was ... Like I said.. thank God for this place

[oldskoollove]

greetings brethren,

i'm a newbie as well, asked my first question on sunday about weather or not i shuold purchase a '89 535i and the responses i got were extremely helpful. i'm excited to say that yesterday i made and offer and the seller accepted! i still need to get the car checked out by a mechanic (i plan to use one recommeded to me in my post) but i feel really good about my purchase and you guys definantly had a big part to play in that. thanks a lot! and i'm excited about joining the community.

blessings,

[winfred]

which one?

Older... definately.
Miss the old style forum STILL... yep (but let's not start that back up)!
More mature... well I don't know about that!?! (cue Winfred's avatar)

[MBXB]

I first found Bruno's site looking for a way to fix a busted driver's side window, got linked to this site.
As things wore out, I found that between Bruno's site, the Bently manual and the postings here, I can pretty much handle the maintenance of my car. I'm still trying to figure out a way to sneak a lift into my garage without anyone noticing.
In the process Ive compiled a couple of 3 ring binders with all the info pertinent to my model. My 'Vette buddies are amazed

[winfred]

i just fixed the cooling system on a 92 525ia with non spinner 22"s yesterday, god i hate test driving a turd like that with the purple tint and all the horible shimmey that comes from the wheels, somebody might see me that or get popped by a cop

And people deal well with the occaisional newbie post about putting 22" spinners on an E34.

[MBXB]

Win,
The 46DDs are dangerous weapons. Deninitely not street legal. LOL

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

Not just for the endless e34 stuff. But the members seem to be really good natured when it comes to newbie questions & FNGs. I been to many other boards for other things and some places are down right malicious flame fests full of posters just waiting to attack someone.