Re: Any ex-R owners miss their car? (slowrey)

Dude. Debadge that C55 and you have your sleeper back, love that car http://********************/smile/emthup.gif my buddy has a C32 and his dad has a black/black C55, i love the look on STi driver's faces when you smoke them off the line in what they think is a normal C Klasse. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. Same goes for the Volvo though

 

I love the power but somehow the S60 body has better lines in my eyes.

 

Re: (slowrey)

yes, i do like the lines of the R. If you really want an R again I guess I'd be down to trade you

 

Yep. Miss the R every once in a while. Haven't posted about it but the lease was up back in the summer.

The 335xi coupe has been pretty good so far. I miss the R's seats on long trips, and it doesn't have the lines I liked about the R.

BUT they are apples and oranges. I obviously wouldn't be in a 335 if I didn't like it. There's a sonic blue I pass by probably twice a week that always brings me back.

 

Re: (ibanezplayer)

I missed my R after not driving it for 5 days....

 

Re: (Needsdecaf)

I had mine for sale for 2 weeks. Missed it so much I took it off the market and bought out my lease.

 

Hmm, I guess I would miss my R if the time came to sell it, but for me, my true love (on wheels) would be my beautiful (but sold) 1999 and 2002 Mazda MX-5 Miatas. Sigh, I don't think there is a week that goes by that I don't think about those cars.

 

Re: (draken)

Slowrey

Weren't you looking for another R a few months back?

As for me, I don't see myself in this predicament. I plan on driving my R til the wheels fall off (even if I pick something else up in the meantime).

 

I contemplated getting an 07 black with atacama and navigation but that quickly faded when I couldn't find one!

 

Re: (slowrey)

Quote, originally posted by slowrey »

I contemplated getting an 07 black with atacama and navigation but that quickly faded when I couldn't find one!

Are you selling the C55 AMG? Nice car.

 

Yup I'm going to sell it Blurry.

 

Re: (slowrey)

Yes, I miss my old R (coming-up on the one year anniversary of my accident) but thankfully I have my wife's R to drive when I want to. I had it out last weekend for a while and that turbo rush (especially in cold weather) puts a smile on my face every time http://********************/smile/emthup.gif http://********************/smile/emthup.gif

 

Interesting thread!

I don't see myself being able to part with this car for a long time, needing a wagon is what drove me to the VR and unless I suddenly came into money and was able to score a current RS6 Wagon I fail to see what could dethrone the VR... Especially since I have a 6 speed which is important for my fun factor...

 

Re: (-Pascal)

I don't believe I will ever sell my R. It is more than just a car for me. I will just keep adding more and more cars to the family. Maybe I will need to return to sweden with each new purchase.

 

I'm planning on keeping my R for 3 maybe 4 more years (that will be a total of 6 or 7 years). By then I will likely be more than ready to part with her!

By that time she'll have about 120,000 miles on the clock. Should be interesting to see how THAT goes!

 

Re: Any ex-R owners miss their car? (slowrey)

YES! I'm selling my MINI to get another R, but the MINI hasn't had alot of interest. But yeah i really miss my R, my friend's dad has one and everytime i see it or another R, I dislike the MINI more and more.

 

Re: Any ex-R owners miss their car? (slowrey)

I miss both of my R's for the seats, uniqueness, all around package, and the turbo! It's a hell of a car and maybe someday if there is another R in the works, I will look hard at it. BTW, SS is THE BEST forum I visit, just wish BMW had one like it!

 

flybynight: Is it just me, or is most people on swedespeed terrified of cars with a little mileage on them?
My -04 VR recently passed the 100 000 mile mark and it still looks and feels great.
I drove my -87 740 200k miles before i bought my first V70...

Here in Sweden volvocars in taxiduty often gets driven 375k miles, about 600 000 km before they´re sold , VW Passat gets traded at half the mileage...

 

Re: (borstarmicke)

Quote, originally posted by borstarmicke »

flybynight: Is it just me, or is most people on swedespeed terrified of cars with a little mileage on them? My -04 VR recently passed the 100 000 mile mark and it still looks and feels great. I drove my -87 740 200k miles before i bought my first V70... Here in Sweden volvocars in taxiduty often gets driven 375k miles, about 600 000 km before they´re sold , VW Passat gets traded at half the mileage...

Volvo's have a reputation for being good high mileage cars. Growing up in Norway that was always the local thought.
I think the concern that a lot of R owners have is with the unique parts that come on the R, like adjustable suspension and funky radiator.
I'm not too worried about putting 100,000+ miles on my R.

 

I have a hard time finding a car that I want more than an R, at least something I want that's worth the extra money.

As for my car, I'd trade it for that 07 in my sig in a heartbeat...

 

Re: Any ex-R owners miss their car? (dectech1)

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I miss both of my R's for the seats, uniqueness, all around package, and the turbo! It's a hell of a car and maybe someday if there is another R in the works, I will look hard at it. BTW, SS is THE BEST forum I visit, just wish BMW had one like it!

Yeah I miss SS a LOT, the MB board sucks.

 

Another thing, I still have a lot of R parts including my Phatbox MP3 player and my wife keeps asking when I am going to sell it. I keep telling her that unless I find a decent buyer at a reasonable price I'll just hang on to it until I buy another R.

 

Re: Any ex-R owners miss their car? (slowrey)

Now, do you notice that a lot of the people that have sold their R's still continue to post? Does the question even need to be asked? I think this is clearly remorse; and they have this primal need to feel connected to something that was beautiful that they then bastardized and abandoned for greed. You are not forgiven- your cars are out there somewhere crying for you. Hope the few dollars in your pocket make you feel better!

 

I don't get it either about the fear of a few or many miles on these cars. I was going to sell my 05 R because I bought another car but I can't do it. I love this car and it's a keeper.

 

Re: Any ex-R owners miss their car? (slowrey)

Quote, originally posted by slowrey »

Yeah I miss SS a LOT, the MB board sucks.

You mean you don't see a C55 AMG vs "****" or what will replace my C55 AMG thread every 5 weeks?