Without going into much detail-

There is a BMW M coupe at the TOPLINE dealership in Burlingame california I am interested in possibly buying.

It's priced and spec'd extremely well, to the point I'm obviously considering coming down from Chicago.


Is there anyone nearby that could possibly check this car out for me? PM me or respond here. Thank you.

Here is the place:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/topline-automobile-burlingame

Here is the car:

http://picasaweb.google.com/evanesterman/1999BMWMCoupe03#

Green... like US money. I can see why you want this particular one.

I'm about 35 miles away...I know we have a few members who live on the peninsula.

Yeah, I wouldn't want anyone to go extremely out of their way.... perhaps an 'after work' thing for kicks.

got that whole...jag colour scheme goin' on.


the whole green and beige leather deal.

thanks for the heads up. i drove up to norcal and checked it out and bought it first before you. here is my proof.

^^ I was gonna do the same thing.

hell, i only see a 2002 baby blue AC Schnitzer equipped one on their current inventory

That's not baby blue, but laguna seca blue.

In fact, one of the best colors that ever came out of the bmw factory. Plus that car has a ton of mods and is an s54... which makes it a super pricey example.

Snob.

baby blue\laguna seca blue whatever.

and anyways, s54 or bust

I would run away from the car after knowing that part.

Skip to about 0:20. You're wearing red.

Hahaha, I was going to make a "Meet the Beckers" reference.

Besides...Estoril Blue > all other BMW colors

evergreen

A friend of mine owned an E36 M3 in a dark, metallic green (looks like the same shade the Z3 you're interested in is) with this yellowish-tan leather interior. He kept telling me what a rare color combo it was...geez BMW guys are picky with colors.

Its because most beemer colors are boring as hell, so atleast let us get exited about a few. L-S blue only looks good on the E46 M3, evergreen looks like shit. The Z3 coupe in the original post aint bad looking in that green though.

That green is too turquoise for me. I'd only ever get a car in green if it was British Racing Green or Krypton Green (think Lotus). It does go well with the car though.

I love Laguna Seca Blue. I like that last color too but is that even a factory color? I wouldn't buy a repaint...

Just in: Giving baby blue a unique name doesn't change its color

Baby blue is a much less saturated color than that Laguna Seca Blue, and I think baby blue is also a notch or two lighter...but whatever, that's semantics.

I dont think there's only one baby blue, just like there isn't one graphite or crimson

Actually graphite is a very specific arrangement of carbon molecules so, crystal imperfections aside, I'd say there is just one graphite

All i know is that my milk shake is better than yours.

I can teach you but I'd have to charge.

There's the $2-5 a pound graphite and there's the $250,000,000 per square inch graphite.

That's a question of quality of alignment between the carbon sheets and the purity of the material...fundamentally, all graphite is graphite.

Also, ridiculous tangent ftw.

Yo guy! im slangin some mad graphite ova' here bro!

Quality of alignment meaning pencils vs. carbon fiber?

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!!

...no. Graphite is a form of carbon where the carbon molecules form strong crystalline sheets that are bound together weakly in layers. "Quality of alignment" refers to how well aligned the sheets are on top of each other. It's all on a molecular level.

What I meant was, isn't the only difference in the final molecular structures of carbon fiber and graphite lattices the way the layers are bonded to one another, because a pure carbon lattice always has the same molecular pattern?

Carbon fiber is a woven material held together with resin...conceptually, the same thing as fiberglass except it uses fibrous carbon sheets instead of fibrous glass. The alignment of its weave is what determines its directional strength, which is entirely a macroscopic phenomenon.

Let me go off on another small tangent/question inspired by that video....why do american cars not have actual stand alone indicators? Why do the brake lights double up as indicators? Just legislation? or what's the reasoning? any ideas?

No my car has separate blinkers and brake lights.

Amber turn signals is a european requirement, but not an american one. Hence why it's much more common for american cars to lack separate orange turn signals over their overseas competition.

I so fucking hate that. Seriously, fucking. Hate. That. Turn signals and brake lights should NEVER be the same fucking color/bulb.

I like it, because so many times the amber looks tacked on to a car and doesn't go well. A few cars pull off the amber, not many. I am OK with red or white lenses with amber bulbs though.

Yeah amber turn signals can be achieved with filters. My GTI's turn rear lights are all red and gray but have amber signals.

The S40 has a clear lens but the bulb is orange. I think it looks a lot better than having an orange lens.

To clarify, America does require amber turn indicators, but just up front

Well yeah, I meant the rear...my bad for not clarifying that.

The reason I'm asking is 'cause of the Audi in that video. We have that exact car here(A4), and we (and Europe) have amber(seperate) turn signals. Why would they change it for the american market, if it isn't a requirement? It just seems really unnecessary. And yeah, I agree that having same colour turn signal and brake light(often combined in the same light) is an absolute fucktard idea.

its never confusing

Yeah it is in Massachusetts, because everyone is a douchebag and no one uses them.

irrelevant to the argument between amber indicators and shared brake signals

I didn't say it's confusing did I? No. I said it's a fucktard idea. It's just dumb.

If given the choice I'd have less varieties of colored plastic on my car, thank you

If its not confusing, than what particularly makes it a fucktard idea??

"blinking yellow... good idea
blinking red... COMPLETE STUPID FUCKTARD IDEA"

not following you on this one