interesting things

[Craig D. Niederst]

M5s were available in the US before the newer style that is out currently. I
know they were made in '88, and again in the '91 and '93 model years. I have
driven a '91 before, and it was a very impressive car.

Craig
'92 100S (92k)
'86 CGT (196k)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Dikeman" <quattro at brettd.dsl.speakeasy.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 8:10 PM
Subject: interesting things


> ...namely, on the way home, driving through Mamaroneck/Harrison, I
> notice the 5-series in front of me looks like it has tires that are
> just a liiiitle bit wider than normal, and hmm, that exhaust pipe
> looks a liiiiittle bigger than the standard twin-pipe exhaust.  We
> pull up to the stoplight and I get a very good look at a red, blue
> and silver...yes....m5, badge.
>
> Now boys and girls, can you say "greeeey market?"(this is the -old-
> M5, ie, the one in Ronin)
>
> Before you all go screaming "badge engineering!", let me point out
> that this particular section I was driving through has 1M+ houses and
> run of the mill traffic I end up behind includes almost every
> Mercedes imaginable.  This ain't the kind of crowd that does that
> sort of thing :-)
>
> I've seen one other, and that was in Boston; a red one, being driven
> by a young fellow who just had a look about him that said, "Hi, I'm a
> prick!"
>
> I've also seen, in less than one hour, two NEW M5's, on Newbury
> Street in Boston....yeesh.
>
> Brett
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