<div dir='auto'><div style="font-family: sans-serif;" dir="auto">Guys it is really cool to see all these posts and what kinds of cars everyone "graduated" to.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;">I still have my 92 SE-R and am about to prep it for winter duty. Just got a new battery and hope that is all it needs. I have dreams of repainting it, swapping a VVL motor, putting on sticky tires and doing track days and autocrosses again but no time to spare these days. One day!</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;">A few months ago I picked up a well maintained 2009 Merc. E63 AMG for my new to me daily driver. It is a far cry from the nimble SE-R in a corner but the engine makes up for it. The 6.2 L normally aspirated V8 redlines at 7000 and makes 507 hp. The power is silky smooth and comes on strong. Way more car than I need but it is a blast. I also wanted a 996 911 or 2001ish M5 but having another automatic in the household helps.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;">We also have an 06 Land Rover LR3 which is a great and surprisingly reliable hauler for the family. Havent had to do a whole lot other than service in the many years we have had it. <br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: sans-serif;">Omer</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 30, 2017 10:30 PM, Ben Fenner <fenfam@sc.rr.com> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>George, we finally added a manual wagon to our stable, so that
means we are a BMW family now too (not by choice I insist!).<br />
Like George, I'm in a Z3 M, but mine is the polarizing Coupe
version. We added an E91 wagon, manual transmission, RWD, sport
seats, chocolate leather, white paint, heated seats, no navigation
= no iDrive. It is the proper unicorn of E91 wagons.<br />
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The SE-R has been basically complete (yes, I had a goal for it and
followed it through) for 5-6 years now. I am slowly getting a few
niggles taken care of while I plan to pass it on to another owner.
Keep an eye out for that, as it might be super cheap (think less
than $100).<br />
It is getting an entire brake overhaul, including custom caliper
adapters I've been wanting to machine for a decade now...<br />
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Include the wife's Beetle which we are also trying to get rid of
and you have 4 cars, all manuals. =P<br />
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-Ben Fenner<br />
1994 Turbo SE-R<br />
2000 M-Coupe<br />
2008 Manual RWD Wagon<br />
2003 VW Beetle<br />
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I'm on my second E46. The first howled at the moon, but
my touring (wagon) is simply awesome. LOVE the car. I
looked for it for 3 years to find a southern car with the
right options at a price that wasn't out of this world
(tourings with manual gearboxes are hard to find and
expensive, a sport package even more so).<br />
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I've also got a Z3 M Roadster. Fun car.<br />
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My first E46 (sedan) replaced my turbo P10 that was totaled
when a 19 YO young lady hit me and sent me into another car.
Had that not happened I'd probably still be driving the P10.<br />
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<div>A sophomore. Wow. It's amazing how long this list has
been around. It's fun to get the rare and occasional posts
coming through from old friends.<br />
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<div>BTW, yesterday, on the way to work I saw the nicest B13
I've personally seen in a LONG time. Can't be sure it was an
SE-R, but I suspect it was (debadged). <br />
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<div class="elided-text">On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 6:37 AM, Ian
Lyn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ianshannon97@msn.com">ianshannon97@msn.com</a>></span>
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I never left. I sold my NX due to rust issues that I never
fixed. That was back in 14 I think. I have been
maintaining my 97 Maxima (which is in great shape in and
out). I really want a clean P10 now. My baby at the time I
joined the list is in her 2nd year at Brandeis University.
Biochemistry. Things are well. My entire family is BMW
except me.
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:18:07 PM<br />
<b>To:</b> Ian Lyn<br />
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org">se-r@se-r-list.org</a><br />
<b>Subject:</b> Re: se-r Digest, Vol 24, Issue 10</font>
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<div>Holy crap, THERE's a name from the past. How're
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<p>Glad to see the list still active. I will
get back in this game somehow....<br />
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