Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NOW E38 BMW (NFC)

[Steve Jenkins (steve]

The Handa comment pushed me over the edge. I'll call Koala right now. :)

SJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net] 
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 10:09 AM
To: 'Steve Jenkins'
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: NOW E38 BMW (NFC)


Hey, don't get me wrong, I have a 740iL too - LOVE the extra room.  (true
exchange, upon purchase - TLJ:  "hey, there's enough room to have sex in the
back of that thing."  BHD:  "honey, there is enough room to have GROUP sec
in the back of the iL!")

And you're right, the cost of the manual conversion ain't cheap.  I struggle
with that too (my long-term plan is to build another Monster like Rob's,
when my car eventually dies).  But, really, isn't it worth it, just to have
the awesome BMW shifter?  To be one of the few guys in this country with
one?  Not to be a wuss like Handa?  :-)

Vty,

--Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:05 PM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: NOW E38 BMW (NFC)

Thanks, but already googled and found those links. ;)

You are right (not a big surprise) - it was a 735i in the original
Transporter movie (#2 sucks, #1 is the only one I can stand to watch, and
I'm a huge Luc Besson fan). But Erin likes the looks of the iL, and in HER
mind that's the car in the movie, so I'm not gonna tell her and life goes
on. :) Plus, I do like the legroom in the back.

9K for the manual conversion tho. That's almost 33% of the value of the car.
Prolly not gonna go with that one. :)

SteveJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:27 AM
To: 'Steve Jenkins'
Cc: 'The FerrariList'; 'Jim Conforti'
Subject: NOW E38 BMW (NFC)


Check out Brett Anderson's koalamotorsport for the 6-speed conversion.  

http://www.koalamotorsport.com/conversions.asp

See Rob Levinson's UUC site for his monster E38 (I'm sooo in lust).  

http://www.robertlevinson.com/seven/

http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/

As for BMW software...  See our own Mr. Conforti!

As for the Transporter, I believe it was a BMW 735i, and NOT an iL.  Note
that in Europe, it was available with . . . A MANUAL!  So you've GOT to get
the conversion.  Heck, have the transporter stop at Brett's shop between
Manheim and your house!

BTW, was watching bits of Transporter 2 last night (thanks to the DVR with
it's 30 second skip feature).  Ridiculous, not as good as the original, but
not a bad way to waste 45 minutes or so.  Audi is nice, but not as nice as
the E38.  Love how it can knock down a concrete wall, fly across a road,
land inside another building, drive OVER an alleyway on top of two walls,
and do a barrel roll to rip off a magnetic mine, all without even leaving
water spots on the shiny black finish.

Vty,

--Dennis 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:17 PM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] quiz

Thanks, brudda! I'm surfing ebay right now for the M wheels.

I like the Sport, but must get the iL. Spousal mandate. She's got a thing
for Jason Statham.

This is pretty much gonna be her car, that I'm gonna steal when I need to
park in a parking garage. :)

But I am gonna check out the 6-speed conversion, and the supercharger. Any
chips out there for it?

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:56 AM
To: 'Steve Jenkins'
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] quiz


Welcome to the E38 club, dude!

Note:  Koala motorsports offers a 6-speed conversion, using the tranny from
an 850.  Way, way, way cool.  Consider getting the 740i Sport (not the L),
unless you need the extra legroom in back.  Then again, you could get an E38
750, and then get the six-speed, and slap on a supercharger, and have a
gorgeous q-ship that will smoke the 512TR....  :-)

Vty,

--Dennis
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:38 AM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz

Nervous? Of course not! In fact, hopefully by the end of the day today I'll
be the proud owner of a 2001 Black/Black 740iL. My car broker neighbor is at
Manheim right now looking at one. If you can't beat em, join em. :)

I'm sick of having to valet park my Hummer at the Four Seasons downtown and
walk every time I have a meeting in one of those Seattle skyscrapers,
because none of the other downtown parking garages have high enough
clearance. The 740 will be a much better option when I don't feel like
carboning up my engine by sitting in traffic, and I think they are a bargain
at 20K for a fully loaded model that's only a few years old.

Now I just need to figure out how to install the keypad ignition like on the
Transporter....

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: jimshadow [at] verizon.net [mailto:jimshadow [at] verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:48 AM
To: Steve Jenkins; The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz


Why Steve, does the Rainbow Bimmer Boys Club make you nervous?  LOL!!
Ofcourse, they probablly have SF shields on their cars so they can troll for
little boys like you.  
:)

Jim
Sent from my BlackBerryR wireless device  

-----Original Message-----
From: "Steve Jenkins" <steve [at] stevejenkins.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:34:36 
To:JIM <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Cc:'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz

LOL. Now I am REALLY regretting not getting out of my downtown Seattle
meeting until 4. :(

-----Original Message-----
From: ken rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:32 AM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz


Not poor Dave, it's Killer Dan that got a number from the smokin'  
hottie waitress. Think of ripe mangos about to burst in the warm sun,  
filled with succulent juices. I would describe the girl as - well,  
succulent.

Also Dave says those Eastern European club chicks DO know how to  
drive stick, just they can't shift a manual transmission!

-ken-

On Dec 28, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:

> Ken:  "Nice M5, Dave!"
>
> Dave:  "Uh, it's not an M5.  It's a 540i with the M5 appearance  
> package.
> But the chicks dig the M5 look.  'Cause that's how I roll."
>
> Ken:  "Cool!  So it's just like my 540i Sport 6-speed!  Doncha just  
> love
> this car?"
>
> Dave:  "Uh, it's not a manual, it's an automatic."
>
> Ken:  "Why an auto?  What are ya, a commie?"
>
> Dave:  "No, um, my 355 is a stick and not a pu$$y-a$$ F1.  But I  
> gotta have
> the auto, because the 20 year-old Eastern European club chicks I  
> date all
> want to drive my cars, especially to get me coffee and breakfast in  
> the
> morning, and none of them know how to drive stick."
>
> Ken:  " . . . . .  Ok, I guess that's an acceptable reason."
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 11:38 PM
> To: Dennis Liu
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] quiz
>
> for 10 points: where is this picture taken?
> for 20 points: who is in the picture?
> for 50 points: what is happening?
> for 100 points: who took the picture?
>
> hint - 12/27/2006
>

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