Spotted Veyron on my roadtrip... and got a new car!

[rage2]

So I went on a roadtrip to pick up my new car... I was sitting at the dealership waiting for the salesguy when I got up to get some water, and around the corner was this crazy beast!

Never seen one in person till now... looks so fucking crazy! From the side it's the size of a SLK55, from the back it's as wide as a dually truck lol.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt01.jpg

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http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt04.jpg

Of course since I'm nowhere near home, I gotta go for my preferred non canadian diet of white castle and marlboro menthol lights! :rofl:

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt05.jpg

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After all that excitement, I forgot to take pics of my new car haha. I'll post some later when I get a chance.

[gpomp]

diet coke zero on fountain? damn

[spec c]

where was this at?

what was the price on it?

i seen one in cali a month or so back but not up close. you're lucky

what'd you buy?

[rage2]

Because of the demand, they're saying the car is worth about $2m.

The car sounds absolutely ridiculous.

[Dope Dealer]

That thing looks pretty crazy!

What did you end up getting rage2? A Bentley?

[Newmz]

:eek: Quick return it!!! right now! get the veyron instead! before some big CEO thinks it looks better than a corvette and picks it up

[rage2]

haha no I didn't get a bentley. I hate bentleys.

Custom user title for the first person to guess what I bought (the ppl that already know aren't allowed to guess) :rofl:. Have to be specific, there's enough information in the pics I posted.

I'll post pics later when I get 'em hehe. For now I gotta get thru my emails and eat my white castle!

[spec c]

benz SL55 or SL500?


EDIT FOR CAR MODEL

[Team_Mclaren]

im gonna ruin the contest:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
























actually, can i just get a different title?:rofl:

[Newmz]

Bentley :D

[GenerationX]

oh let me guess...
a mercedes? :nut:

[5hift]

I'm guessing one of the MBs visable through the showroom window, but I dont know enough about Benz's to know a model by just tail lights.

[KoukiS14]

MB SLK55?

[CRXguy]

damn!! do you think you can smuggle back some frozen white castle frozen boxes for me?? how's it compared to in-n-out? :drool: :drool:

[Redlyne_mr2]

e46 m3 csl or some sort of scion since small econo toyotas seem to be your new crack.

[Dj_Stylz]

You bought a Bmw M3?

[boxer23]

BMW M3

EDIT: to be more specific : it has with smg ...do i win:D

[rage2]

haha here's a hint... it's not a benz. I know I know... I surprised myself too with this purchase!

[Euro///Tuned]

E46 M3

I can tell from your cup holder. :poosie:

[Dj_Stylz]

plus it says m3 on the mat

[QuasarCav]

I am going to say you went fucking nuts and bought a SLR.

[KoukiS14]

M6?

[Team_Mclaren]

the hp factor seems to be less and less important:nut:

[spec c]

yeah, you're quite the fanboy

is it a porsche 911?

[Spoons]

Umm a BMW M5?!? Your floor mat kinda looks like it has M5 on it?

[rage2]

haha ya you can see it say M3 on the carpet :rofl:.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt08.jpg

2003.5 M3 SMG Cab, carbon black (basically super dark blue)

I guess Dj_Stylz gets a custom name. PM me what u want!

I'll take some more pics in a bit... only had time to run down for 1 haha.

BTW - thank you to all the boys at Tirecraft. They saved my life getting me tires in Chicago. Talk about mad hookups!

Got wheels, suspension, CF interior, NAV, and tons of shit already here or on the way. Haven't even registered the damn thing yet lol.

[Euro///Tuned]

^ he never said it was an E46 :angel:

Great purchase by the way.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Gorgeous car man.. black on black is such a nice combo. Kelowna BMW has an e46 smg m3 convertible on their lot but its Laguna seca blue, with blue leather interior.. bit too much blue for me.

[rage2]

haha and u never said SMG cab either! :rofl:

Oh well, Euro///Tuned PM me too... I'm in a good mood, I'll dish one out for ya too haha.

[Canmorite]

:bigpimp:

[spec c]

i seen that too, just didnt think it'd be that obvious. i was looking for the harder stuff. i thought the m3 was a rental or a buddies ride lol

[GenerationX]

nice ride y0.
haha the rims look shiny:nut:

[rage2]

haha the only time I'd rent an M3 is if I was at the Nurburgring!

Ya, I drove thru insane big city traffic for 2 hrs, SMG fucking rocks in crazy bumper to bumper 2mph traffic. It's like driving an auto. When the roads opened up, SMG is retarded fun... it's seriously like playing Forza 2. I love this thing already.

[tictactoe2004]

mind sharing how much you ended up paying for it? just curious how much you saved by going down south.

[SNAATCH]

oops

[spec c]

Originally posted by tictactoe2004
mind sharing how much you ended up paying for it? just curious how much you saved by going down south.

im guessing around 32-35k us, i've looked into getting one myself before i got my subarus

[eur0]

m3, changed my answer :drool:

[tictactoe2004]

Originally posted by SNAATCH
Is it a porsche? Either a 911 turbo, or carrera?

lol, give this man his custom user title!!!

[rage2]

I'd say the savings were around $8k (+/- $2k) as compared to buying one in Calgary. I did hit the jackpot with an exchange rate low for last week and good buy rates, so YMMV.

Also, carfax is useless. I think I put offers on 4 different cars, and they turned out to be shitboxes during inspection. My bro lives in the states and found me this mint one (only a small door ding + scratch on passenger side, and the usual scuffed up wear on interior). Otherwise, it's pretty damn mint with very low km (under 23,000).

If u don't have anyone in the states to find one for you, really, don't bother, because you'll end up with a shitbox. I swear 80% of the cars out there are crashed cars, even BMW Certified Pre Owned.

[GenerationX]

...
he already said it was a m3, LOL :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[spec c]

Originally posted by SNAATCH
Is it a porsche? Either a 911 turbo, or carrera?


Originally posted by nismodrifter

READ THE MAFUCKING THREAD

[SNAATCH]

I left my comp for like 5 minutes and then i replied to find out i was a little late.

[tictactoe2004]

Originally posted by rage2
If u don't have anyone in the states to find one for you, really, don't bother, because you'll end up with a shitbox. I swear 80% of the cars out there are crashed cars, even BMW Certified Pre Owned.

Good to know... thanks.

[Justing]

Originally posted by Euro///Tuned
E46 M3

I can tell from your cup holder. :poosie:


thats pathetic get a life!!:rolleyes:

















yyeaaaa i could tell too:(

[mo_money2supe]

The floor mat seems to read M5, so my guess: BMW M5

EDIT:

Originally posted by SNAATCH
I left my comp for like 5 minutes and then i replied to find out i was a little late.
Haha, looks like I had mine on for a little more than 5 mins before I replied...

[eur0]

Originally posted by mo_money2supe
The floor mat seems to read M5, so my guess: BMW M5

EDIT:

Haha, looks like I had mine on for a little more than 5 mins before I replied...

umm, he posted a picture :)

[FiveFreshFish]

Nice! :thumbsup:

What state is this?

[rage2]

Some more pics...

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt09.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt10.jpg

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Raining here, can't go top down yet hehe. Car's a bit dirty too, should've took pics at the shop, cuz it was detailed before I drove thru the damn rain.

[soloracer]

Congrats! I know when we last talked you mentioned you were thinking of one of those. I just imported a car too....a 1993 NSX - Supercharged. It's been fun driving around. Do you have to do much to get it to pass the RIV?

[rage2]

Ya last we talked I was still thinking about it. I instructed a BMW school a few weeks ago and drove one, SMG cab, kept dreaming about it, so I bought one haha.

I got everything taken care of down here. BMW dealerships in the US are nice ppl, very different than calgary dealerships. Actually the place I bought it from are close to pretty much all dealerships (they stock a veyron so I guess others kiss their ass? lol) so they actually did everything for me.

DRL's are done, recall letter done. Cost was $0.

I'll post a thread detailing my experience with these guys and the whole process when I get home. I highly recommend them for US car purchases, they have EVERYTHING. Huge huge place. Only problem is they buy all their cars (not counting exotics) from auctions, so some are damaged cars, some are dealer buybacks. I got lucky and ended up with a simple lease return where the owner drove 5000 miles a year. Gotta thank my brother for finding it for me.

Their prices are good too, pretty much same price as private sale AFTER negotiations for similar condition cars. And you don't have to worry about liens, title problems, etc. Plus they did everything for me, sent the car in for inspection, DRL, recall letter, everything. Went above and beyond for a stranger they've never seen before haha.

Their website: www.luxurymotors.com

[Shoebox//Racer]

just to follow up carfax really is crap, get a prepurchase inspection done for sure. Carfax missed a bent frame on an SL55 that was being brought up for a friend, so dont depend on it.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Shoebox//Racer
just to follow up carfax really is crap, get a prepurchase inspection done for sure. Carfax missed a bent frame on an SL55 that was being brought up for a friend, so dont depend on it.
Yep. There was a car at luxury, carfax clean (that's how they check, they literally dont even look at their cars) and when my bro looked at it, NOTHING lined up in the front. Rear subframe cracked was found during test drive... so they're stuck with lemon stock.

You really gotta have someone that knows cars look thru them for ya!

[Team_Mclaren]

where ususally is a good place to get prepurchase inspection done?

[Zephyr]

nice car! i see those a lot lately with the top down in southern cali..buncha hot chicks driving them too :thumbsup:

[rage2]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren
where ususally is a good place to get prepurchase inspection done?
My brother looked thru the car, documented all the nicks and scratches, then luxury sent it to the BMW dealership for inspection. Found 1 small problem and it was fixed before I even seen the car.

[topher91]

WTF? I thought you were getting this on the long weekend? You couldn't wait? haha

NICE buy though! :drool: :burnout:

[A2VR6]

nice job on the purchase! Nav? No Nav?

[rage2]

Nav... kinda... got a AVIC Z2 waiting at home. Wish the bypass was out for it tho...

[rage2]

Might as well make this my sightseeing thread lol.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt13.jpg

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[rage2]

Oh ya for those buying cars from the states, I highly recommend Chicago. Luxury Motors has good pricing, enough stock to find that "gem" (they have 21 E46 M3's in stock in the chicago area right now), 7 massive indoor warehouses, and the roads at night here are amazing. The underground roads and passages is like a scene from Ridge Racer. I was doing about 90-110mph through these underground series of tunnels (no cops can stop anywhere), there's little chicanes, sweepers, while the walls just echo the exhaust note right back in your ears. Plus the food is awesome, music/blues scene is insane, lots of awesome food... So much fun here. Everything seems so cheap too thx to our exchange rate.

If only I had an exhaust... it'd be perfect!

[benyl]

Did you find one for me yet? hahaha

[herragge]

Good choice on the bimmer. The E46 M3 is awesome! Congrats!

Cab though? Why? I ain't no purist but...

[tictactoe2004]

Originally posted by rage2
Might as well make this my sightseeing thread lol.


those are some cool pics man.. the one of wrigley is sweet.

[Zephyr]

93 octane?! ack!! i want!! dam 91...

[FiveFreshFish]

I thought you can get 100 in California. :dunno:



Borrowed pic from 2002:

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
I thought you can get 100 in California. :dunno:



Borrowed pic from 2002:

ya but only in select locations that are pretty scattered...

[Kaos]

Carbon black is my favourite colour!
Nice choice Rage!!!!
How does it feel to come over to the darkside of BMW?
Since I know you love Benz's :poosie:

[rage2]

Originally posted by benyl
Did you find one for me yet? hahaha
Looking today hehe.


Originally posted by herragge
Cab though? Why? I ain't no purist but...
I've missed the top down experience ever since I sold my SLK. Since MB didn't have a good affordable convertible, the M3 Cab was the next best choice.


Originally posted by Kaos
Carbon black is my favourite colour!
Nice choice Rage!!!!
How does it feel to come over to the darkside of BMW?
Since I know you love Benz's :poosie:
haha gimme a year, and I'll tell you the answer!

Ya, carbon black is definately a neat looking color. At dusk or at night it's pretty sweet, car changes colors dependant on lighting. I think I still prefer the black black tho.

[Dj_Stylz]

Hey rage are you driving it back alone or did someone go down with you?

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by rage2

I'll post pics later when I get 'em hehe. For now I gotta get thru my emails and eat my white castle!



What Harold...no Kumar to sit with??

[rage2]

Driving back alone. Unless they're some hot hitchhiker bitches on the way! haha

[DepTrotter]

nice car, i have been looking in Ilinois for a new vehicle as well - i guess the windy city would probably be the best destination

[GingeRRRBeef]

Rage,

How does that work buying a car and bring it up to Canada??? Don't you have to do an out of province inspection or something to get it insured here?

[DepTrotter]

Originally posted by Silver_SpecV
Rage,

How does that work buying a car and bring it up to Canada??? Don't you have to do an out of province inspection or something to get it insured here?

you would do the OOP when it has been brought over, you have i think 45 days to get that done? as well as drls.. but as stated they have already been installed

[bspot]

Originally posted by rage2
Might as well make this my sightseeing thread lol.


http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt14.jpg




Field Museum?

[TNation]

that is a sexyy car man
I like it, there is some crazy prices at that dealership too eh

[redline]

Originally posted by rage2
I'd say the savings were around $8k (+/- $2k) as compared to buying one in Calgary. I did hit the jackpot with an exchange rate low for last week and good buy rates, so YMMV.

.

http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detailinfo.aspx?ID=28456639&pgno=1&srt=1

maybe more then that...:rofl:

[benyl]

Originally posted by TNation
that is a sexyy car man
I like it, there is some crazy prices at that dealership too eh

There are two cars at that dealer that are lemons. It is reflected in the price. Remember what rage2 said, you need someone to go down and actually check out the cars.

[DepTrotter]

Originally posted by redline


http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detailinfo.aspx?ID=28456639&pgno=1&srt=1

maybe more then that...:rofl:

dont forget the taxes and duties he will pay at the border. equivalent to 12.1% of the value

but he has definitely made himself a good snag

[Inzane]

Originally posted by rage2
2003.5 M3 SMG Cab, carbon black (basically super dark blue)

SMG... as in "sequential manual gearbox"?

Wuss!! :poosie: Whatsa matta.... forgot how to shift for yourself or what??



Anyway, congrats. Nice car! :thumbsup:

[LUCKYSTRIKE]

So how much did it cost in the end for the M3?

[Daan]

110 bucks usually for OoP inspection

you need to register it at the Registry and take that and bill of sale to insurance

[rage2]

The "L"
http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt17.jpg

Wanna eat here?
http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt18.jpg

EVH Frankenstein Replica (Fender custom shop)
http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt19.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt20.jpg

New Toys hehehe. USD rates ROCK!
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[kerry]

Hehehehehe the Worn Cherry one is mine =)

rage2 ftw!

[HiSpec]

nice ride!!! :thumbsup:

quick question, you mentioned about Tirecraft saved your life... what happened?

[rage2]

This Carbon black color is pretty common, here's another M3 same color but with sweet ass M6 wheels and lowered. :drool:

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt25.jpg

And as I mentioned earlier, Chicago has NO hot chicks. I did stumble upon one, but I'm pretty sure she was from out of town (doing touristy shit) and I think she may be jailbait.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt26.jpg

[rage2]

Everyone knows how much I hate Oprah...

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt27.jpg

hahaha. I'm an idiot.

[rage2]

Washed the car (covered in friggin' bird shit parking outside :thumbsdow) and got some pics down here. There's no self wash bays down here at all. Every car wash is manned by mexican guys, and it's dirt cheap. Drive the car into the line inside the bay, full exterior and interior hand wash while u wait in lawnchairs haha. Full dry and everything for $10. I wish we had more mexicans up in Canada :rofl:.

The roads are so brutal down here... you guys thought Calgary roads were bad... my back is hurting from the damn stock suspension. Maybe I'm getting old...

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt28.jpg

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[premiere1]

nice ride!!

[benyl]

Originally posted by rage2

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt25.jpg



Woah, those M6 wheels are :bigpimp: :bigpimp: :bigpimp:

[ZorroAMG]

TRAITOR!!! LOL Nice Cab, Rage! Are you keeping the W210 AMG? I agree, those M6 wheels are HOT...

You shoulda kept the cul-de-sac and stache for the drive there :D

[rage2]

haha everywhere I go down here, for test drives, going to bars and shit, they're asking me if it's really my license :rofl:. So ya, I should've kept the look for the trip!

As for the E55, it's listing for sale on auto trader as soon as I get home. No room for so many cars unfortunately :(.

[sputnik]

So are you using your Alberta plate and Alberta insurance?

[rage2]

Some neat stuff on the drive today....

South Dakota is literally a scam state. Seriously, there's like infinite huge signs on farmland advertising this Wall Drug place, world famous blah blah blah. All they sell is touristy shit. I actually needed a drug store, fucking convertible 12 hour drive gave my arms the worst sunburn :rofl:. So it took me literally 10 mins to find the corner of this damn mini-mall of worthless souvienier ripoff stuff that was the pharmacy to get my suntan lotion and aloe vera crap so I can walk around properly.

The only thing cool about that Wall town is this place... perfect for Calgary chicks! lol

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt33.jpg

And of course, I made it to Mt. Rushmore! Man is it ever hard to find a spot to get the damn mountain faces in the background. Drove up and down the hill twice to get a good spot:

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt34.jpg

The road continues to behind Mt Rushmore... and holy shit talk about awesome corners. I'm going out to test the M3 for a 1am run when nobody's around. Hope I don't wake everyone up at the campgrounds! :rofl:

[CivicTunr]

Originally posted by rage2
Washed the car (covered in friggin' bird shit parking outside :thumbsdow) and got some pics down here. There's no self wash bays down here at all. Every car wash is manned by mexican guys, and it's dirt cheap. Drive the car into the line inside the bay, full exterior and interior hand wash while u wait in lawnchairs haha. Full dry and everything for $10. I wish we had more mexicans up in Canada :rofl:.



i think the correct term isnt mexicans its "illegal immigrants".

[LongCity]

Originally posted by CivicTunr


i think the correct term isnt mexicans its "illegal immigrants".

Wetbacks...

[rage2]

Beaners, according to the wise Carlos Mencia :rofl:.

[benyl]

Originally posted by rage2

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/roadtrip/rt34.jpg

The road continues to behind Mt Rushmore... and holy shit talk about awesome corners. I'm going out to test the M3 for a 1am run when nobody's around. Hope I don't wake everyone up at the campgrounds! :rofl:

Did the car come with the wind blocker? Does it work good?

[rage2]

The windscreen is awesome. It worked great till the speed limit bumped up to 75mph and I was in the middle of nowhere, at which point I decided to cruise at 110mph, so I did have to put the top up (not to mention bad sunburn on arms haha).

I picked it up at Perillo BMW. Figured with the exchange rate it's prob cheaper down here.

[EK 2.0]

forgive me for being a Bimma n00b...but are those tails and 3rd brake light OEM with the LED's??...


I haven't really noticed them on M's here, so just wondering...