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Rob's sad tale

Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Rob's sad tale

Ok, so last Monday my C was nice and happy, looking pretty good and only months old.





Then some idiot didn't bother noticing that I had stopped and did this to my car.





I then had a big dilemma on my hands, my wife is very pregnant and due any day now so we needed a car asap, our other car only has 2 seats, not good for a family. Our insurance company were very sympathetic, they wrote the car off and have arranged an immediate payout.

I really wanted a new W204 c class wagon, I love them they are the best looking cars that Mercedes currently make, they drive superbly, but bad luck for me there isn't a single C220 CDI AMG sportpack stationwagon in Norway, an order will take 3 months, we couldn't wait that long. So out of total desperation I turned to the dark side, my local BMW dealer had a 320d Touring with Msport kit on the lot ready for delivery, much to my shame I bought it.









I will be back in a Mercedes soon, we have to replace our second car in a wee while so maybe an SLK or GLK will be joining the 3 series in the garage.

BTW are there any BMW pages as good as this one.

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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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The dealer swapped out the black grill inserts for crome, they look really good with darker colours.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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Good choice. The BMW e90 is a really nice car in my opinion. Try e90post.com or bimmerworld I think.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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I've been waiting for 13 years for someone to plow on my Nissan Van and get a cash settlement from the other guy's insurance without success. Enjoy the new ride.
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I love the 3er touring! definitely a great choice! i woulda chose that over the 204 wagon!
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