Hi Everyone, My name is Roxanne. I bought my first BMW a little over a year ago. He is a 2003 325xi in Orient Blue Metallic. I just love him to death. . We just made the long move up from Arizona to Washington State. If you’re wondering I moved up here because I prefer the cooler wet weather to the never ending heat and sun. I look forward to meeting everyone and enjoy the presence of others who adore their cars as much as I do
Welcome to the club, forums, and BMW's! I hope your club membership is as much fun for you as it has been for me!
Welcome to the asylum! I just drove through your new state, north and south, on my way to a rally in BC, and I must say, now I remember why I moved to San Diego!
Thanks for such a warm welcome! I am truly enjoying my membership so far. It has been well worth it. "Welcome to the asylum!" Thanks Satch... should I park my boy in a padded room or is there another place you put the newbies
You bring up an interesting thread regarding the anthropomorphizing of mechanical things. I seem to have come up with pet references to cars, but rarely named them. (My brother got me started when he called his '54 DeSoto "Lorenzo The Magnificent"). I have a pile of license plates which identified various cars—SMEGMA is a favorite—and right now mi esposa has TWUBBL on her twin turbo. . . I suspect because she is really looking forward to asking, "Offissuh, am I in TWUBBL?" But except for Ol' Blue the pickup truck, I can't remember assigning names or gender to my cars. (My favorite plates: on my rally car: WAY L8. On its identical twin: EVN L8R.)
Geez Satch, you sure know how to make a guy feel inadequate. I just refer to my car as "it". I guess I have to put more thought into the situation. Help me out here, I can' t figure out what SMEGMA" stands for. How about a hint..... By the way, my wife kills me at Wheel of Fortune too.
uhh... just look it up, it's not anything anyone would want to have to explain... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/smegma?s=t
Welcome! Photos? I was amused by the "he" reference also. Understandable though. My E90 is a "he" and my 996 is a "she" - it all comes down to personality.
It's just a force of habit that I call my car him. I don't even think about it. That’s just how it comes out Lol I attached a few pics for you guys. Was trying to load them on photobucket first but my computer wasn’t cooperating. I hope they come through ok if not I'll redue them when I'm not a better computer. The last one is from yesterday from my window at work. It was snowing for a good part of the morning. Had 2 inches at home when I left.
Nice looking car! Hard to think of snow - it was 83F today here in NC and I just ate dinner out on the patio.
Thanks Just last week it was 63F (heat wave for us) I got to enjoy a nice sunny drive home. Its been raining, snowing, and slushing since then. I can't wait for my first summer here. I think the highs don't go above 80F. I don't miss the 125F weather that I had in Arizona.
Yeah, you have to be a rattlesnake to live in AZ.... my in-laws are out there. Way too hot for my liking.
