Another new guy here saying hello - Page 2

X Foomph · #11 03-22-2009, 09:37 PM

:xoutpost: G'day mate and welcome. That's one nice looking ride you got there. 26 thou miles ?? that's unreal, works out at a bit over 4k a year!! Also show us inside please.
Watch out for the mod bug, he gonna bite you bad

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cory1000 · #12 03-22-2009, 10:42 PM

Mod bug bit the 2nd day of ownership...I installed new stereo with my iPod and Sirius attached... Already started looking into other things that I want to do to it..

X5 Meister · #13 03-22-2009, 10:43 PM

Car looks great and exterior color is cool.

The Peel is sweet! I'd love to have one and mount it on a roof rack just to see people's expressions.

Wow, restoring an Isetta! Awesome and am I jealous. You should set up a web site with photos and details of the restoration as it proceeds. There was a guy who did it with an M1 restoration and I used to be glued to the monitor reading his updates. Way back when, the owner of an indy I used to go to had an Isetta and told me that it wasn't legal to take on the highway and that he could only legally drive it in his neighborhood or to work since it was relatively close. Is that still the case? BTW, they made so many of them, what the hell happened to them all? They seem to be rarer than a 1962 Ferrari GTO.

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Originally Posted by cory1000

I will get some shots of the inside, for being 7 years old, it looks amazing on the inside.

It is the car from TopGear, its a Peel P50... There are only about 20 real ones left in the world... Im actually going to have one made from scratch...I have a 1957 BMW isetta that im having restored right now. It will be done in about 2 months, then the guy restoring that is going to be making a P50 for me...

ZsX5o3 · #14 03-22-2009, 10:48 PM

wow great buy & welcome!

rastaFarai · #15 03-22-2009, 10:57 PM

:xoutpost:

before i got my silver 01 x5, that's the color i wanted.. love it. great looking X... ok.. so let's start the mod list.. (cuz this is what i would have done with my Burgundy X5)

1. 4.6 front / rear spoilers
2. Style 87 20" wheels
3. 4.6 style exaust tips
4. OEM Running boards
5. rear fender flares and bumper flares..

i'm sure others will add theres..

cory1000 · #16 03-23-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Car looks great and exterior color is cool.

The Peel is sweet! I'd love to have one and mount it on a roof rack just to see people's expressions.

Wow, restoring an Isetta! Awesome and am I jealous. You should set up a web site with photos and details of the restoration as it proceeds. There was a guy who did it with an M1 restoration and I used to be glued to the monitor reading his updates. Way back when, the owner of an indy I used to go to had an Isetta and told me that it wasn't legal to take on the highway and that he could only legally drive it in his neighborhood or to work since it was relatively close. Is that still the case? BTW, they made so many of them, what the hell happened to them all? They seem to be rarer than a 1962 Ferrari GTO.

Im collecting pics of the whole restore process, I just dont have time to get it all on the web. The guy who is restoring it for me has a few pictures on his site, but its not up to date on progress... He is also restoring 2 others for other customers right now as well. They can be seen at Pete's Custom Coachbuilding

They are legal to take on any road where I am, minimum requirement is 50cc and it has a 300cc... They did make a lot of them, just not a lot came over to the US... My Vespa is a 150cc and I take it on the highway all the time...its not that bad.

PersonaNonGrata · #17 03-23-2009, 12:42 AM

:xoutpost:

You're the proud owner of a very unique colored X5. We don't see many that aren't silver/black/white/gray/blue.

blueagle · #18 03-23-2009, 12:49 AM

Welcome ! Nice color for an X5. Let the mods begin.......

mtX5 · #19 03-23-2009, 12:49 AM

awesome X! and you got lucky with that low mileage. now lets get those wheels upgraded!

also, Jose, isn't that a painted part on the bumper, and not just a painted lower bumper? i've seen that kit online before.. hmm...
(referring to post 4)

TwinsPoppa · #20 03-23-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mtX5

awesome X! and you got lucky with that low mileage. now lets get those wheels upgraded!

also, Jose, isn't that a painted part on the bumper, and not just a painted lower bumper? i've seen that kit online before.. hmm...
(referring to post 4)

Nope .. that's why the mod is so good .. its an optical illusion!

Makes you THINK its the 4.6/4.8 rear diffuser but its not ... just the lower bumper trim painted that way. You should try it!

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