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Old 02-09-23, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
It's an M8 Gran Coupe in Isle of Man Green: https://www.bmwusa.com/build-your-ow...txwuyv/summary
Umm, wow. That color doesn't look anything like the rendering in the Build Your Own page...
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Old 02-09-23, 03:35 PM
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Is it based on the authority that issues it, or your mailing address?

Either way, PA Turnpike definitely doesn't require the transponder to be from them for the EZ Pass rate.
Its the authority that issues it
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Old 02-10-23, 02:48 PM
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Saw these two high end cars today







The Bentley looks a bit awkward in real life. Like the roofline is too low for the door height

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Old 02-10-23, 02:59 PM
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I love those Bentleys, the Cullinan doesn't do anything for me.
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Old 02-10-23, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
Saw these two high end cars today




I guess having lots of $$ doesn't make you better at parking?
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Originally Posted by tex2670
I guess having lots of $$ doesn't make you better at parking?
It looks like all three cars in the picture need to work on their parking skills and judging where the lines are. I do like that Bentley though.
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Old 02-10-23, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by tex2670
I guess having lots of $$ doesn't make you better at parking?

Yeah caught that too lol. I’ve seen that car many times. It’s a reserved spot at a medical facility. So maybe he owns both. IDK

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Old 02-10-23, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tex2670
I guess having lots of $$ doesn't make you better at parking?

That car's SIZE doesn't help make you any better at parking LOL.
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Old 02-11-23, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
That car's SIZE doesn't help make you any better at parking LOL.
yeah well the minivan next to him doesn't seem to have any problems staying in the spot
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Old 02-11-23, 08:18 AM
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To be fair, that Bentley is longer than that Pacifica...but parking a sedan that big is not hard lol, trust me.
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That Bentley is ridiculous.

Another great V8 engine to bite the dust. The 6.75L was legendary. Very low redline. Massive, masssssive torque.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
To be fair, that Bentley is longer than that Pacifica...but parking a sedan that big is not hard lol, trust me.
That Bentley is fine. That's probably how he wanted to park so less chance someone would bump him. This guy, on the other hand, is terrible. Driving a Vette too. Acted all cool and backed in. Lol.


I'm quite picky on how I park even in an empty space. I always turn on 360 to check.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I love those Bentleys, the Cullinan doesn't do anything for me.
It's better than the Bentayga at least, there is way too much Q7 in that one.....literally feels like a Q7 with the W12 and suspension tweaks. Not really special enough for the price imo.
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Originally Posted by AJT123
That Bentley is ridiculous.

Another great V8 engine to bite the dust. The 6.75L was legendary. Very low redline. Massive, masssssive torque.
The 6&3/4 V8 was never in the Continental or the flying spur, it is exclusive to the Mulsanne in those years and the Arnage prior to it. It's an insanely special engine and they undergo obscenely extreme testing, when they ran the validation test on the development batch it involved running the engine at WOT for five hundred hours NON STOP. That's three weeks at max power, they also started it 100 times at -10 degrees and floored it to redline, ran it to 110* C and then turned it off, flushed it with -30* coolant and then start it to WOT until it's back to 110* 400 times. Every single one is ram in for at least 5 hours at WOT before install as well.

There no engine that exists that can rival the 6&3/4 for durability, torque, invulnerability, and outright history on top of its unrivaled sense of effortlessness and ease.

The W12 is amazing but it's really an Audi engine that Bentley appropriated and made their own when VW acquired them. It's still amazing in it's own right but the 6&3/4 is the true Bentley engine. The Mulsanne speed is the car I eventually want to have in my garage as my RWD sedan with a flying spur speed as the AWD.

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Old 02-11-23, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
It's better than the Bentayga at least, there is way too much Q7 in that one.....literally feels like a Q7 with the W12 and suspension tweaks. Not really special enough for the price imo.
I've not driven one, but just from sitting in one I completely disagree. It is worlds away from a Q7 inside.
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