Is it too late to say hi?
 

Is it too late to introduce myself after 250 posts? I never quite got around to doing it. :dunno::)

So anyway. I had a 2003 IP G35. I'd never heard of the car until I saw one in the garage at work in early 2003. I couldn't help but stare at the thing and knew I had to have one. I was finally almost a year out of my 10years college and 4 degrees and had money to get a real car. I'd had 3 Honda Civics prior to the G. Never had a single problem with any of them.

I did the African delivery option
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The car was great and I hardly had any problems with it. I had a 39month lease and then bought the lease out at the end waiting for the G37's to come out. Infiniti dragged its feet too long with the release so I decided to jump ship over to BMW and get a white (Alpine white in BMW speak) 335 coupe.

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I got it via European Delivery, which as far as I'm concerned is the only way to buy a car! Too bad Infiniti doesn't have Asian delivery. :)

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Outside the delivery center. (now they have the BMW Welt, which is way more exciting!)
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You get a cool European licence plate while you are over there. Oddly, in talking to my German friend, they all want cool American plates. Go figure. https://www.fototime.com/F53794826EBC4F2/orig.jpg

Since I got my US plates to match my Euro plates, I drove around with my Europlates on my car for a month until my US plates arrived. Never got pulled over for it
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In the airport in Munich they have a BMW wall that's pretty cool. It seems to be customary for everyone doing ED to get their picture taken in front of it.
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So the BMW has been a great car, although admittedly I've had more problems with it service wise than I did with my Infiniti. The lease on my BMW is up in 2/09 and as I tend to get bored with things and want new and exciting things, I'm coming back to Inifinti for a G37S, in white of course. I've not heard if they make them in colors other than white or not, but I don't think they do. I'm thinking maybe a 3 year lease and then go back to Munich in 2012 to pick up another 3 series as that's the year they'll be redisigned.

I always thought the G was a much sexier car than the BMW, but the G37 just pushes that even further! My dealer had an IP G37S sitting out front and all I could do was just sit there and stare at it. My BMW owning friend is sure his silver 330 sedan is better looking than the G. I told him we'd take then both down to the mall and ask the first 10-20 women that came out which one thy liked. I'm not sure his would even get a vote. :BOUNCE:

I'm certainly not a fanboy for either brand, but can appreciate the advantages and shortcomings of each. They are both awesome cars!

Anyway, so there's my story. Happy to be here. :hello::hello::hello:

welcome, get into a 37!!

That's the plan in February. We'll see how getting a sports car in the middle of the snowy winter goes. I'll never be able to get it home from the dealer, and after I do, it'll sit in my garage for another month.

Official welcome to you and your posts have always been very fair regarding both brands. It's obvious you are not a fanboy, but just appreciate the finer things in life and research your choices wisely. :biggthumpup:

250 post way to late you fail. JK welcome.

Can I get you a cup of coffee? :thewave::BOUNCE:

Haha lookin good. If i ever bought a BMW it would surely be ED; i always hear GREAT things about it

Burn!

Snareman 1 : Shumby -1 (-1 G37 that is!)

whoa, 10 years of schooling? i couldnt have done that..

congrats on the purchase :).

Well, I didn't know it was going to be 10 years when I started or it would have been much more daunting. Can't do much with a bachelors these days except go to more school. :dunno:

if you do not mind me asking...what were you majoring in? 4 degrees? thats a lot of options to choose from.

I'm a physician assistant (if you're familiar with PAs) in the ER.

B.S. in Biology
M.S. in Microbiology, Immunlogy & retrovirology
B.S. and M.S. in physician assistant

I realized that school just doesn't pay all that well so I figured I should stop and start working at some point. :dunno:

Nice pics. Congrats.
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congrats....

Welcome (officially). Nice rides and pics.