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19-Apr-2004, 12:42 PM

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Nova_Dust

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I know nothing about driving, period!

19-Apr-2004, 01:29 PM

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i wonder if you can call insurance with the certf. and say u have special traiing...hmmm

19-Apr-2004, 01:41 PM

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i wonder if you can call insurance with the certf. and say u have special traiing...hmmm

maybe the BMW school but definiantly not the solo 2 or solo 1 schools ... they'd say what you racing in your car ... cancelled....

19-Apr-2004, 02:16 PM

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+1 for Audiophilia.

anyways, yeah, it's definitely a good investment. helps even more if you know a little bit before going into it.

I've been to a few free seminars

I'm too cheap to pay for even MORE school at this point. University was enough schooling for the time being.

19-Apr-2004, 03:06 PM

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i wonder if you can call insurance with the certf. and say u have special traiing...hmmm

Sadly, the answer is a big fat NO! :cry:

19-Apr-2004, 03:08 PM

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So James, how was the date?

Did you

afterwards...

19-Apr-2004, 03:08 PM

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i wonder if you can call insurance with the certf. and say u have special traiing...hmmm

thats why i was asking you should be able to get some discount from the ins. company.

19-Apr-2004, 05:46 PM

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thats why i was asking you should be able to get some discount from the ins. company.

BMW Canada have tried to get the course recognized. To no avail. Maybe the insurance companies don't want any reason to lower rates. There's a thought...

19-Apr-2004, 05:52 PM

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So James, how was the date?

Did you afterwards...

Went well....I enjoyed her company.

She wanted

....so I said

19-Apr-2004, 07:17 PM

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Went well....I enjoyed her company.

She wanted ....so I said

lol

Did you pay?

19-Apr-2004, 07:19 PM

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lol

Did you pay?

I took your advice and paid like a true gentleman.

CC was good.....but it wasn't the same because my company wasn't WIS.

19-Apr-2004, 08:30 PM

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Awesome stuff Anthony! I've always wanted to take the BMW school. It sounds like you covered a lot of the stuff I learned at the Petro-Can Skid Control School 12 years ago plus a lot more.

I only wish the insurance companies recognized courses like this for their actual value for driver skill. I know my training has definitely paid off. Anyone that considers themselves a skilled driver will still learn much from any of these courses.

19-Apr-2004, 08:49 PM

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More than 24 hours later, I'm still pumped.

Can't wait to do 'Perfection'.

It was truly wonderful. Next time you guys are thinking about spending 500 on a mod, think twice. You will not regret it...I'm enjoying my car even more now that I know its limitations and all the new techniques I've learned...gotta love BMW ABS -- 17 times a second. As my instructor said, ABS is your friend!

The BMW is one hell of a driving machine...

20-Apr-2004, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by audiophilia
More than 24 hours later, I'm still pumped.

Can't wait to do 'Perfection'.

It was truly wonderful. Next time you guys are thinking about spending 500 on a mod, think twice. You will not regret it...I'm enjoying my car even more now that I know its limitations and all the new techniques I've learned...gotta love BMW ABS -- 17 times a second. As my instructor said, ABS is your friend!

The BMW is one hell of a driving machine...

Alright stop showing off! So you have power, handeling and balance! Well that doesn't give you much credit, cause you have so much technology to take care of your mistakes and correct your faults during driving.

However, someone who has No power steering, No ABS, No traction control, No sway bars, No LSD, a car thats not well balanced, a car that likes to oversteer alot, a car that has 110 HP at the most and under 100 TQ, deserves much more credit for driving his car to its limits.

I'm just wondering what the hell I'm gonna do when my engine blows... I have being driving it to its limits for some time now and if there wasn't something named Honda reliability, it should have blown long time ago... (Well I do give it alot of tender loving care also...But still)

Anyway stop showing off your BMW badge! Lets do some laps and see who can actually USE, all they've got!

Hey I don't mean to be rude or offend anybody. I love BMWs. One day I'll get myself a navy 330 convertable and drive it like no-other has done before... But till then, my beautiful Civic coupe will do just fine. Civic is the kindda car that trains its driver. The driver must gain enough skills and learn how to control the car, in order to make-up for the stuff, car doesn't have to offer. Such as ABS, Power and sway bars in my case...

20-Apr-2004, 01:09 AM

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lol... you may have the car with power, superior handling, braking, balance, etc... but i have the looks!! and the age!! i've got another 60 yrs to go before i hit your milestone!

i say u pay for me to take the driving school and then i'll back u up on how amazing it is... we can write a book or something!

20-Apr-2004, 10:50 AM

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...However, someone who has No power steering, No ABS, No traction control, No sway bars, No LSD, a car thats not well balanced, a car that likes to oversteer alot, a car that has 110 HP at the most and under 100...

..has a POS