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      01-24-2021, 10:28 AM   #23
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Thank you for the concern my friend
No matter what the road condition is : My Mini always knows the road in winter....
A Mini has won the Dakar rally six times so your one should have no problem
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Negative . My M is always stored in winter in my warm garage on my CTEK battery charger ...
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My M never saw road salt .
That is some royal treatment for the M
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That is some royal treatment for the M
As we know the ///M V8 is not cheap in Belgium and in the Netherlands ..
The Belgian yearly driver taxes are insane as well . Royal ? Yeah mate . Only kings can drive them over here !
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      01-24-2021, 11:33 AM   #27
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A Mini has won the Dakar rally six times so your one should have no problem
Indeed my friend . Tomorrow morning my Mini is ready for some ice drifts !
2 years ago early in the morning during a crazy heatwave thunderstorm with high water floods , I drove the Mini through at least 30/40 cm high water ...
A river overflowed ! And the high water came up on my Mini's hood and the windshield !
The fire brigade was along the road with their big blue warning lights on .
They looked at me with eye bulging eyes So , I pulled my side window down , and I screamed at the firefighters : I just saw a fish on the road ! I swear I saw one !
True story !!!


The Mini is a little car for sure . But honestly , It's really amazing what the little car do in extreme weather conditions !
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As we know the ///M V8 is not cheap in Belgium and in the Netherlands ..
The Belgian yearly driver taxes are insane as well . Royal ? Yeah mate . Only kings can drive them over here !
You bet! My M4 CP was north of 150.000 EUR (183.000 $). Insane
I hear that income tax is even higher in B than in NL.
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You bet! My M4 CP was north of 150.000 EUR (183.000 $). Insane
I hear that income tax is even higher in B than in NL.
Yep ! Inscription tax was 10K Euro's , and my yearly drivers tax ' (each year) is 2,148 Euro's !
Just to drive my car .... It's really insane ?!?!
On 10 years ?

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My one's outside with a canopy cover over it when it freezes up and snows) and a CTEK connected up to it..the garage is full of stuff from the other place.
That's not too bad my friend . If you drive it through road salt . That's worse ...
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That's not too bad my friend . If you drive it through road salt . That's worse ...
I use the M come rain or sun but as yourself I will not use it in snow and on salted roads, use the CLK for that
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Yep ! Inscription tax was 10K Euro's , and my yearly drivers tax ' (each year) is 2,148 Euro's !
Just to drive my car .... It's really insane ?!?!
On 10 years ?

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I knew it was high taxes in Belgium from what I read about Max my friend but that tax on cars is just daylight robbery . I thought the road tax on my M was high at £565 a year.
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I knew it was high taxes in Belgium from what I read about Max my friend but that tax on cars is just daylight robbery . I thought the road tax on my M was high at £565 a year.
£565 a year ? That's one of my dreams ....

So ....I'm paying driver taxes for 4 ///M cars !

This one is for my Belgian government =>
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£565 a year ? That's one of my dreams ....

So ....I'm paying driver taxes for 4 ///M cars !

This one is for my Belgian government =>
That government needs a red hot poker up it's exhaust my friend
I heard the worst places are Scandinavian countries where taxes are really exorbitant.
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That government needs a red hot poker up it's exhaust my friend
I heard the worst places are Scandinavian countries where taxes are really exorbitant.
Over here they say : A V8 is dirty . While the factories blow toxic pollution in the air ..
That's why I have to pay higher taxes . Give me a F* break !!!
60 % of my monthly income salary (paycheck) is for the Belgian taxes . So my monthly salary is every month - 60 % !!!
Honestly ...I'm sick of it !!!

$154,000 for a Prius is the norm in Singapore => https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...more-desirable

Crazy !!!
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Over here they say : A V8 is dirty . While the factories blow toxic pollution in the air ..
That's why I have to pay higher taxes . Give me a F* break !!!
60 % of my monthly income salary (paycheck) is for the Belgian taxes . So my monthly salary is every month - 60 % !!!
Honestly ...I'm sick of it !!!

$154,000 for a Prius is the norm in Singapore => https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...more-desirable

Crazy !!!
$154K?? for a Prius in Singapore..a new M5 F90 is around £82k here with all taxes paid!
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$154K?? for a Prius in Singapore..a new M5 F90 is around £82k here with all taxes paid!
The Belgian government is populated by thieves !

In 2012 a ///M3 E92 was here 104K Euro's + 10k inscription taxes + the yearly driver taxes .
Of course a crazy car insurance is required as well...


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The Belgian government is populated by thieves !

In 2012 a ///M3 E92 was here 104K Euro's + 10k inscription taxes + the yearly driver taxes .
Of course a crazy car insurance is required as well...


AMEN !!!
Sounds like you need a ''Robin Hood'' there to negate the evil Belgian 'Sheriff of Nottingham' whose henchmen ride around on horses robbing good hard working folk of their gold and earnings.

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Sounds like you need a ''Robin Hood'' there to negate the evil Belgian 'Sherwood of Nottingham' whose henchmen ride around on horses robbing good hard working folk of their gold and earnings.
Actually I work for 60 % for the Belgian government !
Yeah . Wooden arrows are welcome for those thieves ...
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Actually I work for 60 % for the Belgian government !
Yeah . Wooden arrows are welcome for those thieves ...
Good luck with those arrows my friend,I'm going on the walking/running machine now (been lazing around too long on the sofa)
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Yeah , back in 2012 I've done the mod. by myself .
First I test drove with the ///M Performance exhaust , Akrapovic and Eisenmann.
And honestly I didn't liked the sound of these...Because there's also something like sound quality ..

So I decided to perform the Oem. exhaust mod . I replaced the 2 big perforated pipes by 2 full stainless steel pipes .
It was an experiment for me and I thought : If I fail , or don't like how it sounds like , I just buy a new BMW Oem. exhaust.
BUT !
I was was blown away by the sound . It sounds fantastic , and with zero drone .
Today I still love my Oem exhaust mod . It wakes the ///M S65 V8 really up !
During the cold start cycle It's loud ,It can be quiet when you drive normal . But when you step on it , It's like a race machine ! The sound quality always remains great and sounds really refined !
My friend , for further questions you can always PM me ..

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Not my car but nearly the same set up. I have a Tubi Exhaust with X-Pipe so mine goes a bit higher on the top end and lower on the low end.

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Tubi or not Tubi,that is the question. (sorry couldn't resist
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You forgot to show yourself out after that one!! LOL!!

Well played, sir. Well played.
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You forgot to show yourself out after that one!! LOL!!

Well played, sir. Well played.
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