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  1. 11-10-2011, 01:03 PM #1
    LivesNearCostco
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    New member in California, somewhere near a Costco

    Hi everyone, lurker-turned-new member here. I live in South Orange County, California, only 10-15 minutes away from three different Costco warehouses. Have owned by ZHP since February 2010. About once per month I go beat on it for AutoX or a track day, but it's treated me well, except when I put the unreliable after-market thermostat in. (It didn't like that!)

    I've been on Bimmerforums.com and E46fanatics. As you can imagine, I like to drive, eat, and buy foodstuffs and paper goods in bulk. I'm relatively slow at driving, but gradually learning to go faster. Here are some track day photos of my car from last Saturday, plus a video of a Sunday drive in the rain (same track).

    Saturday morning, taking it easy:
    http://vanhap.com/imgs/2011/November.../VP2_0419.html

    Saturday before lunch, turning right
    http://vanhap.com/imgs/2011/November.../VP2_2979.html

    Sat. afternoon on stickier tires, turning hard left with more body roll:
    http://vanhap.com/imgs/2011/November.../VP2_5289.html

    Sunday afternoon drive. Did someone forget to roll up the windows? The white E92 M3 in front of me pulled out of line because they told him he couldn't go on track with his front windows up. (He has leather seats.)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5iLbwx0tLY
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  2. 11-10-2011, 01:08 PM #2
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    Welcome, glad to have you here. I kinda live near Costco too, it's maybe 10 minutes from my house/5 miles
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  3. 11-10-2011, 01:22 PM #3
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    Welcome. I am one mile from Costco.

    Glad to have you.
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  4. 11-10-2011, 01:23 PM #4
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  5. 11-10-2011, 01:27 PM #5
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    At this point pretty much anybody in a major metro area lives 'near' a Costco. I technically live near the first Price Club out on Morena, which as a corporation was bought by Costco but my lil bro and I still call all of them Price Club. Habit I guess...
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  6. 11-10-2011, 01:31 PM #6
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    Welcome to the family! We're definately glad to have you!

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  7. 11-10-2011, 02:34 PM #7
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    Hi there! I share many of your bulk-product interests as well. Thanks for an entertaining and informative intro thread; welcome to the mafia.

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  8. 11-10-2011, 05:48 PM #8
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    Welcome to the family out of lurker status. I've seen you on e46 and always wondered why you picked that s/n, as I live near one too (about 1-2 miles). But 3? That's living near Costco! As you are aware, lots of SoCals in the family. Enjoy your stay.
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  9. 11-10-2011, 06:45 PM #9
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  10. 11-10-2011, 07:38 PM #10
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    Wow, you're a friendly crowd! Thank you for the warm welcome. So polite here compared to E46fanatics, or my two visits to Rennlist. I know living near a Costco is not a big differentiator, but it was a username I could be pretty sure nobody else had taken on any forum (or on YouTube). Since Marcus said he has one just one mile away, I checked on Google Maps and the 3 closest warehouses are 1.8, 4.8, and 5.5 miles away, so it's not like I picked a place that was exactly equidistant from all three.

    And yeah, I used to call them "Price Club" a long time ago in a galaxy far, far (40 miles) away.
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