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steen or stine
Is the shock manufacturer's name pronounced Bil- STEEN or Bil- STINE or Bil- COSBY?
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Re: steen or stine
Neither.. It's Bilstein......
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Re: steen or stine
yes .
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Re: steen or stine
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Neither.. It's Bilstein......
BB - he's asking about the PRONUNCIATION....not the spelling
i've always said "bil - steen", but i could be wrong.
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Re: steen or stine
it is properly pronounced bill-STINE... many say bill steen... doesn't really matter... still the same shock regardless, LOL
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Re: steen or stine
I'd go with Bill Cosby
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Re: steen or stine
haha, for some reason this thread cracked me up...
no that it matters but I've always said stein
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Re: steen or stine
i say stine but i know alot of people that say steen.
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Re: steen or stine
Wow... This one ranks up there with "is it tomayto, or tomahto?"
Someone just please shoot me....
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Re: steen or stine
Bill Clinton? Billary? hmm.....
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Well we've figured out one thing for sure. . . Everyone has an opinion HAHAHA
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Re: steen or stine
What a bunch of wise crackers......geesh.
It's always been pronounced "steen" around me. Just don't get it confused with "Rancho" and you should be ok.
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Re: steen or stine
Kinda like Rancho and Ranchero.
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