Anyone like Evo 7's??

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:03

Axeboy said:
If I ever see a pic of Dark Side, i will indeed be disapointed... as he will not look like the chap on his sig...

i do own the same clothing as Seraph if that's any consolation

FC1983 · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:03

The_Dark_Side said:
yes, and if you keep on questioning me i will be forced to come round to your place with Morpheus and kick the bejesus out of you.

damn, i think i've just blown my own cover.

If that's the case, he must really have an Evo7 at 17.

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:05

FC1983 said:
If that's the case, he must really have an Evo7 at 17.

not necessarily what he's saying though.
although this Forum has it's share of BS masters (some of whom are still yet to be dethroned IMHO) it doesn't mean this guy is one of them.
as i stated in my post Re the white Veyron, he may just be saying that an Evo is the car he ASPIRES to own.

[TW]Fox · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:07

The_Dark_Side said:
there's definitely a member who has a pic of a white Veyron in his sig, but i can't remember the name for the life of me.
the chances of him actually owning one are almost zero.

The sig picture thing annoys me as well but I've come to accept the fact thats just me, and nice pictures of cars in pretty sigs are what people like.

But text listing specifications? Come on, what is it that if isnt passing it off as your own?

triggerthat · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:15

Would you say a 20v Fiat Coupe Turbo is quick then?

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:16

[TW]Fox said:
But text listing specifications? Come on, what is it that if isnt passing it off as your own?

i dunno, the performance and looks are the reason people aspire to own such a car so i can see why he has a pic and the cars stats on there.
in his defence he did state in the OP who the car belonged to so it's not as if he's trying to hide something.
he could've easily been ambiguous and said "i was out in THE evo 7" instead of my ex-gf's brothers next door neighbour but one's second cousins removed Evo 7".

[TW]Fox · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:17

triggerthat said:
Would you say a 20v Fiat Coupe Turbo is quick then?

Yup.

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:18

[TW]Fox said:
Yup.

me too, who was that aimed at though?
me, you or someone else?

triggerthat · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:18

What does your 330i do to 60, 100, and 1/4 mile?

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:19

triggerthat said:
What does your 330i do to 60, 100, and 1/4 mile?

be a sweetie and quote something from the member you're addressing.
it makes life so much easier

triggerthat · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:19

The_Dark_Side said:
me too, who was that aimed at though?
me, you or someone else?

Everyone.

[TW]Fox · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:20

triggerthat said:
What does your 330i do to 60, 100, and 1/4 mile?

My 530i? 0-60 6.5, 0-100 17, no idea on quarter mile. Figures from Autocar who, although they test them themselves, don't do quarter mile times IIRC

triggerthat · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:20

The_Dark_Side said:
be a sweetie and quote something from the member you're addressing.
it makes life so much easier

lol Sorry. Was aimed at Fox.

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:20

[TW]Fox said:
My 530i? 0-60 6.5, 0-100 17, no idea on quarter mile. Figures from Autocar who, although they test them themselves, don't do quarter mile times IIRC

mainly because paper figures give little clue to a cars real perfromance.

Jez · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:21

The_Dark_Side said:
mainly because paper figures give little clue to a cars real perfromance.

0-100 gives a very good idea on how fast a car will be, in a straight line if nothing else. The 0-100 is what really shows up cars which lack power when really pushing it.

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:24

Jez said:
0-100 gives a very good idea on how fast a car will be, in a straight line if nothing else. The 0-100 is what really shows up cars which lack power when really pushing it.

i don't agree there matey, as i think the 0-100 is a very artificial test to perform.
after all, how many times does anyone actually do it during ownership?
rolling starts and in gear times give more of a clue, but of course the 0-100 you mention does give a idea..just not enough of one in my opinion.

[TW]Fox · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:26

It's the best we've got though thats readily available, you can look at the figure and say 0-100 in 15 seconds, thats a fast car. 0-100 in 26 seconds, thats a slow car.

Jez · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:29

The problem with ingear times is that they are usually performed in the wrong one, and are thus irrelevent. I have no interest in how fast a car will do 40-60 or whatever in 5th gear, id be using second if i was pushing the car.

0-100 imo gives a more than reasonable idea of the cars outright grunt, its a no holds barred test of a dash to 100mph, which is past where "weedy" cars will run out of acceleration and therefore will post a slow time.

TBH its all academic anyway, paper stats are not what make a car, its how a car drives. And only the person who is actually making the purchase can decide whether its any good, as they are the ones who have to drive it. I can instantly see if the car is going to be worth a test drive from its power figures, the type of car, and the weight of the vehicle.

The_Dark_Side · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:32

[TW]Fox said:
It's the best we've got though thats readily available, you can look at the figure and say 0-100 in 15 seconds, thats a fast car. 0-100 in 26 seconds, thats a slow car.

yeah yeah that's definitely true, my point was when the difference between two cars is a lot less the 0-100 figure can be misleading.

Jez · 10 Dec 2006 at 18:35

The_Dark_Side said:
yeah yeah that's definitely true, my point was when the difference between two cars is a lot less the 0-100 figure can be misleading.

I'd say its still reasonably good, even when comparing 2 cars which are very similar. Lets take the old favourites, the E39 530I, and the E39 540I. The 540I only posts a 0.3 second better 0-60 time (6.2 vs 6.5), nothing in it you say? We then look at the 0-100 which shows the actual performance difference off much more accurately. That last 40mph is what really shows up the cars true pulling force and is what makes it a reasonable test unlike the pointless 0-60.