Man of Honour
Sick ride that!
Show Us Your Motors!
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That is sooo nice 
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It's no E46 M3 (still my dream car)... lucky b...
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What? Surely your dream car can't be worth less than your current car, or was the E46 M3 not sold over there?
It was, but it was throttled due to emissions I think. Euro one has more POWWWAAAA!
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There are quite a few here, the problem is German parts are expensive here, plus insurance would tear me a new one ($2100 a year for this).
Plus I've had enough of worrying about mechanicals
That was the E36, the USA got a hotted up M52 instead of the proper S50. E46 is the same.
Man of Honour
The E46 M3 in the USA is slightly down on power too, specced at 333BHP I believe with a bit less torque too. We get 343BHP over here.
At least that's what all reviews and US posts seem to point to anyway
At least that's what all reviews and US posts seem to point to anyway
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US with stricter emissions, surely not? 
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Only on new cars, there aren't any tests for anything in Florida. California rape every car though
Man of Honour
Ah yes, you guys get state based regulations rather than country wide, I heard all about various differences when I was in Canada last year
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Man of Honour
A guy down the road has one of those in black but with RS5 alloys, I see it often started up on the walk to work, the burble fills my soul
Beautiful day today, thought I'd go for a quick play in the sunshine.
Had to take it easy though. Although bright and warm in the sun, the roads are still cold and greasy, and still frosty in the shade. Found a nice little spot above the Medway to take a few photos.
Had to take it easy though. Although bright and warm in the sun, the roads are still cold and greasy, and still frosty in the shade. Found a nice little spot above the Medway to take a few photos.
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Lovely car, the only current car I have a genuine want for.
Hopefully these will come into my price bracket in a few years time.
Hopefully these will come into my price bracket in a few years time.
Soldato
Oh I know that road - good fun if you can avoid cyclists and getting stuck behind people - the road through Burham?
Thanks
That's the one. It was pretty quiet today, I didn't get stuck behind anyone. What's most fun is the country lane dual carriageway before you get to Burham. Nothing like being able to blat down a single track country lane and not have to worry about oncoming traffic
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Love that stretch of road
Soldato
How's the traction control in the FRS/BRZ?
*Edit.. sorry.. GT86
*Edit.. sorry.. GT86
I've had no problem with it. There's three modes: On (normal), "VSC Sport" (bit of slip allowed, traction control still on) and "TRC Off" (As VSC Sport but with Traction Control backed right off).
I leave the system on for day to day driving and haven't had any problems. If you try and provoke the car and boot it when slippery, it cuts in quite quickly (if a little violently) and keeps the back end stable. VSC Sport is what I use when out for a drive, it lets the car move around a bit more, but will intervene if things start getting too sideways and it leaves the traction control turned on but toned down. TRC OFF is the Hero mode and the one you want if you want to start drifting around every roundabout; traction control is backed right off so you can cause the back end to break way with the throttle. However, I think even in this mode there is still some electronic assistance in case things start to get really out of shape. But I've never been brave enough to try.
That said, as everyone knows, it's not a powerful car, so in most cases you have to be really trying to get the back end to break away with just the throttle.
I leave the system on for day to day driving and haven't had any problems. If you try and provoke the car and boot it when slippery, it cuts in quite quickly (if a little violently) and keeps the back end stable. VSC Sport is what I use when out for a drive, it lets the car move around a bit more, but will intervene if things start getting too sideways and it leaves the traction control turned on but toned down. TRC OFF is the Hero mode and the one you want if you want to start drifting around every roundabout; traction control is backed right off so you can cause the back end to break way with the throttle. However, I think even in this mode there is still some electronic assistance in case things start to get really out of shape. But I've never been brave enough to try.
That said, as everyone knows, it's not a powerful car, so in most cases you have to be really trying to get the back end to break away with just the throttle.