The BMW Question?

NickXX · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:26

Firestar_3x said:
Didn't get to 100mph on 'the ring?

I wasn't pushing it hard, but nope. Did you manage it in your MX5?!

Firestar_3x · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:27

NickXX said:
I wasn't pushing it hard, but nope. Did you manage it in your MX5?!

On the ring yea

Though i didn't like the damp corners, lol

The_Dark_Side · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:29

housemaster said:
Yup, about sums it up for me too!

SD1 Vitesse, my father had one of the first ones on the road and it was FANTASTIC!

edit: unless you mean the SD1 was a big let down? Vitesse was special I know that much!

the best analogy for the SD1 i ever heard was it's like cricket.
slow, over complicated and everything stops at the first sign of rain.

the Vitesse could be devastatingly quick in the dry but in the wet you were either talented or injured/out of pocket.

Housey · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:31

The_Dark_Side said:
the best analogy for the SD1 i ever heard was it's like cricket.
slow, over complicated and everything stops at the first sign of rain.

the Vitesse could be devastatingly quick in the dry but in the wet you were either talented or injured/out of pocket.

I come from a talented gene pool

TomO · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:35

NickXX said:
I wasn't pushing it hard, but nope. Did you manage it in your MX5?!

andy managed it in the astra diesel just

Firestar_3x · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:36

TomO said:
andy managed it in the astra diesel just

And that has a top speed of 101mph

TomO · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:36

Firestar_3x said:
And that has a top speed of 101mph

only if you round up from 100.51

Firestar_3x · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:37

TomO said:
only if you round up from 100.51

ROFL

Lopéz · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:41

The_Dark_Side said:
the best analogy for the SD1 i ever heard was it's like cricket.
slow, over complicated and everything stops at the first sign of rain.

the Vitesse could be devastatingly quick in the dry but in the wet you were either talented or injured/out of pocket.

Looks a bit of a handful

Lashout_UK · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:49

No, it looks like a quick car

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3860115706927193242

:cool:

.....suprised the Nova didn't do better though, what with 220BHP and probably a good 600kg less weight than the SD1

IainB · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:14

The_Dark_Side said:
the best analogy for the SD1 i ever heard was it's like cricket.
slow, over complicated and everything stops at the first sign of rain.

the Vitesse could be devastatingly quick in the dry but in the wet you were either talented or injured/out of pocket.

Never had any problems with mine, wet or dry

prefered the back end stepping out @ 80 in that, than in the brother in laws 328 @ 40

Lashout_UK said:
No, it looks like a quick car

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3860115706927193242

VBH in her younger days, I would you know

As for Beemers - I prefer the older shapes E30, E36 than the newer ones, not sure why...new ones just dont 'do it' for me

Siliconslave · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:20

Lashout_UK said:
.....suprised the Nova didn't do better though, what with 220BHP and probably a good 600kg less weight than the SD1

her driving stank in it though - she really shouldn't have been letting the back step out on the corners like that, lost the nova any advantage it had!

cool vid however

Fr0dders · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:21

merlin said:
I bet 50% of people who slate them have never driven a decent BMW in their life.

My Mrs played merry hell when I said I wanted a BMW. I just ignored her and bought one, and now suddenly she wants a BMW.

for me its more of a question of the fact that they just dont "do" anything for me

cant really say why, i havent made any unfounded oppinions on their quality or whatever

the 5 and 7 series arent really that common either. the 3 Is, but they do nothing for me, so id never buy one.

gurusan · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:23

MrLOL said:
for me its more of a question of the fact that they just dont "do" anything for me

cant really say why, i havent made any unfounded oppinions on their quality or whatever

the 5 and 7 series arent really that common either. the 3 Is, but they do nothing for me, so id never buy one.

What do you mean "do nothing" for you?

Rhyzz · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:30

BMW are by far my favourite brand of car and so I may be a little biased here, but compared to VW, Audi and Merc, I think they're leagues ahead.

Audi's have a very nice feel to the way they drive, I just think they're hugely underpowered for the engineers they have working on them. The M division of BMW know the score and always come up trumps, the M5 and M6 kind of prove that!

[edit: the RS4 proved what audi can do, so why don't they put more effort into their lower range cars??]
BMW were just a badge, now they actually have value for money.

I'd still buy a noble over one though

Foiled · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:32

Lopéz said:
Looks a bit of a handful

Is that why the driver`s and co-driver`s blood group are printed on the front wings! :eek:

saitrix · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:37

NickXX said:
That is why my 330 is fun for me, and why I'd never consider any of your pipe-dream sheds. Try actually getting out there an driving one, you'll soon find that they're quick enough to knock that chip off your shoulder

But I'm not wanting all out speed, neither do I care for the comfort. I am wanting something that I find fun to drive, I like the looks of the interior/exterior and overall proud to own. Also I want a car I can work on and not take to the garage for just about everything. I want to use the car to learn with, so I can get my hands dirty and work on it.

I wouldn't really call a Triumph Dolomite Sprint a shed really. Which to be honest is my favourite, and has been for a while.

Lashout_UK · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:39

No, I'm going to be quiet don't mind me

Fr0dders · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:42

gurusan said:
What do you mean "do nothing" for you?

just that

Subaru Impreza

for all its boxyness, poor spec and tacky interior

i love. It just does it for me. Same goes with the Audi A4 S line.

3 series on the other hand, doesnt appeal. Dont care how well it handles/ fast it goes / well speccd it is

just doesnt appeal to me. Maybe its their image, but i just dont like them. If i was given one, i'd sell it and buy something else instead.

Jez · 24 Jan 2007 at 20:50

gurusan said:
What do you mean "do nothing" for you?

Probably in the same way that nothing in the ford/vauxhall/mazda/toyota/renault/peugeot ranges do anything for me. There are good cars in all of those ranges, however i am not in the slightest bit interested in any of them.