What is "Fast"?

My old mans 528i is 14, has done roughly double the miles of my similar age 328i yet pulls much much stronger imo, despite being the heavier car.

A few of the lads at work thought I was nuts when I handed back my delivery mileage Scania and went back to my then 275k mile 08 reg I am currently running, why? when its running @ full weight on the A37 to Bristol, the 10 reg truck was way too tight & unwilling to pull. The older truck takes it in its stride, the difference is astounding yet the newer truck actually has 20BHP more & considerably more torque.

So, it follows - to my mind - that well serviced, relatively well treated engines improve with age and more to the point miles. imo.



Tbh - it probably explains why my 328i is off the mark a tad I'd say! :o:D

Once the the 10 reg's at work start hitting circa 100k, I'll swap my truck for one again in an instant, it should be just about run in by then and losened up a bit. :)

MikeHiow said:
I'm not disagreeing with everyone, they are disagreeing with me.
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Sigworthy. :p:D:D:D
 
MikeHiow said:
That M3 is still on the road, and its new owner has no idea there is a problem, but you categorically said above that an E46 will have been looked after (well, actually it had been) and thus will have no engine problems.
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Yes, it's entirely possible that a car can suffer HGF whilst still having been maintained and having no engine problems up until the HGF. All it takes for a head gasket to go is for part of BMW's weak cooling system to fail and it can overheat and cook the gasket.
 
MikeHiow said:
The ST pulls well to 100*, but after that it does start to tail off a little. Past 120 it isn't really that fast at all.

*I know it pulls well, because from a 40-50MPH rolling start, my friend in his E46 M3 failed to pass me until 90-100MPH.
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MikeHiow said:
The irony of your above statement with the E46 is that a year later the car suffered HGF between two cylinders
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I see. So, that means this little race between your ST and the M3 was at least a year ago, given a year later it conveniently suffered head gasket failure.

MikeHiow said:
That M3 is still on the road, and its new owner has no idea there is a problem,
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And the M3 seems to have been fixed AND sold on in the meantime, therefore its safe to suggest the earliest this 'race' took place was what, 14 months ago?


You see thats rather odd, considering on the 11th January THIS YEAR, you posted.


MikeHiow said:
Time to say goodbye to the trusty Corsa VXR to make way for a Focus ST 500 - should have it by Friday
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So yet again we find a pretty massive lie. Is it any wonder nobody trusts a word you say?

It's fairly obvious you just make up half the stuff you post on here just to suit whatever argument you are having at the time, isnt it?

You've owned your ST for just over 9 months, so its impossible for you to have raced an M3, a year to have passed, it to have had HGF failure, then it to have been repaired and sold on to its newer owner.

Stop telling lies.
 
InvaderGIR said:
Yes, it's entirely possible that a car can suffer HGF whilst still having been maintained and having no engine problems up until the HGF. All it takes for a head gasket to go is for part of BMW's weak cooling system to fail and it can overheat and cook the gasket.
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So whilst being perfectly maintained, the engine might not 'have no problems' as you stated, then?
 
MikeHiow said:
So whilst being perfectly maintained, the engine might not 'have no problems' as you stated, then?
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A thermostat for example can stick closed randomly, you'd not know until the car overheats, believe me, mine did it. So when you supposedly (thanks Fox, I now really don't believe this 'race' happened) raced an e46 M3 it was extremely likely that the engine was fine and when it failed 'a year later' it was a simple case of something failed shortly before the headgasket went.
 
So a minute ago it wasn't possible an E46 M3 could be down on power, and now you're saying it is?

Make your mind up.

Fox said:
You've owned your ST for just over 9 months, so its impossible for you to have raced an M3, a year to have passed, it to have had HGF failure, then it to have been repaired and sold on to its newer owner.
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Just seen this bit, who said it was repaired? The point is, it wasn't. Just under 10 months would be more accurate, too :)
 
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MikeHiow said:
Are you really nit picking over a couple of months?
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Haha, whatever, the timings are not just slightly out, they are miles out, probably because it never happened and you just invented it to support your argument :p

You claim to have had a race with a car which a year later had HGF, and has since been sold to a new owner following a repair.

In a car you bought in 2010 :D

Just seen this bit, who said it was repaired? The point is, it wasn't.
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Eh?! So now you are suggesting the M3 suffered from head gasket failure but wasn't repaired, still has HGF and the new owner... doesn't know? Eh!?

Just under 10 months would be more accurate, too
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Yea, if you raced him on the way home from the dealer and the car sold yesterday, but we all know that isnt the story either. Although I'm sure it will be now. And that's still well under a year.
 
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No, I'm saying that the head gasket went a year after you 'raced' it, this means that the engine was not down on power at the time you raced it. It would not take over a year for the head gasket/cooling system to get cooked, just a few weeks/months...so the engine would have been fine when you 'raced' it.
 
Do you even know what you're arguing any more?

You were telling me an E46 M3 wouldn't be down on power, I used that M3 in question's current situation as an example that it is perfectly plausible for one to be down on power without the owner being aware of any problems.

I also notice you've ignored the other examples (and accompanying reasons) of cars that lose power as they age/wear.
 
MikeHiow said:
It is believed to be a small crack in the fire-ring between two cylinders, as I stated earlier. Why are you confused?
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Because you said the headgasket failed - this is generally a pretty serious problem - but the car continued to be used and has since been sold (WIth HGF) to someone who doesn't even know there is an issue with it.

It just doesn't make any sense, I doubt i'm the only confused one.

edit - oh and you didn't state earlier it was a small crack in the fire ring at all.
 
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MikeHiow said:
It is believed to be a small crack in the fire-ring between two cylinders, as I stated earlier. Why are you confused?
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So they had the head off, discovered the problem and then just.... put it all back together again?
 
I've always a felt a car is fast when you're going at warp speed down a country road or up a hill, just enjoy the "pull" feeling. On a motorway, it's never felt fast, despite doing 80/100.

For example, my cousins Type-R EP3 is quick, but it just doesn't feel fast. I think if it had a Turbo then maybe. G-Force, and all that plays a big part in my opinion.
 
Kenai said:
Because you said the headgasket failed - this is generally a pretty serious problem - but the car continued to be used and has since been sold (WIth HGF) to someone who doesn't even know there is an issue with it.

It just doesn't make any sense, I doubt i'm the only confused one.
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Do you understand the problem you're telling me makes no sense, or are you using your acquired internet knowledge of the more common HGF (oil, water, cylinder) being huge issue?
 
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