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Old 19 September 2004, 07:53 PM
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Sitting at the traffic lights in your sporty yet executive saloon waiting for the lights to change when some idiot in a Subaru Impreza pulls up next to you with his over the top stereo drowning out your CD. Annoyed by the presence of this fast looking head turning boy racer icon you glance over to see the mid life crisis ugly man driving it who catches your eye and starts to pound the throttle of his little two litre turbo jap rally car, You cant resist, little does he know upon looking over at your elegant saloon that you have under the hood one of the most powerful production engines ever put into a saloon car. Red, Amber, Green GO!!! For ˝ a second your traction control system thinks about what is going on and Mr impreza is a meter ahead then your valves open in goes the gallon of magical fuel BOOM you just passed him doing 60mph in a little over 5 seconds, Subaru man looks worried realising that his modified pride and joy is now being overtaken by a sensible BMW saloon, but its not over….. he does not realise that not only does this wolf in sheep's clothing meet him on acceleration but it has no boundary, the acceleration continues forever, It will take you to over 160mph if you ever had enough road. You've left him now a long distance in your auto tinting rear view mirror and you can return to legal safe driving pleased and grinning that you can annihilate every car that ever pulls up next to you. Now you have beaten the supposed best of the best without trying next time one pulls up next to you, you can sit back grinning knowing that you never need try again you drive the best.
Old 19 September 2004, 08:08 PM
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ok.
Old 19 September 2004, 08:25 PM
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Shame its not an M5 ;-)
Old 19 September 2004, 08:30 PM
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<you are feeling sleepy> when i clap my hands you will awake!
Old 19 September 2004, 08:44 PM
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...you can sit back grinning knowing that you never need try again you drive the best.........then you wake suddenly to realise you are drowning in your bran flakes
Old 19 September 2004, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by si325i
under the hood one of the most powerful production engines ever put into a saloon car.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight....... ...

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you can annihilate every car that ever pulls up next to you.
I think not.
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you have under the hood one of the most powerful production engines ever put into a saloon car.
Strange that....when the same engine was put into a Bentley along with 2 turbos and an extra 400cc it couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding


It fact, it was so bad they had to put the old 70's Rolls-Royce engine back in again
Old 19 September 2004, 09:42 PM
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Wins? Not the 540i cars I've come up against in the T-L GPs.....

Sheepishly "throwing the towel in" by pulling up BEHIND me at the next lights despite the invitation of a vacant lane alongside..... Those Kraut car drivers - don't like it up 'em Capn Mainwairing. Don't think I'll ever tire of doing that .... puts a on the old chops every time ....

My aged Rover creeps up to sixty in 5.8 seconds (passengers say it 'feels' quicker) so maybe all those 'Aids' drivers of these overblown teutonic wheels rely so heavily on are not so quick off the mark after all.

Yeah - I know, they weren't trying ...... Oh yes they were - really hard - and I have not got where I am today without knowing when they're really trying. Where am I today - Oh yes, I remember now...... lololol ....

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Old 19 September 2004, 09:46 PM
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540i = 192 BHP / ton
WRX PPP = 190 BHP / ton

No surprise really.
Old 19 September 2004, 11:03 PM
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Just sold a 540

The 0 - 62 is 6.5 seconds not less than 5 (lol) a standard Impreza will blow a 540 away from the lights. However the 400nm of torque means that 50 - 100 not much keeps up.

Your dreaming about the beatin Modified imprezas tho

And 160 MPH huh - wtf r u talking about they are electronically limited to 155!!
Old 20 September 2004, 12:58 AM
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Does driving a BMW mean you can **** higher up the wall than everyone else as well?
Old 20 September 2004, 01:06 AM
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Wait till the twisties........

One of the most powerful engines in a saloon car..... UMMMM NO!!!
Old 20 September 2004, 02:36 AM
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Old 20 September 2004, 03:45 AM
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Talking Evo wins

How about this one mate:

Sitting at the traffic lights in your rare motor playing with your Active Centre Differential and waterspray buttons when some idiot in a 50-litre common german tank pulls up next to you acting THE MAN!!, blasting classical music from his cheapo factory fitted radio cassette player (get it right now please)

Annoyed by the presence of this boxy old mans eclipse idling next to you, you glance over to see that this geriatric loser is inching ahead bit by bit trying to get as much of a head start on you as possible and save some face, but its no good, little does he know that your little turbo jap rocket can lap the world renowned proving ground of the Nurburgring Nordschleife in just a little over 8mins:20secs as opposed to his borderline 10 minute jobby. Red, Amber, --- and the tank has made a premature break for it. For about 2 whole seconds you contemplate how much of an **** he is then floor it with a big smile on your face in the full know of what is about to happen. The turbo comes on full boost and your into second gear then upto 60mph in 4.5 seconds with minimal fuss. O !!! 'Hello gramps', third gear, 'Goodbye gramps' !! The withered old git looks worried realising that his so called sporty yet executive saloon is being crushed by this fast looking head turner but its not over..... despite being abliterated by this Evo rally rocket he still does not realise that this wolf in wolfs clothing has no bounary, the acceleration pulls throughout the rev-range due to its short gearing and the cornering ability is the best in its class due to the most sophisticated AWD,AYC and ACD systems in the world but this can be demonstrated another day on the twisties.

You've left him now a long distance in your rear view mirror (no need for auto-tints as his lights are hardly blinding) lol!! and you can return to legal safe driving pleased and grinning that you can annihilate most cars (im realistic mate ) that ever pull up next to you. Now you have beaten the supposed best of the best (giggle giggle!! ) without trying, next time one pulls up next to you, you can sit back grinning knowing that you never need try again, you drive the best point to point car, full-stop.

Ps. I hate auto tints, they are gay

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Old 20 September 2004, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by scrappydoo
you drive the best point to point car, full-stop.
surely that's an EVO?
Old 20 September 2004, 05:02 AM
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How did you guess
Old 20 September 2004, 11:44 AM
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That is possibly one of the most childish posts I've ever had the misfortune to read.

Cheers
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Old 20 September 2004, 11:56 AM
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In gear the 540 is very quick - though the thread is an obvious wind up, its content is valid.

540 is a top motor.
Old 20 September 2004, 12:22 PM
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its was a wind up, it's a quote from a BMW driver who is selling one on ebay. got you going tho. si.
Old 20 September 2004, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by si325i
its was a wind up, it's a quote from a BMW driver who is selling one on ebay. got you going tho. si.

LINK LINK LLLIINNNKKK!!!!


Please!!!!
Old 20 September 2004, 12:42 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

lol, si
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He's parked on double yellows to. lol
Old 20 September 2004, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by si325i
its was a wind up, it's a quote from a BMW driver who is selling one on ebay. got you going tho. si.
LOL, nice one.

Light blue touch paper... stand well back... watch the fireworks!
Old 20 September 2004, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by si325i
its was a wind up, it's a quote from a BMW driver who is selling one on ebay. got you going tho. si.
You sure you're not the bloke selling it?
Old 20 September 2004, 05:37 PM
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M5 is nice if a little heavy - very quick once over 60mph! I once outran one in my Golf VR6 (tweaked heavily) - oh how we laughed as he hit his speed limiter and we cruised past with the speedo off the clock (and him "rowing" the wheel).
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