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#197 of 266 Ha ha ha, another Boxster down by rjs200240 Oct 08, 2004 (6:03 am)
Man I love this cool weather. The car really pulls hard! On my way in to work today, I was enjoying the extra pulling power when I came up to a red light next to a Boxster. I feathered into it when it changed, and the car was just chirp-chirp-chirping against the traction control. Once under traction I put it to the ground and it raced up to 6400 before snapping off the shift. That guy was a spec in my mirror at that point.   Obviously the guy wasn't trying, but it's his own fault. I was staring right at him at the light, but he was too busy looking down his nose. He was clearly inspired by my run as he decided to do the uncle ben's fly-by afterwards. It sure was funny. I think I could give the base car a run for it's money, especially with Joe-yuppie doing the shifting. I think they run a mid 6's 0-60? I'm pretty sure my car can run a solid 7.
#198 of 266 rjs by 95mushroom Oct 15, 2004 (9:22 pm)
Wow!! My 95 must be down on power. The only way to chirp the tires is to hammer it from a stop (or punch it around any turn and the inside wheel will spin nicely). I have the worse tires ever too, the Goodyear Intergriy's. There's two models of these tires. The one the RX330's and Corolla's have, then the one for Aurora's and Seville's. My brick-hard Turzana's were better. They're Goodyear's base tire in our sizes so I guess I can't complain too much.   Some good kills to report here at college town (UCF). A Sentra SE-R (supposedly) and an older 3 series, I think it was a 328i coupe too. Both never had a shot. Thought the SE-R would be tougher off the line but didn't happened.   Also have a nasty killed by. A TL Type S was next to me at an intersection and the two lanes merge shorter later. I knew he was trying to get in front, so I cut a good light. I didn't get on it hard at all. I hear him get on it, so a punch it. I don't go full, my stupid mat was in the way and he comes flying around. I don't know if it was auto or stick but he did manage to chirp them at the shift. There's no way the old girl would chirp them at second, even in 1. I think he got me because he got on it first. Hopefully, we can cross paths again.
#199 of 266 I got owned recently too by rjs200240 Oct 16, 2004 (6:15 am)
I was at a stop next to a 5-series, the pre-Bangle kind. It was a 540i, which I imagine could beat me pretty consistently. Anyway, we were at a light on a 55mph road next to each other. No traffic in front, but I wasn't sure if he was gonna play. I rolled from the light kinda hard, and then he got on it a little hard. I rolled on it a little more, and then so did he. So I put it down and then he just blasted off. The car sounded blown, though, or with a really loud intake.   BMW's tend to have really dominant intake sounds though and weak exhaust sounds, so it could have not been pressurized. But he took off like crazy and easily walked away from me. By the time I was at about 70-75, he must have been doing like 85 or more. He was starting to fly away from me. It wasn't even remotely close. I wouldn't have thought a 6-speed stock 540i would walk me that badly, but maybe...
#200 of 266 ouch by 95mushroom Oct 21, 2004 (12:29 am)
Yea, a 540I 6-speed (if it was) is a 5.3 or so to 60mph car. If I had a job here at college, I definetly would be considering a nice 02 or 03 540i 6-speed. Can't image what one with a nice Dinan exhaust sounds like.   You might as well try hammen's goat lol.
#201 of 266 Wow by rjs200240 Oct 21, 2004 (9:06 am)
I didn't think they were all that quick. They are a lot lighter than our Aurora's, and the 6-speed helps a lot.   I've never heard any bimmers with aftermarket exhausts that really sounded very good. Usually just buzzy or loud. Almost like japanese imports, but a little deeper and less buzzy than that. But nothing that ever made me go "wow, that's an engine sound". But it's mosly 3-series cars I see that are all "customized", not V8's, so maybe that's why.   I'm still contemplating a purchase that'd move the Aurora over a spot in the garage. It'd make quick work of a bimmer. Replies to this message: hammen2 (Oct 21, 2004 9:13 am)
#202 of 266 Re: Wow [rjs200240] by hammen2 Oct 21, 2004 (9:13 am)
Replying to: rjs200240 (Oct 21, 2004 9:06 am) You thinking of a Vette or a new GTO? I've "heard" of folks getting the latter for $24-$25k, which is an awesome deal. I only paid around $27k, which ain't bad for a 350 hp LS1-powered car with as nice an interior as GM makes... a lot more practical/livable than a C5 or C6 'Vette IMHO.
#203 of 266 Robert by rjs200240 Oct 21, 2004 (9:31 am)
That same 1990 Callaway Corvette that I went to see about a month ago. I tossed a few prices around with the guy, and I just need to think about it. The car was in nice mechanical shape and pretty nice cosmetic shape, but it's not mint. I think I want a mint Callaway. So it becomes how much effort and cost to make it mint again. On the plus side, I'd eventually like to add the Callaway aerobody to it, and maybe go with a custom color like a pearl red. So having paint that is great from 10', but clearly scratched up close might be ok. We'll see.   I do find the new goat appealing. I might have to swing by my local dealer due to them having a Pulse Red one in stock. But I feel like 10 years down the road, it'd just be another car, sort of like an early 1990's Camaro. Not a bad car, I still like the style of the 1992 Camaro3, and it's hardly terrible to drive one now. But 10 years from now, the Callaway would still be one of the only factory twin-turbo Corvettes ever made. Plus, there's something about making an underrated 575 lb-ft of torque that I find very appealing...   Edit: am I the only one that thinks the 2004 GTO has a similar look to the 2001-2003 Aurora? Replies to this message: kayaman420 (Oct 21, 2004 10:18 am)
#204 of 266 Re: Robert [rjs200240] by kayaman420 Oct 21, 2004 (10:18 am)
Replying to: rjs200240 (Oct 21, 2004 9:31 am) I actually think the new GTO is similar to a late 90's Grand Am Coupe.   I did get blown away by one the other day though. The GTO's fly and sound AWESOME.   I bet I can get a great deal on a used one next year. Maybe. Its a lot of car for the money.
#205 of 266 I have a question by 2k1olds Oct 21, 2004 (3:56 pm)
Do you think the autobahn, because of the gearing, is a little slower than the non-autobahn from, say, 0 to 30 mph? Does the 3.71 final ratio equate more into top end power than low end power?   Just a thought   John
#206 of 266 2k1olds by rjs200240 Oct 21, 2004 (6:07 pm)
No. I think the 3.71 would have an advantage at any speed the Aurora can travel at, but most noticeably at low speeds. 0-30 is probably where it would have more advantage than at higher speeds. Replies to this message: 2k1olds (Oct 22, 2004 12:40 am)

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