Hilarious episode with a beemer

[GrasB]

I understand luxury, and or expensive cars just not sub 6sec 0-60 160mph+ cars, I used too just don't now. There is no where in the UK where you can use that sort of power, other than like @GrasB on track days which I agree are probably a lot of fun.

535i GT - 0-60 6.1s & a limited 155mph top speed. I found was underpowered & needed pulling through to 5000-5500 rpm when up in the Alps. So now I'm thinking about the 550i GT which is 0-60 5 seconds, where as if I was to look at a diesel equivalent I'd have a 530d with a 6.2 0-60.

 

[GrasB]

[QUOTE 3078979, member: 45"]And? The police are trained to deal with this, not brag about the size of their engine.[/QUOTE]
The police officer may be trained but what about the car in front?

 

[GrasB]

[QUOTE 3078989, member: 45"]No, still not got a point.[/QUOTE]
What look down the road properly & always carefully judge speeds? You don't actually know what's coming your way & if the approaching speed has any relation what so ever to the posted speed limit.

 

[Andrew_P]

535i GT - 0-60 6.1s & a limited 155mph top speed. I found was underpowered & needed pulling through to 5000-5500 rpm when up in the Alps. So now I'm thinking about the 550i GT which is 0-60 5 seconds, where as if I was to look at a diesel equivalent I'd have a 530d with a 6.2 0-60.

And how often on UK roads do you find the 535i underpowered?

 

[theclaud]

willy-waiving

Is that a form of occasional celibacy?

 

[GrasB]

And how often on UK roads do you find the 535i underpowered?

Not taken the 535i anywhere hilly in the UK. But it was getting a little breathless at surprisingly low altitudes in France.

 

[GrasB]

lolz

Dont forget the bottled Oxygen next time you catch the train up Snowdon.

For the car

 

[GrasB]

[QUOTE 3078999, member: 45"]

What look down the road properly & always carefully judge speeds? You don't actually know what's coming your way & if the approaching speed has any relation what so ever to the posted speed limit.

That sentence doesn't even make sense.[/QUOTE]
That one better?

 

[GrasB]

Honestly?

I seemed to cope much better with the high altitude of my in-law's residence than the 5er

 

[GrasB]

[QUOTE 3078987, member: 45"]Condemn willy-waving and indulge in it in the same paragraph. Interesting.[/QUOTE]
What pointing out that purpose built vehicles without consideration for noise ended up quieter & more powerful in road driving terms than vehicles which were 'performance tuned' for the roads?

 

[Bollo]

[QUOTE 3079259, member: 45"]No, banging on about how powerful your cars are in Clarkson-speak.[/QUOTE]
Are any of the cars black?

 

[Andrew_P]

and lacking in hilarity.

must be my warped sense of humour.

 

[Archie_tect]

This has all got a bit car centric and lacking in hilarity.

To be fair that's how it started.

 

[PK99]

To be fair that's how it started.

Correct, a simple tale of everyday road rage between two knobhead drivers.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

535i GT - 0-60 6.1s & a limited 155mph top speed. I found was underpowered & needed pulling through to 5000-5500 rpm when up in the Alps. So now I'm thinking about the 550i GT which is 0-60 5 seconds, where as if I was to look at a diesel equivalent I'd have a 530d with a 6.2 0-60.

Mrs 3BM's got a VW Up with a 3-cylinder 60bhp engine, I think it's quite nippy.