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Old 09-22-2006 | 08:49 PM
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Old 09-22-2006 | 09:53 PM
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Nice! Now i want to know waht hes saying... I need the full vid!
Old 09-22-2006 | 10:05 PM
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That was sweet. I'd love to know what he was saying as well, but judging from those slalom times he had to be saying "BMW the Ultimate Driving Machine."
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..cool vid...
i know BMW weight distribution help for controll & ballance but i didnt know the difference was that big compared to other brands...
makes you think what the difference is in long high speed curves must be big...
anybody can translate what hes saying....must be some japanese members around here....
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He's definitely commenting on BMW's handling, though it sounds more like "hand-ring" (@3:31 on the video). I'll need to show this to a couple of Japanese colleagues and get a translation
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Non-Sport Package..... and notice how little body roll... and almost no skidding.
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Originally Posted by dlevi67' post='337681' date='Sep 23 2006, 04:15 AM
He's definitely commenting on BMW's handling, though it sounds more like "hand-ring" (@3:31 on the video). I'll need to show this to a couple of Japanese colleagues and get a translation


I think the translation says something to the effect of:


"Holy crap.... Japanese cars drive like ass."
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' post='337649' date='Sep 22 2006, 09:49 PM
Nice find!!! Not that any of us here needed reminding, but it's things like this that show others the differences between brands and why we all love our E60's.
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ditto
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I traded my 06 GS300 for a 550i.

There is absolutley no comparison in handling.


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