Evenflow545

Can we close this thread?

znod

What are you doing racing a G35 anyway??? Way too much to lose on your part!!! I have a 530 and I get challenged to races all the time. Who's the man when you pull up to the traffic light and everyone wants to see who's in the beam???
If you wanted to race you should have bought an ole' ass civil and did the Fast and Furious thing (don't forget the neon lights on the undercarriage)! Why buy a lux BMW???
[/quote]Welcome. I bought mine because of looks, performance (both curved and straight lines), prestige, reputation, feel, and price in comparison to its peers. I like having a luxury car that will do better than 14 sec. 1/4's and sub 6 sec. 60's. Many, if not the majority of, luxury cars do these things. Why would they do these things if they are not important to a large percentage of the public that can buy them? And, actually, if one wants to go really fast for a good price, then why not buy a Z06 or a Viper? Why do the "Fast and Furious" thing? Not that I object to the "Fast and Furious" type cars. To each his or her own. One man's trash is another's treasure. Live and let live, and all that.

PoliticalAid007

Yup totally agreed, I think we are all mature and responsible adults, but sometimes we just act like a kid behind the wheels Maybe the E60 make us feel young again.

Edit: Not that I am old, I am not even 30 yet.
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I absolutely stand by my comment. If you or anyone is "street racing", you are moron! And, anyone who is street racing deserves and should be called a moron. First, street racing in illegal, and can land you in Prison for a good chunk of time. I think someone who risks going to prison for a cheap thrill is a moron. Second, you can seriously injure or kill innocent people when street racing, which will only compound point one, and devastate innocent family and friends. I believe deliberately doing illegal activities, which can injure and hurt innocent people does make a person a moron.

How in the world can anyone condone ILLEGAL actions, which could result in prison, serious injury, or death?
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Politicians like to use the word, "Moron." It used to refer to a class of people, but now it's being used to call others, "stupid." I prefer to use the word, "unwise, not smart, not level minded, etc." Street racing" is unssafe and illegal, but it happens for different reasons and circumstances, e.g, adrenaline, rage, scheduled, etc. For instance, if Znod and I knew of a deserted 1 mile stretch and decided to race his Z06 against my future modded supercharger 545i to 60 mph or 1/4 trap, I do not think we are "moron." Calculated risk taking does not make one a moron, nor is breaking the law makes a person a moron.

The point is, no one deserves to be call a moron except himself/herself. Why? Because he/she would know his/her own story and action.

BTW, was the original poster racing in the streets?
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Now, ask yourself this question, and please answer it honestly. What would you say if your wife, daughter, son, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin, or friend was seriously injured or killed by a street racer? Are you honestly going to say that you are not going to be saying that person was a moron? I bet you would be saying a lot worse, and rightfully so, in addition, I bet you would want justice served, both criminal and civil. I am sure you are not going to go to court and tell the jury, this is a great guy, he was just having fun, please do not punish him, and please do not hold him liable.

znod

We deal with what you say. Why won't you answer my questions? I will answer the questions you raise above if you want, but it may be tomorrow.

MMAfia

545i loses to a G35. It happens. I've eaten an e46 m3 in a straightaway on a highway. people are different drivers. I caught the m3 off-gear. It happens. next.

MMAfia

jet190rs

We don't have Sonic here in NY. Is it any good?

And doesn't iDrive already have a stopwatch function?!
(What do you think BMW engineers had in mind when they tried to imagine what customers would be timing...)

jet190rs

You know what, I take back my 1st reply here describing my disbelief.

I'm seen stranger things happen....

...such as a 2000 360 Modena beating 2 different 2004 Challenge Stradales from a rolling start. The Modena has 25 less hp, is 300lb heavier, and is supposed to be much slower than the Stradale. The race happened in my area and I have either met or know of the owners of those cars. To this day, no one has been able to figure out why the Modena won. Trips to the dyno did not help.

miss525i

OK guys, how about a nice Haagen Dazs to cool you off?
This has gotten way too far....I don't know why some people here don't think before they speak (type).

EuroCarFan

Haagen-Dazs might cool them off but your picture is making things HOT in here....

miss525i

That is a better hot... For that too Haagen dazs works