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Is she stock? You planning to take her to the track? Details details details Nothing also beats watching a truck guy loosing control and almost flipping over because he thought he could keep up with a car that has 1g grip on an on-ramp to the highway. Or entering a turn at 100+mph just to see the truck have to slow down to a crawl to make sure he doesn't hit the guard rail. Make no mistake. We have our chuckle moments with you guys, too.
It is funny, though. One of the reasons I got my 2 seater back in the day was because I was tired of acting as bus boy! LOL
Bear Hunter, just please do me a favor and tell me that you at least take that beast mudding or off roading.
This attitude is exactly why I think the truck and SUV drivers are the most dangerous. They have this unfounded false sense of security and think they're invulnerable, and yet they have the worst handling vehicles and cause the most damage when things go wrong.
Hopefully you'll change your approach to driving before you hurt someone else.
In reference to the person who posted their F-250 the only comment before you posted was someone asking why. That is not bashing. You calling people who drive "rice burners" (which seems a bit racist to me) hippies is bashing.
I am entitled to believe what I want as are you, you are not any more right than I am. If you want to continue to have an ideological debate than I suggest you head over to the PRSI forums otherwise you should keep your rude and obnoxious comments to yourself.
This is why I drive a big car. I cause the most damage if I am in an accident. I don't get damaged. If I am in an accident, I want to win. Plain and simple. I live, the other guy dies. And I at least want the best odds I can get if I am in a large accident with anything bigger than my car. I spend a lot of time on the highway and every car accident I see always includes an 18 wheeler and some ****** little car that the big rig can't see in its blind spot.
See with a sports car driver, it's the other way around. We want to completely avoid an accident using our superior braking skills and superior handling. You can not deny the simply fact that a sports car can brake in a far less amount of space than a large truck. I don't know about you, but I'd rather avoid something as opposed to playing Russian Roulette to see if I survive an accident.
I'm with you. I haven't been in an accident in over 30 years, but I've avoided plenty of them due to having nimble cars that handle, brake, and accelerate extremely well.See with a sports car driver, it's the other way around. We want to completely avoid an accident using our superior braking skills and superior handling. You can not deny the simply fact that a sports car can brake in a far less amount of space than a large truck. I don't know about you, but I'd rather avoid something as opposed to playing Russian Roulette to see if I survive an accident.
That's a completely ridiculous statement. Big rigs taking out small cars has nothing to do with the car being small. It has to do with stupid driving. You avoid that situation by staying out of the blind spots and that's easy to figure out: if you can't see his mirrors he can't see you. That applies to vehicles of any size.
It's one of the things we teach at Street Survival School (where I'm a regular instructor). We bring in a firetruck and park cars around it, in and out of the blind spots. Then at lunch time we have all the students take turns sitting in the drivers seat of the truck to see the point about blind spots.
A lot of people just have no clue about safe driving and vehicle dynamics. I wish the U.S were more like Germany, where you have to take a professional driving course and pass rigorous exams to get a license.
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This is a rotary engine. This one being specifically mine.
Ahh, gotcha. never drove a rotary for one reason, too dangerous. Get too fast and the car cant stop quick enough. Ahh, I like me some good old fashioned American muscle.
Hmm, yeah, we don't get those stateside...looks kind of like what we call a "Titan" pickup.
Heh, not quite sure I follow your logic there? Stopping fast in any car would be difficult without proper upgrades and planning? lol.
Rotary engines spin, therefore when you get fast in excess of 150mph or so, the engine keeps spinning and can in fact rip the brake calipers off the car if you try to stop too hard or quick (IE, scenario, speeding down the road, car cuts in front, too avoid an accident, you hit your brakes, and in stead of stopping, you rear end the person, and wind up either being seriously maimed or killed). Rotary engines spin, piston engines have to go up and down, which applies to gravity, which if given enough time, they will slow down and stop. I had a friend die because of it, so I stick to my piston engines
its a possibility i am from fredericksburg va, drive to garrisonville/harrisonburg va
Wow thanks, i really appreciate that
Nice ride, where are you from? if you dont mind me asking.
I'll be leasing this very soon!
BMW 650i Coupe
Those are beautiful cars, but pretty boring to drive. Unless you are looking for a big cruiser.
They are like driving a luxury boat.
Rotary engines spin, therefore when you get fast in excess of 150mph or so, the engine keeps spinning and can in fact rip the brake calipers off the car if you try to stop too hard or quick (IE, scenario, speeding down the road, car cuts in front, too avoid an accident, you hit your brakes, and in stead of stopping, you rear end the person, and wind up either being seriously maimed or killed). Rotary engines spin, piston engines have to go up and down, which applies to gravity, which if given enough time, they will slow down and stop. I had a friend die because of it, so I stick to my piston engines
If you are going +150mph and are not driving in a controlled environment, it doesn't matter what kind of motor you have. You have a much better chance dying from a million other causes than the engine not allowing you to brake fast enough.
I have as much torque and half the weight of most trucks in my tiny wannabe BMW. Unless you are driving a modded SVT lightning, I don't think you'll be blowing past me.
My new baby, I just picked it up yesterday.
2010 BMW 335i M-Sport Sedan with Black Sapphire metallic on Chestnut Brown leather and yes it's a manual!
I'm the blond one fyi.
Filling up for the first time will Shell V-Power of course. :thumbup:
Interior shots, yeah my garage has crappy lighting at 12am.
2010 BMW 335i M-Sport Sedan with Black Sapphire metallic on Chestnut Brown leather and yes it's a manual!
I'm the blond one fyi.
Filling up for the first time will Shell V-Power of course. :thumbup:
Interior shots, yeah my garage has crappy lighting at 12am.
I just gave the mph as an example. It has been proven that there have been more deaths linked to rotary engines (Mazda RX7, RX8) then piston engines. Quit trolling. Take a quarter mile stretch at a raceway, take a RX7 and a piston engine car of the same caliber and put them to a test - Do the quarter mile and slam on the brakes and see which one stops first. The piston engine will stop first, because the engine is not spinning and has gravity working for/against it, rather then the rotary which spins, and has nothing to slow it down, other then downshifting. Dont get me wrong, rotaries are nice, I wouldnt mind having an old RX7, but they are dangerous.
Please, just stop. You thought a spare tire was a rotary engine, so please, as someone who's wrenched on American muscle and all other things for the better part of fifteen years, just stop now.
I wouldn't even know where to begin contesting every single thing you are saying, it's so atrocious.
You're making all of us muscle enthusiasts look bad by being ignorant and uninformed of even the most basic principles.
My new baby, I just picked it up yesterday.
2010 BMW 335i M-Sport Sedan with Black Sapphire metallic on Chestnut Brown leather and yes it's a manual!
I'm the blond one fyi.
As someone who's own two BMWs (E30/E36 assuming you know your chassis codes), that's a nice ride, congrats.
BTW how old are you and how much is the insurance running your old man on that beast?
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