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Originally posted by black91gt5.0
maybe not, but straightline performance is a big part of measuring a cars performance capabilities. not all, but a good amount. besides, stealthtt4me paid 6k for his car, and i gaurantee his car will out corner and out drag that porshe which is exponentially more expensive than his little stealth. not a turbo version mind you, but the regular carrera. his stealth will even hold its own against the push it in a 100-0 contest to, with the stillen brake kit he has.
maybe not, but straightline performance is a big part of measuring a cars performance capabilities. not all, but a good amount. besides, stealthtt4me paid 6k for his car, and i gaurantee his car will out corner and out drag that porshe which is exponentially more expensive than his little stealth. not a turbo version mind you, but the regular carrera. his stealth will even hold its own against the push it in a 100-0 contest to, with the stillen brake kit he has.
and they do sound cool with exhaust on em!
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Originally posted by black91gt5.0
i work at ferman bmw, and let me tell you this. no doubt the cars are nice and worth alot of what you pay, but when that wonderful german engineering goes wrong, first of all, you get raped out the ass for the fix. you know, you cannot do a oil change on any of the later model bmws at home unless it happens to be a 2001 328i with navigation. those 3 series you can do it through the car with out resetting it. the rest, you must take it to a dealer to reset the oil light. and the cars are a pain in the ass to work on. people say to me, yes but i get all new rotors and pads every brake service, they just dont turn them. and tires, if i get a nail in my tire, i get 4 new ones under warrenty. well, you sure as hell pay for all those unneeded things when you buy the damn car. me, i will stick with my american made, work on my own damn car mustang. yes, i would rather support the american economy, and turn wrenches when it needs it, yes it might be a little more often then your bmw, but a hell of a lot cheaper. not trying to start a fight or anything, just giving my 2 cents.
i work at ferman bmw, and let me tell you this. no doubt the cars are nice and worth alot of what you pay, but when that wonderful german engineering goes wrong, first of all, you get raped out the ass for the fix. you know, you cannot do a oil change on any of the later model bmws at home unless it happens to be a 2001 328i with navigation. those 3 series you can do it through the car with out resetting it. the rest, you must take it to a dealer to reset the oil light. and the cars are a pain in the ass to work on. people say to me, yes but i get all new rotors and pads every brake service, they just dont turn them. and tires, if i get a nail in my tire, i get 4 new ones under warrenty. well, you sure as hell pay for all those unneeded things when you buy the damn car. me, i will stick with my american made, work on my own damn car mustang. yes, i would rather support the american economy, and turn wrenches when it needs it, yes it might be a little more often then your bmw, but a hell of a lot cheaper. not trying to start a fight or anything, just giving my 2 cents.
Thanks for an excellent reply. I didn't realize how "bad" my post sounded until I just re-read it.
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Originally posted by TheShow50h
Now as far as german engineering vs. american, lilgreendude. I know your not trying to compare c5's and fbodies to bmw's right? That would be like apples and oranges as far as I'm concerned. Your fbody's window wouldnt roll up, common problem, and apprently that why you got rid of it? Then you test drove "A" vette with 30k miles on it. Does that mean all c5s r pieces of junk? So, let me get this straight, your basing your whole reasoning behind american engineering sucks compared to german by way of 1 test drive and a power window? lmfao, your a funny guy.
Now as far as german engineering vs. american, lilgreendude. I know your not trying to compare c5's and fbodies to bmw's right? That would be like apples and oranges as far as I'm concerned. Your fbody's window wouldnt roll up, common problem, and apprently that why you got rid of it? Then you test drove "A" vette with 30k miles on it. Does that mean all c5s r pieces of junk? So, let me get this straight, your basing your whole reasoning behind american engineering sucks compared to german by way of 1 test drive and a power window? lmfao, your a funny guy.
So, you didn't buy your german car to race anyone, you bought it for prestige or what??? Which gets me to wondering. Why are you here anyway? This website is called tamparacing.com, dont let the door hit your ass on the way out.
Porche's .. badass cars, handle nice and it also does come with alot of recognition, but .. you paid 80k for your car, and the car i paid 3k for shouldn't beat any porche in any aspect of driving whether it being handling, braking, or acceleration, and apparently with the times i researched my car will take one in a straight line ON PAPER, which is SAD. (keep in mind my car is valued at less than 4% of what an 80k n/a porche is worth)
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Originally posted by Kyle K
you people are stupid..
a porsche is NOT a drag car.
you people are stupid..
a porsche is NOT a drag car.
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Originally posted by lilgreendude
Yes, you're correct on what you say man. Parts that are outta warranty are very expensive along with labor. But when you get a 100,000 warranty on a CPO'd along with the rest of the factory warranty, it's a deal that's pretty hard to beat. They're definitely not for everyone, but I think those of us that have made the step are pretty pleased.
Thanks for an excellent reply. I didn't realize how "bad" my post sounded until I just re-read it.
Yes, you're correct on what you say man. Parts that are outta warranty are very expensive along with labor. But when you get a 100,000 warranty on a CPO'd along with the rest of the factory warranty, it's a deal that's pretty hard to beat. They're definitely not for everyone, but I think those of us that have made the step are pretty pleased.
Thanks for an excellent reply. I didn't realize how "bad" my post sounded until I just re-read it.
no problem. but i must say, the number one warrenty deal is window regulators. on all bmws.
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Could be. Y'all know more about this stuff than me. Here's my review of a test drive...
http://www.bamahome.com/discus/messages/6/430.html
http://www.bamahome.com/discus/messages/6/430.html
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Originally posted by supaflytiger
911 Carreras run high 13's low 14's. Pretty sad for $80K. Anyway good kill man. I love to see those high priced rides get smoked by cars half their price.
911 Carreras run high 13's low 14's. Pretty sad for $80K. Anyway good kill man. I love to see those high priced rides get smoked by cars half their price.
maybe for a turd-tronic towing an anchor, i see more low to mid 13's when i read the mags. how about a 911 gt3 for 100k you get 12.3 in the 1/4 (n/a 6cyl).
oh yeah
good kill
