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| rick 918-S |
 Jun 24 2003, 11:06 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette  Group: Members Posts: 21,014 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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This car is a land rocket! I couldn't resist buying it. Anyone ever own or driven one of these things?
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| campbellcj |
Jun 26 2003, 07:46 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,633 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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I never actually took my former M3 on the track (that's what Porsches are for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) but from my daily-driving and canyon-carving experiences, plus everything I read on the E36 web boards, it sure seemed like a very forgiving and capable car in the handling department. I don't actually remember a single "oh sh!t" experience in that car.
I'd be curious to hear more about the problems/crashes mentioned above... |
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| morgan |
Jun 28 2003, 06:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 28-March 03 From: milwaukee WI Member No.: 488 |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I can think of ten cars that crash a Road America in the past Six years. All have been driver as you said " ah sh*%$#@" The Car in stock state will over load the front wheel in a turn, the outside wheel in the turn. If you, lets say miss your turn in, and force the car to the apex the back end will walk out. Most drivers will in turn will make a recovery turn of the wheel and the car will snap back. The car will go off track. At the exit of the turn you run out of track and you turn the wheel to keep yourself on the track, guess what you will crash the car.The e36 M3 is a nice car, but if you remeber the day of the press reless, the pro driver crash by rolling it in front of the press when he did a quick side to side turn.
What to know more . John (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/calvin.gif) |
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| rick 918-S |
Jun 30 2003, 04:08 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 21,014 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region
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Cool, Tell us all more.. I managed to get the rear to drift on a test drive. I can see how the car could out horse power the drivers ability (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif) real fast!
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| morgan |
Jun 30 2003, 05:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 28-March 03 From: milwaukee WI Member No.: 488 |
You should come to the badge brimmers school in oct. with the car. Can give you a Great insrtuctor that know what though cars can and can't do
John (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge24.gif) |
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| Tony C |
Jul 1 2003, 09:31 AM
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Master of Fire and Metal Group: Members Posts: 273 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Bay Area, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 25 |
John, You have to be kiddding, right???
There were 15 E36 cars at this weekends DE that I was the lead instructor for, guess what NONE of them crashed! I think you really need to drive one of these cars a little more. The cars are completely safe in stock form and you are really spreading a lot of mis information. A car is a car and physics happen to all of them. Any car will crash when you make a mistake as a driver. -tony (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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| morgan |
Jul 2 2003, 04:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 28-March 03 From: milwaukee WI Member No.: 488 |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) No I'm not. These cars AT Road Amerca crash more then others. Is it drivers making mistakes, yes. But on high speed tracks you better be carefull That what I'm saying
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