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what a load of crap

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:47 pm
by [FTF]Pyro
One day I out-accelerated a BMW M5. In a 2-litre Jetta. An automatic, 2-litre Jetta. There was no skill involved really. I just put my foot down expecting to be left behind in a cloud of disintegrating Dunlops, to listen to that sweet V8 song as the Bimmer taught me how it's really done. Instead, Mr. M5 bogged the launch and I found myself alone, thinking we had gotten our signals mixed up, until he flashed by in an embarrassed fury two blocks later. But the game was already over.


http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/m5e60.html

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:49 pm
by Foo
why?

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:51 pm
by Freakaloin
i had a pinto for two weeks that could smoke any car on the market...

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:54 pm
by [FTF]Pyro
Foo wrote:why?
.....


eh?


the Jetta 1.8T's acceleration is blisteringly fast. According to Volkswagens' published performance figures, the 2002 Jetta 1.8T with a five-speed manual transmission accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 7.7


and thats the time for a NEW 1.8 turbo manual 5 speed not an auto


BMW M5. bhp, 507bhp. Max Speed, 155mph (limited). Acceleration 0-60, 4.7 seconds.


just a pet peeve of mine. I know/knew a guy that used to g oon about how his piper-crossed/big bore exhaust 1.8 I vauxhall vectra could rip porsche 911's


It just brought back terrible memories when I read it.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:56 pm
by losCHUNK
by bogged he mustve meant 'accidently put it in reverse'

cus otherwise there aint no way

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:57 pm
by Foo
Oh right. It's just that what he's saying on that page isn't that his car was faster, but that the driver of the M5 fucked up his launch.]

I was reading it more along the lines that he stalled.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:00 pm
by [FTF]Pyro
losCHUNK wrote:by bogged he mustve meant 'accidently put it in reverse'

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:01 pm
by Foo
[FTF]Pyro wrote:
losCHUNK wrote:by bogged he mustve meant 'accidently put it in reverse'
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