chit chat thread

[wasnt m3]

snap said:

@wasnt m3  its a great day to drive your 4dr M

Had it out for a minute today. 95 degrees, humid, black interior, and no A/C wasn't that fun. V8 sounds are neat, however.

[patsbimmer1]

I'm out in Estes Park Colorado for my brother in laws wedding and a couple of us went for a canyon drive this morning through Devils Guch rd.  It was the most intense drive i've taken on a public road with a total elevation change around 900ft.  There were a set of STEEP downhill hairpin's that scared the shit out of me that had the largest drop during the whole drive. The 550i I have out here did OK but the brakes were easily over taken by the size of this thing.  The sport auto is not made for sporty driving like this and manual mode would be made better if I could actually hear the exhaust instead of having to watch the tach to shift.  It was a ton of fun and i'd love to get the M on a road like this!

[GB-335xiCoupe]

That reminds me of when I lived in Grand Junction, CO back in the late 80's. Had a blast driving my Dad's Honda Prelude with 4-wheel steering through the Colorado National Monument park, which was basically my back yard. Good times for a 16 year old novice driver! LOL Yes, those are cliffs, and a long long way down.

The people who built this road probably have nightmares to this day.

[straight6pwr]

patsbimmer1 said:

I'm out in Estes Park Colorado for my brother in laws wedding and a couple of us went for a canyon drive this morning through Devils Guch rd.  It was the most intense drive i've taken on a public road with a total elevation change around 900ft.  There were a set of STEEP downhill hairpin's that scared the shit out of me that had the largest drop during the whole drive. The 550i I have out here did OK but the brakes were easily over taken by the size of this thing.  The sport auto is not made for sporty driving like this and manual mode would be made better if I could actually hear the exhaust instead of having to watch the tach to shift.  It was a ton of fun and i'd love to get the M on a road like this!

looks like fun!

[Jdesign]

GB-335xiCoupe said:

That reminds me of when I lived in Grand Junction, CO back in the late 80's. Had a blast driving my Dad's Honda Prelude with 4-wheel steering through the Colorado National Monument park, which was basically my back yard. Good times for a 16 year old novice driver! LOL Yes, those are cliffs, and a long long way down.

Oh man. I hope it was a 3rd prelude. If I had the chance to buy a clean one of those I would in a heart beat. They are amazing machines!

[GB-335xiCoupe]

Not sure, looked like this one in Barbados Yellow. With the 4WS, it was quite the car for its day!

[Earl]

Yup, 3rd gen. I had an Si but it was the ABS equipped one instead of the AWS. I really really enjoyed it as a daily.

[Bassboy3313]

My latest creation....

[m42b32]

Bassboy3313 said:

My latest creation....

That's awesome!!

[straight6pwr]

that's awesome, dave. 

i think you should dial in more toe-out for quicker turn in.

[YoungCR]

Looks pretty sweet!

[Jdesign]

GB-335xiCoupe said:

Not sure, looked like this one in Barbados Yellow. With the 4WS, it was quite the car for its day!

How long ago was that? My buddy had a barbados 3rd gen 4WS for a few years. I loved that thing, maybe you bought it from him?

[GB-335xiCoupe]

Jdesign said:

How long ago was that? My buddy had a barbados 3rd gen 4WS for a few years. I loved that thing, maybe you bought it from him?

My dad bought it new from the dealership in Grand junction, CO in 1987 or 88

[Jdesign]

GB-335xiCoupe said:

My dad bought it new from the dealership in Grand junction, CO in 1987 or 88

Well that's damn amazing.

[ChrisO]

wasnt m3 said:

Had it out for a minute today. 95 degrees, humid, black interior, and no A/C wasn't that fun. V8 sounds are neat, however.

Late to this, but jealous of the Forgelines! Do you have the rear arches rolled pretty good?

[wasnt m3]

ChrisO said:

Late to this, but jealous of the Forgelines! Do you have the rear arches rolled pretty good?

Rolled, yes. Nothing crazy though.

[Rekpoint]

wasnt m3 said:

Rolled, yes. Nothing crazy though.

What car are you bringing to RA?

[wasnt m3]

X3 with a trailer and a zuma moped.

[m42b32]

Redman is coming up fast! So excited. Gotta get plates for my tent...

[straight6pwr]

tj's e36 is like a white harbor porpoise. its only spotted once per decade.