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[]SK[]

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[]SK[]

Originally posted by frankie
BMWs are class cars

i dont think its possible to diss em in any way, they have attributes most cars can only dream of...

Yup
I think they are worth every penny.
Interior is superb.
They dont depreciate as much other cars either.

 

[Moön]

They sacrifice power for old borring reliability .

Stick yer skyline or evo in for a tune once every 3 months and it'l be fine .

And btw my car crap's on M3's not sure about the snizcher things tho

 

[Durzel]

What's your insurance like on that GTi-R?.. and how old are you? NCB, etc?

 

[Summo]

[pointlessinfo]
Nissan changed their name to Datsun only in the UK, because Nissan used to manufacture fighter planes for the Luftwaffe during the war.
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[Sir Frizz]

thanks

 

[Moön]

Originally posted by Durzel
What's your insurance like on that GTi-R?.. and how old are you? NCB, etc?

I have my girlfriend as the main driver on the insurance and I've managed after some hard work to get it down to some where around 900 pound where as if I were the main driver the first quote I got was 3k .

She is 25, has full no claims and no points
I'm 22 so still a while yet before I make any plans to start my own policy .

Thing is the feckin thing still only does around 15mpg

 

[]SK[]

you should try a mondeo...1.8 but drinks more than i do.

 

[Durzel]

I have my girlfriend as the main driver on the insurance and I've managed after some hard work to get it down to some where around 900 pound where as if I were the main driver the first quote I got was 3k.

Sounds familiar

Cheapest quote I've had for my Astra has been £4,000 fully comp. (I kid you not) with Sabre I believe. Main problem with my car isn't so much how fast it is, but how traditionally it's a favourite with car thieves etc. It's mildly irritating that the base insurance quote for an Astra GTE is about £200 less than for a Subaru Impreza Turbo (which is probably about 3 times as fast).

I've insured my car in my Dad's name at the moment (69% (full) NCB, etc) with me as named driver. Roughly ~£600 TPFT which is a bit better, although I really should insure it fully comp. and in my own name at some point.

 

[gremlin]

Originally posted by Embattle
I know Peter Molyneux has a r34 skyline.

He does, and he's shite at parking it. Always has it half-up on the pavement or whatever.

 

[bodhi]

Originally posted by 1Moon
LOL has to be said the goodyear eagle f1 is one of the best high performance tyre's available, let me gues Bodhi you go for the hype of Yokahoama's ( or how ever its spelt ) infact they area very soft tyre with far less grip and use them in the wet and kiss your ass goodbye .

Oh yeh and the skyline GTR makes the bmw M series look like a ford capri

Any way I'm sure Nissan will have to follow up the R34 with something beasty, will have to to keep up the the new Mitsabishi Lancer evo 7 ( any one got a pic cos it looks damn sexy ? )

Well I have several relatives in the tyre industry, from directors down to fitters, so I think I know what Im on about. Goodyear Eagle F1's are very average for a high performance tyre, around the level on Pirelli P-Zeros. For the best just look at either the original fitment on McLaren F1's Michelin Pilot Sports, or the high performance Bridgestone tyres. The Eagle F1's are nearly as gripply as the Pilot's but wear out twice as fast.

Oh and Moon. The Nissan Skyline makes the M3 looks like a Ford Capri does it? What precisely are you smoking?

 

[Embattle]

Another words your relatives steal cars and do cut and shuts

 

[Durzel]

Oh and Moon. The Nissan Skyline makes the M3 looks like a Ford Capri does it? What precisely are you smoking?

Lucky you edited that

The Skyline will shite on most cars from a great height speed wise, as will the GTi-R.

 

[Embattle]

Striaght line speed isn't that great, although it will go round corners faster thanks to the cpus controlling it

 

[old.frankie]

about the M3 thingy

they are actually fairly slow... i know in the older style beemers, a 325 with some "mods" would piss on an M3 for all out accel and top speed... using thins like gearbox, cam changes and chipping

but obviously an M3 is a much better base for "modding" if thats the way ya inclined... like me...



getting my 318i tommorow (well today by half an hour or so) and with a few decent mods should be able to push out 140 bhp

nice, not bad for a small 8v engine, and with just over 1000kg weight, whould move fairly rapidly

though the holy grail is dropping in the BMW 3.2 litre v12 engine... 300 + bhp ?

yes please

 

[Embattle]

Why the fuck would you want a V12 with only 3.2 litre engine?

 

[Durzel]

though the holy grail is dropping in the BMW 3.2 litre v12 engine... 300 + bhp ?

You do realise that dropping such an engine into a 318i would turn your insurance quotes into Lottery-esque figures. Quotes for actual vehicles with 3.2 V12 engines are substantially less (£1000's) than vehicles with 3.2 V12 transplants.

I would also speculate that the 3.2 V12 lump would probably be too heavy for the 318i bay, although I might be wrong.

 

[Embattle]

Originally posted by Durzel
I would also speculate that the 3.2 V12 lump would probably be too heavy for the 318i bay, although I might be wrong.

Most probably....wait until he tries it

 

[bodhi]

Autocar did a 0-100 test, with an M3 taking on a Lancer Evo 7, which is of a similar speed to a Skyline. Up to 60 the Evo was ahead (just). After 60 the M3 was off never to be seen again.

 

[Embattle]

Its where the bigger engine pays off.

 

[]SK[]

yeh but lancers a rally car really built for accelertion.

 

[old.venturer01]

LAN BUS

soz

mitsubishi Lancer evo would make a good Lan Bus or a subaru impreza or legacy estate twin turbo

 

[]SK[]

huh

 

[old.frankie]

about the engine thing...

well, many people drop the BMW v12 engine into the 3 series for drag strip racing and track racing, so, no it isnt too heavy

you need uprated shocks/springs up front true, maybe some welding, but any car needs that done if its going in for track racing / drag

also, i know about that insurance thing... i wouldnt be planning to do this work for a few years to come when i have max NCBs

also i wouldnt go with a normal insurer, it would be a specialised one, there are actually some out there soley for modded beemer, as there is for many other cars...

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Dodge Viper GTS... drool. Still the sexiest car around. And a great performer.....

/me scouts around for more pics.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

 

[]SK[]

enough already
they look too american for me.
They hadle like sh|t on the Grand turismo games. GT3 has a concept dogde which aint bad though.

 

[stu]

smug german not included

 

[Durzel]

I should imagine you get smugness included for free with the drivers logbook when you buy that car.

 

[stu]

True

But hopefully not German-ness