Author Topic: Top down weather?? (Read 1097 times)

TheManx · « **Reply #30 on:** January 17, 2003, 12:44:46 AM »

Where in northern Alberta are you Vorticon?

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #31 on:** January 17, 2003, 07:49:45 AM »

How do you like the S2000 as aposed to the Maita. I drove one myself but thought it was bulky like the Z3 M series. Though you can put the power down with either...

Ripsnort · « **Reply #32 on:** January 17, 2003, 08:17:34 AM »

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Originally posted by nuchpatrick
How do you like the S2000 as aposed to the Maita. I drove one myself but thought it was bulky like the Z3 M series. Though you can put the power down with either...

Z3 M series? No such animal. You mean either the Z3 or the M coupe or M3, no?

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #33 on:** January 17, 2003, 08:29:53 AM »

I dunno.. looks like a Z3 on drugs Its the one with @300 Hp.. Now that I took time to find the proper name...its the M Roadster

Ripsnort · « **Reply #34 on:** January 17, 2003, 08:30:15 AM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
What kind of BMW do you drive Rip?

You being a smarty pants?

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #35 on:** January 17, 2003, 08:35:16 AM »

Oh great now you did it.. now he's showing off carpeted grage and his big arse BMW logo on the wall..

Ripsnort · « **Reply #36 on:** January 17, 2003, 09:06:43 AM »

Ah, didn't know if you were serious or not. Its a BMW 330ci--225 HP, 5 speed manual. $35,500 out the door.

I like the 5'ers too, but this car was just for my commute. Wifes getting a 5'er in 2005, we plan to do a Euro-delivery. She doesn't know it yet, but in 2006, I'm selling this for a Porsche Carrera.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #37 on:** January 17, 2003, 09:26:36 AM »

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$35,500 huh, I would have had to dish out at least $75k for that car, with our taxes (boy do I wish Norway would get off its high mountain and enter the EU). Anyways, why a Porsche Rip? Why not an M3 or even an M5?

(btw. the 3-series is too small for me. If you've ever seen Mr. Bean in his Mini Morris, you get the picture )

I considered the M3 first, actually have a savings account set aside for it. Then the M3 engines were blowing left and right, and Bangle, the chief designer is beginning to pork designs IMO, so who knows what the M3 will be in 2005? Its still not out of the question. The M5 is too expensive, and for the same money, you can get a nice 911. So, jury's still out, but today I favor the 911 over the M3 and the M5. If moneys an issue, then the M3 will probably be my next car...if not an issue, then the 911 or the M5.

How tall are you? I'm 6'1" 205 lbs. and I fit the 3 series very comfortably. The back seat is what sold me, in the 2-door version, two large adults can sit in the back comfortably with leg room, and its easy to get in and out of...the front seats not only move forward, but up and forward, giving you lots of room to get in the back. I had to buy a vehicle with a "useable" backseat since I have two boys.

midnight Target · « **Reply #38 on:** January 17, 2003, 09:30:21 AM »

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Originally posted by Ozark
Hey MT,

Just checked on the latest update from the NWS:

TONIGHT CLEARING AND COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. FRIDAY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 10. WIND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

Hey, If your folks ever need any assistance, let me know. I have many Firefighter-EMS and Police friends living and working at the lake area. Most owe me a favor or two from the last 20 years.

Thank You.

Dad is gonna be 79 this year, but he still chops his wood and is constantly working on his house. He put in a cement walkway a couple months ago, and complained to me that lugging those sacks of cement made him tired. He's doing fine. His wife is 55

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They are still one of the few year round residents on their little finger of the lake.

crowMAW · « **Reply #39 on:** January 17, 2003, 09:43:16 AM »

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Originally posted by nuchpatrick
How do you like the S2000 as aposed to the Maita. I drove one myself but thought it was bulky like the Z3 M series. Though you can put the power down with either...

The S2k is a blast. It is definitely bigger than the Miata. I had an E36M3 along with the Miata and the S2k is 1 inch wider and only 1 ft shorter than the M3.

But to me the feel of the S2k and the Miata are almost identical. Both have laser sharp steering (2.4 lock-to-lock on the Honda and 2.7 on the Mazda). Both have extremely short shift gates. Both have almost no body roll. Both have low torque, which begs for high RPM. The Honda is a whopping 500lb heavier than my '92 Miata though. But it has enough tire and chassis stiffness to where I really don't notice it. My dad still has his BRG SE, so I get to compare them when I go home for the holidays.

Around town I shift well below VTEC and the acceleration and handling feels just like my old Miata. But if I start to feel naughty, VTEC is only a jab of the accelerator away.

I think that is what I like best about the car...I can have as much fun driving it around town as I did with the Miata, but if I want to, I can go as fast as the e36m3. The M3 wasn't fun until I was going waaay faster than I should in traffic.

I've driven a couple of M-Roadsters and the new Z4...now those feel as heavy as they are and are torque monsters.

crowMAW · « **Reply #40 on:** January 17, 2003, 09:58:09 AM »

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boy do I wish Norway would get off its high mountain and enter the EU

Yeah...I read yesterday that Olso 3rd most expensive city in the world to live and the most expensive in Europe! What is up with that??

Ripsnort · « **Reply #41 on:** January 17, 2003, 10:29:41 AM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
Well Rip, I'm 6'5" and about 225-230 lbs. Hey even the 5-series is a bit small for me, hardly any legroom in the back seat when I'm driving. Next up is prolly a 730i or 740i e38 late '90s or 2000.

My dream BMW (which might come true ) is an Calypso red 850Ci or 850Cia late '90s. That must be the most beautiful BMW ever! (heard they're expensive to keep on the road though)

Ah, now I see why the 3'er would be too small!

Gscholz, thats MY dream car too! I even have a model of the 850 on my desk! The only problem is finding one with reasonably low milege driven by an old white haired guy

I do detailing as a hobby, usually for friends and what not for a small fee. Here's my oldest son helping out.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #42 on:** January 17, 2003, 12:27:13 PM »

Nice looking wheels!:eek: And you have the "unhaltered" version (Euro's get the better engines, US has to govenor everything that goes over 128 MPH)

fffreeze220 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 17, 2003, 01:00:07 PM »

What u guys think when u parking err driving ur rolling cupholders over the highway.

hehe

Ripsnort · « **Reply #44 on:** January 17, 2003, 01:09:45 PM »

I don't drink coffee (well, I did at the Con, but that was for Hangover purposes

) and I don't drink pop/soda...so, in essence, I DON'T USE THE CUP HOLDER!