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Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:49:20 GMT
From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnopsamammyrealbox.com>
Subject: Re: BMWs keep trying to smoke me!


"Paul Halliday" <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:BA6C82A1.386D%pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk... > in article 20030209153820.22361.00000626nopsama.aol.com, UserKl2895 at > userkl2895nopsamcom wrote on 09/02/2003 20:38: > > > Simon got it right - good advice > > > > if you're racing in a Saab turbo - too much revs before dropping the clutch > > can > > be disastrous. I've only ever burnt one clutch, and it was in my 87' 9000 T. > > revved it wayy too much (4000rpm) and dropped it, the turbo kicked in as the > > clutch engaged and all I smelt was burning clutch plate > > > > As for bmws tryna smoke u... well you'll have to live with it. a 97 saab > > cabrio is not especially fast. > > > > 0-60 in 15 seconds? maybe if you're flooring it in 5th! > > > > buy a faster car ;o) > > ... Or get a better driver. I think this guy must be a sh*t driver. > > From what I remember of the boy-racer creed <wink>, there's no shame getting > beaten by a better car but when you beat a better car, that's the glory. > Street racing is all down to the driver and to beat a car that wants a race > out of the lights takes some good gearing and "feeling" the car. Personally > speaking, both the 8 valve 900 turbos I've owned could beat any BMW - > infact, I took out a BMW 730 in my '85 injection the other day. I can still > remember the look on the face of "that guy driving his 2000 model M3" when I > overtook him on an uphill stretch from a standstill at the lights with my > Orca. You guys will have to send me a litlle of whatever it is that you are smoking... No turbo SAAB 900 is going to come close to beating a BMW M3, especially one of the later model E46's. And BMWs are actually geared for higher speeds not drag race acceleration. You know, cruising on the autobahn and all that. You guys are a riot! You all have some kind of marque envy. Hey, SAABs are good cars. So are BMWs. That doesn't make SAABs any less of a car. Get over it... I own both a SAAB 9000T auto (200hp) and a BMW325i 5spd. (189hp) and the beamer can spank the SAAB any day. They also can both go way faster than I'm willing to drive them. By the way, a BMW 730 is a dog. Big heavy limo body with a 3 liter engine? A far cry from an or M3...

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