'01 Maxima GXE 5-spd vs. '90s BMW M3 5-spd
09-25-2002, 02:21 PM
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'01 Maxima GXE 5-spd vs. '90s BMW M3 5-spd
I was driving home after work yesterday when this dude in his late 40's or early 50's wearing a cheap baseball cap driving his M3 really fast passing everyone on the state route.
At the red light, I was right in the next lane with him. When the light turned green, I was thinking what to do while I heard big time tire squeaking. I was WTF??? and just dropped the clutch and took off to redline on 1st. That really surprised him because I overtook him by quite a bit.
Well, then the dreaded Maxima 5-spd. I missed the second shift. Basically, the shifter popped back to neutral. Now he is gaining on me. I finally put into 2nd and chirp I went again leaving him behind.
I can feel he shifted and gaining on me with a roaring engine. In the 3rd gear I pulled away a little, and now it is like 80mph and I shut it off. The guy kept going. At the next light, I pulled up trying to greet him. All I saw was a stoned face... and he didn't try to overtake me again the whole way.
I think the guy must be a hell of a bad driver.
What do you think? Should the two cars match at all, let alone I would sure leave him in the dust if I didn't miss the 2nd?
At the red light, I was right in the next lane with him. When the light turned green, I was thinking what to do while I heard big time tire squeaking. I was WTF??? and just dropped the clutch and took off to redline on 1st. That really surprised him because I overtook him by quite a bit.
Well, then the dreaded Maxima 5-spd. I missed the second shift. Basically, the shifter popped back to neutral. Now he is gaining on me. I finally put into 2nd and chirp I went again leaving him behind.
I can feel he shifted and gaining on me with a roaring engine. In the 3rd gear I pulled away a little, and now it is like 80mph and I shut it off. The guy kept going. At the next light, I pulled up trying to greet him. All I saw was a stoned face... and he didn't try to overtake me again the whole way.
I think the guy must be a hell of a bad driver.
What do you think? Should the two cars match at all, let alone I would sure leave him in the dust if I didn't miss the 2nd?
09-25-2002, 02:23 PM
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Re: '01 Maxima GXE 5-spd vs. '90s BMW M3 5-spd
Originally posted by jzwu
I was driving home after work yesterday when this dude in his late 40's or early 50's wearing a cheap baseball cap driving his M3 really fast passing everyone on the state route.
At the red light, I was right in the next lane with him. When the light turned green, I was thinking what to do while I heard big time tire squeaking. I was WTF??? and just dropped the clutch and took off to redline on 1st. That really surprised him because I overtook him by quite a bit.
Well, then the dreaded Maxima 5-spd. I missed the second shift. Basically, the shifter popped back to neutral. Now he is gaining on me. I finally put into 2nd and chirp I went again leaving him behind.
I can feel he shifted and gaining on me with a roaring engine. In the 3rd gear I pulled away a little, and now it is like 80mph and I shut it off. The guy kept going. At the next light, I pulled up trying to greet him. All I saw was a stoned face... and he didn't try to overtake me again the whole way.
I think the guy must be a hell of a bad driver.
What do you think? Should the two cars match at all, let alone I would sure leave him in the dust if I didn't miss the 2nd?
I was driving home after work yesterday when this dude in his late 40's or early 50's wearing a cheap baseball cap driving his M3 really fast passing everyone on the state route.
At the red light, I was right in the next lane with him. When the light turned green, I was thinking what to do while I heard big time tire squeaking. I was WTF??? and just dropped the clutch and took off to redline on 1st. That really surprised him because I overtook him by quite a bit.
Well, then the dreaded Maxima 5-spd. I missed the second shift. Basically, the shifter popped back to neutral. Now he is gaining on me. I finally put into 2nd and chirp I went again leaving him behind.
I can feel he shifted and gaining on me with a roaring engine. In the 3rd gear I pulled away a little, and now it is like 80mph and I shut it off. The guy kept going. At the next light, I pulled up trying to greet him. All I saw was a stoned face... and he didn't try to overtake me again the whole way.
I think the guy must be a hell of a bad driver.
What do you think? Should the two cars match at all, let alone I would sure leave him in the dust if I didn't miss the 2nd?
09-25-2002, 02:28 PM
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Re: Re: '01 Maxima GXE 5-spd vs. '90s BMW M3 5-spd
Originally posted by jjs
might we direct you attention to the little 'search' feature in the upper right of this window?
might we direct you attention to the little 'search' feature in the upper right of this window?
09-25-2002, 02:39 PM
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Originally posted by Jeff92se
90's M3 could be the E30 190hp 4 cylinder to the one of the last E36 M3 with about 260ish hp. Big difference.
90's M3 could be the E30 190hp 4 cylinder to the one of the last E36 M3 with about 260ish hp. Big difference.
09-25-2002, 03:47 PM
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Originally posted by jzwu
I checked www.edmunds.com for used cars. The M3 I raced was definitely not a 4-cylinder. It must be newer than the 1990 model but older than 1995 model.
I checked www.edmunds.com for used cars. The M3 I raced was definitely not a 4-cylinder. It must be newer than the 1990 model but older than 1995 model.
The E30 M3's were made here in the USA from 1987-1991 and were all 2.3 liter 4 cylinder engines that had 195 hp and about 155 ft pounds of Torque at the crank. They do 0-60 about 7 sec flat and about a 15.5 1/4 mile. Not taking any thing from your WIN a win is a win but you had a big advantage to start with.
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