we raced on highway from 80mph to about 125, i pulled on him the whole way ........stock auto max.....i thought those were fast???(it was a new bmw)

 

Cool, I beat a 5spd M3 by about 1ft from 0-95 mph!

 

my cousin has a 2000 bimmer 323..i think its only 180 hp or something. open road..he/she should be burnt. highway racing on the grand central..more on driver skills.

 

They even made a 318... thats a 1.8 litre, nothing to worry about. 328s and 330s are a little more trouble and the M3s could very well hand you your hiney in a basket. So just cause it's a bimmer doesn't mean squat.

I drove a 330 convertable auto and 325xi in auto and stick. The 325 was decent but underpowered IMHO and the B pillar created a nasty blind spot, the 330 was okay but I don't dig on convertables.

 

My bros 328i has a crazy blind spot.. if you dont check your side mirrors, you wont see the car to your rear corner... kind of crazy if you ask me.

 

it was a 328 ......

 

nice.

 

nice run

 

Congrats!

I beat a 330ci myself just a couple of weeks after i got my 2k2 And i have an auto!

Beat him twice, from a stop and on a 35mph roll.

He was ****ed tho. So much for good sportsmanship.

 

yeah i beat out a 330Cic last night in my 2k2 auto, i had never seen a Cic, only a Ci--so i was kinda curious as to how it would turn out--both runs were from dead stop to about a 1/2 mile--anyone know if there's a difference in Ci and Cis?

 

2000 BMW 3-series have either 184 or 225HP, but weigh between 3600-3700 lbs. 1999 and earlier models are even weaker, ranging from 138-193HP from the 318 to the 328. These can weigh less though, from 2900-3400 lbs. A 5th gen Maxima should take it easy.

 

E46 3 series do not weight 3600-3700 pounds. Most weigh somewhere around 3300.

 

Whoops, the convertibles weigh 3600-3700, the coupes weigh around 3300.

 

why does the convertable weigh more? i thought it would weigh less because...uh...lack of...uh...roof maybe the motor for the convertable top?

 

Good question, I was wondering the same. Maybe the ragtop is made of a heavy material like burlap

 

As I see it, heavy material, ragtop motor, ragtop frame, and the place to store the ragtop. Ragtops are heavier on every car I'd heard of that has them on an option. Kinda weird, like a door with a smaller window being lighter than a door with a bigger window.

 

A cars roof provides structual rigidity. A convertible must use more material in the lower part of the car to make it more rigid, making it heavier than an enclosed car. Most roofs weigh about 50 lbs, BTW.

 

I agree with Med, removing the roof of the car compromises some of the structural integrity of the car. To make up for it, I'm sure the manufacturer reinforces certain parts of the vehicle to try to regain that structural integrity thus adding extra weight to the vehicle.

 

no offense or anything..but who cares about bimmers? now wheres my maxima convertible?? lol jus kiddin

 

Participate in "The Ulitimate Drive" and you'll care...

I want a z3 coupe... that was a fun car!