When You Hear People Talking About Cars And You Show Them A Picture Of A BMW E24 And They Don't Recognize It And Talk About Gold-Plated Ferrari's And Tell You How Fast Their Base Model E46 Is

"S65" (granthp)
12/21/2016 at 14:19 • Filed to: E24, M6, BMW M6, E26 M6

nah.

DISCUSSION (29)

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > S65
12/21/2016 at 14:22

Bit like when you show up to autoX in a new WRB BRZ to be approached by all of the first-timers in “Stage 2" WRXs who laugh at you for not having any mods other than better tires because it really needs a turbo then crush them by over ten seconds as they ragequit before their third runs.

S65 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/21/2016 at 14:28

Please tell me there’s an OPPO post about this

CaptDale - is secretly British > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/21/2016 at 14:34

I would also like to hear about this

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > S65
12/21/2016 at 14:34

There is not. I wasn’t on Oppo when I got that car. Happened a couple of times, but happened more often at the beginning before the grid got flooded with them. Once I got Charlie, it became a whole new kind of trolling because he doesn’t look like he belongs there and then starts keeping up with the fast guys.

S65 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/21/2016 at 14:36

But lightweight and 20v 4A

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > CaptDale - is secretly British
12/21/2016 at 14:38

Not really much to say. Happened a few times when I first got the car before the grid got flooded with them, but the first time it happened is the one that really stood out. They asked what mods I did to it, I told them I got some Direzzas, they looked perplexed, so I explained it was tires. They laughed and said that it’s too slow without a turbo, I shrugged and kept taking out the junk from my trunk. I ran competitively, they didn’t. Turns out that that “stage 2" chip that gives it an extra 50 hp doesn’t matter as much as driving well and having grip.

CaptDale - is secretly British > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/21/2016 at 14:40

Lol, that sounds like fun. And you are right. 200 hp and good driving skills are much faster than idk 350hp and driving like a toll. Especially in an AutoX setting.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > S65
12/21/2016 at 14:40

I haven’t actually been to the track or autoX since it got the blacktop in unfortunately. The car’s still in Florida and I’m in New York wondering what to do about the fact that it’s pretty much reached the point of no return regarding rust and the roads get salted here. It has enough power to kick the back out under acceleration now though!

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > S65
12/21/2016 at 14:46

Most people I run into are what I refer to as Fast and Furious car fans. That’s why I don’t go out to the younger car meets. I like hanging with the old guys. I have a 2002, e30, and e46. The respective crowd gets dumber as the models progress. The majority of people don’t know what 700hp is, let alone 100hp in a capable car with a somewhat capable driver.

Kinja'd!!!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > CaptDale - is secretly British
12/21/2016 at 14:51

What’s more fun is when you’re in a track with long straights and maaaaybe 80 hp on a good day (230k miles and no compression on the #1 cylinder, yay!), but the fastest car in the corners. At PBIR in my MR2, I had a tendency to watch the car in front drive away down the 1/2 mile back straight, but then be on their bumper again by the end of the turn at the end of it. Kind of feel sorry for the people who eventually gave me point-bys because it must have been suuuuper frustrating to have to basically coast down the straight in order for me to get by. Two corners later I’d never see them again.

CaptDale - is secretly British > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/21/2016 at 14:54

now that sounds like lots of fun. I need to start getting into that.

Tazio, Count Fouroff > S65
12/21/2016 at 14:55

Lol yeah my kid doesn’t see the point in older BMW’s

(He hasn’t driven one yet tho)

Nice 6 btw!

S65 > Tazio, Count Fouroff
12/21/2016 at 14:56

Not mine but I wish it was

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
12/21/2016 at 15:04

Wait, someone autocrossed a Mirage?

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/21/2016 at 15:10

26lbs of boost Mirage. My friend’s car

Kinja'd!!!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
12/21/2016 at 15:11

Ohh. I thought you were talking about the new ones for some reason (we never had those badged as Mitsubishis in Canada).

Justin Hughes > S65
12/21/2016 at 15:13

The E24 is still better looking, though - IMHO, the best looking car BMW ever made.

S65 > Justin Hughes
12/21/2016 at 15:14

I disagree but it’s leagues above any modern BMW in the looks department

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/21/2016 at 15:15

Would you not?

OKcarburetor > Justin Hughes
12/21/2016 at 15:22

While the E24 is a very good looking car, I think the E9 is better

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/21/2016 at 15:23

I thought the current one was outside the SCCA rollover rules.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/21/2016 at 15:25

Haven’t heard of that and not seeing anything about it through a quick search. I’ve heard of that with the base Fiesta and 500, but it’s also partly up to the individual groups. For example, trucks are absolutely not allowed, but I’ve seen plenty of them at my former local.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/21/2016 at 15:26

Huh. Very interesting.

Tazio, Count Fouroff > Justin Hughes
12/21/2016 at 15:36

Three-way tie maybe? because E9 and 507

fintail > S65
12/21/2016 at 16:05

Yesterday I went to lunch with some co-workers, and we walked by a shiny red 100% stock looking E24 M6. I remarked that it is a special and rare car that now has some value. They looked at me like I had lobsters coming out of my ears.

carzcarzcarz > Justin Hughes
12/21/2016 at 16:49

Best looking? Give me a e39 850 please

Amoore100 > S65
12/21/2016 at 17:15

Nah, bro, E9 is where it’s at.

Kinja'd!!!

Amoore100 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
12/21/2016 at 17:27

Wait, a 9-3 beat those cars? That’s either an awesome driver or a really fast Saab (or both).

RT > Amoore100
12/21/2016 at 19:27

Yes, but…