Unexpected "wins"

[Mrcarfan832]

A while ago I had a traffic light Grand Prix with an 07-plate BMW M5. I was in a '91 Peugeot 205 1.4 XS.

Considering there was a £30k difference between the value of our cars, I was pleasantly suprised to find that he got to the next set of lights, about 300 metres away, just 3 seconds before me. The look on his face in his side mirror was a picture. Was his marginal extra performance really worth £30k more?

So it got me thinking, has anyone else suprised much more supposedly 'powerful' machinery around town?

[Mrcarfan832]

Bob_Defly said:

This should be titled, "Expected Losses".

3 seconds is a long time in a drag race.

His car was nicer, faster, and sounded better. Well done you!

Not when you consider the enormous buying price difference

[Mrcarfan832]

carreauchompeur said:

You're one of those people who post YouTube videos of them and their mates, 5 up in *insert Eurobox here* "beating" far more expensive cars in non-existent races....

Not really, just giving an accurate description of what difference there is around town between a £30k (at least) super saloon and an old pokey hatchback that costs next to nothing.

[Mrcarfan832]

[quote=Du1point8]

so he has a car that can do 0-100mph in ten seconds and yours is ??? Can it do 100mph?

Yet you think that your car can stay with his to within 3 seconds over 300 meter dash and think he was flat out trying?

Yes!!

I guess it's one of those things where you 'had to be there' to see it