I am SO sorry.

[chim_girl]

minimax said:

...if you get it delimited I should think 175mph is a distinct possibility

oooo now that is a great idea, wonder if I can find somewhere get that done..

[gemini]

Oh this is turning into Hots Rods

TED

[minimax]

jaker said:

the supermarket place... we were only there for a couple of days for the beer festival... So would you recommend the Ginetta route? Have had my eye on a G20 since I saw it do so well in 'beat the radical' in track and race cars...

hijack mode on

absolutely for performance, reliability and noise!

also the handling is just fantastic but it does have a very hard ride and like most Ginettas I know the interior is best described as "spartan"

/hijack

[insurance_jon]

chim_girl said:

We ended up with the M3 as we wanted a convertible with a decent 0-60 performance, and if we only have it for a few months, isn't going to depreciate faster than a breezeblock thrown off a skyscraper. Unsurprisingly it is a completely different experience to the Tuscan. Instead of hairline throttle control I've found that it needs a firmly planted right foot before the power kicks in. On the upside it makes 'town driving' a little more relaxing. It’s too early to report on the handling as it has been too wet to think about hooning around corners. MOD500 said: Get a sports exhaust on board and you'll be sorted. Quad sports exhaust fitted already. Pictures to follow later today - if it ever stops raining.

Quad exhaust is standard IIRC....Get the Miltek one on, it stops it sounding like a tin can! I might be able to get you a cheap one as I insure the distributors, email me if interested!

[chim_girl]

insurance_jon said:

Quad exhaust is standard IIRC....Get the Miltek one on, it stops it sounding like a tin can! I might be able to get you a cheap one as I insure the distributors, email me if interested!

Hmmm, that's interesting, the paperwork states that the exhaust was an aftermarket upgrade but doesn't state who made it. TBH it still sounds closer to a hairdryer than an aircraft. It's very kind of you to offer to speak to your contact, I could be very very tempted, email on its way..

[jaker]

I went round silverstone once in a tintop e36 m3. blimey... liked a rev or 3!! Was mighty impressed by what the thing could reel in... apparently the brakes want upgrading for track use tho...

[gemini]

quad exhaust is an upgrade on that model
Pretty sure it says so in my latest copy of bling mota weekly

[stainless_steve]

Could we please move this to the BMW forum.




Roll on summer Jo

[chim_girl]

stainless_steve said:

Roll on summer Jo

Oh yes.

[tallbloke]

minimax said:

you think that's bad? it takes me a full 6 minutes to put my roof on from a standing start! it involves screwing the windows in to the doors which also means when you start to sweat from the heat soak the only way to relieve it is to open the bl00dy door! cue me going up the autoroute a few weeks ago in the rain with the door open and lots of french people pointing! >> Edited by minimax on Wednesday 15th September 10:58

Thought that sounded like a Ginetta
I helped Harvey Lowson put the hood on his G4 a few weeks ago on the up hill down dale run. It was when he got the struts to span the plexiglass side window tops that I started laughing.

Beautiful car though.