A Visit to RUF

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AdamT

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Tuesday 29th April 2003
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www.bmwm5.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30475

I think at the Nurburgring i met Guy with his SKyline?

all the best
adam

adamt

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Tuesday 29th April 2003
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Thanks for your kind comments!

The RUF is my Pa's

The engine was run in on a test bench by RUF before they installed it into the car.

We would love to know when the next Bruntingthorpe day is?

all the best
adam

adamt

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Tuesday 29th April 2003
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Guy,

Thank you very much


i met a lot of people over the easter weekend, and there was a very nice chap with a purple skyline with a lot of bhp...I prolly got confused

Im sure if im not at school, and my pa isnt out of the country we would be delighted to have a go. The end of May would be a great..

all the best
adam


AdamT

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Thursday 1st May 2003
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Fanch thanks for the nice words...

Here are some answers to your questions.
The R Turbo is a widebody
Its a medium suspension setup half way between GT2 and Turbo. It is actually quite a bit lower than a stock turbo
Comfort on UK roads is good. Obvioulsy not as good as an M5 but the bucket seats are just brilliant, and to be honest trips in the RUF dont take that long or are such an event it doesnt matter..its hard to explain but comfort though admirable isnt great but it doesnt matter
Under full accleration it sounds like a jet as all the air is sucked in

Derestrictor, glad you liked it but please spill the beans

Thanks super marv!

Harris, I dont think i was completely clear when i wrote that part...we were coming into a very confined tunnel..the speed limit was very slow and as a result there was a small queue of people already ahead of us in the fast lane...we felt that there would be no point in letting this rude person barge past us. So after about half a km the tunnel ended the speed limit was no non existent (thank you germany!) and the cars in front of us pulled into the slow lane, the rest was a severe mutilation!

all the very best
adam



AdamT

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Thursday 1st May 2003
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Hehehe ok

all the best
adam

AdamT

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Friday 2nd May 2003
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The car is 4wd...can you imagine my mum driving it RWD

The car has the 550bhp, however Mr RUF states that the engine is very strong...

Ground clearance isnt too bad with the new spoiler, however sometimes it can scrape but it isnt too bad..and its just one of those things if it happens

Thanks again for all the kind words hopefully see some of you guys at bruntingthorpe?

all the best
adam



AdamT

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Friday 2nd May 2003
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You are going to have to spend a lot more than 130k to get 600bhp..trust me...

all the best
adam