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Old 10-30-2005, 01:08 PM
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Arrow 2004 TL V BMW 525xi

I smoked this BMW in Las Vegas Friday, 10-28-05.
I even let him caught up and then just pull away from him so easily.
After all was and and done he gave me the BIG THUMBS UP!

I BET THIS BEEMER SO EASILY!!!!!
Old 10-30-2005, 02:12 PM
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who cares, 525's are slow, you should be able to destroy them at will. i would have given him a head start and then pulled past him like he was standing still.
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we care and that's why he's posting his kill
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big woooopppy dooooo.
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Keep in mind that its smaller engine + AWD really really sucks up the power

But good kill
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A 40-year old racing in his classy TL... that's awesome.
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I am desperate with 540i AT from roll start. I saw another one today but he didn't wanna go ahead with me.
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sorry but a 525xi. what do they do 0-60 in 8.2 at best? you beat hime like you should....easily. the story here though is 40yrs old and still taken on challengers I love it!
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Originally Posted by EXLAX_MAN
big woooopppy dooooo.
Originally Posted by sbuswell
who cares, 525's are slow, you should be able to destroy them at will. i would have given him a head start and then pulled past him like he was standing still.
its just nice to beat a car that cost $20,000 more!!!!
Old 11-04-2005, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Actuary
I am desperate with 540i AT from roll start. I saw another one today but he didn't wanna go ahead with me.

No offense but a 540i AT would eat you alive from both stop and roll. If I remeber well these things are below 6 sec 0-60mph and mid to low 13th for 1/4 mile.
I got smoked really bad by one of these on hwy back when I owned a 3G TL AT (I am not sure if that 540i was AT or MT) but there is virtually no difference between them.
Plus keep in mind that 540i is 290hp and 8 cyl.
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No offense but a 540i AT would eat you alive from both stop and roll. If I remeber well these things are below 6 sec 0-60mph and mid to low 13th for 1/4 mile.
I got smoked really bad by one of these on hwy back when I owned a 3G TL AT (I am not sure if that 540i was AT or MT) but there is virtually no difference between them.
Plus keep in mind that 540i is 290hp and 8 cyl.
540 ia runs a quater in 14.3 at 97 mph. Not mid 13th. 545 does 13.7/104 mph. A TL driver with good imagination can beat both of them.
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Originally Posted by SergeyM
540 ia runs a quater in 14.3 at 97 mph. Not mid 13th. 545 does 13.7/104 mph. A TL driver with good imagination can beat both of them.
You're right Sergey, 545 is mid 13, I've mixed them up.
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Originally Posted by wizlb
I smoked this BMW in Las Vegas Friday, 10-28-05.
I even let him caught up and then just pull away from him so easily.
After all was and and done he gave me the BIG THUMBS UP!

I BET THIS BEEMER SO EASILY!!!!!
525i and xi are fairly slow cars and are not designed for racing. Power wise TL is better (255hp vs 215hp). To me it doesn't make any sense a race between cars that are not in the same league of power. I own a 545i and don't even bother racing stock Mazda, Acura, Honda and so on simply because I know the result beforehand. Try to race the new 530i which has the same amount of power like TL (255hp) and sure enough that would be a "nice kill" if any.
Just my
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