Black-Balled

iTrader: (3)

Was just reading the other thread about the 5 series...the one with the high-larious line, "...must've had the lid off his caramel macchiato." Classic.

I have a friend who has the new 6 convertible- 645? 635? and we live right by eachother & wide open 2 lane roads abound around. I have the 2003 TL-S- no mods yet- and we are a perfectly even match from a dead stop/ from 30mph up to 120 shutdown. While he does have a notable amount of HP & torque on me, the weight difference cannot be ignored.

Still working on him to trade keys for a few runs , but understand his hesitance- my car is 250/mo and his is 1400/mo

jackasswhy

yes i just had a run with a new 650i in my 06 tl and he had the jump plus a length by 70mph. the guy flicked me off because he couldnt get rid of me

F23A4

Actuary

645is are not that fast should be in 6-6.5 range

F23A4

C/D (May 2004) posted a 0-60 time of 5.3 seconds with a quarter mile time of 13.9 @ 102mph with a 645Ci.

starsh0t

Aside from the 3 series owners and of course the Ms, I have never met a BMW driver who abuses their car.

TheAcAvenger

I agree. The only acception are a few sights i've seen in the previous 5-er. Especially with guys in 6mt 540's. They throw down when they get bored!

BraveDemon

True. But I think the reason is clear... While I had my 06 STI, I never ran it hard on the street. Why? Try paying $550 a month while trying to pay tuition at a grad school. Not worth risking an accident for a street race. On a track it's a different story...

With high monthly payments on a vehicle, I'd try to keep it in the best condition possible. Most BMW owners don't even purchase their cars, I think stats say that over 75% of BMW drivers Lease. Hell, if I had to give my car back to dealer that'd knock off $2000 in trade in value for a measley dent in the fender, I'd keep that sucker clean.

OF course... it could be just be the fact that most BMW drivers are older people.