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Thought I would TRY!!
« on: 18 May 2008, 10:26:06 »
Was on way to work this morning at traffic lights sat next to an 04 plate BMW M3. Now i know they have more horses than the OK Coral but I thought sod it I'll give it a go. Now I wouldnt say it annihilated me but it did leave me behind. But once I had wound the old girl up to nearer the top of the clock (in sports obviously  :y) the gap wasnt closing but he was gaining less tarmac if you know what I mean. I backed off further round the clock as there was a bend coming up at light speed.  So a big  :y :y to my mig!!
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #1 on: 18 May 2008, 10:42:58 »
And why not  :y :y :y
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #2 on: 18 May 2008, 10:55:20 »
I was having a play against a work mates Alfa 156 (?) 2.5 thingy

He had me on take off, but once the numbers got big he could keep the pace :)
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #3 on: 18 May 2008, 11:16:11 »
Yeh, got to say that it outruns most of the fast lane heaps in the BMW lane on the motorway.

I guess a standing start is never going to be wonderful in a 1600Kg car but then you wouldn't buy an Omega if that's what you are after.
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #4 on: 18 May 2008, 11:51:45 »
M3 was not trying then.

M3 would destroy an Omega! Even the 3.2 manual has no hope. Got no chance in keeping up.

It was either not a true M3 (ie 316 badged up to M3) or he was not trying.

Sorry!
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #5 on: 18 May 2008, 13:19:04 »
No it WAS an M3 as I say above it killed me. The point I was getting at was that past 70 ish (cough cough) The gap he was leaving me wasnt getting so big. But he was still disappearing!! :y  Well im impressed with my mig's performance any how
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #6 on: 18 May 2008, 13:44:08 »
I had a play a couple of years ago with a BMW320D, I  was in my last 3.0 Elite which was an Auto but was chipped. The Diesel BM kept with me till 3 figure numbers and then I started to pull away. Suprised me :o
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #7 on: 19 May 2008, 11:53:49 »
so in terms of law (below 70mph)... our cars are slow

a 1.6 VTS saxo can s**t on a 3.2 omega :(
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #8 on: 19 May 2008, 12:02:41 »
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M3 was not trying then.

M3 would destroy an Omega! Even the 3.2 manual has no hope. Got no chance in keeping up.

It was either not a true M3 (ie 316 badged up to M3) or he was not trying.

Sorry!
Depends on age of M3, the older ones aren't actually that much quicker.  Newer ones would win all the way up to the speed limiter.
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #9 on: 19 May 2008, 12:10:44 »
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I had a play a couple of years ago with a BMW320D, I  was in my last 3.0 Elite which was an Auto but was chipped. The Diesel BM kept with me till 3 figure numbers and then I started to pull away. Suprised me :o

Most tractors are quick off the line but start going backwards as soon as they run out of revs in first gear. Driver must have been keeping that one on the boil.

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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #10 on: 19 May 2008, 12:13:47 »
I had a tractor try on the north end of Droitwich bypass, he got off the line quick then power in a high geared car took over and left him.
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #11 on: 19 May 2008, 13:46:41 »
There was a big Skoda Estate which cut me up at roundabout the other week - once we got back on the dual carriageway, I could barely keep up with him.

Didn't know Skoda made anything fast.

Or has my car run out of steam? :(
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #12 on: 19 May 2008, 13:48:00 »
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There was a big Skoda Estate which cut me up at roundabout the other week - once we got back on the dual carriageway, I could barely keep up with him.

Didn't know Skoda made anything fast.

Or has my car run out of steam? :(
Oh, those nasty 1.9TD engines, we know how to get decent power from them  :-X
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #13 on: 19 May 2008, 13:49:51 »
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There was a big Skoda Estate which cut me up at roundabout the other week - once we got back on the dual carriageway, I could barely keep up with him.

Didn't know Skoda made anything fast.

Or has my car run out of steam? :(
Oh, those nasty 1.9TD engines, we know how to get decent power from them  :-X

You got one then? Police and Taxi use them up here, heard none of the old jokes for years now. :)
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Re: Thought I would TRY!!
« Reply #14 on: 19 May 2008, 13:53:27 »
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There was a big Skoda Estate which cut me up at roundabout the other week - once we got back on the dual carriageway, I could barely keep up with him.

Didn't know Skoda made anything fast.

Or has my car run out of steam? :(
Oh, those nasty 1.9TD engines, we know how to get decent power from them  :-X

You got one then? Police and Taxi use them up here, heard none of the old jokes for years now. :)
There are 2 1.9TD ones in the family now (Audi badged)
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