330ci can beat..?

3MW · Nov 29, 2003

Can you all list the cars you have raced that you have beaten on the streets?
I want a general idea of what cars I can beat and what cars I should just let alone.
With my '04 330ci auto, i have so far beaten:

* '87 honda civic (4-door)
* '81 oldsmobile station wagon
* a school bus
* '98 honda odyssey
* garbage truck
* '82 pinto
* '03 porsche 911 turbo (1st 3ft)

...all with the a/c on baby!!!

MrElussive · Nov 29, 2003

Is this like a serious list? All the cars on your list are a joke, except the 911 Turbo, in which case your car is a joke to the 911 Turbo.

3MW · Nov 29, 2003

yes, the list is a joke. but the question was serious.
just how badly will a g35 kill me? could i even hang
close to a mustang v8? (in corners i think i can, for a
mustang.) has anyone raced a 04 tl yet? how about
the '04 honda accord v6 coupe? i don't mind losing,
i just don't want to get embarrassed.
ok i lied, i do mind losing. basically i just want to know
that if i do lose, i'm SUPPOSE to lose. thanks.

3MW · Nov 29, 2003

oh yeah..and the new maximas, and z350...
i COULD just read the car magazines..but..
i feel it's more accurate coming from actual
experience of regular drivers.

MrElussive · Nov 30, 2003

The new Maxima, the 350Z, Mustang V8, and the G35 Coupe and Sedan will all be able to take you. But I think you should definitely give it a go if any one of them challenges you, because if you are a better driver, you should be able to win the race. [:)]

3MW · Nov 30, 2003

damn..that sucks.
there should be a law:
a car cannot be faster
than a car that costs more.
[fake]

oh well, at least
the 330 looks classier!!
[:D]

Black330 · Nov 30, 2003

This is my kill list:

Mitsubishi Magna
330ci (twice)
Lexus LS430 (The guy didn't know how to race)
330ci (convertible)
Merc SL320 (old model)
Volvo T50 Turbo (old model)
Porsche Boxster S (Dont ask me how cause I have no idea)
Nissan Maxima

3MW · Nov 30, 2003

wow. what yr was the maxima?
330ci twice? what yr were they?
is your car a manual? any mods?
nice list!!

Black330 · Nov 30, 2003

Maxima is a 2001 model (not the new shaped ones)
Yes 330ci twice. I said it before and i'll say it again.. the 330i is faster than the ci.. and i proved that twice..

My car is not manual and it is stock but a supercharger is on the way

donmbmw · Nov 30, 2003

Jeep Cherokee - Guy must have been dreaming, but he challenged me on a twisty road no less
G35 sedan - was close untill came up on some curves - then he backed off.
Mercedes c320 - Not exactly a race, more like playing tag on the highway. very competitive till he decided to test the governor and I just waved as he headed for 100+

brahtw8 · Nov 30, 2003

You should leave all of those cars alone and head to your local road course or autocross.

You will get spanked by folks in cars with 100 less horsepower than your 330ci.

Over time you will learn how to drive your 330ci and not to care about the guy next to you at the stoplight. You will realize that the little encounters people like to fantasize about as races are little more than displays of ego and offer a very poor return in terms of risk versus reward.

Sure, I dump the clutch and have known to play with a worthy car now and again, but I don't go around posting kill stories on bulletin boards because I know how irrelevant this endless debate is and once you really learn how to drive that 330ci you will too.

I am still learning myself, indeed I hope to never stop learning IMHO, there is nothing to be learned from racing grocery getters on city streets.

As for the rest of it, the car magazines are your best source of information. On the street, driver intention and driver skill are too great a variable. Half of the time the person you think you are racing has no idea or no interest in racing you.

I'd rather be [driving]

bahnstormer · Nov 30, 2003

mrelussive:
"you should definitely give it a go if any one of them challenges you, because if you are a better driver, you should be able to win the race."

that's not true b/c he has an auto and u can't really "race" that car. there's no good way to get off the line quickly and btw, never race with your a/c on if you're serious.

Dinan55 · Nov 30, 2003

Here's mine, I haven't been driving that long so it isn't that great:

- Mazda Protege (the guy had about 4 people in the car and was obviously trying to piss me off)
- 1980's Toyota pickup truck [hihi]

- Porsche Boxter (not an S)
- Mustang GT (once again, power means nothing when it comes to BMW)
- 1995 Honda Prelude (this was my friend's car, for some reason he had been insisting he could "crush" me for about 1 month, then I made him look like an ass in front of his girlfriend [:D]

)
- 1999 V6 Honda Accord (some Hindu lady was driving this with her friends. For some reason she challenged ME to the race, out of my entire list she put up the toughest fight, kind of pathetic)

3MW · Nov 30, 2003

this is truly sad. i paid 40+k$$ for a car that can't beat most of the cars out there..
i still love the way it handles but..damn. oh well at least it still looks good, heh heh.
i guess if i wanted to race i shoulda have gotten the m3. [B)]

so if someone wants to race me, i'll look over and snicker and pretend i'm not racing
cuz he/she's no match for me hahaha [hihi]

and no, i'm not someone who races all the time, i just like to floor it once in awhile
to see how it performs. i'm a fool for acceleration.

mikev · Nov 30, 2003

i have raced quite a few but the boxter, porsche 924 (POS) and 944 N/A are quite fun to piss off.

MrElussive · Nov 30, 2003

bahnstormer said:

You can launch your car with an auto by doing that "brake-torque" thing, but yeah, that's pretty much the only advantage one has with an auto.
In any case, I will never take my own car to the track. That is the perfect place to just push your car real hard and I would just get stupid and have no fear, and I would end up wiping out or hitting other cars on the track. I'll keep my spirited driving on the streets.

Dinan55 · Nov 30, 2003

3MW said:

Have faith in your BMW, I know for a fact that you can rape most cars out there. If I were you though I would've gotten the MT, I can't stand automatics.

3MW · Nov 30, 2003

i would have gotten the manual, would have love to. but my daily commute to work would have been hell. don't get me wrong, i still love the machine. [thumb]

Akakubi · Nov 30, 2003

Here's one interesting comparison chart that one of our Bimmerfest memebrs does independantly. He tests many cars, but here are some times for the 330i.

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22242

MyHarley · Nov 30, 2003

brahtw8 said:

You should leave all of those cars alone and head to your local road course or autocross.

You will get spanked by folks in cars with 100 less horsepower than your 330ci.

Over time you will learn how to drive your 330ci and not to care about the guy next to you at the stoplight. You will realize that the little encounters people like to fantasize about as races are little more than displays of ego and offer a very poor return in terms of risk versus reward.

Sure, I dump the clutch and have known to play with a worthy car now and again, but I don't go around posting kill stories on bulletin boards because I know how irrelevant this endless debate is and once you really learn how to drive that 330ci you will too.

I am still learning myself, indeed I hope to never stop learning IMHO, there is nothing to be learned from racing grocery getters on city streets.

As for the rest of it, the car magazines are your best source of information. On the street, driver intention and driver skill are too great a variable. Half of the time the person you think you are racing has no idea or no interest in racing you.

I'd rather be

Agree 100%.............my car looks its best when someone is passing and admiring........than passing and laughing....... [burnout]

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