[s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW

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I don't know much boys about any BMW specifications, but I did swing by my  
old ProRally navigator's house over Thanksgiving.  In his garage sits 3  
concours winning BMW's, a 2001 M5 coach edition (how did they get leather  to stick 
there?!), a 4 month old 335i coupe and a 20k mile pristine E30M3  track car.  
His challenge was for me to Paulie-JNR-test the 335 back to  back with his M5. 
 This was just a drive, flog, and compare 2 chassis of  the marque.  No 
Idrive, weights, specs, tire comparos, nuttin.
 
I'll only say this, that 335 coupe is not only a fine looking machine  
(better than the latest M5 chopped taurus look) but it hands down handled  better 
than his '01 M5.  After serious redline flogging of both, I  just wanted so hard 
to give the nod to the M, but couldn't.  Not  close.  And my comment was that 
the xi versions of this driveline and  chassis will give audi a reason to 
sweat.  As a turbo guy for over  20years, to *not know* I was driving one, like 
at all, I give all the kudos to  BMW for upsetting the apple cart once again, 
and for now clearly infringing on  Audis turf.
 
And, to add insult to injury, left foot brake, heel toe, no BMW engineer  
decided the nut was too loose behind the wheel and cut the drive by  wire on your 
behalf, ala audi.  
 
I wasn't that impressed with a machine since I was at his place a couple  
years ago driving his X5 sport...
 
Scott JNR since J
 
 
In a message dated 12/4/2007 12:58:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
tedebearp at yahoo.com writes:

The 135i  weighs 3440 lbs., nearly as much as a Mustang GT with its V8 and a 
solid rear  axle, or a Honda Accord.  It's maybe 150 lbs less than a 335i, 
which has  a much more useful passenger cabin.  I would have been interested at 
$35k  and 3000-3100 lbs, but it's too heavy and expensive.


 



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