encounter with a 525i...
encounter with a 525i...
disclaimer: i know...i know...this was completely stupid and unsafe...but my anger got the best of me.
rsx-s vs. bmw
i was driving home on the interstate tonight and a bmw came flying up on my right trying to pass myself and the other cars in the fast lane. he got stuck behind the right lane traffic and kept cutting back and forth between both lanes trying to get around us. we were all cruising along at 80-85mph in the left lane...apparently this was not fast enough for this guy. so, i watched the guy and laughed as he kept trying to cut around us only to get up behind more traffic and have to hit his brakes...then slow back down and go behind us again. this went on for about 10 minutes and then the traffic cleared. i thought to myself "ok, i shouldn't do this...but WTF".
i waited until i was out in front and there was no traffic as far as i could see...i stayed in the left lane and he cut over and floored it as usual. i stayed in 6th gear and just accelerated slowly to see how fast he was willing to go. he was gaining pretty good so i went to 5th...slightly gaining...then his car lurches and goes for it. i drop into 4th and floor it...and he begins to fade away. i let off when i hit 8000rpm in 4th and shifted back to 6th. hit around 115mph and was laughing so hard that his $40,000 car couldn't keep up with my acura. hahahaha
after having my fun i slowed back down and drove normally and let him fly past and he got up to more traffic and probably changed lanes AT LEAST 10 times before he was out of site...hitting his breaks and zip-zagging constantly.
i just looked up the stats on the 525i and now see why he couldn't keep up...they have no power/weight ratio.
3450lbs (+driver) and 184hp.
boy i wish i had a new M3 though! heheheheehe
rsx-s vs. bmw
i was driving home on the interstate tonight and a bmw came flying up on my right trying to pass myself and the other cars in the fast lane. he got stuck behind the right lane traffic and kept cutting back and forth between both lanes trying to get around us. we were all cruising along at 80-85mph in the left lane...apparently this was not fast enough for this guy. so, i watched the guy and laughed as he kept trying to cut around us only to get up behind more traffic and have to hit his brakes...then slow back down and go behind us again. this went on for about 10 minutes and then the traffic cleared. i thought to myself "ok, i shouldn't do this...but WTF".
i waited until i was out in front and there was no traffic as far as i could see...i stayed in the left lane and he cut over and floored it as usual. i stayed in 6th gear and just accelerated slowly to see how fast he was willing to go. he was gaining pretty good so i went to 5th...slightly gaining...then his car lurches and goes for it. i drop into 4th and floor it...and he begins to fade away. i let off when i hit 8000rpm in 4th and shifted back to 6th. hit around 115mph and was laughing so hard that his $40,000 car couldn't keep up with my acura. hahahaha
after having my fun i slowed back down and drove normally and let him fly past and he got up to more traffic and probably changed lanes AT LEAST 10 times before he was out of site...hitting his breaks and zip-zagging constantly.
i just looked up the stats on the 525i and now see why he couldn't keep up...they have no power/weight ratio.
3450lbs (+driver) and 184hp.
boy i wish i had a new M3 though! heheheheehe
Same thing happened to me in Seattle one time but i was in a 97 F-150. Idiot kept dodging in and out of traffic and would always end up behind me and never gain any ground... this opening came up next to me so i swerved over right in front of the asshole in his Bimmer... stayed with the flow of traffic which was doing about 65-70 finally got tired of playing his games so i got over and let him by... then he fucked up with he intentionally cut me off... he probably didn't know that a truck could go 115 mph but that SOB did... that was about all it had too lol I was glued on his ass waiting for him to hit his brakes cause i was gonna stomp the gas to the floor when he did and turn that German steel into scrap iron. I swear i've never had a case of road rage like that before and hope it never happens again. I finally just backed back off to freeway speed and let the asshole go about his way.
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Night before last the g/f and I had gone to try and see Freddy vs. Jason (sold out) and on the way back a Caprice of all things was sitting next to me at a light revving it's engine and trying to show off, power breaking and all that shit. Which was pretty stupid considering I'm on my bike.. (Vulcan 500). So I flare my pipes once, make a lot of noise and he persists. So, the light turns green, and I let him go for about 2 seconds before I take off. I'm at 45mph before I shift into 2nd gear as I pass him up less than 4 seconds later, I slowed down a little, let him catch up and sat next to him and he tries to take off again (doing about 55 in 3rd at this point) so I gun it an leave him behind. I don't know why anybody in their right mind honestly thinks they can beat a motorcycle off the start when driving on of those cars.. It's insane.. eGo
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LOL ya don't ya love that. I saw this Civic with a loud ass far can on it revving up... Next to it was a Yamaha R1... the dude on the bike never reved it never looked when that light turned green he was sitting at the next light before the dip in the honda even started moving... i had a good laugh over it.
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It tickles me.. heh.. lol.. I've actually dusted a few people in the GA I'm inquiring about the tranny problems in. I left a 626 behind one day and they were wondering what was going on. I've also seen some guys (was at the drag strip last night) who didn't know how to ride the bikes that have worth a crap. This one guy was driving a Yamaha YZF 600 and he barely pulled a 14 sec 1/4 mile at like 86 mph he did a lousy job driving. My brother's YZF 600 could have done it in 10 seconds easy I'm sure. But, who knows.. eGo
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Yes, straight speed wise, a BMW 525i would never keep up. (Do you know what kind of body style is was? Was it a little less rounded, older looking? (E34)) The 525 and most BMW's only rev up to 7000 RPM, and that's usually with a chip.
Handling..I'd like to see your acura out handle any BMW.
And, I'd also like to say that not all BMW driver's are pricks and BMW's aren't really shit either.
Handling..I'd like to see your acura out handle any BMW.
And, I'd also like to say that not all BMW driver's are pricks and BMW's aren't really shit either.
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the lower model bmw's are not the best handling machines either...but in general, yes, they should be a bit better....as they should be for the price tag! i wouldn't generalize it though and say my rsx-s can't hang with ANY bmw in the twisties. a lighter FWD 2-door coupe vs. a heavy RWD 4-door. we're talking the regular sedans here...not the M series or anything!
it was a newer model 525i...i'd guess at least a 2000+. the stats i looked up were for the 2003 model on edmunds.com
it was a newer model 525i...i'd guess at least a 2000+. the stats i looked up were for the 2003 model on edmunds.com
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I haven't ran into a BMW driver that I like yet....they all drive like they're freakin' kings :| I came to a 4-way stop one day. There were two other cars at the intersection (one in front and the beamer to my left). I made a complete stop (something I rarely do) and so I started to go and the fucker started going as well...I just looked over at him and kept going..........thinkin' "Go ahead buddy, hit my car....it was only $500" That wasn't what pissed me off tho, he then proceeded to ride my ass after that.....I really wanted to jump on it because my car is pretty quick...that or give him one hell of a brake check...say a rabbit jumped out or something
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