Its all for the EPA's emissions standards. low viscosity oils, low tension piston rings, its all for an extra 1 or 2 mpg's at the expense of our motors.
I was lead to believe for years that its an issue of clearances, but I've since learned that's all bullshit. If you read into it, most engines...
It literally boils down to this.
Yeah the BMW is stellar at a lot of things when you look at them all separately. I have driven countless of them enough times to know, old and new. But the actual package as a whole adds up to something wholly different, and thats just a general vibe the car...
Say what you will, but the modern BMW's just don't give me the same fizz as a mustang.
They're too heavy-handed, over bearing, and needy with all the tech. Even moreso, the engine just doesn't *feel* as unique or special. They'll whip the tail around no problem and send you around a corner...
This only applies when flooring it through gears.
When nailing it out of a decel, coming out of a corner, etc, its still an issue to me regardless of transmission. It can make getting sideways a little annoying too. You have to anticipate that the delivery of power is not instant when nailing...
M2 is an exceptionally well rounded car to drive.
Theres a boost threshold (not lag) that can be annoying, but once you're on boost they're real nippy.
The M2 also hides its weight very well when pushing around corners.
What kills the car for me, personally, is the lethargic clutch return...
I love the idea, but I honestly just want a brand new car - clean slate. I want to know the entire history of the car start to finish, ya know.
I'm incredibly picky with how I drive/treat my cars because I've seen what neglect does to even a good car, something as simple as not changing the...
You assume I can even drive a mustang right now.
Still waiting for a build date confirmation, lol.
I've just been lurking here for a few months consuming as much info about them as I can
Surprised no one mentioned the Nissan 400Z yet.
I was STRONGLY considering one of those, but ultimately I was not sold on the engine. I'm not crazy about V6's, and I'm particularly not a fan of turbos.
400Z drives very well, imo. It's a slightly softer GT car that can still hunker down and...
Or, maybe - just maybe - I came here to read through the forum pages and ask some questions, then stumbled upon this thread that was asking genuinely good questions.
Upon reading, I saw your very condescending post, and I couldn't not say something.
If I was a troll, or a returning banned...