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12-11-2021, 09:15 PM
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#1226 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I guess I just have a thing for overheating cars
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12-11-2021, 09:24 PM
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#1227 | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I guess I just have a thing for overheating cars | Congrats on the new ride~!
If you have a chance, you gotta take the FK8 out to the track for some laps. Maybe not Mission since it is so hard on brakes, but the FK8 is such a wonderful front driver -- arguably one of the best -- that it'd be a shame if you don't take it out to stretch its legs and enjoy its athleticism. And she is so easy to drive on track too!
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12-12-2021, 06:36 AM
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Nice!!
Man the other car looks so pathetic next to the CTR with its shitty little hubcaps hahaha
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12-12-2021, 08:33 AM
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Not a BMW?! Is this real? Did BIC_BAWS get hacked?!?!
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12-12-2021, 08:36 AM
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#1230 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Not a BMW?! Is this real? Did BIC_BAWS get hacked?!?! | He’s finally smartened up. If he sells the e36, I’ll put $20 down that he’ll never own an older bmw ever again
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12-12-2021, 09:54 AM
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#1231 | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Shenanigans at 2AM. Pilot Alpin 4 passed with flying colors in the wet heavy slop. I stopped in a couple steep inclines to feel with the tires felt/sounded like as they struggled for traction but it only took ½ tire rotation to dig and the car accelerated uphill ease with no spinning unless I forced it. Those were the most fun parts. Lateral control is confident inspiring with these tires and I’m sure if snow was lighter/colder, they would grip even more. If I wanted the car to stay sideways I needed aggressive throttle but once I eased off the rear tires caught traction progressively and firmly. Really easy to drive without traction control in the city this way since there’s enough feedback and traction play to make the car do what you want without TC cutting power over aggressively.
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12-12-2021, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 320icar He’s finally smartened up. If he sells the e36, I’ll put $20 down that he’ll never own an older bmw ever again | Somewhat related and interesting article: https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...e-lexus-lx470/ |
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12-12-2021, 04:08 PM
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#1233 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Traum Congrats on the new ride~!
If you have a chance, you gotta take the FK8 out to the track for some laps. Maybe not Mission since it is so hard on brakes, but the FK8 is such a wonderful front driver -- arguably one of the best -- that it'd be a shame if you don't take it out to stretch its legs and enjoy its athleticism. And she is so easy to drive on track too! | Overheating issues tho. I definitely think I finally have a capable car for VIMC or A27 now! Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes Not a BMW?! Is this real? Did BIC_BAWS get hacked?!?! | The irony in all of this is that my avator has always been a Honda Civic. Quote:
Originally Posted by 320icar He’s finally smartened up. If he sells the e36, I’ll put $20 down that he’ll never own an older bmw ever again | Trevor almost convinced me to buy a 335d. I think that would have been the better long term financial decison haha
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12-12-2021, 04:10 PM
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#1234 | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS Trevor almost convinced me to buy a 335d. I think that would have been the better long term financial decison haha | Hey don’t bring me into this. It was more like whatever car came into the market that you liked. LOL the 335d is hardly anything especially in certain spec that we all love. It’s like a needle in a haystack. LOL
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12-12-2021, 05:32 PM
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#1235 | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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God damn there are a lot of ballers in here.
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12-12-2021, 05:33 PM
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#1236 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes | Good article. I love my older cars, but my first new car (focus st) and my now focus RS have completely changed me and what I look for. I used to always love cars but never cared much for driving. Now having a new car, you can just decide “hey there’s a rare part in kamloops for sale, maybe I’ll blast out there tonight” without a seconds hesitation. That to me is priceless.
That’s a bit of a reason why I haven’t started daily driving the STi. It requires some work, but it’s a high mileage used vehicle. I’ll definitely need BCAA as a backup.
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12-12-2021, 07:11 PM
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#1237 | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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You can still do that in an older car if you do everything right. Our honeymoon was in the m3 and it was 4000kms in 10 days. Earlier in the month we did an 1800km road trip with it. I keep tools, zip ties and fuses in the trunk, but I’d recommend that in a new car too. Thing is with an older car you need a couple years most likely before it’s where it should be.
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12-13-2021, 05:51 AM
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#1238 | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by roverT Shenanigans at 2AM. Pilot Alpin 4 passed with flying colors in the wet heavy slop. I stopped in a couple steep inclines to feel with the tires felt/sounded like as they struggled for traction but it only took ½ tire rotation to dig and the car accelerated uphill ease with no spinning unless I forced it. Those were the most fun parts. Lateral control is confident inspiring with these tires and I’m sure if snow was lighter/colder, they would grip even more. If I wanted the car to stay sideways I needed aggressive throttle but once I eased off the rear tires caught traction progressively and firmly. Really easy to drive without traction control in the city this way since there’s enough feedback and traction play to make the car do what you want without TC cutting power over aggressively. | Glad to hear the Pilot Alpin 4 held up.
I'm kinda of the opinion that for nearly all lower mainland use cases that performance winters or all weather tires are plenty of snow performance and that the tradeoffs of running full winters like Blizzaks/X-ice tires are not worth it for enthusiasts.
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12-13-2021, 08:26 AM
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#1239 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Real enthusiasts seek out snow and winter driving experiences |
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12-13-2021, 05:24 PM
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#1240 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Winters on. I actually have traction now! The summer tires on the OEMs in this weather of low-traction conditions = wheel hop for days.
You can take the BMW from me but you can't take the BMW out of me.
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12-13-2021, 08:17 PM
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#1241 | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Do you work in that complex?
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12-13-2021, 08:41 PM
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#1242 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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No that's where Overdrive is. Coincidentally, I however did live in that neighborhood up until last year. There used to be a chocolate factory there. It was like real life Willy Wonka or so 7 year old me thought.
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12-13-2021, 11:58 PM
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#1243 | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Technically it is a bmw with the 5x120 bolt pattern.
I did consider a civic type r as well then throwing my M2's 513m's on them like this: |
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12-14-2021, 03:20 AM
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#1244 | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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The new winter car for this year, it's the most sensible winter car decision I've made in years. |
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12-14-2021, 05:39 AM
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So you really are a snow farmer... |
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12-14-2021, 11:01 AM
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#1246 | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes So you really are a snow farmer...  | Yep, this is the back 40 with this year's crop of snow coming in nicely.
Or it could be that I work in the ski industry and we refer to ourselves as snow farmers. |
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12-14-2021, 11:13 AM
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#1247 | RS Veteran
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Nice!
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12-14-2021, 12:55 PM
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All this time I thought you were just in love with the coco
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12-14-2021, 05:13 PM
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#1249 | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Decided to grow a mullet and pick up a new daily. But for real there were life changes and family members' health changing needing rides to appointments. The M2 was too low and difficult for those family members to get in/out. I was offered a decent price on trade, essentially owning the car for $0 over >2 years and picked up something that hopefully will not depreciate too much while I figure out what car to get next. I still have the e36 m3 as a fun/track car so this may be a first for me in keeping the same vehicles long term.
Luckily got the exact spec T4R that I wanted and my 4 month wait turned into 1 as someone who ordered this changed their mind. |
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12-14-2021, 05:17 PM
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#1250 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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There's a OG M2 in Grey selling for 53K at Westminster Toyota ... Was that one yours?
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