///M cars a waste in North America?

[e46e92love]

Originally Posted by kmarei

except now instead of a police state
we call it the Patriot Act

thank you republicans

+1

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by kmarei

except now instead of a police state
we call it the Patriot Act

thank you republicans

-1

Left wing loon.

[sayemthree]

Originally Posted by Dascamel

But he greats health insurance for that extra 75k.

Hahahahaha!!!! for 75 K he get s afree - bend over this wont hurt at all!

[enfield]

Originally Posted by sayemthree

you should move away from Communist Cananda?!?

you probably also paid twice the price and twice the taxes.

That is a myth. I actually pay about the same income taxes as I did when I lived in Rochester NY. Sales tax is higher. Quite a bit higher!! Canada is a great place to live and I am quite happy with my rights and freedoms.

Back to OP - I have felt the same way about ///M cars in North America. You really cannot drive them to their potential except when merging on the highway. Just that part makes it worthwhile. When you see the car tailgating you (as you were entering the ramp) being left behind in your rear view mirror. The other fun part is overtaking on country roads.

[Gearhead999s]

Originally Posted by enfield

That is a myth. I actually pay about the same income taxes as I did when I lived in Rochester NY. Sales tax is higher. Quite a bit higher!! Canada is a great place to live and I am quite happy with my rights and freedoms.

The other fun part is overtaking on country roads.

Yeah so you can have your car impounded for 110 in a 60My favorite local motorcycle roads have had the limits changed from 80 to 60 and have become a fishing hole for the popo.Not much fun anymore!

That is why the track is the only place that you can go play properly,but I still love my M as an everday car.Every modern performance car is wasted on North American roads.

[yahtzee]

Originally Posted by T Bone

Are our cars wasted on today's highways?

Do you like your car?

[dawgdog]

I have just recently started going to track events and this seems to satisfy my "need for speed." The only good news about all of this is that I no longer feel I need more power. What I need is more ability to handle the ample power this car already has.

[d_dot]

Originally Posted by masmole

Sell the M6 and buy a Prius, put tints, drop the suspension, and put HREs on it. Done.

+1 lol

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by enfield

That is a myth. I actually pay about the same income taxes as I did when I lived in Rochester NY. Sales tax is higher. Quite a bit higher!! Canada is a great place to live and I am quite happy with my rights and freedoms.

You pay a lot more for the car itself too, right?

[jaiman]

Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Yeah so you can have your car impounded for 110 in a 60My favorite local motorcycle roads have had the limits changed from 80 to 60 and have become a fishing hole for the popo.Not much fun anymore!

That is why the track is the only place that you can go play properly,but I still love my M as an everday car.Every modern performance car is wasted on North American roads.

Apparently there is a Charter challange that has been filed against the street racing law. We may not have this law on the books for very long.

For those who don't live in Ontario, I would say the cruising speed on open highways is somewhere around 140 km/h. When I was going to play golf last weekend at around 6:30 am on a Saturday, everyone on the Don Valley Parkway (a major north-south highway in toronto) was going over 140. When a group of 15 cars is going that fast the cops won't even bother with them. They wait to see a lone car going 140 and will pull them over.

[valeram]

Originally Posted by e46e92love

+1

-1 Marxist

[Gearhead999s]

Originally Posted by jaiman

Apparently there is a Charter challange that has been filed against the street racing law. We may not have this law on the books for very long.

For those who don't live in Ontario, I would say the cruising speed on open highways is somewhere around 140 km/h. When I was going to play golf last weekend at around 6:30 am on a Saturday, everyone on the Don Valley Parkway (a major north-south highway in toronto) was going over 140. When a group of 15 cars is going that fast the cops won't even bother with them. They wait to see a lone car going 140 and will pull them over.

I have found that since last fall(when this law came in),there are more people cruising at 140(87mph) than there were before the law.It is strange!but in the Fantino draconian Ontario they will just find another way to f--k us anyways!

[ersin]

Originally Posted by kmarei

except now instead of a police state
we call it the Patriot Act

thank you republicans

You can't just blame the republicans. Many of the things that are in the Patriot Act were the same things Clinton was trying to pass during his years. The only reason the Patriot Act succeeded was 9/11. Both reps and dems voted for it.

The US not a free country -- hasn't been since the new deal. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself and all of the other voters in the US for voting with their emotions vs. voting with their minds.

To answer the OP: yes, ///M is still relevant. You said it a few posts ago. They can cruise without wandering all over the road, without the oil and water temp getting high and they can do it quietly, smoothly and comfortably. And it's still more fun to drive than other cars, especially on the back, twisty roads and at the track.

The Miata and Cayman are fun too. But they aren't suited as well for a DD as any of the ///M cars. (exception: Z4M)

[kmarei]

Originally Posted by valeram

-1 Marxist

so if you're not a republican you are a marxist?
is this the whole "if you're not with us you're against us bit?"

[TLud]

Originally Posted by ersin

You can't just blame the republicans. Many of the things that are in the Patriot Act were the same things Clinton was trying to pass during his years. The only reason the Patriot Act succeeded was 9/11. Both reps and dems voted for it.

The US not a free country -- hasn't been since the new deal. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself and all of the other voters in the US for voting with their emotions vs. voting with their minds.

To answer the OP: yes, ///M is still relevant. You said it a few posts ago. They can cruise without wandering all over the road, without the oil and water temp getting high and they can do it quietly, smoothly and comfortably. And it's still more fun to drive than other cars, especially on the back, twisty roads and at the track.

The Miata and Cayman are fun too. But they aren't suited as well for a DD as any of the ///M cars. (exception: Z4M)

+1,000,000

kmarei, you don't even have 10 posts yet. don't make me send you to the lighten up thread already.

[ihyln]

Originally Posted by BlackJetE90

-1

Left wing loon.

-1 neocon

[Stunnerable]

Originally Posted by ihyln

-1 neocon

Libertarian.

[kmarei]

Originally Posted by ersin

If you want to blame someone, blame yourself and all of the other voters in the US for voting with their emotions vs. voting with their minds.

fortunately i did not vote for him
can't vote because i am not a US citizen
but i agree with you on that point

[kmarei]

Originally Posted by TLud

+kmarei, you don't even have 10 posts yet. don't make me send you to the lighten up thread already.

\

Lighten up?
i'm quote lit up already don't worry

[Canyon Junkie]

Originally Posted by kmarei

except now instead of a police state
we call it the Patriot Act

thank you republicans

A truckload of Democrats also voted for the Patriot Act. Don't be *that guy*

Edit: Just saw the exchanges above.

Here's the deal: If you're too blind to see that both parties are in on the same ultimate goals, that's probably why you're voting for Obama. Republicans became NeoCons. Democrats became Socialists. It's still no reason to go around wearing a tinfoil hat, but keep your eyes out. This country has changed drastically in the last eight years. It's why I jut left Boulder, CO. That place used to be very laid back and easy going, without people getting in your face about politics, religion, the environment, etc. Now it's a socialist police state. Everyone is trying to protect you from yourself. I just hope the nation doesn't move this direction so quickly.

Edit again: I blame Hollywood for most of this. Haha.

[southlight]

This thread is derailing completely. Where's the guy who wants to have such topics in the politics section when he could be helpful?

Back to topic:

Originally Posted by T Bone

Just like your opinions on this issue. I drove my M6 to work today, nice cool air, lots of power.

In Ontario (name your state / province), you get charged with "Street Racing" if you go 50 km/h+ over the speed limit and your car get confiscated for 7 days at the side of the road and a maximum fine of $10,000.

I spoke to a senior police official at a social event a few weeks ago and the new rule in Ontario has effectively created a new cruising speed of 140-145 km/h on the highways (limit is 100 km / h).

Back to this morning, I am cruising at 145 km/h and minivans with neutered males are passing at 160 km/h. In the good old days, that wouldn't happen....now with the new rules, I rare go above 150 km /h.

What a waste of a good car..... Are our cars wasted on today's highways? I track the M6 2-3 times a year, not enough.

Should I get a Miata or a Cayman??


Sucks to fear the law.

Based on that ///M cars were a waste in every country but Germany. Talking about Germany, if you were driving 40 km/h over the speed limit here you'd walk for a month instead of driving.

Because introducing a general limit on the German Autobahn was discussed some time ago I was thinking about the very same question. I still don't think it would be a waste then. There are a lot possibilites to have fun here, even when obeying the speed limits.


Best regards, south

[T Bone]

Originally Posted by sayemthree

you should move away from Communist Cananda?!?

you probably also paid twice the price and twice the taxes.

As Enfield notes, taxes are equal to California. And we don't get shot up by Gangsta's as much and it may surprise some Americans that we also have running water.

Originally Posted by enfield

Back to OP - I have felt the same way about ///M cars in North America. You really cannot drive them to their potential except when merging on the highway. Just that part makes it worthwhile. When you see the car tailgating you (as you were entering the ramp) being left behind in your rear view mirror. The other fun part is overtaking on country roads.

Kinda funny here....my girlfriend snickers that I need to slow down to merge with highway traffic....on the merge is about the only place where I push the car.... I usually have to brake hard to merge with traffic. Sad.