Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OK Thinking about a new toy car

[LS (lashdeep]

A friend of mine is considering a Hartge 5.3 liter V10 conversion for the
1 series. 

That would be interesting.

LS


--- Tarun Kundhi <tkundhi [at] inebraska.com> wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> This past weekend, I instructed in a 1 series, 135i w/ an automatic 
> transmission. Here are my impressions:
> 
> 1. The car doesn't feel heavy. It is quite nimble & tossable by today's 
> standards.
> 2. Broad torque curve.
> 3. Zero turbo lag.
> 4. BMW's automatic transmission is very very impressive, especially in 
> DS mode. I didn't shift the car manually as it was my student's car and 
> I hasn't driving it hard. It only had 1,000 miles on it. Personally I'd 
> buy it with a manual or the dual clutch transmission that should be 
> available in 2009.
> 5. The most impressive feature of the car are its brakes. Simply
> awesome!!!
> 
> Driving the 135i at 7/10 I kept pace with the other cars in the 
> instructor group. The seriously track prepped cars didn't have the 
> horsepower to blow right by me. I had to completely get off the gas to 
> let them by in the passing zones.
> 
> The 135i is a lot faster than both my E30 M3 (w/ a 2.5) & E36 M3. I 
> suspect it is faster than stock E46 M3s also. It is a very capable car. 
> With a decent set of tires and track pads it would be amazing. If you 
> are looking for a car that is at home (and fun) on the street as well as
> 
> the track give it a look.
> 
> t.
> 
> 
> Mike wrote:
> > LOL
> >
> > I think with the M3 I am in a similar mode as you and your Stang
> (maybe a
> > bit pricier on parts).  Probably I will just keep it, I have a new GTI
> for a
> > daily driver now so the M3 is a garage queen, it's just not as pretty
> a
> > queen as I might want :).
> >
> > After the Spec Miata, everything feels like it handles like a pig, but
> they
> > all feel much faster in a straight line :).  No traction control, no
> ABS,
> > but also no weight so braking and handling are not really a problem,
> you
> > want a real scare, drive a 1st Gen Viper at speed...
> >
> > I have never considered going vintage, I guess I may be old enough now
> to do
> > that, but I have seen a few vintage folks race and they bring the
> equivalent
> > of an extra car in spares with them typically :).  If I hold onto a
> car long
> > enough I end up there anyhow :).
> >
> > Mike
> >   
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