e46 M3 vs. 5.0 (with the ferrari being the exciting part)

[brycerichert]

So, I lighned up with an m3 going up Lakemont again.. it has been awhile since I've been next to a worthy car going up that hill while stopped in poll position. It's really a 1 in 100 chance to have a car with a willing driving in that scenario. The stars have to be aligned.

The exciting part of this is that I saw a F 612 a three cars back. Not sure how he got out of traffic, (well, obviously we know), but he passed us up while I was pulling on the M3... he caught up to me by halfway (1/2 mile). In fact, I saw him coming, lifted very briefly, and went into the right lane after passing the M3 to give him a good shot. It's a perfect 1 mile uphill pull that has two great bends in it before we get up to the houses, never a cop.. they assume that nobody can speed up this hill I think.

That car sounded amazing! Looked like it had just come off the showroom floor. 300,00+ well spent!.. and NICE to see an owner that will actually push it.:buttrock

Cliff notes: slowly beat an m3 while being pass at a good clip by a ferrari.

[BigC986]

How many car lengths did you put on the m3? Mods? I thought the 5.0's were noticeably faster than the e46 m3s considering that the 5.0's are slightly quicker than the e9X m3's?

[Tony Soprano]

its douching rain, how you can ANY traction? i cant find traction anywhere near half throttle.

[StinkyM]

its douching rain, how you can ANY traction? i cant find traction anywhere near half throttle.

Hey man, they sell traction at walmart now. It's 49.99.

[Rudolph320i]

Hey man, they sell traction at walmart now. It's 49.99.



at this point you may as well wait for black friday to get it on sale.

[brycerichert]

This was on the weekend... DEF. not yesterday.... Yesterday was boating day on the highway in Seattle/Bellevue.


its douching rain, how you can ANY traction? i cant find traction anywhere near half throttle.

I was pulling him pretty good, but only took a few car lengths in front of him to slow down for the Ferrari. God, I need to invent something. It's a silly looking car (the ferrari), but damn... it sounded good.


How many car lengths did you put on the m3? Mods? I thought the 5.0's were noticeably faster than the e46 m3s considering that the 5.0's are slightly quicker than the e9X m3's?

[OptionlessM]

lighning

[Ingenere]

This was on the weekend... DEF. not yesterday.... Yesterday was boating day on the highway in Seattle/Bellevue.



I was pulling him pretty good, but only took a few car lengths in front of him to slow down for the Ferrari. God, I need to invent something. It's a silly looking car (the ferrari), but damn... it sounded good.

The 612 is Ferrari's 4 seat 'family' car (along with the station wagon, the FF). It uses a 599 engine, but has different heads, and the 599 engine is basically an Enzo engine. No shortage of power, and they actually handle surprisingly well, but it is definitely not a looker.

[brycerichert]

I agree... kinda funny looking, but unique enough to get the point across, (that I would want to get across in that income bracket :-) ).

When I was following it up this hill, I saw its suspension load/move a little bit more than I would have thought around the big bend... but now that I think about it, if is on the "family end" of their designs... it would make sense... still tight as hell, but the rebound must suit the wife in that model I would think.


The 612 is Ferrari's 4 seat 'family' car (along with the station wagon, the FF). It uses a 599 engine, but has different heads, and the 599 engine is basically an Enzo engine. No shortage of power, and they actually handle surprisingly well, but it is definitely not a looker.