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I just came back from a quick trip to the border. Over 100 miles round trip. The last 20 miles thru Moderate to Heavy traffic 'not to exceed' about 40mph, usually lower.
Here are my questions:
Are the 'Convoy' Rules' for BMW M3 owners different than regular humans?
1. Must you ALWAYS be one gear lower than really required?
2. Must you ALWAYS downshift / blip when dropping down a gear.....even at 25mph?
3. Must you ALWAYS accelerate nearly as fast as possible?
4. Must you ALWAYS drive solo or is that just a function of not being able to Get A Date?
5. Must you have a LOUD and awful sounding exhaust system?
At least the Stereo systems were NOT blaring some awful, poor-tasteless crap.....
I AM however, jealous of the Butt Wing sticking up nearly level with the roof. I want one for my Element, even if just to secure my Ghetto Creds.
Too much is never enough
Follow Ups:
I sure could use more drivers who accelerate as fast as possible. So many sluggish drivers out there, you could be the fourth car in line at a traffic light and not make it through before the light turns red again.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
It's not simply fast acceleration.
Lots of those bums are ON THE PHONE or engaging in self-abuse.
I like the ones that SIT until the light turns yellow than run it.
We have stoplights serving ONRAMPS for the freeway. Some are 2 cars per green. The idiots that Can Not read? make me grit my teeth.....
The worst? Doing 5 under in the FAST LANE. Or tailgating in the car pool lane.......
Too much is never enough
You're in a line of traffic, vehicle at the head of the line is going 5 under the limit (and speed limits, for the most part, are already set artificially low), and getting tailgated by the guy behind YOU!
Really?!!! What does the tailgater expect you to do, leapfrog all the cars in front of you?
And in my case, I drive a small, low-slung coupe. Mr. or Ms. Tailgater is in a pickup or an SUV and can easily see the cars in front of me.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Add in that it is getting DARK and the idiot in the tall vehicle Behind you turns on the high beams.....
and doesnt' seem to notice OR care.....
Too much is never enough
...those rules apply mainly to Subarus and Hondas. And if you have a turbo'd engine, you MUST crank the boost to some insane level so the waste-gate does the "snap-crackle-pop" with every down-shift/deceleration. Maximized, of course, through the "fart-can" muffler with the required 4" exhaust tip.
"The phone don't ring, and the sun refused to shine. Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly, for what was already mine, for such a long, long time."--Warren Zevon~"Accidentally Like A Martyr"--1978
I was passed once by a guy who had a wastegate pop at just over idle. I mean? This enigne was headed for the scrap heap with excess boost and poor setup.
Sure, we had lots of Honda / Subaru 'racers' but these BMW guys were in caravan in medium to heavy traffic and just being obnoxious. And north of where I got off the freeway, the traffic gets even WORSE so they were stuck....If they were headed north to Orange County....they had another 5 or so exits in O'Side than 20+ miles up......
I hate what you call Fart Can mufflers.......
Too much is never enough
My guess is that these BMW drivers know each other (as in a club). Perhaps less about being a BMW owner than their need to exhibit passive aggressive behavior ( "Look at the power I have (over you)!" ). Hell, I've seen this passive aggressive behavior with motorcycle caravans and even pedestrians purposely leisurely crossing the street in spite of traffic.
'Fart Can mufflers'
aka 'glass packs'?
...I've had many of those over the years--mainly on large-displacement American V-8s, and they sounded great.
The "fart-cans" are mainly found on small-displacement (often turbo'd) "rice-rods" (Japanese wanna-be street racers). They are just annoying, with a hollow, metallic, resonance to them.
There are plenty of "good" performance exhaust systems (Borla, Flowmaster, Tubi, etc.) that don't grate on your last nerve--they're actually tuned for performance, rather than noise-level.
My 360 actually has a complete Tubi exhaust system on it (the original owner had it installed at the dealer before he even took delivery of the car). It came with the entire factory system if I want to re-install it, at any point. The Tubi system is a little louder than stock, but not excessively so, and you gain ~10% in hp. Can't say that I'd have been willing to pay the $4K to have it installed on a brand new car just to gain 40 hp, but, then again, I buy my Ferraris used, not new.
"The phone don't ring, and the sun refused to shine. Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly, for what was already mine, for such a long, long time."--Warren Zevon~"Accidentally Like A Martyr"--1978
I'm up to speed on Fart Cans now ... they help put the furious sound in the Fast & Furious franchise ... which should be remade [no it shouldn't!] with the cast in animal costumes ... you know what's next of course:
The Fast And Furries
just stay away from Rule 34 with this crap
regards,
there are a few of those annoyers in this neck of the woods here, but I have to say that down the street are a few Harley owners who ride together and blast by the house. I like the sound of Harley's stock and when they modify the exhaust the decibel level is extremely high. I used to ride also, very dangerous here in NJ.
Borla's are nice, Quiet Power's too. I have an 'extractor' dual muffler system on mine that's doesn't get too loud unless I step on it.
"Bass is the place..the rest is filigree and lace" Doug Sax
...and I've posted this before. I rode for years (BK--before kids). When my daughters were born, I gave-up the bikes for basically 20 years. Then I bought a new one (crotch-rocket from hell). It just wasn't the same because of the idiots in cars.
Unless I "got out of town" onto some back-roads, it was nothing but paranoia and self-defense--I rarely felt "safe" anymore. I don't know how our avid bicyclists even consider being on the road--at least I could twist the grip, drop a couple gears, and "get out of Dodge" in a matter of seconds (130+ hp in a 406 lb bike).
We routinely have people in cars slamming vehicles into buildings, or (most recently) the side of the middle of a moving freight train--"didn't see it"...
At least, if I ride one of my horses, or sally-up the team with the wagon, you won't hit those--they weigh as much (or more) than your car and WILL total it--and you don't want that bill on your insurance.
"The phone don't ring, and the sun refused to shine. Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly, for what was already mine, for such a long, long time."--Warren Zevon~"Accidentally Like A Martyr"--1978
"Bass is the place..the rest is filigree and lace" Doug Sax
My glass packs on my '56 Chrysler sounded GOOD. People would tell me how good it sounded.
Nice 'burble' without being TOO loud. Sounded nice.
Fart Can sound? Is that sound like sombody beating on a trash can lid. Metalic / Raspy and generally not pleasant. To make it worse? Toss in an unfortunate resonance.
2 different things.
Too much is never enough
never heard that Fat Can term back when I paid attention
*shrug*
BMW drivers are the most aggressive and yeah those "fart mufflers" are ridiculous! Advertising for a ticket! Doh!
I had a kewl experience last fall driving my Honda Odyssey on the Garden Stare Parkway. My exit was about 5 miles away and I hear this loud humming sound like a hornet. I'm in the center lane doing 80 and 4 Porsches with racing numbers fly by prob doing about 100...then another 4 then a few Ferrari's...then more Porsches..:All have NY plates and by the time I exit more than I could count flew by! Must have been a car club heading to Atlantic City or similar. Got my blood pumping in a good way I know my T levels shot up too! So I come home all jazzed up and tell Lady Rodge about it. Of course she smiles nods politely and asks if I remembered to get coffee? Women! (Enter eye roll here)
Philippians 2:9-11
'if I remembered to get coffee'
did you? was it the right brand, price, grind?
sorry, just got through with my market run debriefing
she caught me on the olive oil ... dammit!
be well,
did you? was it the right brand, price, grind?Yes! Yes I did! It was on the list that I make when I do a food run! We're not coffee aficionados, Costco k-cup Colombian Blend and Pacific Bold. Coffee serves me one purpose...to wake my fat tired ass up and get me out the door! That's it nothing more!
I refuse to go shopping with Lady Rodge since she likes to graze through the store. In Jan 2015 She slipped on the steps and broke her tailbone. The pain was excruciating and all household chores were laid at my feet. So I got very proficient at Costco and Bj's. I make the list the way the store is laid out. Walk through the door go right and make the loop to the check out! In and out in 20mins or less!!
But I digress...slow distracted drivers are a real problem! When your driving just pay attention and drive!
Philippians 2:9-11
Edits: 10/05/20
'The pain was excruciating'
she became a pain by the O ring!
'slow distracted drivers are a real problem'
including shopping carts!
no really, my sympathies on her slip & fall
with regards,
'Market Run Debriefing'?
You need some place to HIDE. My response to wife? MAKE A LIST.
Also? When at the big box store OR grocery? you are allowed ONE PASS thru the store.
NO BACKTRACKING is allowed. I'll help with some things and push the cart. But endlessly wandering back and forth is NOT something I do.
Buy a REAL grinder (not a blade-type chopper) and some reasonable coffee. I like PEETS Major Dickasons Blend. Not over roasted or bitey. Most starbusks is over roasted.
When I'm feeling rich AND am way down south? I go do CAFE MOTO and head downstairs to the place where they roast / bag. LOTS of neat stuff down there including plenty of African Coffees. I like a blend of KenyaAA and Tanzania. Several other from East Africa are VERY nice.
OR? You could get some 'green beans' and learn to roast your own. In my experiments, I wait for the FIRST CRACK than cool / rest before grinding.
Too much is never enough
'way down south?'
that's chicory brew, or if you're lucky, Chock Full O Nuts, the coffee of choice at Al Anon meetings everywhere ... you're just spoiled!
'you need some place to HIDE'
good idea but I'm reduced to hasty defilade, nothing permanent
; )
Had my Fill of Chock......no mas.
The reason I suggested Peet's is that it is both available widely and fairly tastey without being 'snobby'.
I want to start roasting my own.....now THAT'S being s snob. Starbucks iw IMO, over-roasted.
I've got a 4' manhole cover leading to a big concrete pipe in my back yard.....It runs from 2 blocks UP the hill to the other side of the main street near me (passing under) and is my bug-out route.
Might be some nasties down there, but that's what 9mm is for......
Too much is never enough
my goodness ... you're a part time 'prepper' coffee connoisseur!
ya, it's wise to have a plan 'E' when A > D aren't viable
I've contingency plans for my contingency plans as well
with regards,
I was just approaching the border at Port Huron, returning from the U.S. Grand Prix in 2002 in my E46 M3, when the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I throttled back to under 70 mph - I had generally been traveling at triple digit speeds the whole way - and suddenly this Barney Fife character fell out of a large conifer with a radar gun in his hand. He was shaking all over and asked me if I'd been speeding. I judiciously looked at my instruments and informed him that as they were metric it was hard to say. He told me that they had received dozens of calls from "concerned citizens" and had been tracking me since Gary Indiana. I suggested that people have been known to exaggerate and accepted the very modest ticket. I drove at the speed limit the remaining 12 miles to the border and wasn't surprised to see an OPP contingent follow me off the bridge.
Edits: 10/05/20
Wife and I were returning from Vegas. She was cruising along at 80+ with another car.
Up besides up comes a CHP who yells to 'slow down' over his speaker......So we did.
Car in front of us got the same message but must have said to forget it.
About 5 miles up? Other guy getting a TICKET. OOOPS!
ABout 35+ years ago me and a buddy were headed for an overnite in Vegas. We'd leave after dark to avoid most of the heat. We were passed by about 5 REALLY fast drivers in caravan. Up ahead the guy in the CADDY was pulled over smoking / overheated. maybe 10 minutes further UP? The REST of 'em were ALL pulled over getting a REAL TICKET. OUCH! Guy in broken Caddy was the lucky one.....
Too much is never enough
6. "Must be the most inconsiderate parker in the lot".
7. "Knows that driving rules and regulations are for others"
I'll add these to the list.....
Too much is never enough
BMW makes nice cars but the reason you'd never buy one is that you might as well tattoo 'I'm a d*ck' on your forehead.
Edits: 10/05/20
And what's WITH the 1 and 2 series? They are $$$, too......and face very stiff competition from the likes of Audi and others.....
Too much is never enough
It's not the drivers fault. It's our darn SMG transmissions do whatever they please at the most inopportune time. Love my older SMG M3.
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It hurts my eyes too.
Well, than, the goofs on the road today were in perfect compliance.
I'l LOVE to see the crash / injury / claims statistics on the M3 series BMW. I'm certain it is an eye-opener to receive your bill! Even with No tickets / accidents / infractions.
Too much is never enough
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