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  8. Posted · Report reply

    You stated m40 e30's were slow. If you look at the e30 race series the 320i and 318i's are evenly matched. Therefore if you want to compare apples with apples (stock 320i vs stock 318i m40 - again evenly matched) you would also be saying your own 320i was slow would you not?

    Also a manual 318i m10 is only 1sec slower to 100kph than an auto 325i according to factory bmw figures... Thats not comparing apples with apples, however the 0-100kph times are still comparable.

    True but did i say my 320i was fast?

  10. Posted · Edited by ethrty320 · Report reply

    All sh!tboxes should be pulled from the streets and crushed. It will raise the quality of cars on the road and hopefully make people treat driving with a bit more respect, in turn dropping the road toll

    Im going to assume you are oblivious to the fact your E30 (and mine for that matter) will be considered part of this category by the authorities?

    Why should the driving age be raised to 18? Because you don't like the fact that young people have some privileges? Or because it's a nice round number?

    I agree with you. 18 is too much. the school leaving age is 16, so therefore how are the kids who leave school at 16 because school is not the place for them going to get an apprenticeship? My dad is a tradesman, he wont take on any employee that doesn't have a minimum of a restricted license (one exception), and logic would assume the vast majority of tradesmen would be the same. (with the exception of maybe a mechanics/panel beaters where the customer comes to you)

    [below not directed at you, are my own thoughts]

    Im 17. i think i know it all on the road. ill agree to that. But as someone else said, i walked into the AA, took an inspector around the block and got my Riskies. 12 months later, and after a pointless Defensive Driving Course which taught nothing but logic with no practical what so ever, i took a different inspector around the block, this time narrating what i was doing at the same time.

    Its one thing to be told what to do in the event you get into a skid. recalling theory a year later when you are on the wrong side of the road heading towards an 18 wheeler is easier said than done. been there done that, only a parked car instead (oil spill + 90 degree turn + rear wheel drive = FAIL).

    My idea for the new system:

    *Learners at any age. The earlier you get on the road the better in my mind. more experience has got to be a good thing. i know people will argue this.. and know it wont ever be implemented, but i was driving at 8 years old, and i believe that experience behind the has contributed to only having a single minor fender bender as my only crash in just under 10 years of driving.

    *Restricted at 16, consisting of a practical on road test the same as now, as well as a practical session on the skid pad learning how a car handles when aqua planing/sliding. This should be with the option of using the car that the person will be driving for the majority of the time.

    *Full licence should come at 18, possibly with a further practical component, as by this time kids have been working for a few years possibly, built a nice car that they love which is possibly different to their original car.

  12. Posted · Edited by ethrty320 · Report reply

    Put your car on the track against a 318i m40 racecar and see which is slower....

    thats like comparing apples to pears... since when do people compare a stripped out racecar to a stock standard engined cruiser with full options?

    At least it's a manual. I'd rather have it than a 520i auto.

    agreed

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    I'm possibly keen for a lil group orderl. Cbf looking back in thread for cheapest prices too lazy and tired... But if anyone else is keen to do a group order for next month some time?

    If no one I will co-ordinate one myself possibly :rolleyes: *prepare for disaster*

    id be down for that. i wont be on here much in January though (road trip ftw!), though ill rape every opportunity of free internet ^.^

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    +1 again for Gavin, sorted me all the parts I need to get my E30 back on the road, all the parts here in Wellington the day after the money cleared, awesome service and very helpful. Is an asset to the forum, especially with the discounts when everything seems to break at once :rolleyes: . Thankyou :)

    Heya got a clutch kit off you 3-4 months ago, do you have a waterpump? thanks

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