Well, I've been driving my 95 M5 for a little over a week now and have one observation - not many of the little fish want to play!
IvanDivas had it right on when he said driving an M5 is like being a Shark cruising the reef. All the other little fish just clear out of the way and no one dares mess with you. I would equate it to living the life of a Great White.... only when the need truly calls, do you press for the deep reserves of power and UNLEASH THE FURY!
Yeah, the life of a big white shark...
Beware of little red fishes that may occasionnally nibble your tail...
They are easily recognized by a badge representing a little black horse on a yellow background
Well, I've been driving my 95 M5 for a little over a week now and have one observation - not many of the little fish want to play!
IvanDivas had it right on when he said driving an M5 is like being a Shark cruising the reef. All the other little fish just clear out of the way and no one dares mess with you. I would equate it to living the life of a Great White.... only when the need truly calls, do you press for the deep reserves of power and UNLEASH THE FURY!
Yeah, now that you mention it; it is a lot of fun!!!!!!!!
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Last edited by Seninha; 30th August 2002 at 08:07.
The greatest moments in any M5, for me, is when somebody compliments you or has a ghastly/confused/humbled/awed/etc look and you are just sitting in your M5 at a stoplight; no need to display power to show them "what's up."
Just let the sound of the engine, the strange gearbox in a "typical luxury BMW sedan," the understated but purposeful spoilers (no rice wings), and humongous twin tail pipes......just let that awe them.
If that doesn do it, rip them a new one past 4500rpms...then they will know. Rice will back off, way off. Mercedes and Porsche owners will give thumbs up.....and rice will be just a food.....As JIMMY would say: ~FLY MORON! FLY!~
When the opportunities do arise you will enjoy,but you could try winding up the bikers they will be surprised at the amount of work they have to put out to leave you,and they can,in comparison to a lot of other cars. and you are not too dissappointed as you never would have won anyway
Or there is the local boy racer hangout on friday nights where you will be king except for the rich kids with Porsche`s and the like:p
I don't much care about the legion of "wannabees," nor with how quickly I could suck their windshields out. These folks may be screaming for attention from someone, but they usually don't get very much of mine. Smoking a rice burner whose aftermarket hang-ons are worth more than the car itself just doesn't interest me all that much.
For me, the real pleasure of ownership comes from a simple nod from someone who obviously recognizes the car, and appreciates it for what it is -- not from redlining the ///M to put a lesser car in its place. That said, you can't own one of these cars for very long before you get the urge to put things to the test in one way or another. I've matched laps with the Porsches on Nuerburgring, and surprised more than a few AMGs and Audi Ss on the autobahn, but these guys share our passion for world class cars, so I don't put them in the same class as the ricer racers. When one of them offers an occasional "thumbs up," that provides all of the affirmation that I really need.
Chuck
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Last edited by StormMaster; 31st August 2002 at 13:12.
In defence of rice rockets. Don't always judge a car by it's owner and 'decor' ! In the UK, there are plenty of people 'slammin' BMW's - they are equally inane.
On UK country roads, my wife's rice rocket (Impreza Turbo) is more than a match for my 3.8M5. It's fun too....
The life of a Great White Shark.....
except for the rich kids with Porsche`s and the like:p 
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