Yeah, my car looks like every other car...cops don't seem to notice me blazing by.Legacypusher wrote:One of the great things about Legacy's and older M3's is the stealth factor. They aren't flashy like the newer models, so they don't attract a lot of police attention. I was cruising at 80 the other day in a 70 zone on I-10 when a new Dodge Magnum passed me doing about 2 mph faster as we ran up on 3 Florida HP cars in the median. They had no radar going at the time, or at least my detector didn't chirp. They pointed at him, jumped into their cars and nailed him, and I just kept on trucking. Stealth is a good thing.
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I would have to vote for the wagon. And you yourself provided the answer.
A child with a FULL plastic cup of Red Goo becomes an empty cup in the back seat.
Which one are your going to hate more? Cleaning up the BMW or the wagon?
A child with a FULL plastic cup of Red Goo becomes an empty cup in the back seat.
Which one are your going to hate more? Cleaning up the BMW or the wagon?
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1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
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Ain't it great? We are invisible in our old cars as we blow by the cops. I drove a friend's "arrest me red" Porsche the other day and was totally paranoid. I came home and hugged my old wagon.
Don
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'90 L wagon, fwd, 5MT, 156K, purchased new 11/89, and running like a top. What a great car this continues to be.
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Yeah, in reality our cars are some of the fastest street cars. I've passed all manner of exotica too paranoid to go over the limit.
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When you run nothing but a downpipe, you get noticed.
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That's not legal here in PA. The cops will pull you over for your car being too loud.THAWA wrote:When you run nothing but a downpipe, you get noticed.
1995 Polo Green Subaru SVX (189k miles - 08/2007-Present)Manarius wrote:The Neo-Cons would call me a defeatist. I'd call me a realist. I'm realistically saying that a snowball has better chances in the blazes of hell than democracy has in Iraq.
HAHAHA, that was crazy loud man! Sounded like a jet taking off.THAWA wrote:When you run nothing but a downpipe, you get noticed.
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It's not legal here either.Manarius wrote:That's not legal here in PA. The cops will pull you over for your car being too loud.THAWA wrote:When you run nothing but a downpipe, you get noticed.
Was it really that loud?
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I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
Yeah, I could totally hear you when you came up to work. Although, i heard my car as well (when you drove it around) but yours was definately louder.
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87 Grey GL-10 Sedan (so long old buddy) - donated
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2002 BMW r1150rt-p - sold
2004 BMW r1200ST - sold
2016 BMW r1200RS - sold
04 Java Black Pearl Forester XT
2014 Volvo S60 T5
18 KTM 1290 Adventure S
87 Grey GL-10 Sedan (so long old buddy) - donated
97 Toyota 4Runner SR5 - sold
2002 BMW r1150rt-p - sold
2004 BMW r1200ST - sold
2016 BMW r1200RS - sold
I think the sound just carried further than you thought. Its kinda like how you could hear my car all the way down the street, even though I don't think it is actually that loud. Plus, your noise was bouncing off buildings and stuff.
91 Pearl White Sport Sedan
04 Java Black Pearl Forester XT
2014 Volvo S60 T5
18 KTM 1290 Adventure S
87 Grey GL-10 Sedan (so long old buddy) - donated
97 Toyota 4Runner SR5 - sold
2002 BMW r1150rt-p - sold
2004 BMW r1200ST - sold
2016 BMW r1200RS - sold
04 Java Black Pearl Forester XT
2014 Volvo S60 T5
18 KTM 1290 Adventure S
87 Grey GL-10 Sedan (so long old buddy) - donated
97 Toyota 4Runner SR5 - sold
2002 BMW r1150rt-p - sold
2004 BMW r1200ST - sold
2016 BMW r1200RS - sold
E36 M3 was one of my choices for a fun second car. However so was the porsche 944 turbo in my sig. Guess which one I chose?
They both have great handling and make similiar power when stock. The bimmer probably has better aftermarket/mainstream support, however I would say that the 944 turbo has better community support through Rennlist and enough vendor support to make most owners happy. The Porsche has a 2.5l turbo engine which you will want to tune the hell out of while the M3 has a NA which requires more $$$/HP and may help to control your spending urges.
Oh and you may want to look into a DSM as well (i.e. plymouth laser, eagle talon, mitsu eclipse)
Just more fun cars to consider!
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
They both have great handling and make similiar power when stock. The bimmer probably has better aftermarket/mainstream support, however I would say that the 944 turbo has better community support through Rennlist and enough vendor support to make most owners happy. The Porsche has a 2.5l turbo engine which you will want to tune the hell out of while the M3 has a NA which requires more $$$/HP and may help to control your spending urges.
Oh and you may want to look into a DSM as well (i.e. plymouth laser, eagle talon, mitsu eclipse)
Just more fun cars to consider!
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
93' Legacy Sport "Under Construction" ;-)
87' 944 Turbo (unbelievably the dd)
87' 944 Turbo (unbelievably the dd)