Topic: fastest bmw in the world (Read 7590 times)

Passenger · « **Reply #30 on:** November 01, 2009, 09:08:48 PM »

I've owned more vw's than I want to admit, never had a fire. The aircooled ones I have seen go up a few times, but the watercooled ones not so much, its not like tehy are a british car $:-\$ Vw's are electrical issue prone, but bmw's and mercedes I would not agree, and I was a mercedes tech, one of the reasons I don't know much about automotive electrical stems from the fact as my time as a mechanic I was never really needed to learn because the MB's I was working on just didn't have issues beyond dead senders and bulbs.

Robb · « **Reply #31 on:** November 01, 2009, 09:33:01 PM »

Fysh, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it doesn't happen (it does) I'm saying its not the frequency that everyone assumes. Also, we do get wrecked totaled cars all the time, that's not a varible. The vw's really are getting better than they used to be. Vw has realized they need to step up their game to compete with the likes of toyota.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #32 on:** November 01, 2009, 11:54:08 PM »

Quote from: Robb on November 01, 2009, 08:32:18 PM

Gee that's funny, I've worked at a vw/audi/porsche dealer for the last 7 years, and have never seen a vw with fire damage. Hmm. I must be blind.

Except for the ECUs har har har

rudebwoy · « **Reply #33 on:** November 02, 2009, 05:56:03 AM »

can someone tell me why these old school bugs are so quick?
is it weight, or power? its very hard to run a good time on German tracks, but these dutch guys come dowm monthly with some super quick bugs, 8 seconds bugs in the 1/4.

Ntrain2k · « **Reply #34 on:** November 02, 2009, 07:17:09 AM »

No weight. What weight there is is directly above the driven wheels.

97Econobox · « **Reply #35 on:** November 02, 2009, 09:29:41 AM »

Quote from: rudebwoy on November 02, 2009, 05:56:03 AM

can someone tell me why these old school bugs are so quick?
is it weight, or power? its very hard to run a good time on German tracks, but these dutch guys come dowm monthly with some super quick bugs, 8 seconds bugs in the 1/4.

Its cause they are fire prone pieces of VW german Failure.

Robb · « **Reply #36 on:** November 02, 2009, 10:37:33 AM »

Quote from: Joseph Davis on November 01, 2009, 11:54:08 PM

Quote from: Robb on November 01, 2009, 08:32:18 PM
Gee that's funny, I've worked at a vw/audi/porsche dealer for the last 7 years, and have never seen a vw with fire damage. Hmm. I must be blind.

Except for the ECUs har har har

No, that was a Delphi body control module, and it just smoked its guts. I laid the extinguisher to it just in case.

rudebwoy · « **Reply #37 on:** November 02, 2009, 11:43:37 AM »

Quote from: 97Econobox on November 02, 2009, 09:29:41 AM

Quote from: rudebwoy on November 02, 2009, 05:56:03 AM
can someone tell me why these old school bugs are so quick?
is it weight, or power? its very hard to run a good time on German tracks, but these dutch guys come dowm monthly with some super quick bugs, 8 seconds bugs in the 1/4.

Its cause they are fire prone pieces of VW german Failure.

never seen one on fire. most common car at this track.
http://1on1-motorsports.de/meetings/

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #38 on:** November 02, 2009, 12:09:21 PM »

Quote from: Robb on November 02, 2009, 10:37:33 AM

Quote from: Joseph Davis on November 01, 2009, 11:54:08 PM
Quote from: Robb on November 01, 2009, 08:32:18 PM
Gee that's funny, I've worked at a vw/audi/porsche dealer for the last 7 years, and have never seen a vw with fire damage. Hmm. I must be blind.

Except for the ECUs har har har

No, that was a Delphi body control module, and it just smoked its guts. I laid the extinguisher to it just in case.

I thought you said the VWs ECUs commonly fried themselves when reflashing?

97Econobox · « **Reply #39 on:** November 02, 2009, 12:19:39 PM »

Quote from: rudebwoy on November 02, 2009, 11:43:37 AM

Quote from: 97Econobox on November 02, 2009, 09:29:41 AM
Quote from: rudebwoy on November 02, 2009, 05:56:03 AM
can someone tell me why these old school bugs are so quick?
is it weight, or power? its very hard to run a good time on German tracks, but these dutch guys come dowm monthly with some super quick bugs, 8 seconds bugs in the 1/4.

Its cause they are fire prone pieces of VW german Failure.

never seen one on fire. most common car at this track.
http://1on1-motorsports.de/meetings/

I was tryin to be sarcastic lol. I know nothing about it other than i drive mine and its comfy. Rocks and rolls like a damn river boat but its comfy

Robb · « **Reply #40 on:** November 02, 2009, 02:11:04 PM »

Yeah by fried I didn't mean literally. Motronics don't like firmware reflashes. I thought you were refering to the repo car.

97Econobox · « **Reply #41 on:** November 02, 2009, 03:30:32 PM »

Just watched the vid. Holy fuck the goddamn trunk hits the pavement on each fucking shift. That ass dropped like 2 foot.

Sounds evil as fuck though.

rudebwoy · « **Reply #42 on:** November 02, 2009, 03:57:39 PM »

I've seen them flip off the launch.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #43 on:** November 02, 2009, 04:11:17 PM »

Quote from: Robb on November 02, 2009, 02:11:04 PM

Yeah by fried I didn't mean literally. Motronics don't like firmware reflashes. I thought you were refering to the repo car.

The repo car != VW.

And, I have an answer for firmware reflashes:

Snap-crap battery charger, has a reflash setting where it smoothly regulates system voltage between 13.4-14.8 volts

When the flash goes bad, I am fully equipped to yank and burn/replace the SMD flash memory the Motronic (and others) use.

onlyflash944 · « **Reply #44 on:** November 02, 2009, 04:45:38 PM »

go buy a damn camera that works

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #45 on:** November 02, 2009, 07:06:10 PM »

No, I won't. Shitty pictures are my trademark. Go fuck yourself.

onlyflash944 · « **Reply #46 on:** November 02, 2009, 11:01:49 PM »

fuck you and your fancy (possibly BNC) soldering iron

bmws still suck, but the spec e30 series looks like cheap fun. went to go look at a stripped, running 318 earlier this year, only to realise that this is the last year they have 318s in the series so i didn't get it

fysh · « **Reply #47 on:** November 02, 2009, 11:11:08 PM »

sexy BMW... really the only one thats ever given me a wood. Junk yard I use to work at had a Ti in really good condition.

onlyflash944 · « **Reply #48 on:** November 02, 2009, 11:14:10 PM »

not going to lie, 2002s make me hard

one of those with a big 6 and a turbo would be fun

90turboteg · « **Reply #49 on:** November 02, 2009, 11:59:39 PM »

when i was a mechanic i remember a lead tech pulling in a 01 s4 audi that he had to jump out of because the electrical smoke. then on my way back from Sacramento i saw a 98 golf on fire on the side of the freeway... also about 2 months ago a 03 bug was on a tow truck and was just put out after a horable fire. ive seen more these are just the most memorable. not including the 60's bug i had to completely re wire, ya theirs not much to wire but its a bitch to re route... and just most of the vw guys around here are dushes, not as bad as the drifters, but stretched tires and wheels that stick out 4" or so, wtf that shit pisses me off.

97Econobox · « **Reply #50 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:14:57 AM »

Quote from: 90turboteg on November 02, 2009, 11:59:39 PM

when i was a mechanic i remember a lead tech pulling in a 01 s4 audi that he had to jump out of because the electrical smoke. then on my way back from Sacramento i saw a 98 golf on fire on the side of the freeway... also about 2 months ago a 03 bug was on a tow truck and was just put out after a horable fire. ive seen more these are just the most memorable. not including the 60's bug i had to completely re wire, ya theirs not much to wire but its a bitch to re route... and just most of the vw guys around here are dushes, not as bad as the drifters, but stretched tires and wheels that stick out 4" or so, wtf that shit pisses me off.

Yeah fuck the dushes.

j.h.christ · « **Reply #51 on:** November 03, 2009, 11:43:22 AM »

i never have taken any of my wagens to the dealer, even under warranty. suck it, trebek.

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