Ninjured

So I'm driving to Raleigh for a three day conference from the beach. It's about 150 miles on divided highway, BUT it has 80 or so lights. It usually takes a little more than 2.5 hours.

Anyway, I'm getting close to Raleigh, the speed limit was 55 and traffic was flowing around 70. This BMW 550 passes me cruising about 75. Of course I'm thinking "550? never seen a 550 before, I wonder how we'd match up..." Wouldn't you know it, a red light. I have to move in behind the beemer cause there is this new Ford f150 in the right lane so i'm thinking the BMW will take off a little faster than the truck.

The light turns green and to my surprise, the f150 is gone, full throttle start. The BMW takes off, not really going after the truck. Then, he realizes that I'm about to move over and pass his a$$. So he gets on it and I can see the smiles on their faces as he shifts and the beemer lurches. Too bad those smiles turned upside down as I walk on by like I was being pulled by a bull mastiff.

I complete the pass and move in front as we go around the Ford and kept on going about to 110. At that point, I have some distance on him and let off. I had slowed down to about 80 when he passed me, neither him nor the passenger looked at me (LMAO).

Sure enough we catch another red light and this time we are both lined up, I'm ready, but they both look depressed and won't even glance at me. The light turns green and I'm gone, he didn't even try.

He passed me again when I was cruising around 75. LOL, he can keep going at that speed.

Perked me up for the day

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purplehaze

Sweet kill.... I am making it a habit to go after EVERYTHING with a BMW on it.... Caught an M3 slippin yesterday, no room to run but I gave him the 455 Bobcat roar it caught his attention hehe

GTJimbO

There are no 550's, but cool kill.

M5 in the previous body type (5 liter v8) is a 400 hp car, but quite heavy. The 540 is a 4 liter V8, no slouch, but not 400 hp.

Watch out for the new M5 however: 5.0 liter V-10, 500 hp. You may have gotten this one for breakfast, but the next may get your lunch! ;-)

Very cool!

Jim Miller

gojiragoat

Sorry Jim, but the 550 sedan is new for 2007. It is a 4.8-liter, 360-hp V-8. It replaces the 545 model. The same thing happened in the 6 series (650 replaces 645)

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Ninjured

hence the line "550? never seen a 550 before..."
but i looked it up and it's apparently out for 2006
http://research.cars.com/go/crp/rese...=&aff=national

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GTJimbO

Kinda funny though: Do your research on HP before trying anything... That guy in the Beemer clearly didn't understand what the GTO has.

I used to get M5's and Cobra's try to race me in any of my Saabs. Fun cars, but I do know my limits with these Swedish Meatballs...

Groucho

75? 110?

Man, you guys drive slow.

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JWCACE

[quote=purplehaze]Sweet kill.... I am making it a habit to go after EVERYTHING with a BMW on it....

Me to.....love to kill those guys....its easy....so arrogant.

GTODEALER

.... I was thinking the same thing.
Hell, just last night me and a R6 and C5 were playing on the freeway and speeds exceeded 145mph.....

UdnUdnGTO

With the costs of our horsepower compared to a BMW, would we be known as "Cheap Thrills?"