Got a chance to run a 2000 BMW M5 this morning from a stop on the way to work. I gave 'er hell until about 120 Km/h and probably had 2 or 3 car lenghts. He was really suprised and rolled the window down at the next intersection to give me props

 

Hmmm don't 00 M5's run a 13.3. Are you saying you won or lost the race....?
Anyway one thing I've noticed is that owners of european cars and domestic cars are really nice about giving props. It seems the import crowd is bitter about everything..... I saw a Honda with a Hotwheels sticker on it, no joke, a freakin' hotwheel's sticker. I wanted to ask him what it was about but I'd figure he'd take it the wrong way and key my car =\

 

'00 M5's are so fast.

 

2001 M5's run in the 13's, but I have no clue about 2000's ???

 

After a little more research... I have no idea how I beat this guy...

 

He was just playin' with you 'cause we all know he would have smoked you. Nice story nontheless.

 

ok.. so you outran an m5?

you know that car has nearly 400 hp (which equals out the 3900 pounds)

and turns up a 4.9second 0-60.... sorry buddy, our cars are NOT faster than an m5

 

NOT faster for sure AND NOT AS FAST either

 

don't try to back out now man.... we loved your story... but next time before posting a BS kill story do some research first, or post the kill on a forum that doesn't have motorheads reading it

 

The guy in the M5 probably had a Starbucks Latte in one hand, his cell in the other and shifting into 2nd - ALL AT THE SAME TIME - ROFl - I kill me

 

Maybe it was a 3 series coupe with an M badge? that would make sense.
I wish i had a 2003 M5.

 

could've even been a geo metro with m5 badges and bmw rims

 

**** you man, I was at a stop light. We both launched hard. I slllowwwly pulled on him. Basically he must have for some reason gone 3/4 throttle and given me the win? It makes no ******* sense to me, but thats exactly what happened.

 

b-spot..whenever I read your posts, I look at Kim Jong Il in your sig, and imagine him being you, and you're saying "**** you man"

 

damn it's only 5:45 am and that just made my day!

 

ok thats enough bashing. at least he got to be in the same presence as that car. I don't see too many M5's on the road. I love them so much

 

**** you Hans Brix!!!

 

I'd say it's a lot more likely that it was a Performance Package 540i. It has the same front bumper and sometimes wheels as the M5 so it wouldn't be hard to throw some M5 badges on and fake people out, but it has ~300hp instead of 394. I could see you putting a few cars on one of those, but I'm pretty sceptical about the M5.

 

exactly what i was thinkin, 540i with a M badge on it.

 

Ahhh.. that would make LOTS of sense... except I just checked on edmunds.com and:

Acceleration (0-60 mph): 5.5 sec

so i still shouldn't have won... I don't get it

 

ha man i ran one of the 2001 to newer ones last night and from a roll he pulled like a mad man 2 and a half cars minimum before he felt i had enough and from a dig..........pure rape. he put busses on me while he was spinning all of 1st, 2nd, and the first part of third it was insane not sure if it was stock but I still had to try.

 

I would give this guy a break . Ya know , there are lots of total frikin idiots that buy fast cars with manual transmissions and dont have the slightest clue how to drive them . Hell , the last time I was at the dragstrip , there was a dumba$$ that couldnt get a 04 Z06 vette out of the mid 13's . Thats a low 12 sec car for christ sakes .

Cars just dont automatically run the # , and thats especially true with a manual car and ever more true with these $50K plus cars ALOT of ( but not all of )people buy as status figures . If the driver is to stupid to properly harness the power of his car ....errrr , a race is a race and the unquestionably faster m5 got smoked by a cheby

Too many times I wish I had a "hey dumba$$ , learn how to drive" bumper sticker

 

it could be driver error
stop givin b spot a hard time
he outdrove the BMW!

 

sounds like a correct statement there!!! lol

other than the fact of our cars having 60mm less tread to the pavement, and 150~ less hp.. with the extra 1.5 seconds from a 0-60 that the m5 has on us, i would say there's huge room for bmw driver error before we even have a chance....


i wouldn't even say there was ANY outdriving ANYONE if someone lost with an m5 to a cobalt lol.... that just means there was an old lady driving or they weren't racing the beemer to begin with

 

I suspect the latter, any high powered sedan or car for that matter no matter what it weighs once it gets going all bets are off. Try a E55 Amg and you will see this in action!