11-12-2013, 07:41 PM | #46 |
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Not much attention at all. I've been approached on a couple of occasions at the gas station. I've gotten 3 or 4 thumbs ups from other BMW owners. Now the amount of people that want to run me, that is substantially higher. And by people I mean Mustangs and Camaros.
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11-13-2013, 02:06 AM | #49 |
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I got some attention during the first week I had the car… a few thumbs up and compliments from the valet etc. Now, I swear it's like I am driving a camry… I do however think that moonstone is a rather discreet color if I had to do it over again I would choose black or MCB. I almost got a white B7 instead of the M5, now that would have gotten more attention for sure!
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11-13-2013, 03:06 AM | #50 | |
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I'm personally bemused at just how many people mistake a 3 series for a 5 or vice versa, VW Golf & Polo, etc. With so many EB F30s M Sports in the UK, MCB will 'blend', std f10 colours such as Sapphire Black or Space Grey will be the ultimate sleeper M5 colours... |
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11-13-2013, 03:13 AM | #51 |
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Is the UR in Audi 'Mother of Pearl'? That was my favourite colour of it's time (was really into Audis in my teens). I such an iconic car I can appreciate how much attention you receive. Any chance of some pics (or link to)?
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11-13-2013, 07:12 AM | #55 |
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I'm assuming the 0.1% of the time is when your 'cloaking device' has been faulty a passers by are running for cover from the impending thunderstorm
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The other weekend when I was on my way up to Pennsylvania to visit my sister, I was driving at around 8pm on the dark highway with only 2 lanes through a construction zone. The speed limit was 55mph so I slowed down to 54mph and obeyed the law. I was in the left lane when I did this and I constantly kept having to move over to the right because people did not want to obey the construction speed limit and I had a lot of people tailgating me, wanting me to move out of the way or go faster. Most people I just let them go and pass by, hoping they'd get a ticket. Keep in mind I'm running full radar detection and laser jamming, and the people who are passing me have no protection, so I'm not worried about getting a ticket myself, 99% of the time I obey the speed limit. But then comes along this one douchebag, who is in a civic with a fart can exhaust or something and gets on my ass, starts honking and flashing his lights. I naturally move over to the right lane again (by the way I can't stay in the right lane 100% either as there are cars moving at less than 55mph so I have to get in the left lane to circumnavigate them time to time), and then proceeded to hit the ///M button. Well you can guess what happened next. As soon as the annoying civic is about to pass me on the left, I gun it, and a huge explosion of Twin Turbo V8 glory happens behind me. I take it up to triple digits then slow down again and wait for him to catch up, then I do it again and get in front him on purpose and slow down. Yes at this point, I'm being what some may call an A-Hole, but this guy deserved it. I eventually end my flashing of my headlights, honking of my horn and exploding of my straightpipes and let him go. As he passes me for the final time, the passenger in the civic rolls down the window and gives me a huge thumbs down. I'm thinking to myself "///Mission Accomplished!" And laughing out loud to myself behind my 15% tinted windows. Some people just need to be punished with the ridiculously loud sound of a straightpiped S63tu for their stupidity. I hope that he learned to never annoy a family sedan again, but probably not. Lol! On the upside, it felt SOOOOO good to stretch my M5's legs again. Listening to the reverberation of the straight sound of the engine against the highway dividers gave me warm and fuzzies.
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11-13-2013, 09:33 AM | #58 |
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I get a lot of attention in my AW. I think its more due to the fact of how i drive it and a lot of people in NYC know what it is
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11-13-2013, 09:54 AM | #60 |
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I want a better exhaust, I reported that mine had been rattling at the 1200 service and since then the cp exhaust is much more quiet than before. My exhaust must have been blowing. Gone is that near thunderous sound during WOT
Asked service and they said some "general non-specific adjustments" had been made. It's still an improvement on non-cp, but may have to check out m performance now. |
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I have decided that in order to help my M5 combat the really really bad drivers here in the Washington DC area, that tailgate, cut you off, and text while driving, I have ordered this. I'm hoping that they will at least annoy people enough that they keep their distance behind me, so I don't get rear ended or tailgated. I should have them installed next week. Yay!
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if smn tries to flash me for driving "fast" at night, or didnt want to let me go and i still went in front of him or driving stupidly slow with no reason and i overtake him i always use fog lights it really annoys people and they start flashing, but dont realise all my mirrors are auto-dimming, so i just laugh 0% tints on back window and 30% all around help as well |
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