03-24-2024, 04:51 PM | #1 |
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Ever experienced unpleasant encounters when driving M240i?
I am sharing my first unpleasant encounters today I was driving normally when all of a sudden this guy, driving his 20 year old Jeep, started to tailgate me with his "Big Wheel" on the back and License Plate "BGWHEEL", lol. Then he passes me with a dirty look and gestures. Maybe he is on drugs or he just don't like BMW or our car (I remember on Topher channel he also mentioned a truck driver gave him a thumbs down).
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03-24-2024, 05:31 PM | #2 |
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No unpleasant encounters here, just a bunch of drivers that got their feelings hurt after a pull, haha. The most notable ones included those of the Tesla and V8 muscle car variety. I will say that a number of them ended up being cool in the end with a thumbs up.
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That’s the annoying thing about driving this car. So many people want to race or do pulls or whatever. My dumb ass always accepts the challenge and haven’t been beaten yet |
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03-24-2024, 06:00 PM | #4 |
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Have had some getting closer than the proctologist. I chalked it up to curiosity of wanting to see the badging. Never had anyone seem to want to race. Albeit, my commute is usually on a single lane suburban road.
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03-24-2024, 06:04 PM | #5 |
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ive for the most part encountered people honking at me and then pointing at the car and giving me the thumbs up lol. one x3 almost got into an accident with another car trying to compliment me.
lots of dodge chargers and challengers wanting to race, but i dont fuck with racing strangers with other traffic around. |
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03-24-2024, 06:19 PM | #7 |
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Thanks, haha. Nothing major, really. Dinan Intake, Dinan Exhaust, and DINANTRONICS Sport Performance Tuner. Once the ECU gets unlocked, I'll order the proper Dinan stage 1 software tune. I am waiting for the temps to go up a little and then I'll put my summer tires back on. I've only done a few Racebox pulls but the best I've gotten was a 3.71 to 60. with my wife as the passenger on all-seasons on a chilly day. No complaints here.
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I love it when the other drivers are respectful. At the end of the day, most of us are enthusiasts and if we're being completely honest, most cars on the road these days are automatics so there's barely any user error when doing pulls. It's a car against car more than driver against driver. Enjoy the experience and be respectful. A thumbs up and a smile go a long way.
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Infiniti used to be so good. I loved my G35 coupe (my 1st RWD car). But they lost it when they f'd up their steering. No matter how good and capable those engines are, the driving experience is awful.
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The crazy people I just slow down and let them go on their way. You can have a good amount of fun on the road without needing to almost kill someone. |
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G35 Sport Coupe probably one of the best sounding stock V6 exhaust notes ever made.
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Exactly, and I really hope Nissan/Infiniti can pick up their Q50 products again, their appearance has not changed for a decade now..
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For how much they hyped that car up and how long they made everyone wait, turned it into kind of a letdown in my opinion. Then all the YouTube race videos started being released . And it was further confirmation that the Z is indeed no baby GTR. I had even considered putting a deposit down on one at one point. |
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Personally, I dislike the headlights (a little too friendly for my taste, history or not). I really like the taillights though, a nice modern twist on the Z32 300ZX ones. But the interior almost didn't change from the last gen 370Z and that's where they really dropped the ball IMO. They sure waited long enough just to spruce up the exterior a tad.
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