Track days, local and national, used to take one of my old 16v motors over for days at alconbury, bruntingthorpe and others.
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Lump
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I'll be the first to admit to driving "enthusiastically"......where appropriate. I've been on a few early morning raids with the boys from pistonheads, lots of super cars being driven and enjoyed like they should be by adults and not hormone driven teenagers.
MadAdey
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The bloke I brought it off had it as a rich boys play toy for track days and did all the work on it not me. He had some gearbox work done to give it a higher top end. Unfortunately he never changed the dials so they only went up to 180KPH with an MPH overlay on that said 120MPH. But I passed that at around 5000RPM and kept going up past 7K RPM, would have loved to know what speed I was actually doing though...........
PNWokingham
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Nice one Dave - welcome to the just-turned-40 mid-life-crisis car club!! Looks a LOT of fun - not had a Jap nutter before but may need to try one sometime! I thought I would end up with an M5, as have had one before and love BMWs. Never really considered AMG until I met my boss for a game of golf at Formby last year - he had just bought a newC63 - and 5 seconds after he started it up when we were leaving, I knew I had to have a V8 - and not of the M3/M5 variety. I couldn't afford a C Class so had to settle for the older E - but very happy with it. This is the quickest car I have driven, but it hasn't got too much competition - 0-100 in under 10 is in the fast club. I was going to get the E55 supercharged - cheaper to buy and tax but this deal was too good to turn down - the E55s are much easier to tune and £700-£800 would get a Eurocharged or DMS map to give it 550-600 bhp and torque - putting my 507/465 to shame - buy hey ho, I am not unhappy - this makes a better noise - and I really don't think I need more power - I have never said that before! I came through the Hindhead tunnel on Sunday and it was pure joy! I bought a 2 year warranty, so no itchy feet for a while!
mark777
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Fastest driven was a merc sl500 or a jag xk convertible but fastest owned was Audi Tt 225 with top speed of 153. My current ford smax feels like a milk float lol
ScienceBoy
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I cant stand cars and I hate driving, only do it out of necessity (golf/work).
Fastest car I have driven is a 1.6 focus when I was learning to drive.
Fastest car I have driven is a 1.6 focus when I was learning to drive.
Linnets
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Fastest car I have owned was my 1993 Toyota MR2 GTi why I converted from a 2.0L to a 3.0L V6 with 220 bhp and 235 ft lb of torque. Handled like a dream and was sub 6 sec to 60.
tugglesf239
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Currently own a BMW 550i M Sport.
It has a 4.8 V8 and puts out about 370 bhp.
It is the fastest car i have ever owned and i love it very much.
Was going down the M5 route, but could not be bothered with the worry of owning one. This thing is a baby version without the fear, costs and hassle of owning the big M.
It has a 4.8 V8 and puts out about 370 bhp.
It is the fastest car i have ever owned and i love it very much.
Was going down the M5 route, but could not be bothered with the worry of owning one. This thing is a baby version without the fear, costs and hassle of owning the big M.
mikee247
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my friend has an estate car and potters along, when the boy racers zoom past in their huge tailpiped jobs and mega tailwings he drops down a gear and 'has fun'you should see their faces sometimes as he leaves them behind... bit dangerous though but when the red mist comes down
His 'estate' does 0-60mph under 4 secs, 552bhp and top speed of 180 something.
he has calmed down speed wise though as its just stupid, irresponsible and only one outcome if you go to fast! and I wont go in it with him anymore:angry: Acceleration is breathtaking though on the track
What was this an RS 6?
I have been a bike and car petrol head for years and had well over 25 cars and luckily owned 3 RS's over the last few years 2 x RS 4's and lastly an RS 6 Plus which was one of only 60 odd in the UK. It had been "slightly" tuned ( standard at 480) to well over 500 bhp and pulled like a train....tons of torque and smashed most things on the road including lots of Porkers etc I will resist offering the top end I have achieved (to avoid any legal implications) out of it but lets just say say it was quick. Crap around corners ( the old RS 4 is much better) but with a fridge in the back and in the snow there was no comparison to the Estate RS's!!
Im now much more civilised in my landrover 4x4 
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What was this an RS 6?
I have been a bike and car petrol head for years and had well over 25 cars and luckily owned 3 RS's over the last few years 2 x RS 4's and lastly an RS 6 Plus which was one of only 60 odd in the UK. It had been "slightly" tuned ( standard at 480) to well over 500 bhp and pulled like a train....tons of torque and smashed most things on the road including lots of Porkers etc I will resist offering the top end I have achieved (to avoid any legal implications) out of it but lets just say say it was quick. Crap around corners ( the old RS 4 is much better) but with a fridge in the back and in the snow there was no comparison to the Estate RS's!!
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yes Mike an RS6. like yours also:thup: you need some pimped out windows though
Fastest car I've driven was a Lamborghini Murcielago. Not got a clue what the 0-60 or top speed was, but it was quick enough for me.
Fastest car I've owned was a 911 Super Sport, only 230 BHP but 15 years ago that was reasonably quick. The wifes just got a new Boxster with the PDK gearbox, that goes quite well. 265 BHP 0-60 in 5.5 and great fun to drive with the roof off.
Fastest car I've owned was a 911 Super Sport, only 230 BHP but 15 years ago that was reasonably quick. The wifes just got a new Boxster with the PDK gearbox, that goes quite well. 265 BHP 0-60 in 5.5 and great fun to drive with the roof off.
Piece
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Nice car. Don't see many 550i s on the road.
Rooter
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You dont! i almost bought an estate one a while ago, was going to LPG it.. My days of cars with less than 7 seats is over now though. My XC90 does 0-60 in about a minute, is that good?
you changed cars this year?
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Have driven a few sports cars on track days - 911 Turbo's, Lamborghini Gallardo's, Ferrari 550's, Aston DB9's etc But the most fun was a suped up E Type Jag.
The fastest car I've owned is my Golf GTI (mk 5), ever since I was a kid I wanted a GTI, and I love it so much I'll not be swapping it for a while. I don't know all the facts & figures but I think top speed is in the 140's & 0-60 is under 7 seconds, so not the fastest of cars but a damned good one.
The fastest car I've owned is my Golf GTI (mk 5), ever since I was a kid I wanted a GTI, and I love it so much I'll not be swapping it for a while. I don't know all the facts & figures but I think top speed is in the 140's & 0-60 is under 7 seconds, so not the fastest of cars but a damned good one.
dannyboi91
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Fastest car I have driven would be my dads 450bhp Evo8 and fastest car I have owned would be my 1.5dci Megane. I am only 22 so cannot really afford to insure anything else at the moment but have been looking at 2.0t or 1.9tdi Astras.
GreiginFife
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Our Childminder's husband is a bit of a car nut and has several beauties. Recently had a go in a few of them, a 1989 E190 AMG DTM Tuned and kitted LHD beauty that was only about 280BHP but felt much faster I think because it was old 
Best of the bunch was his 911 GT2 650RS which was a dream to drive, 0-60 should be around the 4.5 mark I think but it was nearer 6 or 7 with my fumbled gear change
, once going though it flew.
Scariest of the lot was his Noble M12, not that they have much by way of kit anyway, he had Noble do a weight reduction on it and it was just a beast, felt heavy on the track but the acceleration scared me sheiteless.
The GT2 was the best in terms of looking and driving though.
Best of the bunch was his 911 GT2 650RS which was a dream to drive, 0-60 should be around the 4.5 mark I think but it was nearer 6 or 7 with my fumbled gear change
, once going though it flew. Scariest of the lot was his Noble M12, not that they have much by way of kit anyway, he had Noble do a weight reduction on it and it was just a beast, felt heavy on the track but the acceleration scared me sheiteless.
The GT2 was the best in terms of looking and driving though.
MegaSteve
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Most outrageous car I have driven has to have been an early version Mulsanne turbo.. Appalling throttle lag but when the turbo kicked in it was astonishing... Total hooligan car always put a smile on my face... Fastest car I have been a passenger in was a GT40.. Former Ford France Le Mans racer that had been road registered... Won't say what speed it was taken up to on the day I was in it but it was quite an experience... Of the cars my sons had during their 'max power' days the one I wanted to buy was the Integra but herself said no and that was that... Absolute pleasure to drive it was... Still look back fondly to the days I had an Anglia with 1700cc engine on twin 40's with crossply tyres.. Proper motoring!
Rooter
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No that's what i picked you up in for Wentworth!
