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03-02-2004, 08:14 PM
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Do you sometimes.....
......feel the need to turn the stereo off, JUST so you can listen attentively to that amazing wailing engine?
......turn off the A/C and roll the driver's window down on a stinking hot Sydney summer day, JUST to hear the sound of the exhaust ricochetting off the scenery like a swarm of pissed off BEES??
.....shift down a few gears for no good reason at all...other than to experience again and again the crescendo of noise and the fluidity of that super slick gearbox???
I do.
Geez I love this car.... :D :D :D
......turn off the A/C and roll the driver's window down on a stinking hot Sydney summer day, JUST to hear the sound of the exhaust ricochetting off the scenery like a swarm of pissed off BEES??
.....shift down a few gears for no good reason at all...other than to experience again and again the crescendo of noise and the fluidity of that super slick gearbox???
I do.
Geez I love this car.... :D :D :D
03-02-2004, 08:29 PM
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NickG,
You know it was a cold night last night in Sydney, after dropping of a mate at the street runs driving home and did not even bothre turning the stereo on... had both windows open so i can get the full effect of the noise of the motor and the noise as it charges up over 5k rpm..
Every set of lights i had a smile on my face and the M5 felt so good at 190km/h but then i could not take it past that point with six gear flat stick would not redline
Had to then slow down as the m5 was blocked so i had to go long way home..
You know it was a cold night last night in Sydney, after dropping of a mate at the street runs driving home and did not even bothre turning the stereo on... had both windows open so i can get the full effect of the noise of the motor and the noise as it charges up over 5k rpm..
Every set of lights i had a smile on my face and the M5 felt so good at 190km/h but then i could not take it past that point with six gear flat stick would not redline
Had to then slow down as the m5 was blocked so i had to go long way home..
03-02-2004, 09:52 PM
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>and the M5 felt so good at 190km/h but then i could not take it >past that point with six gear flat stick would not redline
what does this mean? The RX8 easily goes past 190kph, it can hold 220+ kph the entire distance of the Hay plain without breaking a sweat (although that exercise does consume 3/4 of a tank of petrol)
what does this mean? The RX8 easily goes past 190kph, it can hold 220+ kph the entire distance of the Hay plain without breaking a sweat (although that exercise does consume 3/4 of a tank of petrol)
03-02-2004, 09:58 PM
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Every set of lights i had a smile on my face and the M5 felt so good at 190km/h but then i could not take it past that point with six gear flat stick would not redline
hehe
03-02-2004, 10:01 PM
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I put down the windows, turn off the DSC and switch off the aircon almost everytime I jump in and drive the 8.
Find myself doing it all the time now since I got a new exhaust.
Sounds f##king great! :D
Driving the 8 always brings a smile to my face, especially gearchanges at 9k revs.
There are a few things that I would change on the car, but those will all be addressed in due time.
Find myself doing it all the time now since I got a new exhaust.
Sounds f##king great! :D
Driving the 8 always brings a smile to my face, especially gearchanges at 9k revs.
There are a few things that I would change on the car, but those will all be addressed in due time.
03-02-2004, 10:05 PM
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Originally posted by Choppy
Every set of lights i had a smile on my face and the M5 felt so good at 190km/h but then i could not take it past that point with six gear flat stick would not redline
Had to then slow down as the m5 was blocked so i had to go long way home..
Every set of lights i had a smile on my face and the M5 felt so good at 190km/h but then i could not take it past that point with six gear flat stick would not redline
Had to then slow down as the m5 was blocked so i had to go long way home..
Maybe the M5 was blocked because of an accident?? Some fool speeding excessively, perhaps??
Some of us have loved ones sharing Sydney's roads....
Gomez.
03-03-2004, 04:58 AM
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My favourite part of town to open the windows and hear the stereo Renesis is the road that is through a cutting heading from Wentworth Park up to the Darling Hrbour overpass. The resonance is awesome!!!!
03-03-2004, 06:22 AM
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The M5 was closed for fixing the road.. I spend so much money on the road and generally never get to use it as its always closed for repairs.. you know what really gets to me is when in the tunnel drops of water or whatever drops on your windscreen..grrrr
Public alright... its a company car it reflects our hosting ( Fast ) eheh, but it could have all been a dream i was tired.. In that dream the car did not move past 190 maybe dsc will come off next time.
The time i was travelling no other cars where on the road going my way and opposite. So i was being responsible in the public in my dream too.
I respect your years but you have to also respect the cars talents and others skills.
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Public alright... its a company car it reflects our hosting ( Fast ) eheh, but it could have all been a dream i was tired.. In that dream the car did not move past 190 maybe dsc will come off next time.
The time i was travelling no other cars where on the road going my way and opposite. So i was being responsible in the public in my dream too.
I respect your years but you have to also respect the cars talents and others skills.Regards
Phillip
03-03-2004, 01:48 PM
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Originally posted by Choppy
Public alright... its a company car it reflects our hosting ( Fast ) eheh, but it could have all been a dream i was tired.. In that dream the car did not move past 190 maybe dsc will come off next time.
The time i was travelling no other cars where on the road going my way and opposite. So i was being responsible in the public in my dream too. I respect your years but you have to also respect the cars talents and others skills.
Public alright... its a company car it reflects our hosting ( Fast ) eheh, but it could have all been a dream i was tired.. In that dream the car did not move past 190 maybe dsc will come off next time.
The time i was travelling no other cars where on the road going my way and opposite. So i was being responsible in the public in my dream too.
I respect your years but you have to also respect the cars talents and others skills.Ghostrider, the pattern is full.....no more flypasts for this Jet Jockey......
I dont care how much money you spend on the M5, it's not your racetrack.
Gomez.
03-03-2004, 03:07 PM
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In my younger wilder days i use to drive my TRIUMPH STAG V8 CONVERTIBLE , with stereo and head lights off in the dead of the night just to listen to the Engine humming it was great .
As Gomez has said yes i was reckless AND SILLY AND OF COURSE I am not suggesting to any members to drive with their Headlights off whilst listening to the rotary in the dead of the night .
cheers
michael
In my younger wilder days i use to drive my TRIUMPH STAG V8 CONVERTIBLE , with stereo and head lights off in the dead of the night just to listen to the Engine humming it was great .
As Gomez has said yes i was reckless AND SILLY AND OF COURSE I am not suggesting to any members to drive with their Headlights off whilst listening to the rotary in the dead of the night .
cheers
michael
03-03-2004, 03:45 PM
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Hey Choppy - here's a tip: trying doing it in second gear next time. The noise is exactly the same, you WILL hit the redline and the risk to you and others is...er...dramatically less. :D
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03-03-2004, 05:59 PM
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Reline at that speed will blow something.. i dont need anything blowing on me
Lock and Load, thanks i will try driving without lights on too.. na just kidding, but i loved listening to the Mustang cruiz
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Phillip
Lock and Load, thanks i will try driving without lights on too.. na just kidding, but i loved listening to the Mustang cruiz
Regards
Phillip
03-04-2004, 04:08 AM
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Originally posted by Choppy
Thanks dad..
Thanks dad..
It was just my licence.....there were a few mates who lost a bit more.
Here endeth the lesson,
Love, Dad.
03-04-2004, 05:02 AM
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Choppy
In my younger wilder days i use to drive my TRIUMPH STAG V8 CONVERTIBLE , with stereo and head lights off in the dead of the night just to listen to the Engine humming it was great .
As Gomez has said yes i was reckless AND SILLY AND OF COURSE I am not suggesting to any members to drive with their Headlights off whilst listening to the rotary in the dead of the night .
cheers
michael
Choppy
In my younger wilder days i use to drive my TRIUMPH STAG V8 CONVERTIBLE , with stereo and head lights off in the dead of the night just to listen to the Engine humming it was great .
As Gomez has said yes i was reckless AND SILLY AND OF COURSE I am not suggesting to any members to drive with their Headlights off whilst listening to the rotary in the dead of the night .
cheers
michael
It must have been so much quiter with those headlights off, so you could really enjoy that orgasmic throb of the V8 roar!
Cheers,
Hymee.
03-04-2004, 06:55 AM
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Originally posted by Lock & Load
In my younger wilder days i use to drive my TRIUMPH STAG V8 CONVERTIBLE , with stereo and head lights off in the dead of the night.
In my younger wilder days i use to drive my TRIUMPH STAG V8 CONVERTIBLE , with stereo and head lights off in the dead of the night.
God, you're lucky we're in Australia, otherwise you would have hit a stag.
That's pretty extreme, driving without the lights, I lack the testicular fortitude to even consider doing that.
Them's pretty big gonads.
