BMW vs Corvette

[-Nick-]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 71firebird400</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I see you play a lot of Forza 4.
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If you were able to recognize something so easily, then what does that say about you?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 71firebird400</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The endless tirade of bragging about one's accomplishments continues, all the while being unimpressive on the whole. Congrats, you got a garage full of parts and a couple of cars that it sounds like your Dad owns. Still doesn't seem like the real deal to me. Nice K&N sticker on the bike. Maybe I should put one of those on my Pontiac.


Like I said; I eagerly look forward to photos of your completed projects and will be the first to admit I was wrong when I see a picture of an 11 second slip for that Mustang. </div></div>


You talk a lot of trash and yet you post nothing of your own and maintain a holier than thou attitude with an illusion of some great accolades... So if you're such a frequenter of the track then you should be familiar with the words "Put up or shut up" because right now your just all talk from the sidelines...

 

[Switchblade]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

Look on any track where Vette;s and Bimmers run against one another. With classes made even by hp:weight ratios both cars dominate some tracks but not others in GT, and higher or lower classes. Challenge depends on the track which will win. Then we toss in the Mustangs and ruin teh entire odds of both and all three cars together becuase with power to weight, added weight penalty's for winning too far ahead, teh track gets a little more crowded in the corners and the racing gets exponentially more exciting. At the end of the day, all tracks considered, all streets considered, the 'vette, the bimmer, and the 'stang are all damn good cars for the money. Remember though, SPEED costs MONEY. As the man always asked at the race shop,"How fast ya wanna go son?" A 'vette needs attention in a few places to run from street to track. The BMW needs a few parts and attention to run track duty as does the Mustang. When it's all said and done though, it is the amount of money, prep and tuning that make the car. From there it becomes all driver skills. Buy a less expensive car, tune it up to the level you desire, adn use the saved money to invest in a track class then a racing license class or two. Buy tires and maybe even a trailer and take it out for a track day or drive it back and forth to a SOlo Autocross event. Of course like shooting and reloaading, it does become a very expensive hobby as many here who frequent the track can attest to, but the levels of fun, the friends you make, and the people you meet will be so worth it.
Imagine you are at a Shelby Club meeting with a friend who doesn't even own a Shelby a few days before a big vintage racing event. Many of the track cars that will race teh weekend's event are there. Drivers are giving folks rides. Ya walk up to a car and wait by it because the driver is off peeing or getting a drink. He comes strolloing up and you wonder, WTF??? This old dude in old blue jeans and a shirt, old beat up farm hat and work boots and work gloves asks ya how your doing. You take one hell of a fun ride around the track and thank the guy. Next day, you are at the vintage racing event and you see the same guy now behind a table, in nicer clothes, hair combed and think SUMBITCH! I freakin got a ride with motorfreakin Carrol Shelby the other day and didn't even know it. The knees get weak as ya think on it and the only one who saw teh entire thing has no clue who Carrol Shelby even is, but knows Mark Martin's history insidde and out. That;s the kind of stuff that happens at track days where cool people come to run cooler cars and the only thing that makes anyone cool there is the fact that they are all really nice and totally unpretentious as some others who appear to talk with no direct back up or proof af anything more than talk from the side.
I think I'll take my ass to the store on that decalled out barely street legal bike, get some corned beef, guinness, cabbage and get to cookin some dinner. Once it's in teh oven maybe even take some time now that most of the homework is done to hit up the ol X-Box and play some Forza 4 just because I can

 

[Casey Simpson]

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I've owned/driven both. Vette is poorly assembled or designed. They rattle. The entrior is cheap. The motor is powerful, but the brake system is unsphisticated. The ride is rough, choppy and unforgiving.

The BMW is poised, well-engineered and ergonomicly laid out. The suspension is highly developed and forgiving. Parts are machined to closer tolerances. These two cars are apples and oranges.

Vette is faster, but BMW does it better.

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

Switchblade do you run with SCCA or NASA?
I run NASA time trials in TTU but not for contingency money..
something better!
Just showed up yesterday

 

[maccrazy2]

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I have a 02 Z06 vette and love it. I work in a shop that started as a euro car repair center. I mostly work on euro vehicles. I would recomend the vette hands down onver the BMW. It performs circles around the bmw and is far cheaper to maintain.
As with all used vehicles, get it checked out before buying! I see cars all the time that people bring in for a used car inspections (usally after they buy it????). I see alot that have hack body repairs, no maintenance done - ever, alot of damaged/worn parts. Most of the crappy wreck repair vehicles had clean carfax reports.

I ended up with a corvette with 25K miles that still had tread left on the original tires and life left on the original brake pads and reciepts for every oil change and vehicle service ever done. Being picky on whos vehicle you buy will save you alot of trouble/money down the road. I see cars all the time that are WAY over the service interval for oil changes. It is a regular occurance to see people going 6-10k past due on oil changes.

 

[Switchblade]

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WTF(that shit cracks me up when I read or type it!)
I was licensed before I went into the Army over 12 years back so I let everything lapse. Both the Bondeant school at 18, then the SCCA licese classes in the late 80's. With school and living not quite at poverty(a littl ehigher) we are looking at trying to get me graduated then when I have a full time job as a Med tech, I can start looking at something to race. I have been looking at the Mazda 2 anbd the new B-Spec class(Under $25k and rock an roll), but the kid wants to get the healy torn apart and rebuilt so we can run it in autocross. I think that's where we will start him and I, autocross. Start slow, then move to something a little more fun as time and cash permit. I tell ya, going from full time active pay to 50% sucks butt, living on a full time student and a wife working as a mid level accounting assistant we get by, but barely. All four of us want to get something together to go play with though so we are looking at anything around $5k that we can possibly buy and set up for me to drive when it rains and do weekend autocrosses with. I got this jones for a 240SX which has more aftermarket support than anything but a front driver Honda. I like the thing because it has 5 gears and rear wheel drive. Panty 6 likes it's rounded lines, and the kids like the idea of a FnF car(later on). Until then, it's the loacl 1/8 mile with the bike if I decide to take it out on a Friday night, but dang at a 1/8 mile she's just coming on cam and ready to get busy! I figure about 2015 when I have a solid job and have been working long enough to set money aside and start vacationing and can build something light and racy, VIR isn't too far away, PA is a fair drive, Mid Ohio is fairly close and Nashville has a bit and KY has Bowling Green not too far away. I'll get by with Forza and school work for the time being, bust some knuckles on teh weekends when I have time trying to get the parts unstuck on the Healey

 

[997/2man]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

Saw a little of this yesterday.

 

[TNT]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

Victory,

It seems this thread has been hijacked, but here are my recommendations (I have no track/garage history and most of what I like is based on aesthetics, so take it for what it's worth - nothing)...

Because you are not married and can forgo passenger use...first thing you should get is a sportbike.

The car you should get is a Nissan GTR. All you need to know is this:
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And it has a trunk.

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

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yep sorry about the highjack...

Switchblade, Ya get your career in order than have fun,life is short.
Mine has been on the downslide for a few years but i am lookin at the backside anyway.
Autox is a great place to have cheap fun and is very good for learning car control. I did it for about 6years. Then I started roadcourse about 5 yrs ago and got heavy$ into that. Now I instruct newb drivers and for that get free entry fees and being broker has made me hungrier for free contingincy tires and therefore still gettin faster all the time. Long as nothing big breaks I will enjoy it as long as I can.
The Healy looks like a cool project! Gonna keep it stock or stuff something interesting in it?
Built the front end and hood on my car, used to do glass work for a living... Its a salvage title car I rebuilt

 

[Switchblade]

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That is a sick 'vette WTF! That '72 SBC and DN Comp5 are going into the Healy. It has a Ford 9" already in it and the Rockcrusher is sitting it is going to be sold for parts. going to get some Kroil to see if I can lube and bust those aggravating bolts and nuts off this week. The brakes are frozen in place on the front wheels so I need to get the calipers off so I can at least roll it around. For the time being, we spend a little on sand paper so no2 can 'sanda left hand, then sanda right hand...thisaway grasshopper'

On teh Bimmer vs vette, it looked like the Bimmers were taking the Vettes on the 12 hours of Sebring. Bimmers have the corners and Vettes own the straight aways in the pro areana of GT and American Le Mans. Me, I can't wait for the new Can Am cars(Unlimited Championship series) to get onto the track in teh ALM series next race or two...shoot, 750hp, current safety stuff, old school intakes, what's not to like?

 

[WhiskeyWebber]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

Am I wrong or did you two guys just hug it out?
interweb style

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

um..uh.. NO.. Allright every body back to badass mode..
carry on

 

[Sgt. 0811]

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Last I read we weren't talking about the ZO6, thats a whole different animal.

 

[Clark]

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I read an article 25 years ago in a car rag comparing a $20k Corvette with a $40k turbo Porsche.
The sub title was "What a difference $20k makes".

 

[bluefin]

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I would go with the new M3 or the even the previous version. The Bimmer will be more fun to drive especially on an aggressive course.

 

[vinsonr]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: victory</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So I am getting back from deployment soon and want to buy something fast. I am torn between a 2008 BMW 335i with a JB4 tune or a C5 Corvette.

Anyone have any horror stories with any of these vehicles? Just a heads up I don't have kids and am not married so being a two seater is no biggie. So what do you guys think? Hoping maybe someone here could help sway me one way or the other. </div></div>

I have an '07 335i with the JB4. Bought it with 53k on it in 2010 and have about 85k now and no serious issues. I do get a check engine rarely indicating that one of my vanos solenoids is jacked but I just have not taken the time to remove them and clean them off.

This is my 4th 3 series. I had a 2000 325i, an '02 330i, an '04 325i bought new (>100k miles, still own it), and this 335i. My '04 had an electrical issue a few months after I bought it and they replaced a wiring harnes. I also had the fuel pump replaced on the 335i as that's a known issue. I've not had any out of repair costs on any of them.

Maybe I'm just lucky but they've been extremely reliable for me. I'd guess that my mileage in total is over 200k across the four of them.

 

[monteboy84]

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Get the Vette. All this talk about them 'not handling' or being crappy cars is the typical rabble you expect to hear from people who love BMW's just for the fact that they're a BMW.

I was considering a BMW 5-series when I bought my Z06, and haven't regretted it once. The Vette is fast, comfortable, and efficient. There's a still a stigma tied to them, but not so bad as the BMW, people appreciate the Vette and are always asking about it, it's fun. Don't get me wrong, I've driven BMW's and they're great cars, I just chose the Vette for the pure fun-factor and speed. Nothing I've said applies to pre-C5 Vettes though, all the older ones are more of a pain to live with as daily drivers.

-matt

 

[E. Bryant]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

I was at the drag strip on Friday with the F250, and the guy in front of me during my last pass had a nice 2nd-gen Cadillac CTS-V. He was running pretty consistently around 12.1@120. Not bad for something that carries four people and can certainly hold its own around a road course.

 

[seporith]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

193HP, 9 second 1/4mile, 187mph stock. Go 2 teeth down on the rear sprocket, pull mirrors, tape up the headlight area & wind screen vents 197mph. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/n...reaches-197mph/ <span style="color: #FF0000">Oh and also 50mpg if you are not flying</span>

Anthony

 

[Leadberry]

Re: BMW vs Corvette

Around here it's generally accepted that a Corvette makes you a douchebag. I'd take the Bimmer, or even a Chevelle like one poster suggested, over a Corvette any day.

 

[AGRV8D]

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I have owned a C5 in the past and i currently own a 545i. Both of these cars are excellent, and i would not hesitate to buy a LS3 C6 (08+) if i didnt have to use a car seat.

OP-Test drive both cars, and pick which one you like best. What is your price range? Some of the info in this thread is somewhat lacking, so if you have any questions about either, just shoot me a PM.

NM

 

[Victory]

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Well I ended up buying the 335I, and I love it, which sucks because it is a money pit.

Been in the shop about 5 times for over a week each time. Around 5,000 dollars spent fixing leaks and other random crap. Really amazing car but damn.... wish I didn't enjoy driving it as much as I do because it would have been sold already. Oh well... guess I have to take the bad with the good.