NOTE THE BLACK TAPE ..


and more black tape .. MYSTERY !!



OOPS !!! they forgot to tape the wheels






OK .. after two DS it's time to change colour









what about a WHITE CONVERTIBLE instead ?...

 

I'l take V10 power behind you... kthxbye

 

Ahh...I'm guessing that's the supposed clubman? Not sure if I'm a fan..

 

What a fantastic ride ... I did two laps ..and they had to drag me out of that car... but I loved the 650 more .. disappointed by the M5 and Z4

did incredible things with an X5 check this out ...

 

are you in SC or Germany? We went by Greer last year but they were closed for retooling (on the way to MOTD)

 

Saw Tommy Kendall run a new V8 M3 through it's paces on Speed this past weekend. That is going to be one wicked ($60K) car.

 

Where'd you get those pics from Marina?

 

Gotta agree with you on the 650, it's my "favoritest" BMW that I've driven in a while.

 

I owned a BMW 650 but sold it to get my MINI. Too bad mine had two wheels though

 

So come on Marina where did you see those toys in person?

 

I really want to see one of those clubman's up close. They look pretty cool.

 

I spent two days in Greer at the BMW Performance Driving School and the Clubmen you see in the pictures are the first in USA (a couple I am told are in NJ as well). I could not drive neither but I can't complain as I had a 335I and a Z4 for training (2 full days) and then for about an hour we tested M5- M6 - 650 - X5 . There was not speed limit and we could take the car as fast or slow as we liked


I was very impressed by the handling of the 335I - for the money is the best BMW one can get put a chip and you have a great perfomer with a fantastic handling. On the skid pad I spun out several time with both cars - in real life I will feel more confortable doing so with a 335I.. not bad on the autocross, too .. I liked the DSC and the DTC features and having both options in a car.. wish MINI had the same.

The BMW tours are now closed as they are setting up the place for the new BMW production I think they are planning to make the V8 M3 in US if I recall correctly.


The Clubman is different from the original one so I will need to modify the interior of mine when it gets here (maybe in February) to fit my needs - transporting the GSD back and forth- We will see... Now we need to decide
4 MINIs or down to 2 MINIs and a BMW ? ??????

 

the 335i is in desperate need of an LSD. I've driven two Vishnu modded ones and it's an exercise in one wheel burnouts also...adding 30% more power unsettles the handling....the car needs a bigger rear swaybar

 

Yup... I saw 2 different colored ones running around the backroads near HQ in NJ... (Montvale)...
We'll see the clubman soon.

 

For those of us who came late...what's a GSD?

--Dan
Mach V
FastMINI.net

 

German Sheperd Dog... a furry 78 lbs dog who every week end travels from/to Annapolis and DC
Sorry I missed your Dyno day but the BMW week end was far more exciting

 

[quote=lastrega;1770254]Marina, you should've said it was a super secret mod....

 

Wait a minute. a Driving school?? Does this mean next time i come up to a CDC event you will have the Training wheels taken off of GyPsy 0142

 

mannnn clubmans sure are FUGLY ....i would NOTTTTTT everrrrrrrr buy one ...note i said buy not drive if it was free i would take it lol ....but ill def that that pretty bimmer youre leaning on

 

yes this car is me !!!!



look at the attention I got when I parked this car !!!

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