Attention from Gallardo and CFS...
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Attention from Gallardo and CFS...
No kill but surprising attention from a Gallardo and a Bentley Continental Flying Spur.
I was headed home to Palm Beach around 10pm from Miami in my ten year old S430. Doing 90+ coming up to what seems to be a pristine Flying Spur to my right (i'm in the HOV lane). We are about even then FS gives it a little throttle. I see his hood rise in my perifery so I kickdown to get ahead but he gives it a little more gas and holds me off one car length easily. I know he's not WOT. Triple digits and oncoming traffic ahead I ease off then follow suit behind him. He moves over a few lanes to exit but never gets on it. Why would he burn so much gas to show an old benzo who's boss? I am debadged and lowered maybe he thought I would've put uo a better fight. Wish I had a 600 w/ a VRP825 kit.
A few weeks later coming back from Miami late night cruising 90+ coming up to a Gallardo. He's in the lane beside the HOV lane, as soon as we're even I hear 10 cylinders downshifting/barking from 6th to 4th gear, he floors it, steady blue flames coming out his pipes... he's out!! I'm on the limiter for about ten seconds or so then ease off never to see him again! I think he has aftermarket exhaust it was raucous!
Moral of the story is, no matter what you drive, albeit a Lambo or a Bentley (both volkswagens) you see a 220 s-class in your rearview, you'd do anything to prove that you may be faster. You know who the OG is. Man is wish I had a VRP825 kitted S600 biturbo...
I was headed home to Palm Beach around 10pm from Miami in my ten year old S430. Doing 90+ coming up to what seems to be a pristine Flying Spur to my right (i'm in the HOV lane). We are about even then FS gives it a little throttle. I see his hood rise in my perifery so I kickdown to get ahead but he gives it a little more gas and holds me off one car length easily. I know he's not WOT. Triple digits and oncoming traffic ahead I ease off then follow suit behind him. He moves over a few lanes to exit but never gets on it. Why would he burn so much gas to show an old benzo who's boss? I am debadged and lowered maybe he thought I would've put uo a better fight. Wish I had a 600 w/ a VRP825 kit.
A few weeks later coming back from Miami late night cruising 90+ coming up to a Gallardo. He's in the lane beside the HOV lane, as soon as we're even I hear 10 cylinders downshifting/barking from 6th to 4th gear, he floors it, steady blue flames coming out his pipes... he's out!! I'm on the limiter for about ten seconds or so then ease off never to see him again! I think he has aftermarket exhaust it was raucous!
Moral of the story is, no matter what you drive, albeit a Lambo or a Bentley (both volkswagens) you see a 220 s-class in your rearview, you'd do anything to prove that you may be faster. You know who the OG is. Man is wish I had a VRP825 kitted S600 biturbo...
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This same overarching sense of need is why I constantly try to race guys in Honda Accords.
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really, don't respond you're an idiot and so is anyone else ready to talk ****. why do i even bother i would not expect this talk from fellow benz guys. do me favor jump off a bridge!
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are you serious? you're giving me talk about audi when vw is the PARENT company? hhhmmm whatever. don't waste space on my thread with your bull. if you don't like my little "experience" then go elsewhere.
really, don't respond you're an idiot and so is anyone else ready to talk ****. why do i even bother i would not expect this talk from fellow benz guys. do me favor jump off a bridge!
really, don't respond you're an idiot and so is anyone else ready to talk ****. why do i even bother i would not expect this talk from fellow benz guys. do me favor jump off a bridge!
"Fellow benz guys", more lol. Your signature pic is a large waste of virtual space....
Now where are those Honda Accords?
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okay deuce, this is the last time i'll stoop to your level. unbelievable how you bring up a VEYRON?!
do you know vw put most of their energy and resources went into r&d of the veyron which ultimately led to the demise of the older generation golfs and jettas' build quality which suffered due to a selfish endeavor of producing the world's fastest production vehicle.
p.s. don't hate on my sig, it's much better than your wannabe mercedes hemi.. no i will not knock your car, it is not her fault you're a flipping dummy. keep the hate to yourself.
now go on. troll your srt forums. peasant.
do you know vw put most of their energy and resources went into r&d of the veyron which ultimately led to the demise of the older generation golfs and jettas' build quality which suffered due to a selfish endeavor of producing the world's fastest production vehicle.
p.s. don't hate on my sig, it's much better than your wannabe mercedes hemi.. no i will not knock your car, it is not her fault you're a flipping dummy. keep the hate to yourself.
now go on. troll your srt forums. peasant.
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okay deuce, this is the last time i'll stoop to your level. unbelievable how you bring up a VEYRON?!
do you know vw put most of their energy and resources went into r&d of the veyron which ultimately led to the demise of the older generation golfs and jettas' build quality which suffered due to a selfish endeavor of producing the world's fastest production vehicle.
p.s. don't hate on my sig, it's much better than your wannabe mercedes hemi.. no i will not knock your car, it is not her fault you're a flipping dummy. keep the hate to yourself.
now go on. troll your srt forums. peasant.
do you know vw put most of their energy and resources went into r&d of the veyron which ultimately led to the demise of the older generation golfs and jettas' build quality which suffered due to a selfish endeavor of producing the world's fastest production vehicle.
p.s. don't hate on my sig, it's much better than your wannabe mercedes hemi.. no i will not knock your car, it is not her fault you're a flipping dummy. keep the hate to yourself.
now go on. troll your srt forums. peasant.
You signature is the equivalent of shouting. Nice car but the wheels are a little small by todays standards.
Peasant? Excellent!
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The one thing I always felt that Lambo needed was money and R&D expertise. When Audi bought them, I knew that it would happen.
When I was shopping for my CS, I looked at several Gallardos and when they are up on a lift and you take a look...... all the stuff that would normally break on Lambos now have nice Audi/VW logos on them. I think that is a good thing. Putting the key in the ignition and knowing it will start and run is a great thing!
When I was shopping for my CS, I looked at several Gallardos and when they are up on a lift and you take a look...... all the stuff that would normally break on Lambos now have nice Audi/VW logos on them. I think that is a good thing. Putting the key in the ignition and knowing it will start and run is a great thing!
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I agree, ridiculous comments along with a ridiculously large sig pic aren't going to get him much street cred here....
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Case in point: you drive a 2000 S430, which according to Edmunds.com has a whopping resale value of $7500, and you come in here acting like Mr. Moneybags, and have the gall to call someone driving a much newer car a "peasant"?!?
Well, here's a laugh for you: the Charger SRT8 has been produced since 2006. So, even if deuuuce drives the oldest one, the '06 model, well, guess what Mr. Wannabe Trump? His car, at a minimum, retails out at damn near triple what yours does, just shy of $19,000, and if it's newer it gets even worse for you:
http://www.edmunds.com/used/2006/dodge/charger/100640711/prices.html $19,000
http://www.edmunds.com/used/2007/dodge/charger/100793088/prices.html $22,500
http://www.edmunds.com/used/2008/dodge/charger/100894274/prices.html $25,000
So let's see: 100%(7500/19000) = 39%. So what does that make you, 39% of a peasant?
I guess so, given that you seem to think that 275 horsepower makes owners of cars producing over 500 think you're a challenge, and that people here are wowed by a gigantic sig pic of an 11 year old S430. I mean, don't get me wrong, the S Class is a great car, but puh-leeze, making silly statement like "peasant" only reinforces the impression your silly sig creates. Forget about nouveau riche, this is wannabe nouveau riche territory here.
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A 7.5 second 0-60, 15.5 second 1/4mile S430 in the Kill Stories forum? Is the OP serious? There are vans and compacts out there that will beat an S430, so I don't know why a Flying Spur and Gallardo would even be mentioned in the same "kill" story as an S430. This thread and that extra large sig pic need to be deleted due to lack of a kill and waste of bandwidth.
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Okay, majority rules
. My approval rating has gone down lower than obama's at this point regarding my signature. Couldn't get it smaller, so found this from roger ver and decided to plug it in. This is not my car, I repeat, this is not my car! thanks
. My approval rating has gone down lower than obama's at this point regarding my signature. Couldn't get it smaller, so found this from roger ver and decided to plug it in. This is not my car, I repeat, this is not my car! thanks
