BMW M owners fed up with NSX owners?

[ilya]

Take notice of the 'Los Angeles across the
divider Rev'.

Since all we do is sit in traffic, the locals resort to reving their motor in gridlock.
Nothing like someone in a Mustang, stationary in traffic at rush hour, directly across the divider going in the OPPOSITE direction across from you, reving their motor and giving you the eye.
I almost bust into laughter at the mere sight of it.

Truly an 'I Love LA' moment.

 

[nsxman]

ilya...

In LA traffic, if you don't race the engine periodically, barnacles collect in the cooling passages of the engine...

 

[ilya]

Barnacles! Like on the hull of a ship?
So that Mustang owner must have just been reving his engine to keep the cooling system clean. I see now.

Thanks for the tip. Actually, that sounds like an original excuse to use on the cops.
But officer, I have to run the car hard occasionally to keep the barnacles from forming in my cooling system.

Maybe score some points for originality...
followed by points on my license.

 

[SJJ28]

Originally posted by Number9:
I agree with Russ. The insurance premiums for my 95 M3s are essentially the same as for my 99 NSX-Z from which I infer that the typical M3 driver is overly aggressive and accident prone (note that the M3s are older and were half the price even when new).

Actually, It has a lot to do with the cost to repair, as well as the safety of the occupants in the car.
My 02 M3 is way more expensive than either my NSX, or my (former)95 M3, and yet the insurance is way less than either of the other cars.
Steve

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Steve
91 NSX
01 MDX
02 M3 SMG (It's heeeerrreee)

 

[nsxtasy]

Okay, I'll bite... Why would it be less expensive on the new M3 than the old M3?

 

[ncdogdoc]

Yeah, that does not make any sense at all. The insurance company must be rating the new car as a casual driver, less than 10 miles type of thing, and the NSX as a daily driver or longer distance. I have never seen brand new models of anything cost less to insure for the same coverage as an older model, unless the person now has many more cars and gets the multiple discounts.

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Gary Yates
1995 Red/Tan