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It is clear we all love these cars for the driving. Anybody else besides me had a 6 cylinder BMW? Mine was an e-21 so I'm sure it was lighter than the e-30, but more importantly, you could feel that bigger engine weight up front. It has been a while, and I'm pretty sure the e-21 had almost 50/50 weight distribution, but I remember it had a different feeling - inertia wise. It made the car want to understeer more.
What is your driving style? Fluid? Violent? Mechanical?
I like to use the Schumacher style with my car. No really sudden moves, just rushing the flow... I have found that I get the best performance from the engine by bringing the revs up to about 4 k before I let the clutch out, even in the higher gears it is quite noticable that the torque is greater if the RPMs are as high as I can make 'em ( and so will be slightly, or more, above matching speed ) then engage the clutch quickly. The turn in is so natural -and nutral- for these cars that I haven't overheated a turn. I'm guessing AXing this car, one would use more of a Dale jr style, since it seems like it would feel pretty easy to steer with the throtlte.
So do you blast aaround on full tilt? Actually, sometimes I drive by the mpg guage. It can be quite a challenge too, and nets me 35+ mpg even in daily commute.
Who does autocross here?
or Tell me about your drive today!
