Comments by "" (@appelpower1) on "BMW M235i vs BMW M3 CSL on track" video.

  1. I'd still have an M5 from around 2000 (that's the E39 model, right?)
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  2. Nik Brudar Oh, hello there! I'd have the CSL, though frankly, if given the choice, I'd have neither. For that sort of money, I'd have an Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
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  3. Nik Brudar I drove a V8 Vantage once (on a racetrack, as an arrangement for teenagers without driving licenses), and while I wasn't allowed to go past 60 kph (I still did, without any complaint from the instructor), I kind of fell in love with the car. It's been one of my favourite cars ever since.
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  4. Nik Brudar Heh, it was lovely. My only reference point is the BMW 130i I also drove that day (at significantly lower speeds), but as far as I can tell, the car is comfortable yet sharp enough, with communicative steering that has a lot of feel to it despite not being very heavy. Plus, the sound is great. The flappy paddle gearbox is supposed to be slow, but it seemed to react fast enough. I would love to be a car journalist, actually.
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  5. Nik Brudar Well, I know when a car is comfortable and when it sounds good, but beyond that, I had no reference point. Moreover, there wasn't much in the way of bumps on the track: the only ones were the starting grid's lines. It did feel very stable, much like a go-kart. Wait, your Colt is the only car you've ever driven? Motoring journalist is one of my backup plans, should I fail my career. I reckon I might also become a salesman (preferably a car salesman, of course) and if all else fails, I'll become an abstract artist. I can randomly throw paint on a canvas, and I'm creative enough to come up with a farfetched explanation as to why it's art...
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  6. Nik Brudar You'd imagine they couldn't be further apart, but even the vibratons that you feel as you set off in a go-kart, apply to the V8 Vantage. Though I think that's the case for all cars (with the BMW I didn't notice because I was focusing on the clutch; that one had a manual). Yup. D-segment space and equipment for a C-segment price (and refinement, admittedly). Proton, that's a Malaysian brand, right? You can get those in Slovenia? I know Proton from an old rally game for DOS :D I have a main plan and two more backup plans, so I doubt I'll need to be a modern artist. If I do, however, I'll create a bubble of art fame, then burst it by saying I was deliberately being ridicilous, hopefully taking down as much of the modern art world as I possibly can.
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  7. Nik Brudar True. Is it normal that the car starts rolling when you release the clutch, and that you can always push the throttle to accelerate as long as you're moving? While I like the feel of a flappy-paddle gearbox (and only in a very powerful car, I can imagine), the feel of pulling a lever through its gears is just great. The movement of violently pulling it backwards alone is great. Now, I just need to learn to handle a clutch. DOS is the predecessor to Windows. It's a command line based system. Well, that's what backup plans are for, right? In case you fail. And oh cock, not again the 'ridicilous' mistakes (I misspelled that one on purpose).
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