Re: Car Thread II
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:23 pm
Dont do it.
Death's Head wrote:Oh look, here comes that banana split who pushed in the other day when I was waiting at the junction.
No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:Poser wrote::lol:
Don't do it. It is acceptable only on a Dodge Viper.
Don't do it.
^^^ the first in a series of posts telling N1FFF not to do it, before he decides to do it.
and these door stripes too....i saw it on a high spec 4 series in a car park somewhere and it looked ace
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-M-Perfor ... Sw9mFWMJWl
No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:I am considering getting these racing stripes (in navy blue) for my white one series. Anyone here pimped up their car with racing stripes etc?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-STRIPES-C ... 0991942471
and these door ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-M-Perfor ... Sw9mFWMJWl
Rightey wrote:I don't know about the UK, but I know with my insurance company having racing stripes or other stickers on yiur car can actually impact the cost of insurance.
I know this because I once called to ask if repainting it might affect anything and they said the colour doesn't matter but stickers do.
No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:I am considering getting these racing stripes (in navy blue) for my white one series. Anyone here pimped up their car with racing stripes etc?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-STRIPES-C ... 0991942471
and these door ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-M-Perfor ... Sw9mFWMJWl
No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:Poser wrote::lol:
Don't do it. It is acceptable only on a Dodge Viper.
Don't do it.
^^^ the first in a series of posts telling N1FFF not to do it, before he decides to do it.
and these door stripes too....i saw it on a high spec 4 series in a car park somewhere and it looked ace
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-M-Perfor ... Sw9mFWMJWl
No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:I am considering getting these racing stripes (in navy blue) for my white one series. Anyone here pimped up their car with racing stripes etc?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-STRIPES-C ... 0991942471
and these door ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-M-Perfor ... Sw9mFWMJWl
Death's Head wrote:Rightey wrote:I don't know about the UK, but I know with my insurance company having racing stripes or other stickers on yiur car can actually impact the cost of insurance.
I know this because I once called to ask if repainting it might affect anything and they said the colour doesn't matter but stickers do.
Of course they will have an impact on the insurance, their real name is "go faster stripes". They are called this because they increase power by an equivalent 2-7 HP. I'm calling BS on Preezy's fuel consumption comment though. Although clearly the stripes improve aero efficiency (and therefore performance), an independent study shows that the weight of the stripes actually has a 4% impact on fuel efficiency.
Preezy wrote:Death's Head wrote:Rightey wrote:I don't know about the UK, but I know with my insurance company having racing stripes or other stickers on yiur car can actually impact the cost of insurance.
I know this because I once called to ask if repainting it might affect anything and they said the colour doesn't matter but stickers do.
Of course they will have an impact on the insurance, their real name is "go faster stripes". They are called this because they increase power by an equivalent 2-7 HP. I'm calling BS on Preezy's fuel consumption comment though. Although clearly the stripes improve aero efficiency (and therefore performance), an independent study shows that the weight of the stripes actually has a 4% impact on fuel efficiency.
Perhaps I mis-remembered it, but I recalled watching a 5th Gear episode once where they drove from Glasgow to Bournemouth on a single tin of gloss brilliant white paint.
Still, we can both agree that there are measurable performance improvements!
Preezy wrote:It certainly gives the impression that you're a dickhead driver, I know that much.
No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:On a serious note I suppose it gives the illusion you are a faster driver
No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:On a serious note I suppose it gives the illusion you are a faster driver