Haha! Punk kid owned!
 

ROFL thats funny as shit.

major ownage right there :lol:

tom

the fact that the punk started crying is just totally PRICELESS. having to have daddy come get him because his ride got impounded just makes it funnier.

Ah, it was a beautiful thing.
:dthumb:

Serves him right. I like how the cop said "you never know.. there might be cops out there" haha

:lol: stupid kid got what he deserved. Really funny that he started crying though, guess he's the real pussy.

calling their cars e90, e92 etc. is dumb.......just say fricking 3-series

Do you prefer calling it a 5th gen?

pretty much........Otherwise the only people who are gonna know what E92 means are BMW enthusiasts

I hate BMWs and I know what it means.:?:

Just ride off on your Ninja bike and don't worry about "enthusiasts"

Maybe because you read car forums, or even just bike forums where a lot of members talk about their cars? Most normal people don't know what it means.

I just looked up 3-series on wikipedia, and here's what it says:

BMW E21 - (1975–1983) 3 Series
BMW E30 - (1983–1991) 3 Series
BMW E36 - (1991–2000) 3 Series
BMW E46 - (1998–2007) 3 Series
BMW E90 - (2005–) 3 Series Sedan
BMW E91 - (2006-) 3 Series Touring
BMW E92 - (2007-) 3 Series Coupé
BMW E93 - (2007-) 3 Series Convertible

Can you look at those codes and tell me, how would you know that the first gen was an "E21" unless someone told you? And why do the numbers jump from E46 to E90? Is there any way you could know that without being told in advance?

My favorites (fer looks)
E30 - E36

Truth.
The 90's were "the shiznit" for auto styling........Consider the 360 Modena, the Diablo, the 2nd gen Acura Legends, the original A4, the M3, the RX7, the 300ZX, the 240SX.......

Everything's gone downhill since then, due to constant "upsizing", higher grills for safety standards, and Honda switching from double-wishbones to wack-ass strut suspensions.

I remember the big thing with Honda and Acura were the low dashboards and good sightlines.

I was never big into Audi...mainly because they always seemed like overpiced VWs and there really wasn't a lot on the road but I did think the ealier Quatro's were "interesting".

I think the 3 series from the late 80's really great looking cars and I think the design has held up well. Especially the 2dr cars.
The last gen RX-7 is such an awesome car...if only the motor\turbo setup would last unmolested by mechanics hands.

There have been quite a few cars from the 80's and 90's that at the time I didn't think much of but now I kinda appreciate the design language.

Due to the double-wishbones.......Plus you could slam them with lower springs and still not run out of travel.

A Prelude from the early 90's is a classic.........Skinny pillars and low hoodline. Nowadays the Japanese seem like they want to imitate 70's American cars, with high dashboards and 10 cubic feet of empty space around the engine.

don't know what jap cars your lookin at, but my accord and ody don't/didnt have 10 ft. neither does my maz P5.

Take the plastic shrouds off, and then compare how much space there is compared to one from the 90's

you must have some tiny hands

cuz i can't even get my bear claws in to check the belt tension on my P5 cuz of the lack of space let alone replace one.

hell i had to move the brake booster bottle, to get to the passenger side hi-beam, and even then Z couldn't fit her hands in that space. but i eventually got it. after some bleedin knuckles.

and here's a V6 accord, have all the room you want from top of valve cover to hood, it's the sides that count, since thats where the belts are at, and that ain't alot of room. then there's trying to replace the back bank of plugs.........

http://image.hondatuningmagazine.com...engine_bay.jpg

And hood clearance? In the 90's, there would be only 1 inch of clearance between the hood and the engine

At first I was going to disagree with 'slice too.

He's right though.

Look at the room in that bay compared to this one from a 1990 Toyota Celica:
http://image.modified.com/f/29801697...engine_bay.jpg

HOLY SHIT!! Sorry for the HUGE PIC.

Is that an All-Trac Turbo? What's up with the alternator on the left, looks like it's got ram-air cooling :lol:

1994 4cyl camry

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...y_sedan_02.jpg


2010 camry 4cyl

http://z.about.com/d/alternativefuel..._enginebay.JPG

seems about the same really. or that '10 has more room. see the alt. belt on the '94? how about the '10?

E21 and E30s the rest are garbage.

VTEC - Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control

Looks like the Japs missed a few letters in the acrynom. lol