Today a young fellow invited me to go for a ride in his BMW M3... I have never been in one before, and did not know what was coming. And this was the expression on my face!!!

So a while back I mentioned in one of my posts that I had bought a BMW. I did not want something that was for going to work and buying groceries in. I have an old Mercedes E240 already for doing that, I wanted something for me. Something fun and not practical at all. So I bought a BMW E46 330 Ci Convertible. And it became one of the loves of my life...

It is one of the loves of my life. Tan leather interior with all the fittings. And a straight 6, 3 litre monster under the bonnet and aside from the engine has all the 'M' fittings, so it is classed as an M sport. My close friend who specialises in refurbishing BMWs (especially X5's) said that is not the 'M' class. But the monster under your bonnet will give me serious torque whether it is from a standstill or from 100mph. And it delivered... handles like a roller coaster, and for such a cute little thing it purrs like a lion when idling, and roars like a dragon when accelerating. And behind the wheel I am like...

Then today visited my friend and another faithful customer/friend was there with his M3. Honestly I failed to ask about the specifics. But I sat in his black leather interior seats and it was a thing of beauty.

He started her up for me... And it was a very different sound... It did not have the deep roar of a giant cat. Nor did it give the belch of the Kraken every time he touched the accelerator like my car. But it was a solid idle, and every time he gave it a bit if gas the sound was crisp, and sharp like the snap of a whip.... I was impressed and it made me wonder what it is like when moving... Well I later found out!!!

He offered to take me for a ride and I eagerly said yes..

We cruised down the street for half a mile and he showed me around the features of this mechanical marvel and when I least expected it he put his foot down. If there was a girl in the car, this would have happened...

But there was just me doing this...

My 330ci has some serious torque, putting my foot down is like Bill Goldberg spearing someone...

But when he floored it in this M3, it was like getting hit by the Millennium Falcon from behind!!!

Earlier when I said that giving it gas in neutral sounded like a whip cracking... It felt like the tip of a whip cracking from the bucket seat when he gave it some shit.

By now I am trying not to panic, trying not to make sudden movements, or loud noises, to provoke or disturb the driver (who knows how to handle his beast by the way). But he has to give me one last scare by drifting all the way around a roundabout...

Conclusion:

I would love for all the car enthusiasts to comment and let's have a fun conversation about my experience and share some of yours with me in the comments section. That was fun... But once is enough for a lot of days.

Look forward to seeing you all

Regards

Yoda