MCM.... looks like you can have the best of both worlds for the family car

[12,000 RPM]

Family ride? Track day animal? Who says you have to choose?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RVr8XkeuKA

 

[2o6]

I read "MCM" as 'man crush monday' and I got really confused for a solid 30 seconds.

[Raza]

I read "MCM" as 'man crush monday' and I got really confused for a solid 30 seconds.

Is that a thing?  I know about WCW and TBT and Taco Tuesday.  I guess it makes sense. 

[12,000 RPM]

Definitely a thing, and not just in the gay / CarSPIN community

[Raza]

Definitely a thing, and not just in the gay / CarSPIN community

I'm so behind.  Are kids still saying "on fleek" and "rad"?  Does bad still mean good?  Can I still wear a life preserver as a fashion statement?

[CaminoRacer]

Yes, in fact some fancy restaurants in LA won't seat you unless you're wearing a life preserver

[Raza]

Yes, in fact some fancy restaurants in LA won't seat you unless you're wearing a life preserver

Good, because that's how I fucking roll.

[MexicoCityM3]

I have driven the X5 and X6 M on track at BMW events. They are a riot. But I'd never get one to actually track it in real life. The running costs of tracking those just in expendables - brakes, tires - are insane. They are also not allowed in my track club. Cayenne is the same story.

As a matter of fact a club friend is offering to sell me his 2010 X5M with about 35,000 miles. I'd spend half of what a new X5 5.0 or XC90 cost. But I want a car that I can trust won't leave us stranded with the baby in the middle of nowhere. For that I already have the M5.

[CaminoRacer]

Sorry but the style has gone full hipster now. Those newfangled vests are so gauche.

[MexicoCityM3]

Is that a thing?  I know about WCW and TBT and Taco Tuesday.  I guess it makes sense.

This is Carspin where gay is the norm, so not surprising at all at the confusion.

[MrH]

I have driven the X5 and X6 M on track at BMW events. They are a riot. But I'd never get one to actually track it in real life. The running costs of tracking those just in expendables - brakes, tires - are insane. They are also not allowed in my track club. Cayenne is the same story.

As a matter of fact a club friend is offering to sell me his 2010 X5M with about 35,000 miles. I'd spend half of what a new X5 5.0 or XC90 cost. But I want a car that I can trust won't leave us stranded with the baby in the middle of nowhere. For that I already have the M5.

That says everything about BMW.

A used car with 35k miles?  No, I need something I can trust

[SJ_GTI]

That says everything about BMW.

A used car with 35k miles?  No, I need something I can trust

Ouch. 

[MexicoCityM3]

That says everything about BMW.

A used car with 35k miles?  No, I need something I can trust

Ouch. 

Well, a 6 pot BMW I can trust not to leave me stranded. The turbo V8s no, especially of that vintage.

[MrH]

The fact you even have to preface it with a certain type of engine still says a lot.

If someone said, "I need something that won't leave me stranded", a 35k mile used Toyota (any model really) would work.  Just the opposite for BMW.

[MexicoCityM3]

The fact you even have to preface it with a certain type of engine still says a lot.

If someone said, "I need something that won't leave me stranded", a 35k mile used Toyota (any model really) would work.  Just the opposite for BMW.

I wonder, who is the mythic manufacturer that builds a reliable 600hp 0-60 in sub 3 seconds SUV?

I want something that won't leave stranded (for a few years) and will outaccelerate almost anything. Hence, new X5 V8 sound good. Or Cayenne S (but too expensive).

[2o6]

The GMC Yukon isn't as fast, but still not 'slow', and has more room and a very nice interior. 

[Char]

Good, because that's how I fucking roll.

I literally lol'd

[68_427]

FWIW my friends brother has the latest gen x5m and never been in the shop unexpectedly.  He drives 100+ miles a day too

[MexicoCityM3]

FWIW my friends brother has the latest gen x5m and never been in the shop unexpectedly.  He drives 100+ miles a day too

Latest gen is fine. The early twin turbo V8s are the ones that are very problematic. They've been ok for the last 3-4 years or so.

[Laconian]

I'm so behind.  Are kids still saying "on fleek" and "rad"?  Does bad still mean good?  Can I still wear a life preserver as a fashion statement?

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/168864/20160707/microsoft-invites-bae-interns-to-get-lit-and-enjoy-hella-noms-at-its-beer-pong-party.htm

[FoMoJo]

The GMC Yukon isn't as fast, but still not 'slow', and has more room and a very nice interior. 

A friend of ours has one.  For all its bulk, it's still pretty tight inside.

[Raza]

I literally lol'd

[Raza]

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/168864/20160707/microsoft-invites-bae-interns-to-get-lit-and-enjoy-hella-noms-at-its-beer-pong-party.htm

I know what beer pong is.  And I've been to a party before. 

What the fuck everything else though. 

[68_427]

The sound of the M2 blows the S series engine in the 3/4 out of the water.  Especially from inside the car.

[12,000 RPM]

I wonder, who is the mythic manufacturer that builds a reliable 600hp 0-60 in sub 3 seconds SUV?

I want something that won't leave stranded (for a few years) and will outaccelerate almost anything. Hence, new X5 V8 sound good. Or Cayenne S (but too expensive).

Infiniti FX with the V8

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 (I know, I know)

[68_427]

I'm sure he wants something with a turbro

[Char]

This is Carspin where gay is the norm, so not surprising at all at the confusion.

Honestly, I was lost too.