540i vs Mk1

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

I christen your car "Eater of BMW's".
May she live long and rev well.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org, vwdaun@yahoo.com, jcammisa@alwaysonline.net
>Subject: 540i vs Mk1
>Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 21:35:39 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Just got home from a nice trip to visit my mom who lives a few hours 
>away...
>for a visit, but also for some more break-in mileage for the new 2.0 16v.
>After tonight I have no doubt that the engine is broken in...
>
>I'm in the right lane cruising along about 75mph when I see what looks like
>a M5 coming up on my tail... wait a minute... that's not a M5, but that's
>a sweet 540i WAGON!  With the M5 wheels and body kit... what a gorgeous 
>car!
>So I jump in behind him and follow his 85mph pace a while.
>We start down a long straight (slight decline) part in the highway which
>is wide open in front of us for a good 1/2 mile... so just for kicks I pull
>into the left lane beside Mr. 540 and give him a blip of the throttle...
>starting out at about 80mph I hit the throttle and I see the 540 follow
>suit just a split second after I did... I initially pulled about a 1/2 car
>length ahead, but then the 540 started pulling back the distance... but
>ever so slightly... as I neared 6000 rpm in 5th and after about a 1/2
>mile or so we came up on a truck in the right lane (his lane)...
>The 540 couldn't get ahead of me and had to drop in behind!  After 
>"cruising"
>at my top speed (somewhere above 120mph) for another mile with the Bimmer
>on my tail I got over and slowed down quite a bit.
>It was hard to see through his dark tint, but I swear I saw him give me
>a thumbs up, as I gave him... 'twas a wee little bit fun indeed!  ;)
>
>All I know is that was *THE* most sweeeeet wagon I have ever seen!!!
>Looked amazing and was quite fast!  (just not quite as fast as I thought
>it might be...  teehee)
>
>
>=====
>Benjamin Harder
>86 Scirocco 16v
>80 Scirocco 16v
>93 Passat GLX
>
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