"Don White" wrote in message
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RCE wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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DSK wrote:

RCE wrote:


He's not funny. As a supposed representative of the human race, he's
alarming.


If Fred agreed with any of my expressed opinions, and still acted the
way he does, I'd find him alarming too. But if he did think more along
the lines I do, he couldn't possibly act the way he does. So I think
he's funny.

But then I always have had a cruel sense of humor. Fred is like a
spastic kitten trying to unravel the strands of reason from the ball of
yarn of life, I laugh when he keeps konking his head and getting mad at
the yarn.

FWIW I agree he's a sorry excuse for a representative of the human race.
If 3,000 years of civilization have brought us to guys like Fred D, then
we might as well have stayed in caves.

Regards
Doug King


If you guys keep this up, & Fred is who we think he might be.... expect
another round of threats to visit your houses, kick you in the nuts...etc
etc. I'm gonna rush down to my closest sporting goods store and buy a
jock strap/cup combo.


I'd have to brush up on my old Navy days lingo, just to try to
communicate with him.

RCE
Did you watch 'Motor Week' tonight? They were raving about the 2006 BMW
M5. So many features my head was swimming. Got a kick out of the 'paddle
type gear shifters' on the steering column.


I didn't see it on TV, but I think this must be it:

http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2531a.shtml.

There were a couple of errors I noticed, although not important issues. One
had to do with the rear seats not folding. You can order optional folding
rear seats.

The other is the elimination of what they call "Launch Control" in the US
versions. Although not the same as the European LC, the US versions do have
a toned down "crippled" version of launch control that becomes automatically
enabled after the break-in period (1200 miles). It's one of several little
secret surprises in the car's software that they don't advertise or tell you
about. It works, but is really impractical to use unless you are at the
drag strip.

Now that I've completed the required 1200 mile "run-in" procedure that is
specified, I've been given the go-ahead by the dealership to let it rip, so
to speak. I tried the "S-6" mode once (highest level of performance and
required driver skills). I doubt I'll ever do it again unless I am on an
isolated race track. The car is just insanely fast and powerful and a
driver not skilled to handle it can get in trouble real fast. Like most
cars, it has DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) that brakes any wheel that
starts to spin and backs off the throttle until traction is regained. Unlike
many cars it also has a second setting called MSC (or something like that)
that allows a level of wheel spin, drifting and high lateral G forces, but
will kick in if things get too far out of hand. Then, for the purist and
experienced driver, you can turn the system off completely and rely on your
driving skills to maintain control. I learned quickly that I am not in that
league, especially with 500 hp on tap.

I plan to attend the M-5 performance driving school in South Carolina
sometime in the next few months. It's a 2 day course that comes with the
purchase of the car and those that have attended say it's a blast and a half
and well worth attending, not just for high performance cars like the M5,
but for drivers of all types of cars.

RCE