Originally Posted by
jamieRST
well said chop shop,i have my rst because i wanted one since i was 16,had an xr3i rs replica at 18 and my rst at 23,there is one onther mercury grey one in my area and a black one and a couple of white ones and a couple of series 2s,theres about 6 beemers in my street,theyre common as fcuk,and not actually that fast,325s and 328s only produce 196bhp standard,ok rsts are only 132bhp standard but not many are left standard,theyres plenty of 200bhp examples around ready to cause havoc.
i do agree,i also hate the stigma that comes with the rst's,boy racers always want a go,in the saxos,civics,and corsas and theyre not worth the time,had some aggro from stroppy bmw drivers too.on the other hand most people always comment on what a nice car the rs is,and for a 21 year old car that makes me very happy
p.s i think new cars look shit,prefer the old school boxy shapes,so more aggressive
jamie
I got 212hv from stock 328i in dyno, my co-worker got 216bhp from his 328i. But thats not my point.
If we compare anything else but performance, bmw takes 100/0 RST. When i go my garage and swap rst to beemer there is always feeling "what a great car to drive" okay, it is old beemer and i have driven much better handling cars, like e60 M5 for example. But every time beemer feels SO good. after S2 : )
Here in Finland, S2 rst are now pretty rare thing. I believe in this city where i do live is 1 original rst and thats mine. But no one respects that because it is only old escort and it has not same position as i believe in Britain.