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Old 06-07-2013, 04:09 AM   #15
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Really? I would of expected to be fast
Hard top... it's pretty heavy... I could probably time it right now... but it's 3 AM
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Old 06-07-2013, 04:24 AM   #16
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Hard top... it's pretty heavy... I could probably time it right now... but it's 3 AM
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Old 06-07-2013, 04:27 AM   #17
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Ddddddddddooooooooooooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttt ttt
I'll see if I can test it tomorrow... the car has the cover on so I ain't bothering tonight... lol
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Old 06-07-2013, 11:55 AM   #18
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Get your logic outta here Ichi


Jeez this guy
Hey! My "logic" got me to be a mod!

...no, not really lmao
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Clever marketing.
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Clever marketing.
Yeah I like fun stuff like this.
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I wonder if there even exists a circumstance in which someone would buy a car even partly based on how quickly the convertible top goes up.
Sounds like you have never been caught in a rainstorm with the top down.
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The m3 took 21 secs from top down to top up
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The m3 took 21 secs from top down to top up
So 9 seconds slower than Miata. I'm pretty surprised no other current production vert can't beat that number.
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So 9 seconds slower than Miata. I'm pretty surprised no other current production vert can't beat that number.
Size, weight, and folding mechanism... the m3 folding mechanism is afar more complex than the miata... and its a 4 seater
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Size, weight, and folding mechanism... the m3 folding mechanism is afar more complex than the miata... and its a 4 seater
Excuses, excuses... lol jk

I know M3 vert folding mechanism is complex. I have seen in person before.
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Would be very interesting to see the same Drag Race with the FRS/BRZ Convertible right ?
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