At the time, it seemed like a rocket ship to me. Anyway, I couldn't drive being 16, and at 17 the insurance would've been horrendous....plus he didn't want me driving his new car.
Anyway, the years went by and I started buying cars, a GT6 @19, a 306 @21, a 2.0ESP Focus @21 (hated the peugeot) a 205 1.9 GTi @22 and finally the 325i@24.
Obviously my cars have been getting quicker and quicker over the years whilst his has stayed the same.
Even so, when I got the chance to drive it today having reached 25 in April, I jumped at it and.........well, it wasn't as fast as the BMW, has a really jumpy clutch with a looooong pedal travel but no modulation at all, a cronically long gear throw and steering that's a bit vague around centre, and a bit dead in corners.
That said, having a turbo on a petrol car was a first for me, it was great, had a race against some suit in a Rover 800
he got the jump off the lights, I finally managed to bounce into motion in 1st, foot off clutch, loud pedal planted (by this time Rover boy's about 3/4 of a car length ahead) faint whistle and we're off! 
Can't wait 'till Brown's finished!
There, aren't you glad you read that
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