I paid this Fabian guy a visit, this was the time @BMW_SA had just launched the E92 M3, this guy had a manual nogal, yerrrrr ndandiyibawela nyan, so I try my luck , he replies "Darkie this thing is vicious" I go on and tell him "Haibo what's new about 309kw, "Darkie
it's to the rear wheels , Lorenzio it's wild ". Not to be discouraged I tell him "Gotta run I will be back" One thing was certain , I had to be in that car whether as a passenger or a driver, I get into "Jet Li" that's what I called my tuned Seat Leon Cupra , Jet Li
Had not lost any challenges and delivered every time, Stage 2+ Revo, full exhaust ,and Evoms intake, yayihamba straight. Oh and 19" Helios alloys with a 40mm drop. At this stage my mind was working overtime, I call the only man I know Fabian can't refuse , Radebe!
He answers with "Zithini darkie" I reply"Lo mlungu uqhosha nge moto apha, and yiM3" Radebe gets excited and says " Pick me up in 30 bru" . It's 11am we are on our way to Fabian, Jet Li is puffing down Cape Rd, I had a fuel card yaseSpan so ndandiphole kle nkqayi ikhazimlayo
We get there ,some small talk ends with him jokingly saying "Yerrr Lorenzio you don't farking give up do you" I chuckle and say "where are the keys " he throws them to Radebe. He smiles , by now sendingase mnyango I just wanted to go. We get into this thing,
We leave his business peacefully as though ish ain't about to go down, we dribble through traffic to hit the freeway, that part of town gets hectic with traffic thanks to one way streets, sakhwela uN2 , Radebe had this smirk on his like a very naughty boy,
He drags 3rd gear to 7500Rpms ,yhooo the kick was humbling, the cabin filled with that intake sound , the E92 V8 sounds very unique , hayi ke , numbers were climbing quite easily, we head towards iKasi, and I called uMalungelo, "Litey phuma siyeza" he was at PPC, we went into
That drive way sideways before traction kicked in , Malungelo was waiting for us already , I lean over to the centre console and switch off traction, Radebe chuckles and says "Are you sure about that move?" The drive way yakwa PPC was made in cement slabs,
As we make the U Turn the back swings ,Radebe polishes the steering with a mild opposite lock , we giggle , this thing leave PPC side ways as we hook 2nd gear, by now we were changing at 8Rpms, the noise yhooo that V8 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌, we joined Sheya Kulati ngamasimba
We hit the freeway, by every turn simka ngamacala, Radebe doing the most , N2 As we head to William Moffet , idarkie yam was visibly excited , as we approach Cotworld siphaa ko 230kph going uphill, cars are blocking both lanes, Radebe panicks and squeezes this car
Thru the huge yellow lane , we off ramp for Burt drive , we get into the parking yaseVictory Ministries, Radebe does a cherry 🍒 on top, DONUTS, wayidudla kamandi, a cloud of smoke was evidence , as the smoke settles a Ford Ranger extended cab drives in as we get
Out , a tall broad shouldered white man is on his cell and giving directions to where we were. He concludes his call and starts addressing us, I note he is a fireman as his outfit gave him away. "gents why drive so recklessly" I realised at this point he must has seen
That yellow lane move , he carries on with the lecture , we are all quite , as he confirms that cops are on the way, I interject "Wena you are sent by God, to find us and save us in the midst of our madness, please accept our apologies" He looks at me sternly
and burst into laughter 😂, everyone laughs, now I am thinking , how the F#&#:# do we get arrested in the very car I was yearning to drive, NGEKHE!! He gets on his cell again while he is still chuckling, "Luister cancel that call out" I breath a sigh of relief đŸ˜„. The guys start
To laugh uncontrollably as the Ford Ranger leaves the parking lot, "Darkie uyicingiswe yintoni le kaGod nempambano yethu?" Radebe asks me tears in his eyes from laughing. It was a very close call , we drove back to Fabian very slowly while we giggled at that rubbish
I fed the fireman. The M3 E92 V8 is truly a special car, in the right hands fun can be had. Radebe still wants one even though he went on to buy a SRT8 at a later stage.
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