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359 messages, Last post on Apr 27, 2009 at 11:16 PM
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Replying to: paisan (Apr 05, 2007 10:05 am)
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Replying to: jsyaruss (Apr 05, 2007 12:08 pm) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Apr 05, 2007 12:21 pm) 
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Replying to: jsyaruss (Apr 05, 2007 12:46 pm)
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Replying to: capoany (Apr 05, 2007 12:54 pm) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Apr 05, 2007 12:56 pm) The pre-charged system does not require front wheel splipage, and distributes as much torque to the RW as it needed (up to 50/50, I think). although I've seen number as high as 65-70% by actual measurements on dynamometers. |
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Replying to: capoany (Apr 05, 2007 12:54 pm) I'm still trying to figure out exactly what those are. BMWs and Benzes are too expensive. The RL has no V8. Seems like the infiniti M class is about as close as it gets. And even that starts a few grand more, right? By the way, I just finished reading C&D's review this month. Man, did they bash it. I still think they really miss the price argument, though. They mentioned in one sentence how it gives a real nice V8 at competitors' V6 prices, but I guess that didn't impress them enough to give the car any sort of credit for value. oh well. they even go out of their way to point out how a Jag Stype 4.2, which finished last in a luxo comparison a little while back, would still finish ahead of the S80 .... ummmm... guys, that Jag starts at $10k more!
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Replying to: qbrozen (Apr 05, 2007 5:26 pm)
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Replying to: capoany (Apr 06, 2007 4:37 am) Once you are up into the price range we are talking about with the S80, saving 10k doesn't buy you anything. At that point for $10k you will gladly buy the more expensive car so as not to be ridiculed at the club. While the S80 V8 may or may not be a great car for the price, it's still a Volvo and it's still not respected in those circles. Folks in the rung down from the rich folks will buy a "cheap" BMW or MB or Lexus or Infinity or Jag just to have the name plate. Heck I'm a trader on wall street and one guy on our desk bought a Volvo and he was ridiculed for weeks and months by the BMW/MB crowd. I'm lucky I am an assistant trader so they only gave me a small amount of flack for my Armada and Subarus. So my point is who are they marketing this to? I find it to be neither here nor there. -mike
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