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55 messages, Last post on Sep 11, 2008 at 3:58 AM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 18, 2008 2:52 pm) Pick it up, it's mint, about 8000 miles on her. NO POWER STEERING. Now I'm a small guy, 155 lbs, and with tears in my eyes I sold it after two months, could not drive it. A 427 sitting between the front wheels steers like a cement truck overloaded.
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Replying to: wesleyg (Aug 19, 2008 5:06 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Aug 19, 2008 5:09 am) To this day, who in their right mind would order this without power steering, it was probably only a $65.00 option in that time.
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Replying to: wesleyg (Aug 19, 2008 5:28 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 19, 2008 6:44 am) |
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Replying to: wesleyg (Aug 19, 2008 6:56 am) Road testing the "classic cars of our dreams" is often a shock, although occasionally one is pleasantly surprised. "It depends". But let's face it, 60s American muscle cars were crude things. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 19, 2008 7:22 am)  As long as you didn't try to turn it would do a 13.5 second 1/4 mile. The front wheels would lift off the ground, the G force would drain the blood out of your head, and it was loud enough to drown out the screams of your passengers. Now that I make just a little more money I have gone in search of that same feeling. Test drives with today's cars that deliver that kind of performance just don't cut it. On a recent test drive of a Lexus IS 350, a car capable of that 13.5 second quarter mile, I noticed my wife was playing with the knobs on the stereo as I gave it all it got. Did time slow down over the years?
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I sort of had that problem back in 1974 when I bought an Alfa Spider. I had been running around in a VW Beetle, and then a Honda Civic. I came into some money, and bought a Spider. It was a great car and it handled beautifully. However, it was sort of boring to drive in that, at speeds that were "Prepare to meet Jesus" in the VW, the Alfa was as smooth as a living room sofa. So, logically, in order to recreate the sensation I'd had in the Beetle and the Civic, I had to drive much, much, MUCH, faster. I'm sure you all understand.  Gosh, I miss that car. |
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Like others, I also went to try out the Crossfire when it first came out. Unfortunately, I didn't even get to the actual test drive because I couldn't fit in the car well enough to drive it. That's a similar story to many vehicles for me. Boxster, S2000, TT, RX8. All ruled out for their lack of tall-person accomodations. The only one I actually drove of that group was the TT. In coupe form, I was close to fitting, so I gave it a spin. Wasn't until 10-15 minutes that I realized I couldn't live with it. TT wasn't really a "dream." But the others were. Lesseee... ummm... well, the only car that really comes to mind (at the moment) outside of the "fitting" problem is the A6 2.7T. I always drooled over this car. When I finally drove a used one, I was kind of disappointed. I liked it, but I didn't love it. It didn't live up to the "dream." |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 08, 2008 6:14 pm) First time I drove the Honda Ody back in '04 the "All thing Honda is Great" media blitz went down in flames. This turned out to be a plain looking minivan that did not stand out in any way above any of the other minivans. Ended up with a Mazda MPV which is a lot better van. Who or what do you blame for this dis-connect? I blame Edmunds.  They built Honda Ody up to god like status like all the other web sties/mag rags.
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