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Automotive News & Views The Test Drive That Shattered Your Dream
55 messages, Last post on Sep 11, 2008 at 3:58 AM
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Very sexy looking; Mercedes-based; Chrysler-prices. What's not to like? But on the testdrive, I couldn't fit in the car. Too tall to see out the windshield. Bummer.
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Replying to: lokki (Aug 11, 2008 5:27 pm) |
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but the first time I sat in a 1973-77 era GM intermediate as an adult, it just didn't seem as roomy inside as I thought they'd be! About 7 years ago, a local park and sell lot had a '76 LeMans coupe for sale, and it looked good from a distance. Unfortunately, not so good up close. I just remembered sitting behind the wheel and thinking that it seemed no better inside than my '68 Dart...a car that was marketed as a compact! I think the biggest killer though was when I started it up and immediately thought...that doesn't sound like no V-8! Turns out it just had a Chevy 250-6 under the hood. I guess 0-60 in a car of that bulk would've been around 20 seconds?  Anyway, it wasn't enough to turn me off to that type of car. A few years later, I found another '76 LeMans. It just happened to be in much better shape, had a 350-4bbl V-8 that fixed most of my acceleration worries, and has a power seat that can contort into almost obscene positions, so it gives me the legroom I need. |
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Replying to: lokki (Aug 11, 2008 5:27 pm) |
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Replying to: lokki (Aug 11, 2008 5:27 pm) I too was intrigued by the Crossfire. Liked the looks. Like you I was worried about fitting into it (6'2" 225 pounds). Just managed to fit inside. The big turn-off was power. 215hp just didn't give it enough guts to make it worth the 30K plus they were orgionally going for. The SRT version was much better but so far out of my range I couldn't consider it. I was also turned-off by the cramped feeling of the Altima Coupe and the handling and power of the 6-cyl. Mustang. |
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Seems that many of us have been disappointed by a convertible or sports car. My story is the same. I'm a big fan of Saturn - the family has had 5 of them, total - so I was particularly interested when the Saturn Sky was released. First time I saw one in the showroom, I had to sit in it. Yep, you guessed it - too tall (even though I'm just a fraction shy of 6'). I was looking directly into the windshield header. Plus, the steering wheel didn't adjust high enough, so everything between about 9:30 and 2:30 on both the speedo and tach were obscured. Sigh. |
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Replying to: michaell (Jul 27, 2008 4:38 pm) Even with the top down, it still feels like they're trying to cocoon you in, away from the outside world. |
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Replying to: michaell (Jul 27, 2008 4:38 pm) The old MGB was somewhat of an offender in this regard. It was impossibly to keep a baseball cap on! But the Alfa Romeos of 1981--1993 had no such issue. It was better thought out. I realize that designers want a low windshield profile and a nice rake angle, but not at the expense of too many potential buyers.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 15, 2008 12:06 pm) Neither one would be considered real sporty, but I had no problems fitting into either one of them. A few years ago at the auto show, I sat in most of the current German roadsters - SLK, Z4, Boxster, TT. The only one I felt truly comfortable in was the BMW. The seat went back far enough and I wasn't looking over the windshield. Another car that was disappointing to me was the first-gen Pontiac Vibe. In some respects, it was a very nice car - good rear seat room. However, the driving experience was not that great. Granted, we drove an AWD version, which only comes with the automatic. Slow, slow, slow. Now, the new generation with the 2.4L engine might be a bit better.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 09, 2008 8:30 am) My classic car dream was ruined by an early '60s Vette with a base engine. It drove like a '60s Chevy truck that had been lowered to the ground.
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