I just bought a corvette
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Eh, the '60's 'Vettes are cool looking and can have really powerful engines (L88), but their rear suspension sucks big time (snap-oversteer isn't your friend) and shifting the transmission (I refuse to believe in fast cars with automatics) is like mixing cement... with boulders in it. Speaking of the shifters, they always get out of alignment and start whacking the surround whenever you shift, unless they move more, then you can't get a gear.
His car should be faster (yes, some of the old ones like the L88 will dust him in a straight line.. but it sounds like he wants more than that, and I applaud that), and more reliable, and those add up to more fun!
Enjoy that 'Vette. I've got your back.
His car should be faster (yes, some of the old ones like the L88 will dust him in a straight line.. but it sounds like he wants more than that, and I applaud that), and more reliable, and those add up to more fun!
Enjoy that 'Vette. I've got your back.
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Grobut said:Heh, classic cars are not supposed to be good, you dont buy an MGA or a Stingray to race it against modern ferraris, you buy it because it looks cool and its a chunk of history, and a fun challenge to ride
F40s are classic cars, chunks of history and... good too.
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Heh, "chunk of history" can be a fairly broad term.
Miatas are history-makers, since they've surpassed the MGB as the most-produced sports car ever. So my car's a chunk of history, right?
Some of us don't care much about driving a chunk of history, we just want to nail the gas, find a nice curve and enjoy a 4-wheel drift.
Miatas are history-makers, since they've surpassed the MGB as the most-produced sports car ever. So my car's a chunk of history, right?
Some of us don't care much about driving a chunk of history, we just want to nail the gas, find a nice curve and enjoy a 4-wheel drift.
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The Miata is definately a "chunk of history", it pretty much saved the sport-car industry, which was heading off into the super car range that nobody could ever own.
Its a nice little car, not all that fast, but lots of fun im told.
Its a nice little car, not all that fast, but lots of fun im told.
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Grobut said:
Not all that fast.. in a straight line. Get it up on a twisty mountain road, though.... I'll look around myself and not find any other cars, just a group of sport-bike guys with looks inside their helmets like "WTF!?"
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They're very nice, but the best car I've gotten behind the wheel of in a long time is the Mitsubishi Evolution.
I still haven't had anybody bring me a Lotus Elise yet, though. (I'm a mechanic, so sometimes the test drives can be a bit more fun than others.)
I still haven't had anybody bring me a Lotus Elise yet, though. (I'm a mechanic, so sometimes the test drives can be a bit more fun than others.)
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I have tried the Elise. It is fantastic! Not extremely powerfull, but man does it turn! And its totally glued to the track!
Only thing I have tried that is similar is a Locust with a Blackbird engine. That was great fun and someday when my kids are a little older I hope to build one myself.
Only thing I have tried that is similar is a Locust with a Blackbird engine. That was great fun and someday when my kids are a little older I hope to build one myself.
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As light as it is, it doesn't need a whole lot of power. The acceleration numbers are pretty decent for them. SCC tested an Elise with an Integra Type-R drivetrain in it against a Mustang Cobra R, and the
ITR-powered Elise beat the muscle car in every way... including acceleration... with only 200 or so HP. Yikes.
I really want to get my mitts on an Elise and see what it's like. I've become a real fan of the "lighter is better" philosophy since getting the Miata.
ITR-powered Elise beat the muscle car in every way... including acceleration... with only 200 or so HP. Yikes.
I really want to get my mitts on an Elise and see what it's like. I've become a real fan of the "lighter is better" philosophy since getting the Miata.
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Im with you on that one. All my years of riding sportbikes thaught me this too, lighter weight equalls higher corner speed. And thats where the fun really is!{YBBS}Sage said:
Strother, the Cien is beautiful. But its a supercar (and a concept to top that) and will not be available to ordinary man(if ever available at all). The Elise is, as the Miata and every version of a Lotus Seven look-a-like.
Try google locust seven...
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That is exactly why I like the CIEN, if I could just get to be near one I would love it. The engine sounds so beautiful...damn, I just like playing Grand Turismo 4 so I can sit there at the practice track and rev her up .
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-MM!!-Lazarus said:lighter weight equalls higher corner speed. And thats where the fun really is!
hmm I just want a '70 Chevelle with a big block
or maybe a worked 350 mash the throttle and have the rear end go sideways in a cloud of smoke. Thats where the fun is
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Bullitt said:hmm I just want a '70 Chevelle with a big block
Been there, done that. Street racing in the 80
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Yeah, I am having fun hotrodding my 6cyly falcon right now, it is light and handles pretty well, leans alot but I am working on that, need new rear springs and I am gonna put some heavy duty sway bars on, performance shocks etc... then a little more engine work and I will be looking for a new project
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