Tuberoller
Divorced an Orpheus to keep his wife.
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Do you watch Grand American Racing at all? The Chevy Cobalt and Dodge Neon literally run circles around cars like the Acura TSX,RSX,BMW 330,Mazda Rx-8 and BMW Z-4. In unrestricted form the Cobalt and Neon are so fast they actually lapped the field in a 40 minute race. If you don't know what that means,it means they passed every car in the race twice. Both cars are now straddled with exhaust,intake and boost restrictions that have allowed the other cars to compete.
The Chevy Cobalt is forced to race in this series with less boost than a car rolling off the showroom floor and with the same exhaust manifolds and intake. It also had 200 pounds of weight added to further slow it down. The restrictions on the Neon are far,far worse and they were so fast they often beat up on BMW M3s when the ST and GS classes raced on the same course in mileage based events. The fact is, other than in magazines, the only place cars like Civics and Acuras actually compete with cars like the Cobalts and Neons is in the minds of their owners. The always fun Domestic vs. Import nights at the local dragstrip (Route 66 raceway )were so lopsided in favor of the domestics like the Neons and Cobalts,the import guys just stopped showing up and the series had to be cancelled. I always get a kick when import fans talk about how their cars are "better". You gotta have a dream.
Please keep in mind I'm having a fun and can take a barb myself,so feel free to fire a return shot.
Originally Posted by Lil_JV Yah, okay. Have you ever owned an import? If you did you would understand why. JV. EDIT: Forgot to mention. Wait until your sis decides to sell her car. Enjoy! Have you ever payed attention to the huge value drop after you drive a domestic off of the lot? Compare that to a Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc. If not, you will notice when it is time to sell. |
Do you watch Grand American Racing at all? The Chevy Cobalt and Dodge Neon literally run circles around cars like the Acura TSX,RSX,BMW 330,Mazda Rx-8 and BMW Z-4. In unrestricted form the Cobalt and Neon are so fast they actually lapped the field in a 40 minute race. If you don't know what that means,it means they passed every car in the race twice. Both cars are now straddled with exhaust,intake and boost restrictions that have allowed the other cars to compete.
The Chevy Cobalt is forced to race in this series with less boost than a car rolling off the showroom floor and with the same exhaust manifolds and intake. It also had 200 pounds of weight added to further slow it down. The restrictions on the Neon are far,far worse and they were so fast they often beat up on BMW M3s when the ST and GS classes raced on the same course in mileage based events. The fact is, other than in magazines, the only place cars like Civics and Acuras actually compete with cars like the Cobalts and Neons is in the minds of their owners. The always fun Domestic vs. Import nights at the local dragstrip (Route 66 raceway )were so lopsided in favor of the domestics like the Neons and Cobalts,the import guys just stopped showing up and the series had to be cancelled. I always get a kick when import fans talk about how their cars are "better". You gotta have a dream.
Please keep in mind I'm having a fun and can take a barb myself,so feel free to fire a return shot.