01-29-2004, 12:42 PM
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#78 (permalink)
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Lost!!
Location: Kingston, Ontario
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Originally posted by shakran
none taken. It's pretty hard to offend me actually. OK, so you're one of the ones that actually knows what a ricer is. That's refreshing! And for the record, I agree with you that the kids hopping up their hondas with fartcan tips and wings that rival a 747 are pretty stupid.
let me make sure I know what you're saying. You're saying that if you measure a car as dollars per performance, the domestics win? I suppose that depends on how you define performance. Let's compare convertibles.
The S2000 does 0-60 in 6.4 seconds. 1/4 mile comes at 14.6 seconds at 100mph. Mileage is 20/26.
the Corvette does 0-60 in 5.6 seconds, and the 1/4 in 13.9 at 105mph. Mileage is 17/25
The S2000 costs $32,000 if you're dumb enough to pay MSRP.
The Corvette costs $51,000.
IMHO, $19,000 to shave 0.8 seconds off of my 0-60 time is not worth it, especially when you consider that the S2000 beats the hell out of the corvette in the twisties. And to add insult to injury, the S2000 has an electric top, the corvette a manual.
Now, that's not to say the Corvette isn't impressive, because it is. Very. But dollar for dollar, the value's in the S2k.
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But the corvette has a way higher top speed! |
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