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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4032 on: March 31, 2026, 05:45:37 AM »
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« Reply #4033 on: March 31, 2026, 05:46:37 AM »
Over $10 k to ship …..
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« Reply #4034 on: March 31, 2026, 07:31:29 AM »
I think it looks sporty
probably drives sporty too
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« Reply #4035 on: March 31, 2026, 08:46:08 AM »
Obviously, I lean towards "fun to drive" small sporty cars with manuals, even if they are fairly slow.  I'm slow anyway.  I appreciate what the engineers have done with the 'Vette, it really is amazing, two core engines one flat plane high revving, one pushrod "old school" and large, still with fairly decent fuel economy.

I could never have dreamed up such a thing 20 years ago.  
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« Reply #4036 on: March 31, 2026, 08:49:59 AM »
These don't have the best reputation amongst sportscar enthusiasts.

Sporty?

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« Reply #4037 on: March 31, 2026, 08:55:57 AM »
These on the other hand have an excellent sportscar reputation, and a dominant pedigree in rally racing.

Sporty.

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« Reply #4038 on: March 31, 2026, 09:30:18 AM »
both are sporty

I wouldn't want either of them
I could easily kick the fog lights off the top one
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« Reply #4040 on: Today at 02:20:46 PM »
119 MPH ain't sporty.
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« Reply #4041 on: Today at 02:23:37 PM »
Archive Road Test: 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT

The difference between the Fiero and its arch rival, the Toyota MR2, is the difference between an ax and a scalpel. The MR2 is light, agile, accurate, and effortless in a way that makes even toddling around in downtown traffic enjoyable. The Fiero GT, by comparison, is ponderous and reluctant.

The necessary big fix, of course, is new suspension and steering equipment, and both, we're assured, are in the pipeline. But from the start, the heat really hasn't been turned up as high as it should have been. We can understand such straightforward business decisions. It's just unfortunate when a compa­ny decides to spend its money engineering something like a light-up rear nameplate, rather than honing a sub-par clutch link­age, making the instruments easier to read, or working up a rear wing that doesn't block so much of your view.

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« Reply #4042 on: Today at 03:00:25 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on Today at 02:20:46 PM
119 MPH ain't sporty.
plenty fast enuff for local law enforcement
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #4043 on: Today at 03:08:08 PM »
A real problem with those cars exceeding ~100 mph is they start thinking they are airplanes.  The front end starts to lose contact with the ground, an item which can be important.
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« Reply #4044 on: Today at 03:27:43 PM »
@ 2410 KGs 119 MPH is OK.

my grandfather had a 76 Lincoln - wasn't the Town Car but similar
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« Reply #4045 on: Today at 04:07:57 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on Today at 03:08:08 PM
A real problem with those cars exceeding ~100 mph is they start thinking they are airplanes.  The front end starts to lose contact with the ground, an item which can be important.
Another real problem with those barges going that fast was trying to stop them.
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