OK, this really sucks

[JShadzi at aol.com]

In the last 10 or so years since your car was built, it went from being "peppy" to almost downright slow.  Trucks these days are packing 250-300hp on just the entry models, realistically, that guy should have passed you right up.

Sorry, no offense, but 160hp doesn't go too far to accelerating a 3k lb sedan.  Drive up to Mt. View one day and I'll be happy to give you a ride in a 300+ hp version of your car can do.

Funny thing too, in the last 5 years that I've been doing q-club events, the fastest cars in '96 were chipped 5ktq's, recently at Laguna there wasn't one single 5ktq on the track, but a bunch of chipped S4tt's and 1.8t's, much faster cars by comparison.  Cars have just been getting a lot faster in the last 5 years.  Of course, chipped S4tt's weren't anything my old 80tq couldn't handle  ;)

Javad

In a message dated 11/14/2002 10:08:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, agaidos at got.net writes:

> So I'm at a metering light waiting to get on th freeway. For those that don't
>know a metering light is a form of social engineering. Anyway in the lane next
>to me is a guy in Chevy pickup truck. I'm not paying any attention to him
>because I'm watching my light and counting to 8 (they were timed to 8 seconds
>this morning).
> So at 7 I've brought my rpm up to 2500 and at the count of 8 I'm gone. Well
>guess what? So is this guy in the Chevy! I figure no prob. 7200-shift. He's
>still right next to me. 7200 shift to 3rd and he's still right next to me. Two
>lanes merging into one, coming up on 7200 he is still right next to me and not
>backing off. I lift just before I go to 4th because it didn't look like I'd
>make the lane without being an asshole. I am already completely embarassed that
>some pickup truck is neck and neck with my 90q20v and that I have to lift.
> BUT! to throw salt in the wound this asshole jams on his brakes as I slide in
>behind him forcing my to quickly dive for the left lane. There was no one in
>front of him! He was just being an asshole.
> I'm thinking if some 2001 model year 3/4 ton chevy pickup truck can beat my
>90q20v I need a new car.
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