[s-cars] RE: Stebro

[matt ludwig]

i did not receive this email from Taka. must be some weird reply to vs. 
reply all going on. thank you for passing it along Teddy.


On May 14, 2004, at 5:00 PM, Theodore Chen wrote:

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> --- TM <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> Matt-
>> Show me proof that an IRS-equipped SVT Cobra cannot lap a road
>> course faster than most Audis. No way is a stock UrS coming anywhere
>> close to the Cobra's performance.

but you're not considering this one. you are looking at the '01 and it 
does not have the IRS, no? it has the solid rear. i am still confused 
though how/why a stock mustang can/will "out handles much better than 
the Audi."

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>> Just look at the Solo II results of the Mustangs versus nearly any of
>> the Audis- the only Audis that come close are the TT 180 FWD, the
>> TT 225q and the S4tt.

why aren't those "vaild" comparisons? audi is audi and mustang is 
mustang. i think these are pretty good examples of a variety of audis 
handling very well.

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> there are a few factors here.  on a relatively slow and twisty course
> like a solo II autocross, handling counts for more - but so does 
> torque,
> and the mustang has lots of it.
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>> Recent car magazine tests of the supercharged '03+ SVT Cobra indicate
>> that its performance is on par with a LS1 Corvette C5, but not in the
>> league of the LS6 Z06.
>>
>> I'd also consider a Camaro SS, but the Camaro is definitely too pricey
>> to insure. Same thing with the Corvette- insurance too high, car too
>> expensive, otherwise I'd get a C5.
>
> what kind of insurance rates are you being quoted?  i'm just wondering
> why a camaro would be more expensive to insure than a mustang.
>
> -teddy

yea, why is that? i would be curious to know why the camaro is so much 
more?

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