[s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

>I think the Legacy can go, don't know if it's a gearing issue or not- the
>STi seems to run out of steam

It might have something to do with that Oh-So-Aerodynamic rear wing....I
don't quite understand why the manufacturer's of cars like the STi think
that is a must.  Let junior spend $500 more of daddy's money if he wants a
rear wing and let the rest of us buy the car for the performance it offers.
I think there is a group of people out there who thinks the more plastic
crap you put on a car the faster it goes....it's kind of like we used to
joke at the dragstrip with the guy who had 15 decals on the car...I think
the going rate was like 0.1 seconds per decal :)

--Calvin


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:35 PM
To: LL - NY
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Steve Voit
Subject: Re: [s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat


Nah, definitely no Ikea runs with an M Coupe. :-)

I didn't feel the refinement of the Legacy GT being all that bad, just a
difference in opinion coming
from a guy with a tank, a girly tank and two tin cans in the house.

I think the Legacy can go, don't know if it's a gearing issue or not- the
STi seems to run out of steam
around 120-130, I don't know how long it took them to get to 150. I think
the Germans have the edge
there, but in the US it's almost academic.

My friend's 635CSi felt really slow until you got past 85, then it felt
pretty darn nice.

Then again, I've seen a '01 Mustang Cobra go well past 140 without really
any loss of acceleration, just
kept getting smaller and smaller and smaller (I was in the 200 at the time).

Taka


On 7/19/06, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, I don't think I could've done my Ikea runs with an M-Coupe
> successfully. When I bought
> the Saabaru, I knew it was a compromise. For pure driving, I really
> would've preferred a Miata or a Cooper S.
>
> As for the Legacy GT comment on the earlier post, in terms of road feel,
> it's actually pretty good, sort of like a lighter on it's feet Stage 1
UrS,
> a little better bottom end, notably weaker at the top end (well, as far as
I
> was comfortable testing on theh test drive. Lets just say, dipped into
three
> digits a ways). But the refinement really isn't there. Still, a potential
> substitute.
>
> LL - NY
>
>
> On 7/19/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well, other than the AWD aspect, you could have gotten an M Coupe.....
> > :-)
> >
> > Much more practical than a Miata. :-)
> >
> > Taka
> >
>
>
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