[s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat

[Joe Pizzimenti]

You'll have to excuse Calvin.  He's got his blinders on, not unlike a lot of
Euro fans.  But I can see his point and you can order the STi without the
rear wing, I believe.

Joe

On 7/20/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, but that big wing does actually make downforce at speed, same thing
> with the Evo. It's not
> a tack-on APC wing that some kid bought at Pep Boys.
>
> Taka
>
> On 7/20/06, calvinlc at earthlink.net <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > >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-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [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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