[s-cars] Want it. Can't have it.

[JC]

Wow I'm so surprised I peed myself <not really - I have adult
undergarments>. 
Why do you think I used the GLH Turdbo as an example? 
Not because I picked it out of a random box of ugly.  It's a classic sleeper
hot-rod sh!tbox. 
No need to blah blah blah about the street cred - that's why it's a the
perfect example of Cobalt ancestor (sure Mopar vs. GM if you want to get in
a redneck bar fight... but same same). 
I knew a guy who ruled the local autox as well and did all the Turbo II,
lightweight strip-down, etc. over the years. 
 
Sure I love crazy sleeper rides as much as the next guy, but I can only go
so far on ugly and crap-terior... at some point I'll pay to get some
intangibles back. 
And I understand for guys who buy the craptastic budget sleeper because
fastest thing thay can afford. 
 
But - and just my opinion - at some point if a car is so ugly and crappily
fitted (aka the Cobavalier) being cheapo-go-fast only goes so far.  
 
The GOOD news is GM is going bankrupt so a good opportunity for them to get
some new blood in design and product management. Unfortunately the
bureautards just shut down the SS performance division in the last few weeks
so in typical style they're wrecking the best good stuff on the way out the
door... 
 
 


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From: qshipq at aol.com [mailto:qshipq at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 22:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] Want it. Can't have it.


And having raced one of those stinky turd balls, then tracked my tweeked DD
version back in the 80's... I can say it not only harassed, it beat much
'better' cars with routine aplomb.  Back in the 80-90's competitive C and
CSP autox, that turd-ball won Nationals against the dunker CRX and Gen 1
RX7's.  At 2450lb with A/C, a Motronic Overboost 2.2L Garrett turbo equipped
engine, not much matched the sheer fun and laughter from the drivers seat.