[V8] The ultimate V8?

[Unka Bart]

Well and truly said, amigo.

Roger, amigo mio, you seem to be expressing an opinion about something 
you have little or no knowledge about.  You might want to ponder the 
implications of that.  Or not, as the spirit moves you.

Not everyone gets it...

Bart

>>
>> A 4.2 litre five speed?
>>
>> Naaaah!  I doubt it sincerely.
>
> .... that's right ... if you're going for a 4.2, you might as well get
> the 6-gang that goes with it!  ;-)
>
>> About the only thing that a five speed does
>> is give the average driver or average enthusiast an opportunity to
> exercise
>> the muscles in the left leg.
>>
>> Considering the amount of time the vast majority spend in traffic, a
> five
>> speed manual transmission gets annoying over time.  I don't care if a
> five
>> speed is faster to "x" miles per hour, that magic "boy racer" feeling
> gets
>> really old after shifting up and down ten times in a half a mile in
> stop and
>> go driving.
>>
> ... well, you know what they say about opinions ...
>>
>> Nope.  Boy Racer illusion aside, I think the ultimate V8 is a late 4.2
> litre
>> car that has had some help in the camshaft department and perhaps some
> help
>> in lower end breathing.  Someone on this list wrote once that 4.2 cars
> that
>> had been dynoed usually came out showing between 295 and 305
> horsepower.  A
>> 4.2 litre car with automatic transmission and a bit of top end help,
> and
>> some help breathing, should produce 325 or so, and still remain docile
> for
>> normal use.
>>
> ... that's the great thing about this country ... everyone can choose
> for themselves ... in most cases that is ... that said ... I simply 
> fail
> to understand the mindset that some have which is that the only thing a
> manual tranny is for is for being a racer ...
>
> I've been driving cars for well over 30 years now ... and for the past
> 28 of them it has been exclusively in vehicles with manual trannies ...
> in fact that is a main reason why I've stuck with Audis.  Furthermore,
> I've managed to come across a female (SWMBO) who has very similar views
> ... in fact she may be more adamant about sticking to MTs than I am!
>
> I'd be hard pressed to believe the traffic is any more difficult down
> east than it is here in Sillycon Valley ... and frankly I don't find
> that driving a MT to be bothersome, even in traffic.  In fact, it can
> help considerably ... I can leave the tranny in an appropriate gear and
> control my speed with only the throttle.  I also enjoy coasting down
> long grades knowing that the engine isn't consuming any fuel and I 
> don't
> have to use the brakes as much.  To me, operating the transmission 
> while
> driving is just part of the job ... hey, if we had more folks driving 
> MT
> cars perhaps they'd be paying more attention to their responsibilities
> as drivers ...
>
> So to those of you who prefer automatics, I say that's great for you 
> ...
> and I wish I could see folks feel that way about those of us who prefer
> manual transmissions too ...
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
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