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Re: 5 bangers galore
> From quattro-owner@swiss.ans.net Thu Nov 10 02:22:28 1994
> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 22:57:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: Eliot Lim <eliot@u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: 5 bangers galore
> Reply-To: quattro@swiss.ans.net
>
> On Wed, 9 Nov 1994, Carl DeSousa wrote:
>
> > Eliot, we've had this conversation before, and once again, with all
> > due respect, I have to step up and defend the goood ol 5 banger.
>
> dialog! that's great...
>
> [vigor flames deleted]
>
> > Is the above fact or opinion. Just curious...
>
> the space efficiency of the vigor you can see for yourself clear as
> daylight. the dampers you can feel for yourself too if you are
> discerning enough. high speed (i.e. 55-75 mph) float, rocking motions
> on turn-in.. you name it i am glad that american buyers still have
> enough brain power left to vote with their checkbooks despite flagrant
> lying by you-know-who.
I found it interesting that even dyed-in-the-wool Honda fans shunned
the Vigor--the car's glaring deficiencies were like a wet toilet seat
on the much-extolled throne of what is Honda. The press could not
really afford to write anything bad about it; they stood to lose the
then-largest advertising account in the history of auto advertising.
The only way to get a fair review of a specific Honda product is to
read about its deficiencies when the new model comes out: e.g. "the
new Accord exhibits none of the prior model's pitching and
cork-screwing motions on bumpy roads", etc.
What's really funny is how dated a Vigor looks now. Amazing that they
still sell it.
BTW, FWIW, I found the non-turbo Audi 5-banger to be better than
any four of equivalent year, and much better than a four of
similar displacement.
I found Volvo 850 5-banger to be extraordinarily noisy and with little
low-end torque.
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Martin Marietta Government Electronic Systems Moorestown NJ 08057
WPI Class of '75, Temple Class of '94
My new car history:
1975 1978 1982 1986 1989 1992 1995
VW -> Audi -> Audi -> Mercedes -> Mercedes -> Audi -> Mercedes
Scirocco Fox GTI 4000S 190E 2.3 190E 2.6 100CS S320
POSSLQ's* new car history:
1978 1981 1985 1988 1990 1993
Triumph -> Toyota -> Toyota -> VW -> Audi -> Audi
Spitfire Tercel Corolla Jetta GL 80 90S
*POSSLQ = Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
Note: All Audis and Mercedes above were sold to friends or family.
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