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  1. For all GTO nay-sayers

    in Passing Lane

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    Hmm you folks must be trolling wierd board then, because all the ford feed back I see is thumbs up for the GTO or honest criticism. The Mach guys tend to waste breathe on repeating they're faster, but thats about all I see. I've seen more anti-GTO posts on this board from GM owners.

     

    I like it, even if it is too slow and the doors are too big to open in parking spots *cough* f-body-flashback *cough*.

  8. For all GTO nay-sayers

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    Originally posted by Nitrousbird:

    I'm sure it will still look better than the Mustang. smile.gif

    You and 4 other people. The Mustang will continue to outsell the shit out of anything else out there.

     

    Back to the new goat. Sweet news with the LS2. As for whoever it was that was speculating on the lower power earlier models becoming more rare/collectible because of it... not likely.

     

    All the old muscle cars of a lower power trim consistently collected lower dollar values than their higher power versions, regardless of their rarity. For example I can't think of any 350 or 396 Chevelles that outpriced a 454, and there were some odd combos in the 350s... etc. I doubt the GTO will be any different come 2025.

     

    Anyhow, I'm itching to see one.

  12. Sport Bike

    in Passing Lane

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    Always try to pile on multiples thru one company. If you rent an apartment, do renter's insurance thru them also. It'd be like only $10/month, but you'll most likely get back more than that due to the multiple insurance discount.

  18. Car mods done for this year...

    in Pics and Vids

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    Money went for new addition to the garage. Yamaha Road Star Warrior.

    http://www.xioserv.com/Image/mowgli.MVC-004Fs.JPG

    http://www.xioserv.com/Image/mowgli.MVC-006Fs.JPG

    http://www.xioserv.com/Image/mowgli.MVC-001Fs.JPG

    And I actually squeezed both in with room for the car.

    http://www.xioserv.com/Image/mowgli.MVC-004Fs-b.JPG

    200 series rear. 1700 engine. 640lbs wet (ugh). About 105ft-lbs of torque to the wheel, though. Easily slower than the ZX11 on the top, but its no slouch, and holds the ZX off to 60mph easy, and the Cobra over 100mph (didn't try beyond that). Sorta "the sportbike rider's cruiser". R1 inverted forks. 4 pot binders. Fuel Injected. Best cornering clearance in the cruiser world. Great around town bike, and that's mostly what I'm gonna use it for, so I'm happy. It was down to between this, the honda VTX, and the Suzuki Marauder. Got the RSW.

     

    Anyone on here own a VTX (either the 1300 or the 1800), a Marauder or, the Harley V-Rod? I'd kinda like to hear what I missed out on.

     

    I can either bring this or the Cobra up to Quantum for the thing on the 5th (if I'm not in Cinci, see below)

     

    Wease - if you're reading this, we should be heading down to Edgewater this weekend. I'll know by end of day Weds for sure. Send me a PM if you're still interested in going too. Going to clock my 04 time for the Cobra and the rest of the summer's going to go toward the new bike.

     

    [ 31. May 2004, 11:29 PM: Message edited by: Mowgli ]

  21. To each their own

    in Passing Lane

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    Yeah the Cobra's been on the track. In the exact same trim it goes to the grocery store every day. Nelson Ledges, Mid Ohio, Edgewater, Norwalk, Trails. 19,000 miles on the odo and on my 3rd set of tires. You got a point?

     

    Where did I say FWD couldn't be raced? Try to read my words, not make up stuff in between the lines to feed your complex.

     

    Bah, defensive insecure people. Read my previous post. I'm really out now.

  22. To each their own

    in Passing Lane

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    Know what? Nevermind. Some people can't hear engineering principles without getting their personal mores in a bind. I can see where this thread is going:

     

    Me: 2+2 = 4

     

    Dude #1: You know, I own a 5 and I see no reason why 2+2 can't equal 5 if you like what you drive and enjoy the styling. So in certain situations 2+2 does equal 5, and thats ok.

     

    Me: 1+1 = 2

     

    Dewd #2: Oh fuck you! Its 3 you bitch! What are you, against odd numbers or something? Fucking odd number racist mullet wearing jihad. Even numbered dinosaur assholes. Die in hell!

  25. To each their own

    in Passing Lane

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    FYI - I don't hate any cars. I just hate ignorance. And you probably wouldn't beleive how many people I talk to that honestly don't understand the fundamentals. And throwing up how those tegras beat a bunch of civics and jettas, and one underpowered, overweight bimmer in a low-power, low-speed bracket proves nothing. Except that their top adjusted time was 5 seconds behind the slowest Super-cross contender that year...

     

    Up the power, up the speed, RWD/AWD is better. Period. Its why Chrysler is returning to it. Its why Ford and GM are returning to it. Its why Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Jaguar, Lotus, Maserati, etc. etc. never left it. Its the layout of all the supercars from Japan. And on and on and on. All us engineers must be stupid, worshipping at our near sighted RWD magic shrine with blinders on.

     

    See how irritating arguing like that sounds? So dont be faceious.

     

    Not sure what you were arguing with anyway. You might be thinking you were arguing with me, but you weren't: because what I said was RWD or AWD was the better platform to build on all else being equal. And I'm betting you're not so stupid as to say thats wrong.

     

    But that was a nice smoke screen you put up there, I'll give you that, muddied up the waters pretty good chief.

     

    [ 30. May 2004, 07:56 PM: Message edited by: Mowgli ]

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