Quote:
Originally posted by MrFatBooty
Really, does it bring you pleasure while you're driving to work to think of all the math those Japanese guys did when designing your car? If you're going to make an argument, please use logic and premises which are at least reasonable. "Fantastic engineering and precision crafting"? Dude, adding superlatives to your sentence doesn't make you sound any smarter, it just looks like you're trying too hard.
|
Ever see a Dodge with 200,000 miles on it? Neither have I. Ever see a Honda with 200,000 miles on it? Still worth a good buck. THAT'S what precision crafting, tight tolerances, and a better built engine does for you. The silky smooth sound of my engine (even with a K&N and CAI) is part of the reason I bought it in the first place.
Quote:
|
These opinions about turbochargers are quite unfounded. If I were to follow your line of reasoning, cars such as the Mazda RX-7 TT, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO, Nissan 300ZX TT, Porsche 911 Turbo, Subaru Impreza WRX, Toyota MR2 Turbo, Toyota Celica alltrac and Toyota Supra TT would be low-tech hunks of junk with no thought put into them and no precision in their craftsmanship.
|
O.K. I forgot about those cars. Now, there are few remaining cars with turbos. The ones that are left are very good cars. But remember when Chrysler used a turbo on everything? That was my point. Notice how not one of them is domestic. And a couple of them haven't been in production for a few years.
Quote:
|
As for the SRT-4, the point of it is exactly what you said it is--to be cheap and go fast, refinement be damned. Obviously you're more concerned with things like a cushy ride and a quiet motor than with going fast and can't understand the appeal of a low 14-second car that costs 20 grand. Oh, and Neons aren't made out of plastic.
|
Well, heh, heh. A Prelude is not cushy. But for three grand more I got a car that is still freaking fast and will last 3 times as long. My guess is someone who buys that SRT-4 will drive it like hell, then be out an engine and/or turbo in two years. Lastly, please. I ask kindly, for you to change your tone while you are on HondaAcura.net. Remember, you are on HAN, so there's a pretty good chance most of us are unbelieveably biased toward Hondas, and there is nothing you can say to change our mind. I can give you much more respect if you hold an intelligent discussion instead of your constant angry tone and always talking down to people. Not just me. I noticed you're like that with everyone here. We can talk about cars all day if you talk instead of acting like you know everything (which you don't). In other words, if you don't like us, you have every right to leave.