--- Adam B <TheCoolestGuy87@AOL.COM> wrote: > The > car handles the speed better than I ever imagined. > Good German engineering. Absolutely. There was a downhill grade on the Interstate where I used to live years ago where I could do 85-90 in neutral with the clutch out. It was a false, dirty sense of vindication when I was able to pass any SUV I wanted... well, for 75 seconds, at least. ;) The handling was as sure as anything I've ever driven-- and I currently have a Lexus RX300 in the driveway with which to compare. I've NEVER felt like I've driven the bus too fast to steer- and I've taken sone way-too-fast curves in the hilly 'burbs on stock 75-series tires in my '87. Under power, though, I've never really pushed it past 70. I just can't stomach the idea of pushing a '40s-tech pushrod engine kicking and screaming over 4.5K whereas the RX tach will whiz well past 5K without a grumble. Maybe if I had a Tiico, I might feel differently... Sam __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com |
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