So I'm looking forward to going home (and I'm still in the office now), and my boss walks in and comments about the S parking next to his car. I say something like "Of course I'm faster blah blah blah", so he just says "Okay, title-for-title race."

He's got a Lexus SC 430 (I suppose that comes with a V8 - he said he's got the "souped-up engine"). Anyone knows how that Lexus does compared to a !stock! AP2?

 

you should whip him if he's not modded. if he just says he has a "souped up engine" chances are he's stock (from my experience)

 

You know those things are pretty torquey... It's a 4.3L V8..

I got my money on the SC430.

 

I had a rolling race with one from about 15 20 or so to maybe 70 and he got a little jump from the torque at which point I pulled ONLY about a half a car maybe 3/4's. This guy had some crazy looking brown/orange paint with gunmetal stockers. It looked great I'm typically not a fan of them but this one looked pretty good.



This was the color, tigereye mica.

 

AP2>SC430 they are slow

 

Call me 'chickensheit'...or call me 'experienced'......but in this downturned economy, I would advise you to leave the whole thing alone. If he is *serious* about title-for-title, one of two things definitely happens, and a 3rd option might easily arise:

Option 1 - He wins...and you're out your S (got enough $$$ laying around to cover that loss?)

Option 2 - He loses...and you add a Lexus to your stable (sounds good in principle )

Option 3 - As a result of option 2......you have no job within 6 months



Just saying is all... A few years back I raced a senior co-worker when we came upon each other during lunch. Not my boss mind you...just an employee a few grades higher than me at the time, within a corporate office of approx. 500 at the time. He reved on me, I accepted, and I beat him light-to-light twice. Today that same co-worker is VP of a department I want to get into. There is a position I'm dying to get within his department. I've interviewed, and am very well-qualified. I also have a twinge of expectation that I'll not hear of a job offer...given egos and a sunny afternoon lunch break that I over-indulged in those few years ago.

- Dave

PS. Of course, if you're confident in your position at work, and don't believe egos would get in the way of anything...then by all means, accept his challenge.