ap2 vs neon
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Originally Posted by sodaking663rd,Apr 10 2006, 01:06 PM
i would equate the srt-4 (aka neon turbo) with the ford escort cosworth. nobody denies they are fast but it's simply an ugly car that is purpose-built to go fast in a straight line. personally i'd rather have a mustang if that's what i was after.
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i respect any car with that much HP
but at the end of the day you are driving the car around town, not on a straight line 1/4 mi track, and still have to get in and out of a NEON!
one of the ugliest vehicles ever made.
I dont really like serious competitions between an NA car and a turbo car anyway. You can get your a$$ handed to you buy a Jetta for that matter, if he did a few upgrades. But it to is a JETTA.
I will never think twice about my S2k versus a turbo'd neon or jetta. Now a turbo Audi or something, maybe...
but at the end of the day you are driving the car around town, not on a straight line 1/4 mi track, and still have to get in and out of a NEON!
one of the ugliest vehicles ever made.
I dont really like serious competitions between an NA car and a turbo car anyway. You can get your a$$ handed to you buy a Jetta for that matter, if he did a few upgrades. But it to is a JETTA.
I will never think twice about my S2k versus a turbo'd neon or jetta. Now a turbo Audi or something, maybe...
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Originally Posted by nalVle,Apr 10 2006, 11:08 AM
atleast the cosworth can handle...
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Originally Posted by LUV2REV,Apr 11 2006, 02:05 PM
The SRT-4 can handle very well with suspension mods and a better wheel/tire combo. I get sick of all the ricer rhetoric, most any car can handle exceptionally well if you are willing to work at it. Is it just plain luck that an SRT-4 finished 8th overall (won it's class) at the C&D One Lap last year, handily beating competition with far more power, RWD/AWD plus factory backing ??
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yeh anything can be MADE to handle. but not in stock form. guys...thats the the oldest "beating a dead horse" excuse to make - "well if i had this and this and this on my srt 4 it could outhandle a skyline." who gives a rat's ass? modify an awd or competent rwd car with the same stuff and the fwd wont last. fwd has been proven to be inferior.
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Originally Posted by LUV2REV,Apr 11 2006, 06:41 PM
Then, said fanboy has to resort to the tired "It's still a Neon" qoute.
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Originally Posted by LUV2REV,Apr 11 2006, 09:41 PM
That explains why the SRT-4 beat fours STi's, a WRX and an EVO 8 amongst others to take it's class at the One Lap with it's inferior FWD layout. Better yet, I think the 8th overall is a better testament to the cars ability. The One Lap is a great test of the overall pedigree of any vehicle that enters. The AWD cars were sure superior were they not (and not stock for that matter) ? It's unfortunate all the fanboy's here cannot except the fact the SRT-4 is a solid "all-around" performer in stock guise and can be made formidable with minimal investment. Then, said fanboy has to resort to the tired "It's still a Neon" qoute.
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[QUOTE=LUV2REV,Apr 11 2006, 04:05 PM] The SRT-4 can handle very well with suspension mods and a better wheel/tire combo. I get sick of all the ricer rhetoric, most any car can handle exceptionally well if you are willing to work at it. Is it just plain luck that an SRT-4 finished 8th overall (won it's class) at the C&D One Lap last year, handily beating competition with far more power, RWD/AWD plus factory backing ??