Daxie

Like I said... my car's a peice of shit... and it has the nerve to be a '96 at that.

Yeah... I piss a lot of people off when I get on the highway because it takes so long to get up to speed.

I miss my first car. '69 Malibu, V8, 4 barrel Holley carb... 0-90 in 5 secs. flat. Damn I loved that car. And that 0-90 in 5 secs. is no BS either.... that car would lay you back in the seat.

I remember one time a cop followed me home from work for 3 days straight. I finally asked him why he kept following me, he wanted to know if I'd sell my car to him. "HELL NO!" I said.

He wanted to see how fast it would go, so we went out to a closed stretch of highway, at a dead stop I hit the gas while he had the radar on me... no shit... 0-90 in 5 secs.

The best part was the engine was all stock except for the carb, so it was street legal .

That cop bugged me for a month to sell it to him. I never did. A few years later I got in a wreck (other guy's fault) and the poor car went to the great scrapyard in the sky.

Damn I loved that car.

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Cymro

"Not for anything under $200,000"

Seriously, how any 2 litre car from the last 20 years can be that slow is beyond me, I mean, Diesels perform better than that.

Of course, any V8 engne is gonna go like fuck.

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"But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

Gitch

My Dad has a 2.2 diesel Primera. I asked why he needed a 2.2 (we've never had anything larger than a 1.6 petrol before) and he showed me the fuel economy - I was amazed! It has 6 gears, and when you slip it into 6th it will sit at 85 all day and return 50+mpg, which we've validated off the trip computer. The only problem is 6th has no acceleration at all - its just there for fuel economy. But its a lovely drive if the road is clear.

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Cymro

My mum drives a 1.4 Polo TDI, it does a good 50-65 a gallon, before you even get on the motorway! It's also way more responsive than the 2 litre diesel 306 she used to have.

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"Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working.

"But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

Gitch

Dad was at a bit of a crossroads when he bought the car unfortunately. Our previous car was written off in an accident and so he was forced to buy a new one whilst my sister was still at University. The plan had been to wait for a year or so until she finished and settled down (and Mum and Dad no longer had to transport a full car of kit each holiday) then part exchange the old car for a smaller new car. The accident scuppered that. I think he'll probably part-exchange in a few years for a smaller car.

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