Well said!


-Mike

 

OK I’ll admit I was one of those that believed that the upcoming Camaro would be a little too big for my taste (I’ve always thought SN95 was the correct size for the pony car class)however I’m satisfied with the last 2 pages of this thread.. I’ll withhold judgement till more info. Becomes readily available.

 

What?! You mean there was an alternative to conclusion-jumping and hysteria??

 

Btw, that is one clean Fiero. The interior looks brand new!


-Mike

 

Off topic but af fieros go, I sold a 85MR6 last year with 25k original miles. The interior still smelled new! I kind of miss that car but I had too many..........

 

Uh, 2M6? You're thinking of the competition, MR_.

Thanks! Glad to see a couple Fiero enthusiasts.

 

Nope he meant 2m6 as in 2m4 or 2 seat mid engined 6 or 4 cyl.

 

You are correct, I have no idea how that R slipped in there. Not the best typist in the world!

 

Ya think? You missed it. I was joking at his wording it in the Toyota "MR2" convention. As a Fiero owner, I may know what a 2M6 is...

 

I was trying to correct what seemed to be a mis-understanding, afterall there was a typo in his post. Perhaps you should try the sarcasm cap on a little less often, ok?

 

So EVERY motorcyclist is destined to die by left-turning car?

If absolute safety is your goal, it can't be had, even forsaking motorcycles.
Obviously, hp is important. Roughly equally important for overall performance. BUT, think of all the Fbod owners who have added 50% more power. Compare that to the number who have REMOVED 1/3 of their cars weight. Point is, it's WAY easier to add power, VERY difficult to remove weight. And light weight is more FUN anyway!
As for '05 GTOs, or SRT8s, they wouldn't worry me NEARLY as much at the track (road courses) as a Lotus Elise with less than half the horsepower would.
And of course lighter-weight cars CAN be made safe. Being 400 lb. overweight does NOT necessarily imply greater safety.

Not at all. Global supplies are leveling off, and demand is escalating. Prices will continue to rise (and will further increase the price of milk and nearly everything else as well!).

I don't fear terrorism as much as I fear the authoritarian/totalitarian leanings of our current government. Patriot acts, holding citizens with no charges indefinitely, based merely on calling them "terrists", etc. Creepy stuff.

Don't count on it. Expect more of:
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NEW YORK - Wall Street retrenched Friday as the trade deficit widened and oil prices surged, while a weak quarterly report from Dell Inc. also disheartened the market. The major indexes ended the week mixed.
Traders were displeased when the Commerce Department reported that the trade deficit, the imbalance between what America sells abroad and what it imports, is running higher than last year's all-time record. The trade deficit rose to $58.8 billion in June, an increase of 6.1 percent from the May deficit of $55.4 billion.

More than half the deterioration in June reflected America's surging foreign oil bill, which hit a record high of $19.9 billion, an increase of almost 10 percent from May. Analysts say climbing oil prices will send that figure higher in coming months.
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There's optimism, and then there's sticking your head in the sand. Times will change. And we as a nation are woefully unprepared.

?? Not hating, just bummed that GM (likely) won't do the right thing, and gimme what I want! That is, a 3000 lb. Camaro with at least 300hp, that gets 30mpg, and costs less than $30,000.

(sulk sulk sulk)

 

This thread has gone through multiple transconfigurations.

 

As do most, LOL.

 

As was mentioned earlier, GM is prepared with the LSX line of engines. If a Vette can make 505hp and still get 26 highway, I'm sure a 300~hp DOD gas sipper could be produced if we come upon a gas shortage/massive price inflation. The General might be the only automaker prepared for this in this doomsday scenario with the Hemi and modular Fords not being as economical fuel-wise (AFAIK). We could have our performance car AND get good mileage...something their competitors may have to scramble to catch up to.

Let's look on the bright side around here people. We're getting our car back.

 

Not to mention: 6 piston Tokico Brakes with cross-drilled rotors, tremendous power-to-weight ratio, and a suspension that leans into turns like an Olympic skier.