1970Duster
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Yes they are mid-engine cars
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Yes they are mid-engine cars
dodge freak
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If I had the money. she be a maybe--and I'm talking about the car, lol
i like the NSX. very neat cars, and handle very well. mid engine, rear wheel drive. those things can tear **** up!!
dodge freak
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But if you ever hit-ram anything, the engine up front helps stop the other car. Those old big block engines, they were big and heavy, best thing to have in a hard frontal impact
Look what happen when those old cars were hit hard from behind, the backseat got messed up, no engine in the trunk and the metal just folded up
Likely you never hit anything hard enough to need an engine in front but its nice to have if needed--like seat belts
Look what happen when those old cars were hit hard from behind, the backseat got messed up, no engine in the trunk and the metal just folded up
Likely you never hit anything hard enough to need an engine in front but its nice to have if needed--like seat belts
dodge freak
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108315/Ferrari-unveils-fastest-accelerating-car-ever.html
The scintillating two-seater roars from rest to 62mph in just 3.1 seconds – shaving 0.6 seconds off the car it replaces, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. And the Italian supercar will hit 124mph in just 8.5 seconds, compared to 11 seconds for its predecessor.
The scintillating two-seater roars from rest to 62mph in just 3.1 seconds – shaving 0.6 seconds off the car it replaces, the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. And the Italian supercar will hit 124mph in just 8.5 seconds, compared to 11 seconds for its predecessor.
66cuda
2011Armada K of C 1st PL
OK...can we get a little clearer? TUNER= blown NEON, low end honda's with HO motors, Nissans Mitsubishi's all the lil rice burning vibrator sounding nitrous injected CHEESE! The Acura NSX, is not a "tuner" low end EXOTIC yes TUNER not hardly! thats kinda like saying the Diablo is a "tuner" albeit the diablo is in a completely different price class than the NSX... they still fall into the "exotic" catagory. it is unlikely you will see a fast & furious movie with an NSX getting the crap pounded out if it or putting nitrous kits on them.... SURE its possible...ANYTHING is POSSIBLE....just kinda unlikely that someone is going to lay down 83k ( new) and then put a $500 nitrous kit in it....just does not compute!! Are there idiots out there that will do that? YOU BET! Still isnt in the "tuner" class.... 2 cents
66cuda
2011Armada K of C 1st PL
PS.... the Black Bently cabriolet above.... HELL yes I would own & drive that.....However it is also unlikely since I would have ZERO intention of ever PAYING for one....OFF THE HOOK EXPENSIVE...damn fine ride, just too much $$$$$$.
ALSO on the tons of early Detroit iron in crash tests???.... In no way is this a swipe at any Detroit iron...I am an ardent fan and likely always will be......but I have seen the test results from three R&D facilities here in Michigan and one down in Tenn. The lil goomers do far better at protecting the driver than you can possibly imagine!! The fold up cars with all the "bend points" can absorb almost three times the shock of impact as say a 1968 Buick 225....or a 57 chevy..... If you think about it , it is a pretty REAL and reasonable fact.... the cars built today are for the most part without distinguishing style, but far more protective of the passengers/drivers than anything built in the 50 60 70 80 and now even the 90's!!! Those lil "puddle jumpers" can take a world of hurt and the driver can walk away.... they are simply put, a far superior safety designed vehicle than ANYTHING from the early years..... if you ever get a chance to check out the oh so public pictures and test results you will be amazed at how poorly the older cars fair at keeping the people inside them safe..... while I favor the styling of the older vehicles and their RAW POWER feelings.....for the everyday commute through the concrete jungle to & from work I'll take the safer of the two all day long.... would I drive it to a show ...yep, but would never enter it....just use it as basic jellybean looking SAFE commuter car. look around for/at the comparisons, they are out there !
ALSO on the tons of early Detroit iron in crash tests???.... In no way is this a swipe at any Detroit iron...I am an ardent fan and likely always will be......but I have seen the test results from three R&D facilities here in Michigan and one down in Tenn. The lil goomers do far better at protecting the driver than you can possibly imagine!! The fold up cars with all the "bend points" can absorb almost three times the shock of impact as say a 1968 Buick 225....or a 57 chevy..... If you think about it , it is a pretty REAL and reasonable fact.... the cars built today are for the most part without distinguishing style, but far more protective of the passengers/drivers than anything built in the 50 60 70 80 and now even the 90's!!! Those lil "puddle jumpers" can take a world of hurt and the driver can walk away.... they are simply put, a far superior safety designed vehicle than ANYTHING from the early years..... if you ever get a chance to check out the oh so public pictures and test results you will be amazed at how poorly the older cars fair at keeping the people inside them safe..... while I favor the styling of the older vehicles and their RAW POWER feelings.....for the everyday commute through the concrete jungle to & from work I'll take the safer of the two all day long.... would I drive it to a show ...yep, but would never enter it....just use it as basic jellybean looking SAFE commuter car. look around for/at the comparisons, they are out there !
dodge freak
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My first car I totaled, the 2nd one I walked away from and thought no big deal but then after seeing these newer cars and how they fold up and bumper flies off, I wished I did.
Lets see pictures of these new cars people total out and 8 months later on make a full recovery, LOL...its killed on impact in these new "safe" cars..but drink the kool aid and believe the bs. Today 911 gets called under 1 min after the crash, in the old days there was no cell phones, no life support medics and more hard crashes. Today's cars are easier not to crash but if you do U are screwed !
Lets see pictures of these new cars people total out and 8 months later on make a full recovery, LOL...its killed on impact in these new "safe" cars..but drink the kool aid and believe the bs. Today 911 gets called under 1 min after the crash, in the old days there was no cell phones, no life support medics and more hard crashes. Today's cars are easier not to crash but if you do U are screwed !
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i would rather be 5 feet from the front of the impact than have the engine in my lap. regardless of air bags
dodge freak
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Found another picture--the best pictures I lost years ago
I didn't get lucky-well a bit but look how well the other side, the driver side was, the roof was even, the front fender just bent up, not too bad, just a few creases on the sheet metal--the drivers door is were ems pushed the door all the way open to carry me out--I believe, I was knocked out on impact, really did not feel anything--till I woke up 2 hours later. Didn't even know what happen, when I woke up I was told I was in a high speed crash and in er at which hospital, nobody even told me my upper jaw was busted till 5 days later--it hurts more if you know they told me.
You can see the frame hanging down, car got lifted off the frame
Todays cars the back bumper and brace would fell off, the whole car be crushed--that isn't safe ! My 1970 car the back window wasn't broken, really cool, strong car-metal. Maybe that $300,000 car is safer, ok but not your $20,000 KIA, no way, its just safer cause it steers and brakes better but if you ram something, ugh
I didn't get lucky-well a bit but look how well the other side, the driver side was, the roof was even, the front fender just bent up, not too bad, just a few creases on the sheet metal--the drivers door is were ems pushed the door all the way open to carry me out--I believe, I was knocked out on impact, really did not feel anything--till I woke up 2 hours later. Didn't even know what happen, when I woke up I was told I was in a high speed crash and in er at which hospital, nobody even told me my upper jaw was busted till 5 days later--it hurts more if you know they told me.
You can see the frame hanging down, car got lifted off the frame
Todays cars the back bumper and brace would fell off, the whole car be crushed--that isn't safe ! My 1970 car the back window wasn't broken, really cool, strong car-metal. Maybe that $300,000 car is safer, ok but not your $20,000 KIA, no way, its just safer cause it steers and brakes better but if you ram something, ugh
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