Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 23:43:26 GMT From: dizz <dizzNOnopsampro-ns.net> Subject: Re: Saab = Overpriced Crap?
On 15 Oct 2001 13:31:17 GMT, blockthisnopsamcom wrote: >In alt.autos.saab John <johnnopsamoint.com> wrote: >> Supra turbo is not humilitad by a C5. Don't even say it is, I could refute you all >> day long. > >Um, I know that things like "logic" and "test results" probably make >your head hurt, but... Let's be real here. These are both very fast cars. A couple of the finest cars ever sold to the public. That said: >Compared to the Supra, the C5 is: > >-faster in acceleration and top speed. The Z06 is particularly so. Sliightly. they're both plenty fast. >-a better handler, both subjectively and objectively Maybe. They're both pretty good. >-likely to last longer. Heresy, I know, but the LS-1 will certainly > outlive that stressed-out 6-popper. Last longer? Hell they'll both last plenty. That 6-popper you call "stressed out" is a very robust engine, proven to handle very high power levels, well above stock. without breaking. >-likely to retain its resale value over the long haul. What's a 1978 > Supra worth? Probably true, in the US, as the Vette has the hearts of the American public on it's side. But the Supra changed radically since 1978, whereas the Corvette merely evolved. >-just a plain better car, and affirmed as such by every auto tester who > has driven both. "Better car" is a pretty vague claim. The Supra is indeed a "very good" car, based on the same platform as the Lexus SC coupe. It is designed and built to a very high standard. And it's got made-in-Japan Toyota quality as a standard feature. I might have bought the Vette, but I needed a back seat. Any back seat, no matter how small, is a lot better than none, for me.
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