Date: 11 Jan 2002 10:36:03 -0800 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: anyone here know h.p. on 86-89 9000 turbos.....
"Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> wrote in message news:<3C3EFCEC.43A6nopsams.com>... > Yaofeng wrote: > > > > johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) wrote in message news:<1ec6845d.0201101708.11487bbfnopsaming.google.com>... > > > ychennopsam30.net (Yaofeng) wrote in message news:<e89d1e3e.0201101034.57503d6cnopsaming.google.com>... > > My first U.S.-made car was a 1973 Chevrolet Vega station wagon. It was > cramped, and had an anemic performance for what -- by European standards > -- was quite a large engine (2.3 liters, as far as I can remember). > However, during the two years that I owned it, there were no significant > repair costs (unlike my current 1996 Saab 900SE). > > Having owned quite a few American cars during the time I've lived in > the U.S., I consider that a great deal of the criticism of them is based > on nothing more than pro-European snobbery. Since my origins are > European, I don't have to worry about that. If U.S., or Japanese, > manufacturers start to market a mid-sized four-door hatchback, I'll > gladly consider it. Then there is the Chrysler PT Cruiser. They sell quite a few in the UK, but the jury is still out. It has style, but the US built 140 bhp 2.0 4 cyl needs to be reved hard extract any power, unlike similar European engines. As for "retro" style, what about making a version loosely based on the style of the AMC Pacer, that would be quite something. http://www.javelinamx.com/pacer/ Johannes
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