Cars are getting bigger, heaver, uglier and consumes more ..

"Russell Lombardo" <rll_mac.DeleteThis@cox.net> wrote in message
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>I will try to be as gentle as possible, but comparing a Corvette to an NSX
> or any supercar is not reasonable. A Corvette uses 50-year old
> technology,
> a pushrod engine, I thin it still has rear leaf springs!, it is plastic
> inside -- an interior similar to a Chevette. I looked at Corvettes and
> walked away thinking how could they sell these things. They are simply
> inferior to a supercar in every conceivable way. They are manufactured on
> an assembly line.
>
> Of course, Corvettes are noisy and relatively quick in a straight line,
> but
> at high speed, like all pushrod engines, they run out of power. My NSX
> would rev much higher, but the rev limiter limits rpm to a bit over 8000,
> and it is pulling even harder once the VTEC kicks in at around 6000 rpm.
> If
> you have never driven a true supercar, you may think a front-engine car is
> impressive. One drive in a mid-engine true supercar and your opinion will
> be forever changed.
>
> There was a test done by one of the car magazines that tested several cars
> including the NSX and Corvette, as well as the 911, and jokingly a Camaro.
> The test was 0 to 150 mph to 0. The only car that beat the NSX was a
> Viper.
> Nothing else beat the NSX. It is a true supercar, holding its value as no
> new Corvette does. I have owned my NSX for 5 1/2 years now, and it is
> worth
> at least as much as I paid for it. It has never been in the rain, and of
> course, never in snow. This is not much of a hardship here in California
> as
> it only rains perhaps 10-20 days per year.
>
> I guess it's good that more people don't comprehend the value of supercars
> like the NSX -- I couldn't have afforded one. Of course, now that I have
> one, let the prices increase!
>
> I will post the 0-150-0 in a new post.
>
> - Russ in SB
I owned a couple of Vettes about 35 years ago. Today, they have become
relatively more expensive than the old models -- I guess technology and so
forth increased the cost. My 71 454 4 speed roadster with a/c cost $6,100
back in 71. Those dollars today considering inflation equal around $33k or
so. You sure can't buy a new Vette today for that today. Of course, one
buy a S 2000 for that.