Hate to tell you, but if you were keeping up with the STi in the
corners, then the guy was either taking it easy, or doesn't know how to
drive it that well.
That car weighs less than either a 240D or 300D and has more than twice
the power of the 300D and about 4 times a 240D. So on the straights he
should be REALLY leaving you behind. His 0-60mph time is what 4
seconds? Yours is what 20?
On the corners, I'd pretty well guarantee that his suspension is
superior to a 240 or 300 in perfect condition, let alone I'm guessing
most of these 20-30 year old cars aren't as good as they used to be? (:
If it makes you feel better, you can carry a lot more 5 gallon pails in
your trunk than he can!
WAAAAY different thinking between those two cars. But great engineering
and reliability in both. (:
Levi
83' 300D
97' Subaru Impreza
Curt Raymond wrote:
The street in to work is somewhat of a racetrack. I was behind a guy with a
Subaru STI one day and decided to see how well I could pace him. While I of
course had nothing on his acceleration I found I could hit speedbumps at least
twice as fast as he did and my willingness to throw my 240D into 90degree turns
at speed made me quite competitive.
Yeah it was alot like on Cops, I'd floor the go pedal and drag the wheel
around. Get the car going sideways, take my foot off the throttle just a little
and the rears would catch, back on throttle and I'm off. I imagine with a 300D
I could probably have done really well. The 190D does well but I'm reluctant to
throw it around as much.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 01:16:18 -0500
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Sounds impressive. Especially if it was on dry pavement. You must
emulate
the slide-around-the-corner techniques displayed on the cop shows - a
la
Rockford Files or A-Team. You know what's impressive, are the J-turns
executed in the Presidential limousines. They get the front end
bouncing off
the ground during execution of that move.
Brian
83 240D
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