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- From: eliot@stalfos.engr.washington.edu (eliot)
- Subject: Re: Fast Japanese Sports Cars
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- References: <If1AkMO00iUxA0YPAG@andrew.cmu.edu> <1992Nov17.225604.18243@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <74435@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:07:13 GMT
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- In article <74435@apple.apple.COM> chmilar@Apple.COM (Michael Chmilar) writes:
- >3000 VR-4: Ugly, ugly, and ugly. Did I forget to mention: it is U-G-L-Y?
- > It gets my vote for grossest car of the '90's. Whoever did the
- > styling on this thing should be killed.
-
- i think that the ugliness is insignificant compared to its obesity. 3800+
- pounds for a "sports" car??? and its over-flash styling does nothing
- to hide it either. yuk, yuk and yuk again. the least desirable "sports"
- car in my book.
-
- >RX-7: Brutal. Some of the light weight is acheived by flimsy
- > construction. Check out: Entire interior, door latches, inside
- > of the wheel wells. This is a $34,000 car? If you drive on
- > rough roads, make sure your health insurance covers rehabilitating
- > bruised kidneys. Looks nice and aggressive, but the R1 has
- > that cheesy, ugly spoiler. With the combo of stiff suspension
- > and flimsy construction, it may well shake itself to pieces in
- > a few years. These cars are not selling well, so you can
- > probably name your price for one.
-
- ahem.. ever taken a close look or ride in a ferrari f40? you could
- probably buy 10 RX7s for one of those, and not only will the f40 blow
- your kidneys it'll also blow out your fillings :-) but my response to
- your comments is this.. if you want luxury and quietness and that kind
- of thing then buy the Lexus SC400. i think mazda's got the right
- attitude.. build an uncompromising sports car.. let the wimps buy
- Lexii. :-) highly desirable, i think and unquestionably a "sports"
- car.
-
- >300ZX: Refined. Elegant. Best styling job that Japanese designers
- > have ever done. Also, goes like stink, and handles well. Best
- > interior too. Control placement is nearly perfect, and quality
- > is high.
-
- i agree.. i'd rather have one of these than a front engined porsche. i
- suppose it is more comfortable than the rx7 but still manages to have a
- sporty edge to it. still a little too heavy, though. of the 3, i'd
- take the mazda and thump the kidneys.
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- eliot
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