Then Vs. Now part 14

Started by Raghavan, May 05, 2007, 04:42:56 PM

'66 or '06?

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The Pirate

#30
May 07, 2007, 09:35:21 PM
Quote from: MrH on May 06, 2007, 08:19:16 PM
S2000.

The better question though, why is everyone taking the 2.0 over the 2.2?


I already drive a Honda with no torque.  :devil:  As such, I think I'd prefer the peakier motor with a higher redline.  And, per Soup DeVille's post in this thread, the AP1 is a bit more challenging at 10/10ths, which I think I'd prefer in that type of car.  I've not driven either though, so my thoughts could certainly change.


I think the earlier one looks better as well.
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Quote from: omicron on July 10, 2007, 10:58:12 PM
After you wake up with the sun at 6am on someone's floor, coughing up cigarette butts and tasting like warm beer, you may well change your opinion on this matter.

Soup DeVille

#31
May 07, 2007, 09:50:19 PM
I picked the S2000.

Not to say that the S800 isn't a really cool car, but I can't fit in one. Seriously, its tiny. For those of you who haven't been real close up to one, or for those that may have forgotten, its downright Lilliputian. In that picture it doesn't look too small, like it might be the same size as Chris's Fiat or a Triumph. Its smaller. Think of an original Mini with no back seat and no roof and you get close to the right idea. I'd love to be able to pick it, but I won't buy a car I can't drive.

Anyways, if i was smaller and could fit, I wouldn't do anything like a 'Busa conversion or anything like that. The original four-banger looked like 1/4 of an F1 engine of the same era- four cylinders, four valves per cylinder, four single barrel Webers, 4-1 header that must have been handmade by elves. Beautiful piece of work altogether. Besides, you don't buy a car like this to make it go fast. There are any number of better choices for the makings of a mini-mini-pocket-rocket.

In any case, I still miss my S2000 in ways that are probably unhealthy and unnatural. Last week I had a dream about it- bombing around the two-lanes around Estes in it. When I woke, there was a surprise on my sheets that hadn't been there since my early teen years. Except I'd the S2K over Rebecca what-was-her-name any day of the week.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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ro51092

#32
May 07, 2007, 09:51:19 PM Last Edit: May 07, 2007, 09:56:06 PM by ro51092
Gimme an E85 or a 987.

(You're welcome for that thoughtful post.)

Soup DeVille

#34
May 07, 2007, 10:00:02 PM
Quote from: ro51092 on May 07, 2007, 09:51:19 PM
Gimme an E85 or a 987.

(You're welcome for that thoughtful post.)

:huh:



Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

1975 Honda CB750, 1986 Rebel Rascal (sailing dinghy), 2015 Mini Cooper, 2020 Winnebago 31H (E450), 2021 Toyota 4Runner, 2022 Lincoln Aviator

ro51092

#35
May 07, 2007, 10:18:42 PM
Wiseass.

Raghavan

#36
May 07, 2007, 11:31:57 PM
Pwnt.
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