Who drives the most mediocre car?

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2012
    cnh wrote: »
    Personally, I don't think I've ever owned a car anyone here would care to fawn over and probably "never" will! Don't get off on the internal combustion engine and all its accoutrements. Does that mean I have to hand in my "man" card: Since driving that 600 hp+ overpriced vehicle. Makes one a real man, right! lol

    cnh


    So.....join in the fun, list your "mediocre" ride ! PS: AFAIK, no production car ever came with anything approaching "600hp+" , although......Cadillac is currently claiming : Power (SAE): 556 hp @ 6,100 rpm; 551 ft lb of torque @ 3,800 rpm from it's 6.2L V8 but, I think they're using some kind of fuzzy, Mitt R. kind of arithmetic !:lol:
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited September 2012
    Don't watch Top Gear (UK), do you? Bugatti Veyron is a production car, makes near 1000 hp. Plenty of cars you can buy with more than 600 HP.

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2012
    Can we all say.....EXTREMELY limited production ? the Italians have pretty much had hi-po cars available for a long, long time, now the Veyron (ugly assed car,IMO) I'm basically referring to Mass produced vehicles here. :cheesygrin: No, I don't watch teabag shows too much either.....
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited September 2012
    http://editorial.autos.msn.com/the-600-horsepower-club

    There's a Ford and a Chevy in there, and as the article states,
    Here we're showing off 10 current miracles of automotive technology, each with a minimum of 600 horsepower. And while you stare at the screen in disbelief, let us just say that the really shocking thing is that it wasn't a stretch to dig up 10 examples. This humongous power output is already beginning to seem unsurprising from top-tier automobiles.

    And btw, Bugatti was founded in Alsace, France (by an Italian), and is now owned by the Germans at VW. The Veyron is mostly a German car.

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2012
    Syndil wrote: »
    http://editorial.autos.msn.com/the-600-horsepower-club

    There's a Ford and a Chevy in there, and as the article states,


    You win......... What'dya want for your prize ?
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited September 2012
    Already received it, thanks.

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2012
    Yeah, I knew the Veyron wasn't really a French car, although, it's certainly ugly enough to be one !:lol:
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited September 2012
    The world is a better place when the French are the chefs, the Germans are the engineers and the English are the Police than when the English are the chefs, the French are the engineers and the Germans are the Police.

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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited September 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    Hey ! I too happen to have a 93 Bonnevile (dark green metalic), those are way far from mediocre cars! (especially the turbocharged versions !) The 3800 is Legendary !!! Have you redone the upper & lower intake manifolds yet ? :cool:

    Mine's a SSE but no supercharger. Goes pretty good (slow compared to my T.A.), and is totally loaded with options including the heads up display. It's been pretty reliable. I guess it is a little better than mediocre. My son has a Neon. No turbo, automatic. Most mind numbingly boring car I've ever driven.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2012
    Had B'villes ever since 1988. We now drive a 2000 SLE and a 2005 GXP/Northstar.(got to sell the 93 SE) After these, I guess it'll be either Buicks or Cadillacs.:sad: My first Pontiac was a Firebird, 1968 conv./350/2bbl. I miss it a lot !
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2012
    I think a CP member named "Mole" is into tweeking the Neons. IMO, that's kind of like putting a $100 saddle on a $10 horse......to each their own I guess!:biggrin:
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  • musky1963
    musky1963 Posts: 275
    edited September 2012
    99 4wd Silverado ecsb with 215K miles. Great truck, but looking to get a new one that is about 5 years old :)
    Jeff
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  • Grimster74
    Grimster74 Posts: 2,573
    edited September 2012
    1997 Acura Integra GS-R. Has 177,100 Miles on it and they are steady racking up with putting 125 miles a day on it but still runs Strong. At 200K gonna do a full stock rebuild on it, can't force myself to get rid of it due to the excellent gas mileage it gets.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2012
    '93 GMC Jimmy. 4x4 runs over curbs without batting an eyelash and gets **** for gas mileage! The other car is a weekend warrior though.:cool:
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  • first capital
    first capital Posts: 100
    edited September 2012
    Well the spare car is a 2000 Ford Taurus with 68,000 miles. Does this count?
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