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Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause

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From: Rick Damiani
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 00:00
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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 01:47:38 -0800, "Andrew M. Radin"
<fourfa@pcweb.net> wrote:

>bryan wrote:
>
>> Siddiq wrote:
>>
>> >         Yes, and obviously this chap has not seen those Jap/Euro cars
>> > that'll kill ANYthing....
>>
>>         Anything?  A 4 banger?  come on...
>>
>> I know lotus and some others make some high output motors...but to say
>> they can blow away anything?  No way...plus you pay many times more for
>> something like that than even a corvette or viper..
>>
>> I don't think the price on those things justifies the performance
>> margin.
>>
>> -bryan
>
>stock Subaru Impreza 22B STi
>4.7 sec 0-60
>13.5 sec @ 101 mph quarter mile
>0.96 g lateral grip
>driver-adjustable center differential, from 35/65 to 50/50 f/r
>
>est. 300 bhp from 2.2 liter boxer-4
>only $41600    Price doesn't justify the performance?  How much is a Viper?
>
>andy r.

Stock YZF1000R
inline 4 1.0 liter 
Quarter Mile: 10.25 at 136.13 mph
<2.5 sec 0-60
MSRP: $10,199

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Subject: Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause
Date: 1999/02/12
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