stock 2008 Viper just dynoed 545 rwhp
12-12-2007, 08:37 AM
#41
^LOL, no problem. Maybe I'm just bitter because you beat a Viper and the one I race got me by a car, lol. Then again, I raced one with 50 more hp and it was from a roll...
12-12-2007, 08:41 AM
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http://www.mainstreamtopics.com/~scr...ith%20Mods.WMV
12-12-2007, 10:18 AM
#43
I bet the viper doesn't get anywhere as good as gas mileage as the new Z06 does
first its a 3 year difference
12-12-2007, 11:02 AM
#44
Just b/c you can afford something expensive doesn't mean that you like/want to waste more money on gas than you have to. I would think it would actually be the opposite line of logic... you've spent so much on the car, you'd rather not spend any more money unnecessarily. Personally (and obviously not representing the population of people who can afford expensive cars), I'd go for something with a bit less hp (when we're talking the difference of 550 and 600hp) for the better mileage.
12-12-2007, 11:59 AM
#46
All that money and I should be able to wax both of those cars with my fully restored, painted, and prettied up LQ4 Datsun with a total amount invested of ......... drum roll please..
6 Grand.
I see people buying a C6 Z06 for 75K and I just laugh. Their wallets = pwnt.
6 Grand.
I see people buying a C6 Z06 for 75K and I just laugh. Their wallets = pwnt.
12-12-2007, 08:37 PM
#49
Just b/c you can afford something expensive doesn't mean that you like/want to waste more money on gas than you have to. I would think it would actually be the opposite line of logic... you've spent so much on the car, you'd rather not spend any more money unnecessarily.
All that money and I should be able to wax both of those cars with my fully restored, painted, and prettied up LQ4 Datsun with a total amount invested of ......... drum roll please.. 6 Grand. I see people buying a C6 Z06 for 75K and I just laugh. Their wallets = pwnt.
12-13-2007, 07:15 AM
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The mentality of alot of the people who buy expensive cars doesn't have anything to do with the actual performance. Alot of them aren't really into cars, they just want to show the world how much money they have. Obviously there are exeptions, but it's those people who scratch their heads when they get beat by a budget bomber. To each his own though.
12-13-2007, 09:15 AM
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12-13-2007, 09:18 AM
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I think some of your perspectives will change with increases in salary, give it a few years. I remember thinking 225hp 5.0 Mustangs and Datsun 280z's were the **** too. Also, don't assume people with expensive hotrods aren't car guys, most of the ones I've met are just car guys with bigger budgets. I grew up broke.
12-13-2007, 09:22 AM
#54
Why is it funnier? Do you honestly think that someone who spent 1.5 million on an Enzo cares if some 9-second Yugo shitbox just walked him? Nope. He isn't the one rolling around in a Yugo.
I think some of your perspectives will change with increases in salary, give it a few years. I remember thinking 225hp 5.0 Mustangs and Datsun 280z's were the **** too. Also, don't assume people with expensive hotrods aren't car guys, most of the ones I've met are just car guys with bigger budgets. I grew up broke.
I think some of your perspectives will change with increases in salary, give it a few years. I remember thinking 225hp 5.0 Mustangs and Datsun 280z's were the **** too. Also, don't assume people with expensive hotrods aren't car guys, most of the ones I've met are just car guys with bigger budgets. I grew up broke.
12-13-2007, 10:17 AM
#55
And I wouldn't say that the majority of the guys driving expensive cars are "car guys." There are definitely some, but not the majority. Then again "expensive" is a relative term.
Also, you talk like everyone here is making $25K an year and well on their way to making $100k plus. Like we're all gonna wake up one day and say, damn, what have I been doing liking my non-expensive car? I must have been out of my mind. There are some people who can afford a "nicer" car but choose to enjoy a car that doesn't cost $90K. Like I said, to each his own. As long as what you got makes you happy then it's all good. If your thing is to spank Vipers with a 9 second Yugo, then have at it. That doesn't warrant talking down to the guy, just like I wouldn't talk down to a guy because he chose to spend $90K on his Viper. However, I will say that a guy with a Viper doesn't expect to get beat by much, so when it happens it'll make him notice, whether he likes the car or not. Just like if a Civic beats me. I may not like the car, and I may joke that at the end of the day he's still driving a civic, but I'm damn sure gonna take notice, and give the guy props for building a fast *** car.
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12-13-2007, 11:36 AM
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Why is it funnier? Do you honestly think that someone who spent 1.5 million on an Enzo cares if some 9-second Yugo shitbox just walked him? Nope. He isn't the one rolling around in a Yugo.
I think some of your perspectives will change with increases in salary, give it a few years. I remember thinking 225hp 5.0 Mustangs and Datsun 280z's were the **** too. Also, don't assume people with expensive hotrods aren't car guys, most of the ones I've met are just car guys with bigger budgets. I grew up broke.
I think some of your perspectives will change with increases in salary, give it a few years. I remember thinking 225hp 5.0 Mustangs and Datsun 280z's were the **** too. Also, don't assume people with expensive hotrods aren't car guys, most of the ones I've met are just car guys with bigger budgets. I grew up broke.
I myself never assume anything until I meet the guy, if he is a nice guy or a douche it doesnt matter, I am the underdog and I take a personal enjoyment when I can beat something I couldn't own myself.
I find humor in that, but thats me and I am not saying that everyone should be like me.
12-13-2007, 11:54 AM
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Damn it looks like there is a new Sheriff in town! I have to hand it to the Viper, **** with all the mods I have I only have 520rwhp and 565 RWTQ. And now a factory car has more hp to the tire! I can't wait to see one in the mid 10's which is what it should run!
12-13-2007, 12:07 PM
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I am fortunate enough to be fairly well off, and I still like bang for the buck. It doesn't mean I am an idiot, it just means that I am addicted to speed and thats the most important thing. My brother has a Bentley Continental GTC and its fast, but he knows I would blow him off the road. He bought the car to look good, and performance was important to him but not as much as the prestige of owning a Bentley.
And I like owning American, for me it feels like being part of a club to own a Viper or Vette.
And I like owning American, for me it feels like being part of a club to own a Viper or Vette.