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Old 06-19-2010, 05:02 AM   #532 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
You're at a stop light next to a Prius sitting in a 200 hp Nissan maxima with a v-6 24 valve quadcammed beast of an engine with an aluminum block and capable of 0-60 in 7.2 in stock form and the Prius pulls ahead quite quickly when the light turns green.
Or you are considering swapping your car which does 0-60 in 7.8 seconds for one which takes 16...

This is applying the low fat spread to my crumpets at the moment and being the subject of household negotiations



Official figure is 67 MPG (imp) - I think with some aero mods and hyper miling I think 100 mpg is not impossible But the silly spoiler has to go...



And if it is too slow it has a turbo. And a turbo is a wick. And a wick can always be turned up.
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