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Old 10-04-2014, 02:18 PM   #45 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I have never understood the appeal of taking something that is normally slow, and at great expense making it fast. I can understand taking something that is fast and making it faster, or something that hauls a large load, and making it haul an even larger load; but trying to achieve the opposite strength of the vehicle seems weird.
Exactly! I want a truck to haul loads - firewood, hay, rocks - and travel on rough roads. If it's got enough speed/power not to obstruct traffic on the paved roads, that's fine.

Now if I really wanted to do autocross, I'd buy a Miata, Lotus, or something of the sort.
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