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Old 08-25-2008, 05:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
Brian03cav
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Whitey - '03 Chevrolet Cavalier base
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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt View Post
despite its size, the cooper S is really a sports car. An economical one yes, but still a sports car. I can understand having tight ratios in that. In the base model, however, the ratios should be higher. I've always wanted a 6th gear in my protege5.
well thats true, my sisters non s (regular cooper) gets high 30s low 40s no problem. its just that in his S it seems the highest gear (6th) just isnt high enough, not really any kind of overdrive. but a sports car it most positivly is

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