Hmm, when I had the choice between by brothers Jetta (1.8l 108hp 5spd) and
my dad's Jeep Cherokee (granted only the 'cl model, don't know specs) I
ALWAYS took the Jetta, and it wasn't just for the sound system.
Displacment, like HP does not corresspond with performance! It's amazing for
me how many people confuse this, cars are much more complex system then just
the motor. Hell you slap an (bad) auto on a high horsepower and watch it
die!
André
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Kummel" <tech_ed_at_yahoo.com>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:11 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] OT - Off topic - US drivers
>
> I'm sorry, but that's kinda funny! I always think it's
> amazing what the Europeans can do with small engines.
> Honestly, I never drove a car with an engine that
> small! (3.0 liters) All my cars are much, much bigger
> than that! Both of my Jeeps are 5.8 liters (the
> smallest engines I own) My olds is a 7.8L and my Caddy
> (I'm stripping it for the engine only) is an 8.0L
> (soon to be an 8.7L when I get finished with it) And
> when I was in Hawaii, the Jeeps I drove there were
> also 4.0L! So, I find it odd that someone can get
> Jazzed in a 3.0L engine car!
> Ed (anything under 500hp should only be used to cut
> grass)
> web/gadget guru
> (if you can hear your car stereo, you either have too
> small of an engine or your car stalled!)
>
> --- Karel Jansens <kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be> wrote:
> <snip>
> > in a Volvo diesel. The problems started on my last
> > trip, in a Chrysler
> > LeBaron 3.0 l. That kind of car somehow brings out
> > the animal in me, and I
> > finally discovered that the German Autobahnen have a
> > left lane, where the
> > Audis, the Mercs and the Porches live. They all
> > snarled at me, but I
> > wouldn't go away ;^)
> >
> > --
> > Karel Jansens
> > kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be
>
> =====
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> - Arthur C. Clarke -
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