On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Morrison, Dennis wrote:
> It seems to me like the big game on these "supermussle" cars is BIG $$$$. Well take for instance the viper/vette they go for around 70k/50k. With about 20k-50k or so you can have a great fast car. What the hell is that crap. I just spent $70,000, it should already be that fast. They are both wonderful cars and I think they both look great. But there is no way I would tear apart my 70k/50k car and void any warranty to make it a little faster, maybe in 5 years. And we can all argue, for instance this Vette cost the guy 65k and beat the Viper, ok modified but the same price. I AM NOT COMPARING THE 2, JUST PROVING A $$$$ POINT. and Yes you can take a Ford Festiva and stick 20K into it and make it fast. I know the story. But I am a little pissed at both Chevy and Dodge for not putting out a great AMERICAN car that is "no holds barred".
You can thank the insurance companies and the EPA for that...
(Well, there *is* the competition Viper GTS-R, but that doesn't really count
as they won't sell 'em to just anyone, and you'd probably have a tough time
making it street legal. Plus, its over $300,000...)
-Jon-
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