why does everyone keep pointing out thier age? i am 25, so what?
anyway, i cant believe you can mistake a viper for a stratus, they look
nothing alike. they dont sound alike. they dont have the same size wheels
and tires. they dont even have the same ride height. amazing. the only
thing i have ever mistook a viper for was the last model of the mazda RX-7.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zachary Burcham" <roadking_dakota@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
> Well, as a 22 year old I'll weigh in on this one. I think the GTO is a
> much better example of retro compared with the Charger, it's totally
> disappointing. *Sarcasm* YEAH, they put the same Hemi in yet another
> car,*end Sarcasm* and I'm sick of hearing 340 hp, I think the whole of
> the US knows that by now. The GTO is fairly simple by today's standards
> and is RWD, stick with a wicked V8 (They're getting the 400 hp LS2 very
> soon) So you can't even compare it to the Charger, 340 hp Sedan vs 400 hp
> Coupe. It's not a retro carbon-copy of the old Goat but it's a modern
> version of the formula. The Charger on the otherhand is another rebadged
> 300C.
>
> And someone commented on how the Vette vs Viper power struggle was going
> on, that's gonna get interesting because there are reported to be 3 count
> them 3 Vette Models, base 400 hp, Z06 with 500 hp and one deemed the "Blue
> Devil" with a S/C and 600 Hp, where's the Viper then? Catchin' up, that's
> where.
>
> I'll end on this, I can find a GTO in a crowd from a 1/2 mile away if I'm
> looking, 1/4 mile away if I'm not. It has enough of Pontiac's styling
> that I know it's a Pontiac but I never mistake it for a Grand Prix or
> Grand Am. But the first time I saw a Viper SRT-10 on the road, from 1/4
> mile, I though it was a Stratus Coupe. I'd rather pay 35K for a car
> that's easily identified from a distance than 83K for a Viper powered
> Stratus. I love both cars, so don't get me wrong, but sometimes our brand
> loyalties skew our view.
>
> Zach Burcham
> 92DakotaHD
>
>
>
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