Craig,
Check out the New Intrepid Es with the 3.2. It flat blows trhe doors off the
SHO, V8 and all. A good running Neon R/t will run low 15s. Not too shabby
and definetly ahead of the Cavaliers, etc.
KW
Craig Baltzer wrote:
>
>
> Chev, Ford and the imports all have a number of "sedans" that will turn
> 6-8 second 0-60 times; Chrysler has nothing, nada, squat. A Chrysler
> equiv. of a Contour SVT - Nope. Taurus SHO - Nope. Caddy STS - Nope.
> Nissan Maxima - Nope. Olds Intrigue - Nope. Grand Prix GTP - Nope.
> Hardly looks "covered" to me...
>
> n it at the SCCA or CASC
> (Canadian equiv of SCCA) regional level. I know a fair number of people
> that bought them just for that reason; if other manufacturers had
> matching $$$s, they wouldn't have been driving Neons...
>
> Craig
>
> P.S. One final thought: Its pretty sad when your mini-van is within 0.3
> seconds 0-60 of your "touring car" convertible (Sebring).
>
> ____________________________________________
>
> Craig Baltzer - Anjura Technology Corp - Ottawa, Ontario
> Craig.Baltzer@anjura.com - (613) 727-1411
> _____________________________________________
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Trottmann [SMTP:rotrottmann@davidson.edu]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 1998 1:35 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re:fast neons
> >
> > Mediocre? Find another truck that can haul more than 500 pounds
> > that's as
> > fast as the Dak w/ a 318. Oh yeah, forgot about that 360, too. What
> > would
> > you like to compare the neon to in terms of speed? Escort? Metro?
> > True,
> > there is nothing between the viper and the neon, no answer to the
> > Camero
> > offered, but other than that, they've got the competiton covered.
> > Corvette
> > vs. Viper, yeah, right. Dakota vs. S10? Please.
> >
> > Craig Baltzer wrote:
> >
> > > Kind of sad to think that Chrysler's cars are all such mediocre
> > > performers. If all you have in the car lineup that can better 8
> > seconds
> > > 0-60 is the Viper (boy talk about killing the fly with a
> > sledgehammer)
> > > and the Neon, guess you're not much of a "performance" car company
> > (and
> > > no the Prowler can't muster a sub-8 second 0-60 time). The "really"
> > sad
> > > thing is that most of the cars (even with the optional V6's are in
> > the
> > > 9.0 second range. Oh well...
> > >
> > > Craig
> > >
> > > ____________________________________________
> > >
> > > Craig Baltzer - Anjura Technology Corp - Ottawa, Ontario
> > > Craig.Baltzer@anjura.com - (613) 727-1411
> > > _____________________________________________
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: WM96@AOL.COM [SMTP:WM96@AOL.COM]
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 20, 1998 6:12 PM
> > > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > Subject: Re: Re: DML: Re: Re:fast neons
> > > >
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > > > I guess I forgot to put in one part (oops.) From what I heard it
> > was
> > > > the
> > > >
> > > > fastest production CAR on chrysler's lineup since the viper. No
> > doubt
> > > > a
> > > >
> > > > camaro or one of those others could blow it away. I was just
> > thinking
> > > > that
> > > >
> > > > maybe since the Avengers have the V6 and all, maybe they would be
> > some
> > > >
> > > > competition, but evidently not.
> > > >
> > > > >>
> > > > I looked at Avengers before I bought my Dak becuase I thought they
> > > > looked
> > > > kinda different andyou don't see em everyday, but the performance
> > just
> > > > isn't
> > > > there for them. It was pretty dissapointing.
> > > >
> > > > Will
> >
> >
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