The best car

[David Kelly]

Originally posted by Clark Gilbert
Here is another pic of a McLAREN F1 LM..... its even cooler!!

p.s. Details will be posted in a reply below.....

those cars are soooooooo sweet!!! they're a a lot better than my P.O.S. '87 cutlass cierra.

[Clark Gilbert]

Just to let u know.....you were way off on the Hummer gas mileage....and it gets


13 mpg city/ 17 mpg hwy


p.s. thats probably better than my Ford Bronco II

[David Kelly]

Originally posted by Clark Gilbert
Just to let u know.....you were way off on the Hummer gas mileage....and it gets


13 mpg city/ 17 mpg hwy


p.s. thats probably better than my Ford Bronco II

1-1.5 mpg sounded a little low. but they still glug too much.

[Bill Whitley]

Originally posted by Tom Schindler
just wondering.. how do all of these cars fare in the snow?? I'll take my 4wd ford escape over any of those cars in a new england winter

Then again... the summer is another story any BMW sounds good to me.

Tom

The Porsche 911 is all wheel drive. It will fare MUCH better in the snow then your ford escape....

[Bill Whitley]

Originally posted by Carolyn Duncan
GLUG GLUG GLUG! There's no way you get any kind of gas mileage with that car, I drive a V8 and that's bad enough. The body/frame leaves a bit to be desired. It's like a corvette, you have a little fender bender and the car is nearly totaled because carbon/fiber mix cracks like eggshells dropped on the floor. Did you notice that some of the specs are in english measurements and the others are metric? Kinda strange.

Actually Corvette's don't have a carbon/fiber frame. The Corvette safety cage (frame) is made from steel. Corvettes, and all new cars, have crumple zones that are designed to be compacted in a crash to absorb the energy, is this what you are referring to? Also the frame on a McLaren F1 is VERY structurally sound, and will not 'crack like eggshells'

[Brandon Martus]

Originally posted by Clark Gilbert
Just to let u know.....you were way off on the Hummer gas mileage....and it gets


13 mpg city/ 17 mpg hwy


p.s. thats probably better than my Ford Bronco II

thats almost better than my Dodge Ram. :\
i think the sticker said 13/15

[Jestin McCarthy]

The basic model of the Porsche 911 Carrera is not all wheel drive. You must boost your spending up a couple thousand dollars to the C4 or ( carrera 4). Although they do have exceptional traction on wet and dry roads, the ground clearance isn't to good for the snow. You would be better off with a Ford Escape. Porsche's still are the best cars in the world though.

The Porsche 911 is all wheel drive. It will fare MUCH better in the snow then your ford escape.... [/b][/quote]

[Carolyn Duncan]

Originally posted by Bill Whitley



Actually Corvette's don't have a carbon/fiber frame. The Corvette safety cage (frame) is made from steel. Corvettes, and all new cars, have crumple zones that are designed to be compacted in a crash to absorb the energy, is this what you are referring to? Also the frame on a McLaren F1 is VERY structurally sound, and will not 'crack like eggshells'

No. Sorry, I meant the body. One of my old neighbors and I were talking one day, he is a corvette conosseiur (sp?). We were talking about wrecks. The body really does shatter, I've seen the pics of his first vette, it got wrecked.

[Bill Whitley]

I was thinking of the Porsche 911 turbo when I referred to the all wheel drive.

[Carolyn Duncan]

I got to check out a Carrera today and I must say "Sweet!" the thing was awesome and corners like it's on rails! I've never had so much fun riding in a car.

[mike o'leary]

hmmm about cars shattering...
when i totalled my old wagon i realized that the design incorporated ceramic parts...there were shattered pieces and ceramic slithers all over the place.

[Tom Fairchild]

Mike, I think you might back me up here (or at least partially). The 1986 Grand Marquis wagon is what I drive and couldn't love the thing more. Leather interior, a big 5.0L V8 engine, and room for all your friends and then some! Beating base model mustangs off the line in this thing is hilarious. In general the thing is just 2 tons of pure enjoyment.

~Tom~, who simply loves his car.

P.S. I've put in two 12" sub woofers in it too, so it can even out blast the low riding types too.

[Carolyn Duncan]

I still like my Bannana Boat better. 1977 Cadilac Sedan De Vile with an 8-track player. Plenty of room for people and built like a tank.

[Tom Fairchild]

Tank eh? Happens to be my plates. DA TANK

~Tom~, proud driver of DA TANK

[mike o'leary]

i gotta agree with tom on that one...
one of the best things i ever did in it (i think) was driving it up this hill through the woods...