[Supras] car prices (was valley plugs)

[Jeff Mohler]

Im gluing the wheels BACK onto one right now.

Somehow installing a slew of new Alpine gear came ahead of
registering, insuring, and smogging the car..but I digress.

Also..bought a 2004 RX8 last week, for the HP addicted crowd, the car
isnt for you, for an insanely addictive adrenaline rush at 7-8000rpm
in a powerband that cant quit WRT momentum driving...niiiice.

PS:  Ya..same old rotory issues, but it's nothing that 1oz of
_quality_ 2-stroke oil per gallon at fillup cant solve.



On 8/29/06, Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Truly insightful :) I haven't recently seen a new car
> that I would consider buying as a 3 to 5 year old used
> car in several years now. That's what I love about my
> 220k miles old supra....which will liekly be driven
> until I can't glue the wheels back on any more.
>
> Rockey 91T
>
> --- berniek at technicaldevelop.com wrote:
>
> > BernieK responded to Rockey Fox:
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > "My new '65 GTO tripower convertible when I was 22
> > was less
> > than $4000, only about 25% more than a Tempest.
> > Today, a reasonable
> > performance car is at 50% more than a Camry, let
> > alone 65%-75% more than a
> > decent Hyundai sedan or Chevy Cobalt"
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> > Addendum:  Implied but not stated was a new-used
> > comparision, eg., the price of a 2002 3.6 liter
> > Porsche 911 against a decently equipped new Camry.
> > When comparing new with new in each case, the price
> > differences are outstanding, let alone disgusting.
> > Why does performance need to cost so much?  Our '95
> > Camry 4 cylinder is like 2/3 of the Supra engine, 4
> > valves per cylinder, DOHC (one cam sprocket, with
> > gear drive under the cam cover for the second cam).
> > Except for the anciently engineered Mustank, any
> > "performance" car is overpriced (the Mustank IRS
> > plans were dropped, so it is not really a
> > "performance" car).  The Chrysler (er, Dodge)
> > Charger is ugly.  Maybe the Challenger will be
> > better if Walter P.'s legacy continues the marriage
> > to Diamler.
> >
> >     BernieK
> >
> >
>
>
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