Re: [alfa] Mostly off-topic

["Gregory S. Youngblood" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is what I was thinking. To me, 10 hp wouldn't make a big deal. You
drove the car, you hopefully liked it before you bought it, that didn't
change. Buyback protects them from false ad claims, but I can't see anyone
taking advantage of it, except for the reasons you listed.


On Sat, 11 Oct 2003, Mark Denovich wrote:

> Gregory S. Youngblood wrote:
>
> > I'm curious, how many here would be totally upset if a 30k+ car just
> > purchased had 10 less HP than they originally thought? Assuming of course
> > the car has enough power to begin with, though I don't think there are any
> > 30k+ cars with less than 150 HP anyway. Would you take the buyback?
>
> I would suspect that the majority of people who take the buyback would
> be doing it for other reasons:  buyer's remorse, found a better deal,
> realized they can't afford it, don't like the car/dealer, still can't
> get laid even with a sports car...
>
> Measured 0-60 times wouldn't change, the results of the test drive are
> still the same... the only place where HP numbers mean anything is bench
> racing, and people who care about such things have no problem telling
> tall tales in the first place.
>
> --Mark
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