Re: [alfa] Wing warping and modern cars

[Benjamin Kaupp <bkaupp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dodge makes a SRT-4, Mitsubishi makes a Lancer, Mazda's got their 
Protege and VW their Golf. The Ford Focus and Nissan Sentra also come 
to mind. All of these cars are inexpensive, fun to drive, and 
relatively simple. The SRT-4 even backfires like my spider! If you 
don't like FWD, there's always the Mustang, Subaru 2.5 and Pontiac GTO. 
The Mazda RX8 and (my choice) Hyundai Tiburon GTV6 also spring readily 
to mind, as do the Saturn Ion Red Line and Lotus Elise. I'm sure I'm 
missing a few, but my point remains that there are many cars to choose 
from that are inexpensive and simple and fun to drive. I've driven 3/4 
of these cars, and I am amazed at the leaps forward in quality on cheap 
cars. In 1987, my Audi 4000 quattro was considered an expensive luxury 
car. Now a base model VW Golf is more comfortable, better handling 
(arguable, admittedly), faster, cleaner to run, cheaper to run (it 
doesn't need premium), with better milage and a better sound system. It 
will be safer in a wreck and I know that if I have a problem, I can 
plug it into a computer and I'll know what's wrong.

um... I think I need to eat something and start actually studying for 
finals, so <end rant>
-Ben Kaupp
'78 Spider (mandatory alfa content: anybody know what is hitting right 
under the parking brake when I floor it in 1st and 2nd? This is gonna 
be expensive, isn't it?)

On Dec 8, 2003, at 5:47 PM, C M Smith wrote:


> I'm about ready to give up and buy a Mazda, except I see that the new 
> Mazdas are equipped with...... unless you buy a baseline model that 
> wouldn't excite anyone interested in driving.
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