People who just don't get it. This thread is for you!

[Spawn_Of_Creation]

Originally Posted by ermax

A friend of mine had one of those. We would all pile in and go all over town skateboarding. He drove the crap out of that van. He later ended up with a 2nd gen RX7 and also drove the crap out of that. Curious what he is driving today.

Well i'm at 280,000 miles, but its got much more to give. I've only ever had 2 issues with it.

The original paper head gasket eroded and water seeped in during a heavy rain storm to the point it was running on one cylinder. I don't know how it ran, the mechanics were ever more confused.

The other is the radiator clogged up because of something the mechanics put in it. They replaced it free of charge.

My only regret is that its not the model that has the built in fridge.

[stranger things]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I have no doubt that there probably are minivans faster off the line, but in this case a lot of the blame goes to the driver. The Minivan beat him off the line substantially enough that it was moving before the other driver was off his brakes.

[Dadhawk]

Drag races are about drivers more than cars, and in this case the driver at least contributed to the loss. Not going to say the end result wasn't accruate, but I'm saying the race itself is suspect.

Originally Posted by stranger things

[8RZ]

Meh, if they don't get it, doesn't bother me; it wasn't their money lol.

[DarkPira7e]

What's tough to swallow is that there are always cars you just can't catch. Even at 400whp, there are so many cars now that could still shit on you. The real key is to remember that straight lines are their play ground, corners are yours. You just never really get 3 honk'd to race through...winding corners by teenagers in Audi A6s...

[xdavidx]

Originally Posted by BigTuna

I think you're missing where this insult originally comes from... it's not "made up" at all

Regardless, I understand and appreciate what you're trying to do with this thread.

As the original posted stated, the brz/86 0-60 time is much faster than that. brz/86 can beat a hellcat if you drive the hellcat slowly enough. This 8+ second 0-60 time is simply not the real performance of the car, so the insult is a fabricated one.

[FR-Sky]

I like this car because it is slow lol, I enjoy hearing the RPM accelerate while it slowly goes up XD

[GrantedTaken]

Originally Posted by Spawn_Of_Creation

I compare my '92 Previa to my BRZ as they are both rear wheel drive, very low center of gravity, underpowered, and get tail happy when you want them to.

Hilarious!!
I compare my BRZ to a train car because they both have 4 wheels!!


Previa curb weight = 4000 lbs. Previa HP = 138lbs.
Is as similar to BRZ as a birdhouse or beef jerky stick!!

[Enkrow]

Originally Posted by FR-Sky

I like this car because it is slow lol, I enjoy hearing the RPM accelerate while it slowly goes up XD

I also like that bit, it's pretty hard to get into trouble while having fun in a car like this.

[86MLR]

Originally Posted by Enkrow

I also like that bit, it's pretty hard to get into trouble while having fun in a car like this.

This is why sold my STI, to have "fun" in the STI I was doing warp speed.

I actually have more fun in the 86 now, and I'm rarely over the speed limit doing it.

Hell, the 86 is more fun than my old R33 Skyline on the street, it had 500 horsies with something like 700 torques, but, the Skyline and STI were boats compared to the 86.

My all time favorite car, prior to the 86, was a 1999 MX5, and just like the 86, it wouldn't pull the skin off custard, but after the required handling mods, like the 86 needs to be good, show it some twisties and BAM, good times are had.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I never did understand the comparison to a mini van.

Around town

Why would I want to try to beat a mini van around town from light to light?

Hey, Mike, watch me beat out this mini van full of kids, driven by a soccer mom who is on her phone -

Why would someone driving a mini van want to beat my FR-S?

Hey Marge, watch me beat out that old man in his so called sports car. OBTW, which team is Johnny on this year?

On the freeway

They both will easily go the speed limit -

On the curves

Hey hon, watch me pull away from this mini van full of kids and camping gear, on this set of curves up here.

Yes dear, that was impressive -


humfrz - jest getten old,maybe -

You have to race the people who are not racing, so that you can say you won the race!
BEcause racecar!

[Yardjass]

If you haven't driven a "slow car fast" style of car with a significant power bump, plus the same car in stock or near-stock form to where you can compare and contrast yourself, you really need to shut the hell up about other people's opinions on the matter.

[GrantedTaken]

The BRZ is actually a very fast car. 200 hp is no joke. Most cars are 50% heavier. So it's like having 300hp from a power to weight ratio perspective. No one calls 300hp slow.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by Yardjass

If you haven't driven a "slow car fast" style of car with a significant power bump, plus the same car in stock or near-stock form to where you can compare and contrast yourself, you really need to shut the hell up about other people's opinions on the matter.

Correct, most of the time it ruins them. I've driven 275-300hp Miatas, they're a freaking handful.