Is your car fast?
 

So, for the last 4 months since I have owned this car I have been asked this question a lot by random people. Is your car fast? Or what's the fastest you have been in this car?
How often you you guys asked this question and what is your response?

"Im fast on corners"

I just say that it drives like a go kart.
According to my (camry driver) mrs it goes way too fast and she lectures me on the benefits of slow driving.

I just say it is fast enough to get me in trouble...

its faster than my ~100hp prizm.

all that matters for me!

I say the same thing.

There are benefits? Is it worth the boredom?

A car is only as fast as its driver

Nope. Slower than my mini bike

Just say no and leave it at that. If they are asking that question it's not worth the explanation.

I'd agree with this. You can have a fast car but if the driver doesn't know how to handle it the power is worthless.

I tell themit holds its own.

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I had a Lancer Ralliart driver approach me at a gas station the other day who asked me a slew of questions.

Thing thing looks expensive - how much was it?

It looks great - how fast does it go?

Are those wheels the OEM wheels?

I replied with: your car is more expensive, faster, and no those are aftermarket wheels.

Sadly, I've near Berne asked this question. Although I've been told stuff like, "it looks fast, etc."

Normally I get, is it as fun as it looks, which I answer yes to. But when people ask me is it fast I just say yes and move on. My general view is anything under 7 secs 0-60 is fast. Although there are different report I see 6.2 for Mt more often.

If I end up with a turbo, I'm still going to tell people its slow. And tell them its stock too

it's faster than walking.

I get asked it all of the time. My response, "It is not fast, but it is quick."

"insert dirty joke here"

Off topic, lady at the gas station thought it was some new GTR. I laughed and said to her I had not heard that one yet. Picking ladies up at the gas station. Classy

"It's pretty quick - carves through corners real quick."

Honestly - drive it like you stole it, you can maintain momentum through corners and have higher corner exit speeds than some more powerful cars - so you end up quicker/higher speed down the straights. And then the light weight allows later braking and again higher cornering speeds, so as long as you learn to preserve that momentum, the car has some guts. Just keep the engine on boil...

It's not how fast it is it's how you use it... a thank you :party0030:

sometimes i wonder if the people asking know about it already, and are just wondering what my answer is going to be, or are sincerely curious.

Its my second fastest car, behind my 304whp mk4 Jetta. Ok lets just say way behind that car lol. But yeah I just say it drives as well as cars ten times its price...and technically I'm not too far off.

slowest car i have owned!!, but i have more fun in it then my other cars

Mine's going to be fast in a couple weeks when I get my turbo kit and methanol injection. Should end up faster than my old BMW 135i.

It's not the size of of the horsepower that counts, but the motion during cornering.

I just say yes.

What I've found personally is that when I say "No." and smile, they take it as a "yes" anyway :bonk:

I got sick of being asked,so I put a turbo kit on it. I still say no.

I told them I beat a Vette at an autocross event, no brag intended.

Most people don't. They are just making small talk. Easy to just say 'reasonably fast' and move on.

If someone driving a GT 500 or a Corvette asks you if it fast, say 'not as quick as yours' and move on. I have a feeling that is what they want to hear.

I've only gotten The Question from non-car people. My parents, of course, imagine I am going to hit escape velocity and burn up on re-entry.

I was waiting for somebody to say that :bellyroll:

Anyone who asks you that question obviously knows little about cars and has little perspective about a fast car, so say "yes".

When people ask me that how fast?
i said, very slow. lol
yeah 2nd slowest car i ever owned.

I will say that it was about 45 degrees this morning and my car was peppy as hell. Throttle response was better than usual and it felt like the car gained 20hp.

In know in Dezoris's dyno runs you could tell the ECU was really picky about temperature. Definitely noticing it today. Looks like this car loves the cold :)

I usually tell people it's not that fast and that it only makes ~200hp. Then they tell me I should have bought a Charger or a Camaro "for the same money." Then I till them it handles really well. Then they look puzzled.

I am really enjoying my car: it goes about as fast as I would want it to go, but only when you're really pushing the car pretty hard. It's perfect for the road.

Mustang driver at walmart:

Him: looks sleek, would it beat my stang? ( he actually said stang!)

Me (without hesitation): around a track, yup.

+1. I do the same thing, reverse psychology works :cheers:

Not unless he's got the absolute base model mustang it wouldn't. A Mustang GT with the Track Pack would absolutely destroy a FR-S/BRZ around the track, and even a V-6 with the Performance Package would probably do the same (with a good driver). That's not really the point of this car though.

Did I specify how many corners this track had? ;)