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Old 03-08-2012, 07:10 AM   #152
SUB-FT86
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Originally Posted by Max Schnell View Post
Not by choice but the on-ramp on my commutes are parking lots during rush hour. However, often times its also not flowing because someone got the jitters and decided not to accelerate to merge and instead decides to slow down and wait for a huge opening so they can cruise in at 20mph into 75mph traffic.

I think my preference for having more power is because I have a choice to go faster as desired when desired. You are not "limited" by the power output of the car as you know there are plenty on tap. Somedays I am not in the mood to floor my car and rev the snot of it just to get up to speed quickly. Driving a 12 second car as a 14 second car is much easier than trying to make a 15 second car do a 14 second run if you can follow my reasoning.


This is exactly how I feel about it. Just because there is more power doesn't mean I want to use all of it. It could also mean that the low-mid range is more richer in usable power rather than having to rev high all the time to go somewhere.
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