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4 of 5

PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:15 am
by ShaneG_old
My latest issue of Road & Track came today, and I thought I would share these:


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Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:48 am
by Sir_Crashalot
3. 5. cars that are not allowed in the United States in 2010.

1. Nissan GT-R SpecV
2. Ford Focus RS
3. Audi TT RS
4. Aston Martin V12 Vantage
5. Volkswagen Scirocco



Muhahaha. Vroom vroom beep beep.

Crash ;) (Wish I could afford one of those...)

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:17 am
by EJW
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:24 am
by expat
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?


Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up ;D ;D

Matt

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:49 am
by EJW
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?


Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up ;D ;D

Matt


Hehe. When I stayed in Maine, New England we hired a then-new Cadillac Seville. I think it was only a month or so old (2002) and you could turn the stearing wheel +30 or -30 degrees and noting would happen.

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:56 am
by ShaneG_old
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?


Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up ;D ;D

Matt



We wasted all this time perfecting the 'art' of going in a straight line, for nothing.

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:49 pm
by expat
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?


Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up ;D ;D

Matt



We wasted all this time perfecting the 'art' of going in a straight line, for nothing.

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:09 pm
by Steve M
It's a shame about the Soltice from Pontiac, as it was an affordable car with some nice retro styling. I can't speak for its power and handling, but my days of drifting around corners are over anyway. Patty and I were discussing buying two of them next year after my mortgage is renewed.

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:26 pm
by ShaneG_old
Opel was supposed to have a version of the Solstice/Sky, but I'm not sure what happened with it.


+1 About the MG's & Triumphs.

A guy down the road has a Sunbeam Tiger with big ugly plastic bumpers. :(

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:15 pm
by EJW
Opel was supposed to have a version of the Solstice/Sky, but I'm not sure what happened with it.


+1 About the MG's & Triumphs.

A guy down the road has a Sunbeam Tiger with big ugly plastic bumpers. :(


There are a lot of great American cars out there though! I saw a 60s Corvette in pale blue with highly polished chrome a few days ago which looked great! There was a guy who lived on the same street as me who had a collection of 5 or 6 1950s Chevvys and a Lamborghini Miura which I was pretty envious of!

Re: 4 of 5

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:41 pm
by expat
Opel was supposed to have a version of the Solstice/Sky, but I'm not sure what happened with it.


+1 About the MG's & Triumphs.

A guy down the road has a Sunbeam Tiger with big ugly plastic bumpers. :(


A couple of years ago, I took a trip in a Sunbeam Tiger. It was my cousins neighbour's "little baby". He took me for a trip one evening. At some lights, a couple of big old 70's muscle cars sat behind us occasionally blipping the throttle as if to say out of the way...............they got a real education that night and as Bill told me to hang on we left the lights and them in our dust. I also I managed not to soil myself in the process ;D A pocket rocket in sheep's clothing 8-)

Matt