> Nick wrote: > This slow thing, I just don't get that. Are you really talking about > acceleration? Cause they move down the road pretty well. >
My mom has a Nissan Pathfinder and they've done a great job at faking power: they've tweaked the torque converter, and power curve peaks quickly. If you only pay attention to straight line 0-40mph, then, yeah, it's not bad. If you prefer a broad power curve and value cornering, however, then an SUV is downright scary. I'd agree with you if you're talking about, say, a BMW X5 with the 4.4 or 4.8 V8. But I'd still take an M3 for the same price. I'll put it this way: if I've got $35k to spend on a vehicle I'd much rather have, say, a subie WRX STi that has 300+ hp and AWD over an SUV that may or may not roll over on a freeway on ramp (<- unnecessary jib). Here's my SUV purchase criteria: 1.) Have kids, need the room. 2.) Building a house, need the room. 3.) Tow stuff, need the pulling torque. 4.) Any combination of the above. I don't have kids or a boat and I'm not building anything so I'm gonna burn it up while I can! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:184299 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
