gko (11/09/82)
Get an Audi Quattro... Also noticed that the Porsche 944 was not on your list.
tiberio (12/14/82)
Of course the corvette is a sports car, however I can think of two highly overrated near sports-type cars: the datsun Z and toyota celica/supra. Flames please: Mike (Ty) Tiberio
mes (12/16/82)
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zeppo!mes Dec 15 17:13:00 1982
After careful consideration, I purchased a 82 Celica GT, with the
particular combination of options that this year will be called the
GT-S model. Essentially, this is everything that the Supra has (upgrade
interior, sport suspension, etc etc) but doesn't has the 6 cyls or the
$15,000 price tag.
No, the Celica is not a sports car, by true definition. However, it does have
a good tight feel, enough so that you don't rattle your fillings loose,
yet still have some sense of the road. Cornering - not bad. And, very
importantly for me, this is a machine that I can live in for 5 hours
at a time comfortably - no problem there whatsoever.
No, my Celica will not outrun a 68 GTO in the 1/4 mile, and it won't out
handle a Ferrari, but it will give me "acceptable" performance in a
fairly cost effective, fuel conservative fashion. In short, I think that
one should only expect of various cars what they were designed for, and
I feel that those that expect the Celica to be a super-duper sports car
are really deluding themselves. It is a nice car, that is fuel efficient,
doesn't wallow about like a 74 station wagon, and is very comfortable.
(By the way, for the addition of $6,000 , two cylinders, and pop up
headlights, I really think the Supra is a bit of a rip off - here we
have the opposite situation where the manufacturer lost his sense of
the market and tried to design a sports car without the right set of
attributes. Such is life.)
Michael Sajor - BTL-WH - zeppo!mes
PS (the inevitable flames may be directed to the net or /dev/null -
not me)ms (12/16/82)
I'd like to expand on the appreciation of the Celica GT hatchback with the 'S' package. When shopping for the Celica last September I was torn as to whether it was worth spending the extra $1000 for the package but am I glad I did. The road holding is superior to the Porsche 924 which I used to have, and the comfort is superb. I absolutely love it, hopefully it will prove to be as reliable as it's predecessors. It's acceleration can be faulted after the Porsche but then again I don't seem to need any more than I've now got ! I also can highly recommend this car ( with the supra features not the price ) and the '83 models have fuel injection ! A great car - now my wife wants one !
dbg@ihldt.UUCP (dbg) (11/20/84)
I spent many years waiting and looking for the right car. I now own a Supra (performance version) and enjoy it tremendously. I didn't buy an RX-7 because it was too small, too slow, and too trendy. (BIG engine wasn't out yet, nor was the BIG price jump) There is one consideration applicable to both of these cars: Lots of power driving fat tires through a limited slip differential means POOR handling in the SNOW. It requires great care. It can be handled, but the difference in road manners between dry and snow-packed roads is more EXTREME. The front drive Prelude might be a better all weather choice. Front drive is great in the snow. ihldt!dbg p.s. I store the Supra during the winter and drive a "snow tire'd GM V8". Snow tires are great in the snow.