If I had the money the Porshe Panamara Turbo would be my toy of choice but a
Caddy CTS-V is more realistic.
Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger (sub1)" <sub1@rogerhalstead.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha vs Henry
> On 4/6/2011 9:44 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>
> Welll...There is that limited edition Lexis sports car at only $385,000.
> The figures look pretty impressive.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 12:22:28 +0200
>> From: "DF3KV"<df3kv@t-online.de>
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha vs Henry
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>> I will look quite old against a Ferrari 599GTO, Porsche 911 or Audi R8
>>
>> ### Yikes, that Audi R8 sells for $184,000 canadian dollars. It comes
>> with a
>> 525 hp motor...[ 5.2L 8700 rpm, normally aspirated V-8]
>> For a little less, you can get the 430 hp version for 'only' $155,500
>> Nobody in their right mind is gonna pay that kind of dough for a
>> car..esp
>> with 12.6 mpg. If it broke down....50 miles from me... nobody would have
>> a clue how to fix it ! The motor doesn't have that deep throaty roar to
>> it, that kills
>> it right there. It really doesn't look good on the outside. Video's at:
>> http://www.audi.ca/ca/brand/en/models/r8.html?247SEM
>> 317 ft lbs of torque, gee the stock mustang is 405 ft lbs,
>> and way more with a few tweaks. On speed channel tonight, they added the
>> SC to the 2012 camaro...and> 600HP + 625 TQ....to the rear wheels.
>> That's the
>> 'real deal'.
>>
>> ## My next door neighbour has a Porsche boxster. I keep seeing
>> it.....in
>> my rear view mirror...barely. Between my tinted rear glass and all the
>> smoke, kinda
>> tough to see. The motor in his Porshe sounds like a chainsaw at full
>> throttle, having
>> sex with a popcorn machine. That megabuck BMW rag top didn't fare too
>> well at the
>> lights, 2 x days ago. Mercede's benz was lunch meat. No Ferrari's seen
>> in this town. OK, what's next ?
>>
>> Jim VE7RF
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of Jim Thomson
>>
>> ### I just bought a 2010 Mustang GT. It has enough HP and globs of
>> torque
>> to
>> run 3-4 cars very easily. When I get done with the engine, it will be on
>> steroids.
>> Frivolous, who cares.
>>
>>
>> It blows the doors off rice rockets + euro trash...and that's
>> good enough for me.
>>
>>
>>
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