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Originally Posted by 51gxp
Well, wouldn't that frost your binoculars . I thought either me or LV had this thing sewn up. Looks like another reason to hate "easterners" (damn truck delivery) . Mine and LVs are somewhere behind the "Toonerville Trolley"...... Of course, just kidding . My most hearty congratulations, birdliver!!!! Can't wait to hear how you like it. I hope to be able to offer my own report by this time next week. Fingers crossed!!!!!

Thanks, 51 I know you've been waiting a long time. You will not be disappointed. I took it out with the salesman and man is it smooth. I love my N/A and always will and no buts either. This car is a little different. It spools up verrry quickly. There's not so much hesitation as it is a matter of arriving at the right rpm. Around 2500 it just wooshes forward and continues to go. Each time it was me letting off on the throttle because of city streets. The car never got to the point of backing off at all. Third gear is shorter and different but because of traffic I couldn't experiment much. It's quieter than I thought it would be but you can definitely hear the turbo wooshing. OEM exhaust is almost silent (I'm coming from a magnaflow system in my red car). The handling seems better also and I have read the reviews. I don't know what they were driving but it wasn't this car. Everything smoother. My Agressive clunks and that was fine. This car does not hint of it at this point. Maybe the new torsion bar, I don't know. But even before my red one began to clunk it was not this smooth. Again I have no complaints about my first car. Just reporting that this one is smoother all around. Started out in front of the whole staff at the dealership and promptly chirped the tires and stalled it. The clutch engages way lower on the pedal here. the car in Mean Yellow must be seen to be appreciated. You can't seem to look away, it's brilliant. Had to leave it there tonight. Salesman said that if paperwork isn't fixed by monday the owner would get involved. all for now. -bird
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	birdliver Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: rhode island	Quote: Originally Posted by 51gxp Well, wouldn't that frost your binoculars . I thought either me or LV had this thing sewn up. Looks like another reason to hate "easterners" (damn truck delivery) . Mine and LVs are somewhere behind the "Toonerville Trolley"...... Of course, just kidding . My most hearty congratulations, birdliver!!!! Can't wait to hear how you like it. I hope to be able to offer my own report by this time next week. Fingers crossed!!!!! Thanks, 51 I know you've been waiting a long time. You will not be disappointed. I took it out with the salesman and man is it smooth. I love my N/A and always will and no buts either. This car is a little different. It spools up verrry quickly. There's not so much hesitation as it is a matter of arriving at the right rpm. Around 2500 it just wooshes forward and continues to go. Each time it was me letting off on the throttle because of city streets. The car never got to the point of backing off at all. Third gear is shorter and different but because of traffic I couldn't experiment much. It's quieter than I thought it would be but you can definitely hear the turbo wooshing. OEM exhaust is almost silent (I'm coming from a magnaflow system in my red car). The handling seems better also and I have read the reviews. I don't know what they were driving but it wasn't this car. Everything smoother. My Agressive clunks and that was fine. This car does not hint of it at this point. Maybe the new torsion bar, I don't know. But even before my red one began to clunk it was not this smooth. Again I have no complaints about my first car. Just reporting that this one is smoother all around. Started out in front of the whole staff at the dealership and promptly chirped the tires and stalled it. The clutch engages way lower on the pedal here. the car in Mean Yellow must be seen to be appreciated. You can't seem to look away, it's brilliant. Had to leave it there tonight. Salesman said that if paperwork isn't fixed by monday the owner would get involved. all for now. -bird __________________ GXP- It's a Mean, Manual, MSRP Named "Stinger". Arrived at the dealer on 9/8/06 @2pm edt. Expected a brute but got a refined thoroughbred, dazzlingly smooth performer! "Broke my heart to trade Houdini"