America Vs. Japan- Pick your weapons!

Vulken Auto · 13th April 2005, 15:19

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Driven a '96 Z28 (same as the Firebird) and '95 Mustang GT. .

Leave the mustang, very different from chevys and pontaics.
96 is too old; ss& firebird in the pics are damn powerful that too if you drive a new one unfortunately not made anymore. but no traction even for corvettes till 2002 so u have a beast to unlease in the wild.. had spun several times with out a scratch on my body,all wheels destroyed and only the chassis was sittin on the ramp like a formula car with no wheels , why ??hit the intersection by spinning 180 at 60 kmph / hr in rain, that was fun real fun in rain, I still luv it.
livin dangeriously. next was when accelerating from signal spun 360 twice with no scratch beleive me it came from lane 1 to lane3 in same direction and was controllable. next was on high way spun 360 once and nothin happened. there was no traffic in midnight so saved or else i wouldnt be talkin to you.

Rtech · 13th April 2005, 15:23

So what you are sayng is that you need to improve on your driving techniques

BTW, the firebird in the pic runs on the same chassis as the '96 Z28 I drove. There is a reason why GM stopped making them!

iceman91 · 13th April 2005, 15:24

hey you aiming to drive in degrees only or you stay on the road too

once too many for my comfort vulken

Vulken Auto · 13th April 2005, 15:26

nau not with 100 bhps, they are underpowered, talkin abt controlling 300 horses, not my fault in 3 cases, I still have accident reports that say no fault with driver!!thats why didnt loose my license

yes firebird and pontaic made by gm in canada(not made in us for some pollution blahh......)

Vulken Auto · 13th April 2005, 15:32

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Originally Posted by iceman91

hey you aiming to drive in degrees only or you stay on the road too

yes its dangerous when you r hurt or else thrill that kills!!!!!!!I still have my last bill for my camaro which had all suspensions changed and all doors changes. drive train was safe

thats when I upgraded my wheels to 325 at rear and 275 in front with original chevy alloys of 9" .then the beast was stickin to the ground like a f1 car but bit heavy

sridhar24 · 13th April 2005, 15:43

Its Japanese anyday for me

Vulken Auto · 13th April 2005, 15:55

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Originally Posted by Vulken Auto

yes firebird and pontaic made by gm in canada(not made in us for some pollution blahh......)

sorry have to say firebird and camaro on same platform made by same company gm but rivals in market !!!!!

no firebird or camaro was made on american soil all in canada, so there is a antifreeze solution mixed in to every liquids of car, also the canada version has a heater for all liquids.

Boom Shiva · 13th April 2005, 17:39

Some of the Americans are sheer class - Mustangs, Vettes, Vipers, Thunderbirds etc. But if I was going to get into a race, I'd rather be in a Skyline...

Used to drive a Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo in NZ and smoked lots of Americans, except for the Ford GT. Now that was a beast. Was owned by this kiwi uncle who had a performance garage and was tuned to 700hp. Couldn't even keep up with him!

always_dui · 13th April 2005, 18:25

Corvettes
Firebirds
sigh.........would love to stand up for them

but still prefer the japs over the americans and the Europeans

cheers

The Wolf · 13th April 2005, 18:37

Anyday Japaneese...Supra's, Subaru's, Evo's, Skyline's.....way to go Jap's!!!

nitrous · 13th April 2005, 19:30

JAPS!!!!

anyday.....!

GTI WR6 · 13th April 2005, 20:52

Japanese...........cuz they are magicians when they come to cars..........Americans are just thick............

prasadee · 13th April 2005, 20:59

Electricals and sheer reliability - Honda and Toyota .......... definitely. Nissan may be... I will not say this about Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Subaru.

Affordable Raw Power (including half that is wasted), options to increase performance, and driving comfort.......... american cars for sure. I have had a Mustang for 4 years, hundreds of hp for $20K is simply awesome. Also, Checkout the Pontiac GTO, and the new Corvette. A similar Jap or european car would cost 4 times as much.
-Prasadee

X-Machine · 15th April 2005, 04:40

Well,this ones tough.But in all due respect for the Japanese technology i would prefer a Jap over an American.I hardly like the cars what Americans make.They just dunt so it for me.

X

CaliAtenza · 15th April 2005, 05:54

even though ive loved japanese cars so much...i'd love to buy a GTO or even a Vette someday....just for the pure muscle...the new Mustangs actually handle preety good too..so iono, its a hard choice these days.

13th April 2005, 15:23	#17
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	So what you are sayng is that you need to improve on your driving techniques BTW, the firebird in the pic runs on the same chassis as the '96 Z28 I drove. There is a reason why GM stopped making them!
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13th April 2005, 15:24	#18
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	hey you aiming to drive in degrees only or you stay on the road too once too many for my comfort vulken
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13th April 2005, 15:26	#19
Vulken Auto BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: . Posts: 545 Thanked: 263 Times	nau not with 100 bhps, they are underpowered, talkin abt controlling 300 horses, not my fault in 3 cases, I still have accident reports that say no fault with driver!!thats why didnt loose my license yes firebird and pontaic made by gm in canada(not made in us for some pollution blahh......) Last edited by Vulken Auto : 13th April 2005 at 15:28.
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13th April 2005, 15:43	#21
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Its Japanese anyday for me
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13th April 2005, 17:39	#23
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	Some of the Americans are sheer class - Mustangs, Vettes, Vipers, Thunderbirds etc. But if I was going to get into a race, I'd rather be in a Skyline... Used to drive a Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo in NZ and smoked lots of Americans, except for the Ford GT. Now that was a beast. Was owned by this kiwi uncle who had a performance garage and was tuned to 700hp. Couldn't even keep up with him! Last edited by Boom Shiva : 13th April 2005 at 17:43.
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13th April 2005, 18:25	#24
always_dui BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 61 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Corvettes Firebirds sigh.........would love to stand up for them but still prefer the japs over the americans and the Europeans cheers
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13th April 2005, 18:37	#25
The Wolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,118 Thanked: 71 Times	Anyday Japaneese...Supra's, Subaru's, Evo's, Skyline's.....way to go Jap's!!!
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13th April 2005, 19:30	#26
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	JAPS!!!! anyday.....!
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13th April 2005, 20:52	#27
GTI WR6 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dhaka Posts: 210 Thanked: 13 Times	Japanese...........cuz they are magicians when they come to cars..........Americans are just thick............
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13th April 2005, 20:59	#28
prasadee BANNED Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 569 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Electricals and sheer reliability - Honda and Toyota .......... definitely. Nissan may be... I will not say this about Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Subaru. Affordable Raw Power (including half that is wasted), options to increase performance, and driving comfort.......... american cars for sure. I have had a Mustang for 4 years, hundreds of hp for $20K is simply awesome. Also, Checkout the Pontiac GTO, and the new Corvette. A similar Jap or european car would cost 4 times as much. -Prasadee
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15th April 2005, 04:40	#29
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Well,this ones tough.But in all due respect for the Japanese technology i would prefer a Jap over an American.I hardly like the cars what Americans make.They just dunt so it for me. X
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15th April 2005, 05:54	#30
CaliAtenza BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LAX-SNA-BFL-BLR Posts: 321 Thanked: 18 Times	even though ive loved japanese cars so much...i'd love to buy a GTO or even a Vette someday....just for the pure muscle...the new Mustangs actually handle preety good too..so iono, its a hard choice these days.
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