Joe wrote:
> "Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
> :
>
>
>>Joe wrote:
>>
>>>"Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
:
>>><snippy>
>>>
>>>>I've told my wife not to make me choose between her and the '89.
>>>>I've known that car longer than I have her. Getting rid of it
>>>>would be like selling my favorite dog.
>>>
>>>
>>>I just had that very same conversation with my wife this week.
>>>She's ****ed about how much money has been dumped into it over the
>>>years, and she accused me of thinking that "the car was part of the
>>>family". Of course, I told her she was right. It was the first
>>>car we bought as a family, and now it's sort of being passed down
>>>to my son. I think of it as an heirloom of sorts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>My body may fail me over the coming years, but I swear I'm going
>>>>>to my grave with a well-defined left leg.
>>>>
>>>>I have a SPEC Stage III in my car and it kills my left knee. I'll
>>>>be going to my grave with a well-defined left leg in a knee brace.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>dwight
>>>
>>>
>>>My left leg's just fine. That's why automatics were invented.
>>>
>>>Let the flames begin...
>>
>>No flames from me. I just hope the GT500 has an option for an auto
>>tranny. It will do duty as a cruiser, not a road racer. Plus, one
>>thing I've learned from hopping up the LX is having a manual car
>>with 400+ rwhp and a boat load of torque makes the first two gears
>>worthless.
>> In a 0-60 run I spend more time shifting than accelerating.
>
>
> There ya go. Automatics are tons o' fun with torquemonsters. Just a
> blip or two of the throttle and it's party time. The Dak's tranny is
> pretty neat - the harder you're accelerating the firmer it shifts.
> WOT is a blast.

I really hope the GT500 has an auto option. If it does it will be a
terror at the drag strip.