[Omnitir]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shady28', '
')I disagree with this...(snip)... Sure, it looks sporty, it has a spoiler, but 1 - its not fast 2 - it doesn't handle. It is an imitation of a sports car, not a sports car.

[WisJim]

Ah, sports cars--I remember my first ride in a Triumph TR3, when I was in high school or maybe junior high, and an older brother of a friend took us for a ride. A sports car is a car that could allow you to drag your elbow on the ground while cornering--or at least I have a recollection of my arm being awfully close to the ground.

But for fun, I really like the Bugeye Sprite. Might go 55 mph, but you are so low it is like a go kart, and lots of fun for the dollar.

Jim

[The_Toecutter]

Why go for just any old Bugeye Sprite when you can shove a supercharges 350 ci V8 into one instead?

http://kenvoss.com/index.html



Check out the specs:

Before/ After

Horsepower: 43/ 500+

Weight: 1463 Pounds/ 1850 pounds

Fuel Mileage: 38 MPG/ 8 MPG

Fuel capacity: 8 Gallons/ 16 Gallons

Wheels: 3.5" x 13"/ 8" x 15"

Wheel Base: 80"/ 82"

Total length: 10’8"/ 10’10"

Total width: 4’2"/ 4’ 8"

Total height: 3’9"/ 3’5"

Ground Clearance: Unknown/ 5"

Top speed: 80 MPH/ Still Unknown

0 to 60 MPH: 20.9/ 4.0

¼ mile standing start: 21.7/ 8.9 – untested theory

How awesome is that?

Of course, I'd much rather have a Bugeye Sprite either converted to run on electricity via batteries or with a 200+ horsepower turbodiesel modified to run on vegetable oil or B100.

[Aedo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', 'W')hy go for just any old Bugeye Sprite when you can shove a supercharges 350 ci V8 into one instead?

[The_Toecutter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou are clearly a petrol head at heart!!!

[sicophiliac]

I certianly will miss the days of the performance/sports car. I am working my ass off to get my car finished up with in a year or so so I can at least enjoy it for awhile before peak oil really hits. Its a 71 Dodge Dart im thinking about stuffing a supercharged 360 in or a stroker 416 small block. Of course this will be nothing more then the occasional weekend toy. Muscle cars like it or not are a distinct part of American culture and I am sure many here will cringe at that.. but its a fact. A symbol of our once plentifull resources and of the excessive way of life that we live. I try to be optomistic and think that someday when most transportation out there is independant of fossil fuels that well still have a tad bit of oil left just for nostalgic purposes to keep ( in small numbers) the classic muscle and sports cars around. A throw back to another era when gas was cheap and oil was just gushing from the ground.

[Omnitir]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', 'm')y other project idea was to build a replica of the Mad Max Interceptor, only with an actual functioning blower.

[Antimatter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Omnitir', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', 'm')y other project idea was to build a replica of the Mad Max Interceptor, only with an actual functioning blower.

[the_red_pill]

Why don't you guys take the car talk to some other forum? It isn't applicable here. Until I found out about PO, I was a car guy too, but now, I see cars are a huge problem that we need to do something about. We're all fat/lazy with our lifestyles and drivin' everywhere.

All cars are the problem, the way of a car-based life is the problem. Driving solo somewhere instead of mass transit, instead of walking/biking is the problem. Buying over powered cars that cannot be used to their potential on roads anyway is the problem. Not just the stupid utility vehicles. I used to drive a C5 vette everyday and now I'm learning to take the bus. Why don't we use our efforts to get the word out on PO, plan for the future instead of yakking about cars that will be stuck in the garage in a few years b/c gas is $10/gal?

There isn't any way to save the planet without getting rid of cars. I love waxing poetic about sports cars too, but here isn't the place.

[GoIllini]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('the_red_pill', 'W')hy don't you guys take the car talk to some other forum? It isn't applicable here. Until I found out about PO, I was a car guy too, but now, I see cars are a huge problem that we need to do something about. We're all fat/lazy with our lifestyles and drivin' everywhere.

All cars are the problem, the way of a car-based life is the problem. Driving solo somewhere instead of mass transit, instead of walking/biking is the problem. Buying over powered cars that cannot be used to their potential on roads anyway is the problem. Not just the stupid utility vehicles. I used to drive a C5 vette everyday and now I'm learning to take the bus. Why don't we use our efforts to get the word out on PO, plan for the future instead of yakking about cars that will be stuck in the garage in a few years b/c gas is $10/gal?

There isn't any way to save the planet without getting rid of cars. I love waxing poetic about sports cars too, but here isn't the place.

[the_red_pill]

Why don't you guys take the car talk to some other forum? It isn't applicable here. Until I found out about PO, I was a car guy too, but now, I see cars are a huge problem that we need to do something about. We're all fat/lazy with our lifestyles and drivin' everywhere.

All cars are the problem, the way of a car-based life is the problem. Driving solo somewhere instead of mass transit, instead of walking/biking is the problem. Buying over powered cars that cannot be used to their potential on roads anyway is the problem. Not just the stupid utility vehicles. I used to drive a C5 vette everyday and now I'm learning to take the bus. Why don't we use our efforts to get the word out on PO, plan for the future instead of yakking about cars that will be stuck in the garage in a few years b/c gas is $10/gal?

There isn't any way to save the planet without getting rid of cars. I love waxing poetic about sports cars too, but here isn't the place.

[shady28]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('the_red_pill', 'W')hy don't you guys take the car talk to some other forum? It isn't applicable here. Until I found out about PO, I was a car guy too, but now, I see cars are a huge problem that we need to do something about. We're all fat/lazy with our lifestyles and drivin' everywhere.

[Omnitir]

the_red_pill,
Here’s the thing – it’s not the car enthusiasts that are the problem, it’s the everyday use by the average Joe to commute that is the problem. It’s all the drivers sitting in cars by themselves in slowly crawling traffic that is the problem. The enthusiasts, who individually spend much more on fuel and maintenance then the average Joes, contribute to only a tiny amount of oil consumption. It’s the average Joes in their stock standard, sometimes reasonably fuel-efficient cars, who look down at the car enthusiasts that are the problem.

Looking down at car enthusiasm as being wasteful is hypocritical considering it’s all those unnecessary commuting trips that are the worst offenders.

I know people who are into off-road driving, own big expensive “SUV’s”, but only use them for recreation occasionally and catch the local train to work. The same with people I know who have race cars and take them out to the track once a month for some fun – they use public transport most then they drive. Yet some non-car enthusiasts give them a hard time for wasting fuel and money, while the non-car enthusiasts drive to and from work everyday when there are perfectly good options for alternative transport. It’s hypocritical.

There’s nothing wrong with recreational motor sport. There is everything wrong with everyday commuting.

Though it does really annoy me when people in sports cars race through traffic because they don’t have the brains or the courage to save the racing for the race-track.

[shady28]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Omnitir', 'T')he enthusiasts, who individually spend much more on fuel and maintenance then the average Joes, contribute to only a tiny amount of oil consumption. It’s the average Joes in their stock standard, sometimes reasonably fuel-efficient cars, who look down at the car enthusiasts that are the problem.

[Specop_007]

Specop thinks Toe Cutter doesnt fully appreciate the capabilities of a Corvette. It is one of the finest production sports cars to grace the streets.

And Spec would remind him the Z06 takes it to new levels.
And the C6 Z06 is probably the best bang for the buck out there.

I found this elsewhere, supposedly it came from Motor Trend however i was unable to find the article.

Corvette Z06 goes to Nurburgring test Track
The good news is the Z06 gets the second fastest production car time ever (7min 42secs)...almost 30 secs faster than the Viper and 10 secs faster than the 2 Lamborghini models for sale now.

Bad news is it seems to have some downforce issues.

[Omnitir]

I agree – small cars with high-tech adjustments like turbos are great against bigger and older rigs on the streets. But put a small car up against a large powerful one on a race track, and after the initial 10 seconds the large cars will flog the smaller ones. Just look at European super car races – the small light-weight turbocharged Porsche almost always gets flogged by the massive ultra-heavy V12 Lamborghini. –Provided the driver has the appropriate skill.

At the end of the day, there simply is nothing higher performance then sheer cubic inches.

[hoplite]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Omnitir', 'I') agree – small cars with high-tech adjustments like turbos are great against bigger and older rigs on the streets. But put a small car up against a large powerful one on a race track, and after the initial 10 seconds the large cars will flog the smaller ones. Just look at European super car races – the small light-weight turbocharged Porsche almost always gets flogged by the massive ultra-heavy V12 Lamborghini. –Provided the driver has the appropriate skill.

At the end of the day, there simply is nothing higher performance then sheer cubic inches.

[pilferage]

Sounds like a 240z with a 383. Except you can build that for under 10k no prob.

[Cool Hand Linc]

Hey, that Bugeye was pretty cool. My brothers second car was a Bugeye Sprite.

Never understood that.

[The_Toecutter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')h, would that be the old Aussie Ford Falcon XC (or were they XA’s?)? Now there’s a classic muscle car. An Aussie icon from the 70’s. Though you have to wonder what the films writers were thinking having those fuel-guzzling beasts racing around the outback in a post PO world. Not overly realistic, but damn it looked cool.