bah the the new world 2.4 will never be as tough as the goddamn old school 2.4 turbo.. i like the new oil filters for the world engine though that was a good design
Reeling in the profit maybe the offset to make faster changes...expect a recession to hit in 08 and a possible depression by early 09. Hopefully I am wrong...
Good read. Interesting that they note a lack of torque steer when all the other reviews continuously complain about it.
Oh yea and I love this quote:
We couldn't help but think that the SRT4 is straddling too wide of a line. There are undoubtedly customers who would like a peppier, perkier Caliber with upgrades to refinement and drivability. Why not give this model an engine tuned for a little more drivability-like the old 215-hp turbo 2.4-plus some more sound insulation and slightly more forgiving suspension tuning, and call it the R/T, then put this engine into a lean, limited-edition all-wheel-drive version that's truly worthy of the SRT4 badge?
Glad im not the only one that thought that would be a good idea. Lower power turbo 4 in the 210-230 hp range and call it an R/T, and 300 hpish awd no holds barred sort of thing for the SRT. Would make the R/T name mean something again (atleast mean a little more than it does now) and give a more balanced fighter for the civic si's, the mini cooper and the like. Plus a nice 230 hp turbo 4 would be great for the other cars to, like im sure that most would be patriot buyers would much prefer that over the regular 170 hp I4 etc. etc.
Good read. Interesting that they note a lack of torque steer when all the other reviews continuously complain about it.
Oh yea and I love this quote:
We couldn't help but think that the SRT4 is straddling too wide of a line. There are undoubtedly customers who would like a peppier, perkier Caliber with upgrades to refinement and drivability. Why not give this model an engine tuned for a little more drivability-like the old 215-hp turbo 2.4-plus some more sound insulation and slightly more forgiving suspension tuning, and call it the R/T, then put this engine into a lean, limited-edition all-wheel-drive version that's truly worthy of the SRT4 badge?
Glad im not the only one that thought that would be a good idea. Lower power turbo 4 in the 210-230 hp range and call it an R/T, and 300 hpish awd no holds barred sort of thing for the SRT. Would make the R/T name mean something again (atleast mean a little more than it does now) and give a more balanced fighter for the civic si's, the mini cooper and the like. Plus a nice 230 hp turbo 4 would be great for the other cars to, like im sure that most would be patriot buyers would much prefer that over the regular 170 hp I4 etc. etc.
I brought this up quite a while ago. You could offer a ~230hp version to help with development costs and increased sales (low pressure PT GT) and you'd also be able to put that engine into the Compass/Patriot and let it better compete with the v6 offerings in the "cute ute" class.
...expect a recession to hit in 08 and a possible depression by early 09. Hopefully I am wrong...
Heres to your inability to predict the future! Jeez, what a downer. I hope you are wrong about the recession and depression....I also hope you are right about the SRT-6.
Reeling in the profit maybe the offset to make faster changes...expect a recession to hit in 08 and a possible depression by early 09. Hopefully I am wrong...
Recession... probably 50:50 chance.
Depression? Maybe 1 in 1000. Not bloody likely.
I agree. Not saying that anyone here is but, it is interesting that so many are not paying any attention to this.
Reeling in the profit maybe the offset to make faster changes...expect a recession to hit in 08 and a possible depression by early 09. Hopefully I am wrong...
Recession... probably 50:50 chance.
Depression? Maybe 1 in 1000. Not bloody likely.
The way I see it a recession is inevitable for 08 to 09, I don't know about depression though...govt will bail out everyone at the expense the hard working upper middle class
You simply can't bail out anything when the dollar is worthless. The point of this tragedy, this country effects the global economy. US does not have the ability to recover when the likes of China, Japan, and Saudi begin a dollar dump.
However, services will be the first to go then sadly our ability to governed ourselves federally and then local state governments.
bah the the new world 2.4 will never be as tough as the goddamn old school 2.4 turbo.. i like the new oil filters for the world engine though that was a good design
Remember, the world engine was designed around force iinduction and not normal aspirated.
No Hyundai in the area however, there is coupe from a local coach builder under test.
Reeling in the profit maybe the offset to make faster changes...expect a recession to hit in 08 and a possible depression by early 09. Hopefully I am wrong...
yes - lets pray you're wrong.
.. hmm, how about a ChryCo coupe of some sort? [problem is, this thing was no where near the design-language of ChryCo; not blocky by any means.
Housing unfortunately I am not... Sad part, even those with good credit will find it hard to borrow money come next year.
More bleak news - expect the barrel to top 150.00 dollar by 2010.
the rest is up to the government to fix the proactively.
Good read. Interesting that they note a lack of torque steer when all the other reviews continuously complain about it.
Oh yea and I love this quote:
We couldn't help but think that the SRT4 is straddling too wide of a line. There are undoubtedly customers who would like a peppier, perkier Caliber with upgrades to refinement and drivability. Why not give this model an engine tuned for a little more drivability-like the old 215-hp turbo 2.4-plus some more sound insulation and slightly more forgiving suspension tuning, and call it the R/T, then put this engine into a lean, limited-edition all-wheel-drive version that's truly worthy of the SRT4 badge?
Glad im not the only one that thought that would be a good idea. Lower power turbo 4 in the 210-230 hp range and call it an R/T, and 300 hpish awd no holds barred sort of thing for the SRT. Would make the R/T name mean something again (atleast mean a little more than it does now) and give a more balanced fighter for the civic si's, the mini cooper and the like. Plus a nice 230 hp turbo 4 would be great for the other cars to, like im sure that most would be patriot buyers would much prefer that over the regular 170 hp I4 etc. etc.
I brought this up quite a while ago. You could offer a ~230hp version to help with development costs and increased sales (low pressure PT GT) and you'd also be able to put that engine into the Compass/Patriot and let it better compete with the v6 offerings in the "cute ute" class.
bah the the new world 2.4 will never be as tough as the goddamn old school 2.4 turbo.. i like the new oil filters for the world engine though that was a good design
Who could dispute you with all those facts to back it up?
Expect to see the dollar collapse, housing market crash, and government can't meet its obligation.
If i could see the nose, i would've told you what it was - i'm good @ knowing design languages of the different brands. Except between the "new" subaru & toyota. lol [think Impreza front end & Camry front-end.. very similar]
Again, by the time i saw it, it had already passed, he was goin like 80 and we were goin like 60. lol
Hemi, start spreading rumors about the Viper answer to the ZR-1, man! I'm seriously looking at the 08 Viper, but kinda curious what they have in store for 09-10...
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Sad part, even those with good credit will find it hard to borrow money come next year. 
[think Impreza front end & Camry front-end.. very similar]
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