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Redline ION SCC article
"marx404" > wrote in message >...
> Hey Jonnie (and everyone else here) > last we talked was about the article in May Sport Compact Car Mag about the > ION Redline Road Test. Had a chance to read the article yet? > > Tonight I re-read it and gained some insight. SCC is a hardcore lot, if it > aint F&F material, they dis on it. Althought they made comparisons to an > unnamed obviously base model ION 1, they also gave very good remarks about > the Redline. > > One thing that struck me that the SCC writers don't get IMHO, is that the > Redline is still a Saturn, it's not a Honduh. It is based on the QC, which > means a sports car with lower insurance rates b/c it has 4 doors, which is a > very good thing, as well as inheriting sports car features including a > supercharger and yet still be a very safe car. > > Also, the rev limiter bugged them because they couldn't push the motor to > almost throwing a rod point. Too bad, but maybe they missed the point of the > rev limiter which makes the Redline ION bombproof, or better yet, F&F > wannabe proof and still a fun to drive and reliable car too. Please excuse the dumb question -- what are F&F wannabes? thanks mh |
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Never a dumb question - I'm thinking F&F wannabe's is referring to the
movie(s) The Fast and the Furious. "Matt Hayden" > wrote in message om... > "marx404" > wrote in message >... > > Hey Jonnie (and everyone else here) > > last we talked was about the article in May Sport Compact Car Mag about the > > ION Redline Road Test. Had a chance to read the article yet? > > > > Tonight I re-read it and gained some insight. SCC is a hardcore lot, if it > > aint F&F material, they dis on it. Althought they made comparisons to an > > unnamed obviously base model ION 1, they also gave very good remarks about > > the Redline. > > > > One thing that struck me that the SCC writers don't get IMHO, is that the > > Redline is still a Saturn, it's not a Honduh. It is based on the QC, which > > means a sports car with lower insurance rates b/c it has 4 doors, which is a > > very good thing, as well as inheriting sports car features including a > > supercharger and yet still be a very safe car. > > > > Also, the rev limiter bugged them because they couldn't push the motor to > > almost throwing a rod point. Too bad, but maybe they missed the point of the > > rev limiter which makes the Redline ION bombproof, or better yet, F&F > > wannabe proof and still a fun to drive and reliable car too. > > > Please excuse the dumb question -- what are F&F wannabes? > > thanks > mh |
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