World's Fastest Sedan 2015

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

No question they are nice. The question is why one would pay such a premium for performance that you basically can never use.

You mean like you did when you bought that PT Cruiser GT?

PT Cruiser GT



That's right up there with BBW.

 

[Jarlaxle]

You have no idea what you are babbling about, so kindly shut your cake flap.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

You have no idea what you are babbling about, so kindly shut your cake flap.

I presume you are talking to me since your post directly followed mine.

LOL sonny take your flames down to the proper forum.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Unless and until you have something useful to contribute (the next time you do will be the first), put a sock in it.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Unless and until you have something useful to contribute (the next time you do will be the first), put a sock in it.

LOL troll who, incorrectly, thinks he knows everything says what?

Go wax your '74 pinto loser.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Says the ignoranus (that's not a typo) who doesn't know what a PT-GT is. Stop projecting, boy.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Says the ignoranus (that's not a typo) who doesn't know what a PT-GT is. Stop projecting, boy.

You dumb shit, I know what a PT GT is. I was saying that calling ANY PT a Grand Tourer is hilarious.

 

[ChrisL]

Cut it out or else everyone is going you all must have tiny penises!

 

[Jarlaxle]

Says the ignoranus (that's not a typo) who doesn't know what a PT-GT is. Stop projecting, boy.

You dumb shit, I know what a PT GT is. I was saying that calling ANY PT a Grand Tourer is hilarious.

GT hasn't meant anything but a trim level in a very long time...but you knew that.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Says the ignoranus (that's not a typo) who doesn't know what a PT-GT is. Stop projecting, boy.

You dumb shit, I know what a PT GT is. I was saying that calling ANY PT a Grand Tourer is hilarious.

GT hasn't meant anything but a trim level in a very long time...but you knew that.

Of course I know that, and there are any cars where the moniker GT is a joke - with the PT Cruiser being one of them

 

[DGS49]

According to the on-line Oxford dictionary, "GT" ("Gran Turisimo") refers to, "A high-performance model of automobile. Hence the "GT" designation on my PT cruiser is entirely appropriate. The "GT" version had a 230HP engine, vs the 150HP of the base model or 180HP for the light-pressure turbo. For comparison, the base Subaru WRX, which weighs about the same, has/had about 225HP, and is a "high performance" car by any rational definition.

230HP is usable power. It allows, for example, easily merging from a stop sign onto a freeway with traffic traveling at 60mph or more. Passing an 18 wheeler quickly is no problem. It is not strained at 70 or 75mph, as the base car would be.

Paying a premium for, say, 300HP MORE THAN A BASE car is pointless, stupid, and - I would argue - a manifestation of some deficiency in the purchaser's psyche. I used "small penis" in jest, but the point is valid. It is the automotive equivalent of wearing a thick gold chain or a flashy Rolex watch or large diamond-stud earring. If you want luxurious, safe transportation with some "sporting" capabilities, anything over 400HP is ludicrous.

And keep in mind, these cars are not "investments" in any sense of the word. When driven off the lot they depreciate at least $10-20 thousand dollars, and their three-year depreciation alone would, in most cases, pay for a new luxurious sedan, adequate for any sane purpose.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

According to the on-line Oxford dictionary, "GT" ("Gran Turisimo") refers to, "A high-performance model of automobile. Hence the "GT" designation on my PT cruiser is entirely appropriate. The "GT" version had a 230HP engine, vs the 150HP of the base model or 180HP for the light-pressure turbo. For comparison, the base Subaru WRX, which weighs about the same, has/had about 225HP, and is a "high performance" car by any rational definition.

230HP is usable power. It allows, for example, easily merging from a stop sign onto a freeway with traffic traveling at 60mph or more. Passing an 18 wheeler quickly is no problem. It is not strained at 70 or 75mph, as the base car would be.

Paying a premium for, say, 300HP MORE THAN A BASE car is pointless, stupid, and - I would argue - a manifestation of some deficiency in the purchaser's psyche. I used "small penis" in jest, but the point is valid. It is the automotive equivalent of wearing a thick gold chain or a flashy Rolex watch or large diamond-stud earring. If you want luxurious, safe transportation with some "sporting" capabilities, anything over 400HP is ludicrous.

And keep in mind, these cars are not "investments" in any sense of the word. When driven off the lot they depreciate at least $10-20 thousand dollars, and their three-year depreciation alone would, in most cases, pay for a new luxurious sedan, adequate for any sane purpose.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

According to the on-line Oxford dictionary, "GT" ("Gran Turisimo") refers to, "A high-performance model of automobile. Hence the "GT" designation on my PT cruiser is entirely appropriate. The "GT" version had a 230HP engine, vs the 150HP of the base model or 180HP for the light-pressure turbo. For comparison, the base Subaru WRX, which weighs about the same, has/had about 225HP, and is a "high performance" car by any rational definition.

230HP is usable power. It allows, for example, easily merging from a stop sign onto a freeway with traffic traveling at 60mph or more. Passing an 18 wheeler quickly is no problem. It is not strained at 70 or 75mph, as the base car would be.

Paying a premium for, say, 300HP MORE THAN A BASE car is pointless, stupid, and - I would argue - a manifestation of some deficiency in the purchaser's psyche. I used "small penis" in jest, but the point is valid. It is the automotive equivalent of wearing a thick gold chain or a flashy Rolex watch or large diamond-stud earring. If you want luxurious, safe transportation with some "sporting" capabilities, anything over 400HP is ludicrous.

And keep in mind, these cars are not "investments" in any sense of the word. When driven off the lot they depreciate at least $10-20 thousand dollars, and their three-year depreciation alone would, in most cases, pay for a new luxurious sedan, adequate for any sane purpose.

The base model Challenger comes with a 305 HP V6 and will realistically cost about $35K, the SRT Hellcat has a 6.2L supercharged V8 pushing out just over 700 HP , will run right around $75K . If you can't see that those are two entirely different cars, suited to entirely different customers and that buying the SRT Hellcat no more says " I have a small penis" than buying the SXT says "I have a big penis" than you simply don't understand the allure of cars at all.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Says the ignoranus (that's not a typo) who doesn't know what a PT-GT is. Stop projecting, boy.

You dumb shit, I know what a PT GT is. I was saying that calling ANY PT a Grand Tourer is hilarious.

GT hasn't meant anything but a trim level in a very long time...but you knew that.

Of course I know that, and there are any cars where the moniker GT is a joke - with the PT Cruiser being one of them

Keep telling yourself that, kid.