anything with less horsepower than a shifter kart is not a sports car.
On 3/18/07, Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com> wrote:
>
> >This is just my opinion, but I've never liked any of the Japanese
> >cars. One of the guys who works with me has a 2 door Acura that he
> >calls a "Sports Car".
>
> Anything with a fixed top is NOT a Sports Car !
>
> I own 3 sports cars, fold down windshields and side curtains, that
> is what makes it sports car, oh yeah, a top that you are not sure if
> it leaks more when it is up rather than down, is also a requirement
> for the title Sports Car. My other 2 cars have roll up windows and a
> top that more or less seals pretty well when up, so they are Sporty
> cars but not Sports Cars...although 8,500RPM on that V6 fed by
> 3-2Barrel Webers sounds awfully good.
>
> >There is just something soul-less about them.
>
> And Yes, they are soul-less, you turn the key, push the button and
> drive, no issues, no break downs, no hassles, good for getting to
> work in every day when your boss would not understand "Sorry, my car
> broke down" that is why I also have one of them... Yuck no ! not a
> Miata ! a S2000. It has no soul, it has no feelings, it just hangs
> onto the road like if it was part of the road and it gets me to work
> everyday.
>
> I guess I have the best of both worlds, I own 6 cars, all 6 are
> convertibles, 3 are true Sports Cars as defined by the laws of LBC's,
> 3 are Sporty or is that Sportie ?
>
> mike
>
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