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*DSC* · 01-12-2002, 10:59 PM

Yup so I was at the middle lane at this light and I needed to make a left at the next so when I light turned green I floored it (after a standard driving launch not racing lanuch) and shifted at about 4.5k-5krpm and this solera (sp?) in the left lane I guess was racing and beat me to the next light by about a car length...had I actually got a good launch and shifted at 5.5k-6k or so I would have beat him but still...not by more than a car length or two depending on just how good of a lanuch. So what do these cars have under the hood? Kinda sucked, I felt so lame getting beat by it even though I wasn't racing.

COUGAR · 01-12-2002, 11:41 PM

yeah like this time a ricerocket revs me at a stoplight
(me in my frickin atx slightely modded cougar!)
and i laugh at it, then he floors it and FLASHES HIS HAZARDS! i was like WTF?! it irritated the crap out of me...

*DSC* · 01-13-2002, 12:21 AM

Oh, and this in another reason I won't get an exhaust unless I have atleast 200whp <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I don't want to sound like I'm trying to race every time I run my car over 4krpm which is pretty much every day.

s14vaxlr8 · 01-13-2002, 10:04 AM

oh nothing gets me more mad then when a little pos will be trying to pull on me, and im just cruzin in 5th doing about 60 and then #### pull in front of me and then turn and hit his hazards the whole way down the road...bastards

chickenmanq · 01-13-2002, 10:20 AM

What's with the hazards thing?  I've never heard of that.  I assume it would mean the person you beat was going sooo slow you had to turn on the hazards, but i'ts weird.

*transient* · 01-13-2002, 10:23 AM

i'm guessing the hazards are supposed to signal a win?

s14vaxlr8 · 01-13-2002, 10:25 AM

well most use it during street races to inform the crowd back at the line who had one the race(i suppose to decide who gets the money)

i love runnin with hondas(s2k excluded), and b4 the light even turns, put on my hazard, really pisses them off when they cant catch me the whole time, one day my ass will be handed to me....

as it was to my friend in his accord v6 last night....man i told him not to fuck with that 2001 svt lightning...lol

*transient* · 01-13-2002, 10:40 AM

ok, i see. Around here the driver that won (or thinks they won) usually just lets out a yell. Stupid freakin rednecks... hehe

01-13-2002, 12:00 PM

the solara probably just had more momentum and jumped in front of you, you know.. like most freeway races are won..

besides, dont waste your time with solara.. those are fwd shitbuckets that handle WORSE than the camry.  I never understood that.. why design a car that looks better than the camry, but performs worse.

<sigh>

1slowaltima · 01-13-2002, 01:31 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from old s13 on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>0 pm on Jan. 13, 2002
the solara probably just had more momentum and jumped in front of you, you know.. like most freeway races are won.. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

besides, dont waste your time with solara.. those are fwd shitbuckets that handle WORSE than the camry. I never understood that.. why design a car that looks better than the camry, but performs worse.

<sigh></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Well, either way you look at it the nice Solara's have V6 200hp, can't argue with those numbers...once you throw in a TRD SC, its alll over. They're pretty nice cars IMO...hard to imagine any NA 240's beating a v6 solara with equal drivers.

(Edited by 1slowaltima at 1:34 pm on Jan. 13, 2002)

whateverjames · 01-13-2002, 04:02 PM

the TRD solara was nice. 0-60 in under 6 seconds i think it was. for a family sedan that's nice.

Ni5mo180SX · 01-14-2002, 01:39 AM

Yea the Solaras pack some ok heat. 3.0 V6. The SE models come in stick and are fairly quick but pull under .7g's through the lateral skid pad.

JeffNJ · 01-14-2002, 09:26 AM

I test drove a Solara convertible (wouldn't mind owning one, but only test driving it for kicks) (I looked under the couch coushins for $32k - no luck) this past summer. Every light, my passenger asked, "Why are the tires squeeling? Do they have bad traction." I told her, "No, uhm, that's because I keep flooring it."

Hehe, they've got pep, they've got style and comfort, and they've got a drop top with rear glass window. Too bad they don't have manual transmissions. But they're still on the "maybe some day" list.

(Edited by JeffNJ at 11:27 am on Jan. 14, 2002)

mistert · 01-14-2002, 09:35 AM

TRD makes a supercharger and exhaust system as well as a bunch of other standard TRD high performance goodies which can be installed at the dealer for the solara.

oldsmobile though, maybe you mean...aurora?

1slowaltima · 01-14-2002, 12:27 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from whateverjames on 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>2 pm on Jan. 13, 2002
the TRD solara was nice. 0-60 in under 6 seconds i think it was. for a family sedan that's nice.
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I believe they only came in coupes. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

01-12-2002, 10:59 PM	#1
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yup so I was at the middle lane at this light and I needed to make a left at the next so when I light turned green I floored it (after a standard driving launch not racing lanuch) and shifted at about 4.5k-5krpm and this solera (sp?) in the left lane I guess was racing and beat me to the next light by about a car length...had I actually got a good launch and shifted at 5.5k-6k or so I would have beat him but still...not by more than a car length or two depending on just how good of a lanuch. So what do these cars have under the hood? Kinda sucked, I felt so lame getting beat by it even though I wasn't racing.

01-12-2002, 11:41 PM	#2
COUGAR Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah like this time a ricerocket revs me at a stoplight (me in my frickin atx slightely modded cougar!) and i laugh at it, then he floors it and FLASHES HIS HAZARDS! i was like WTF?! it irritated the crap out of me...

01-13-2002, 12:21 AM	#3
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Oh, and this in another reason I won't get an exhaust unless I have atleast 200whp <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I don't want to sound like I'm trying to race every time I run my car over 4krpm which is pretty much every day.

01-13-2002, 10:04 AM	#4
s14vaxlr8 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DC Metro Age: 43 Posts: 522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh nothing gets me more mad then when a little pos will be trying to pull on me, and im just cruzin in 5th doing about 60 and then #### pull in front of me and then turn and hit his hazards the whole way down the road...bastards

01-13-2002, 10:20 AM	#5
chickenmanq Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,000 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What's with the hazards thing?  I've never heard of that.  I assume it would mean the person you beat was going sooo slow you had to turn on the hazards, but i'ts weird.

01-13-2002, 10:23 AM	#6
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i'm guessing the hazards are supposed to signal a win?

01-13-2002, 10:25 AM	#7
s14vaxlr8 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DC Metro Age: 43 Posts: 522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well most use it during street races to inform the crowd back at the line who had one the race(i suppose to decide who gets the money) i love runnin with hondas(s2k excluded), and b4 the light even turns, put on my hazard, really pisses them off when they cant catch me the whole time, one day my ass will be handed to me.... as it was to my friend in his accord v6 last night....man i told him not to fuck with that 2001 svt lightning...lol

01-13-2002, 10:40 AM	#8
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ok, i see. Around here the driver that won (or thinks they won) usually just lets out a yell. Stupid freakin rednecks... hehe

01-13-2002, 12:00 PM	#9
Guest Posts: n/a	the solara probably just had more momentum and jumped in front of you, you know.. like most freeway races are won.. besides, dont waste your time with solara.. those are fwd shitbuckets that handle WORSE than the camry.  I never understood that.. why design a car that looks better than the camry, but performs worse. <sigh>

01-13-2002, 01:31 PM	#10
1slowaltima Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from old s13 on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>0 pm on Jan. 13, 2002 the solara probably just had more momentum and jumped in front of you, you know.. like most freeway races are won.. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> besides, dont waste your time with solara.. those are fwd shitbuckets that handle WORSE than the camry. I never understood that.. why design a car that looks better than the camry, but performs worse. <sigh></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Well, either way you look at it the nice Solara's have V6 200hp, can't argue with those numbers...once you throw in a TRD SC, its alll over. They're pretty nice cars IMO...hard to imagine any NA 240's beating a v6 solara with equal drivers. (Edited by 1slowaltima at 1:34 pm on Jan. 13, 2002)

01-13-2002, 04:02 PM	#11
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 45 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the TRD solara was nice. 0-60 in under 6 seconds i think it was. for a family sedan that's nice.

01-14-2002, 01:39 AM	#12
Ni5mo180SX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Orange County Posts: 423 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yea the Solaras pack some ok heat. 3.0 V6. The SE models come in stick and are fairly quick but pull under .7g's through the lateral skid pad.

01-14-2002, 09:26 AM	#13
JeffNJ Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I test drove a Solara convertible (wouldn't mind owning one, but only test driving it for kicks) (I looked under the couch coushins for $32k - no luck) this past summer. Every light, my passenger asked, "Why are the tires squeeling? Do they have bad traction." I told her, "No, uhm, that's because I keep flooring it." Hehe, they've got pep, they've got style and comfort, and they've got a drop top with rear glass window. Too bad they don't have manual transmissions. But they're still on the "maybe some day" list. (Edited by JeffNJ at 11:27 am on Jan. 14, 2002)

01-14-2002, 09:35 AM	#14
mistert Pearl White Mike Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: memphis TN Posts: 908 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	TRD makes a supercharger and exhaust system as well as a bunch of other standard TRD high performance goodies which can be installed at the dealer for the solara. oldsmobile though, maybe you mean...aurora?

01-14-2002, 12:27 PM	#15
1slowaltima Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from whateverjames on 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>2 pm on Jan. 13, 2002 the TRD solara was nice. 0-60 in under 6 seconds i think it was. for a family sedan that's nice. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> I believe they only came in coupes. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>