Do even Soccer Moms and Grandmas have Superchargers or Twin Turbos in their cars these days?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by The Diesel, Jul 8, 2004.

  1. The Diesel

    The Diesel Guest

    I accelerate normally when I get a green light at the stop light and
    like 95% of the time I'm the slowest accelerating vehicle on the road
    and the cars that were in parallell lanes always out accelerate me by
    a mile and the cars behind me are always tailgaiting when I'm
    accelerating after I get the green light.
    About the only vehicles that I out accelerate with normal acceleration
    are large trucks and busses.
    It's not like everyone on the road is driving a Mclaren F1, Bugatti
    Veyron 16/4 or a Ferrari Enzo, they're driving Accords, Camrys,
    Explorers, Windstars, etc, but they always out accelerate me.
    It's not like people are smoking their tires, I think they're just
    accelerating nomrally.
    I mean it's not like I'm driving a 1987 Yugo.
    It's true that I'm driving a car that weighs over 2 tons, but it does
    have 205hp@4250RPM and more importantly 280 ft-lbs of torque @
    3000RPM.
    It does 0-60 in 8.2 seconds and 1/4 mile in 16.9 seconds @81.8MPH.
    You'd think that a quarter mile time of 16.9 seconds would make a car
    about average or maybe slightly above average, but where I live I
    guess that's considered extremely bad acceleration even for a
    Grandma's Car these days.
     
    The Diesel, Jul 8, 2004
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  2. The Diesel

    bamp Guest

    Grandma, I give up. What are you driving??
    bamp
     
    bamp, Jul 8, 2004
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  3. Is it a BMW X5 3.0d?
     
    Johannes H Andersen, Jul 8, 2004
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  4. The Diesel

    Rob Guenther Guest

    With what I consider "normal" acceleration for the car, our 2,9L 960 has me
    way out in front of the pack, and the 1,9L Turbo-Diesel Golf has me ahead of
    many people (unless someone pushes their car a little - some guy in a big
    Maxima or something like that) on an initial start (great low end torque)
    and usually until the next light, unless someone decides my 5-10kph over the
    speed limit (this is normal for Ontario city roads, on backroads 10-25kph
    over is pretty standard, on some 80kph divided highways some people do
    almost 40kph over... police fear isn't too high here).

    Bad gearing for acceleration or your "normal" is a little less then other
    peoples - I think many people around here accelerate too slowly.... BTW if
    I'm driving my dads 2003 Golf with a 2,0L gasoline engine I seem to be
    behind in the formation for the "ratrace 500" unless I rev up a little
    higher in 1st gear.
     
    Rob Guenther, Jul 8, 2004
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  5. The Diesel

    The Diesel Guest

    Well, I'm not a grandma, I'm a guy.
    Back to the subject, I'm driving a 2000 Town Car Executive.
     
    The Diesel, Jul 9, 2004
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  6. The Diesel

    FanJet Guest

    I think you'll find most/all operators of the other vehicles treat the
    accelerator as an on/off switch. And, of course, they're all automatics so
    it's not like there's any skill involved in driving this way. If you drive
    like them, I think you'll find that they aren't out accelerating you.
     
    FanJet, Jul 9, 2004
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  7. I know the problem!

    It's a Ford product!

    The fastest and only cure, BURN it!

    Refinish King
     
    Refinish King, Jul 9, 2004
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  8. Depends if its horse power or pony power I had to get a decent turbo Volvo
    as I was being abused for not moving quick enough in my fairlane now they
    are still braking when I am well gone moving into traffic
    GO GREY POWER .......I have just come home with my wife driving her Turbo
    Volvo she scares me stiff never under the speed limit just over mostly and
    here in Australia Victoria that means 1.8 miles an hour over and a hundred
    and twenty Five Dollars to the police with their faulty cameras maybe more
    ..one point eight miles an hour +$125 dollars but she likes to give
    generously to the police dept .
     
    John Robertson, Jul 9, 2004
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  9. The Diesel

    FanJet Guest

    Gee, and I'll bet you've got real police work that needs doing. We do here.
    If the state needs more $$ for whatever, I wish the politicians and police
    would be honest about it. As it is, we've got a bunch of police officers
    chasing citizens at supra legal speeds for trivial offenses. Invariably,
    neither of the pair possess even average driving skills which frequently
    leads to accidents - often involving innocents. Whatever they're thinking,
    this foolishness surely doesn't make me feel safer on the highways.
     
    FanJet, Jul 9, 2004
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  10. I guess we should all support our Police!

    They need the coffee and donuts!

    Refinish King
     
    Refinish King, Jul 10, 2004
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  11. When I was a kid, the police used many more motor bikes. When one passed,
    some other kid would remark: "Could you see the saddle?" ;-)
     
    Johannes H Andersen, Jul 13, 2004
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