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hftech · 10-16-2007, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by whitestang001

im going to get my friend to drive me up there in her 06 eclipse gt she thinks is so bad and im going to show her what an american made car can do, so ill be taking that first ride solo, laughing and smiling the whole time.

Lol, my best friend has some souped up 95 eclipse, it has so much plastic added onto the factory plastic it's freaking ugly, but I owned him when he tried racing my Z28, it was hysterical. Good thing you're upgrading to a Camaro from a mustang though!

Limeyness · 10-19-2007, 10:36 AM

First post here, been lurking for a while to get the feel of the place.

to all, as you all seem to be cool and collected.

My first trip will be to take the wife home and drop her off, then i will hit the Pacific Coast Highway down here in So Cal and cruise along the beach with the windows down and the tunes up.

*TAG UR IT* · 10-19-2007, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Limeyness

First post here, been lurking for a while to get the feel of the place.

to all, as you all seem to be cool and collected.

My first trip will be to take the wife home and drop her off, then i will hit the Pacific Coast Highway down here in So Cal and cruise along the beach with the windows down and the tunes up.

Welcome to the site. I've cruised that PCH up and down through Malibu to Sunset, from Sunset over to ... trying to remember the name of that highway...it takes you up to the 101..but through Wilshire BLVD and all around there. I just loved crusing that area. My wife and I regualrly eat at Gladstones whenever we are in LA. PCH is a beautiful drive...(along w/ Canan Dr and ?Malibu Canyon? - the other road that twists though the mountains to get to the HWY). I'd love to take the new Camaro through there. Again, welcome!

Limeyness · 10-19-2007, 01:09 PM

Thanks for the welcome, I tend to stay further south, through orange county then inland using the 74, which is one of those beautiful roads into the hills, that every driver loves.

I think the twisty road you mean is Topanga canyon, which is also a very cool drive.

Jay · 10-26-2007, 12:59 PM

I think Solo too... maybe with the girlfriend if I have one then, lol... or just with my pops. But I think I want my first drive to be solo for sure.

Silverado · 10-26-2007, 04:06 PM

I'd want it to be with the wife and all 3 kids, but without some modifications, I don't think the car seats are all going to fit back there. So, it will probably have to be solo.

First over to my parents house, drop the kids off, take the wife for a ride and let her drive it back. Then I'll take my dad for a ride, maybe one or two of the kids can go along at that time. Then if mom wants to go, she can get a ride too (she's not as much into the car thing as the rest of us). If not, over to the in-laws house (they're only about 6 blocks from my parents). I probably won't race the father-in-law any time soon...his 911 Carrera should still beat the Camaro, but my brother-in-law drives a Cayman...maybe I could take that....we'll see.

Then over to my brother's to show him the baddest member of the family. (I'm wondering if his Camry will just piss itself in the garage when I rev up the Camaro in his driveway...lol...he thinks that car is something else....).

Then I might take each one of my kids out on their own ride...(still trying to spark that interest in them, so give them their own little bonding experience). Then, take an evening ride on my own.

Well, that should only be about $100 worth of gasoline that night....

Justcallme61 · 10-26-2007, 05:09 PM

Mine is gonna have to be solo...at first, then I'm gonna go pick up the nonbelievers who don't believe that I'm getting this car lol

and then drop them off in the middle of nowhere for wanting a challenger over this

Emher · 10-26-2007, 06:28 PM

First ride is solo, going home from the dealership. Even if I do have a GF at that point I won't let her with me for the first ride, that's all mine. I don't want anyone to disturb me as I cackle with glee at the sound of the V8 as I floor it up onto the highway!

After I get home, definetly a ride with GF if I have one, if not then my dad is the first one to get a ride in it, possibly I'll even let him drive it a bit....possibly

It's only fair that he'll get to drive a bit though, he's the one who planted the love of American cars in me as a tyke.

I did however suggest that we should have a race at some point between my Camaro and his Honda bike. He's confident he'll win. I think he shouldn't be so sure

*DGthe3* · 10-26-2007, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Emher

I did however suggest that we should have a race at some point between my Camaro and his Honda bike. He's confident he'll win. I think he shouldn't be so sure

Power to weight. The camaro would need to pack about 7 times as much power to equalize the ratio if its a sport bike, 5 or so for a cruiser. Sure there is alot more to it than that for a drag race. In the turns, you'd be toast, I imagine.

Emher · 10-27-2007, 04:09 AM

^Thing is I'm pretty sure my dad has overestimated the power on his bike. Sure it's way quicker then his first one but it's pretty average actually. Has a top speed of about 150 mph.

Probably won't happen though, my mom would kill us both

Power Junkie · 10-27-2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

In the turns, you'd be toast, I imagine.

Actually a good car will out corner a superbike (due to contact patch being greater, thus giving more traction)... but the bike (because of it's power to weight ratio) will usually stomp all over the car on the straights, as it's able "usually" to accelerate much quicker!!!

*DGthe3* · 10-27-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Power Junkie

Actually a good car will out corner a superbike (due to contact patch being greater, thus giving more traction)... but the bike (because of it's power to weight ratio) will usually stomp all over the car on the straights, as it's able "usually" to accelerate much quicker!!!

Learn somthing new every day. I wasn't sure but I figured that they had a tiny turning radius and that their leaning in the turn helped to redistrubute the g loading. guess not

Dunk31 · 10-27-2007, 08:08 PM

I don't know about all that. My bike was a beast in the corners. I could take corners at well over 100 MPH that a car couldn't pull 60 out of. I guess it has a lot to do with the rider.

I know, I know...

Jay · 10-28-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dunk31

I don't know about all that. My bike was a beast in the corners. I could take corners at well over 100 MPH that a car couldn't pull 60 out of. I guess it has a lot to do with the rider.

I know, I know...

Well to continue off topic, lol.... A bike will 95% of the time be quicker than any given car. I'm a rider my self. Its when you start getting cars that are sports tuned and there pulling corners like crazy and doing times that are at the 4 second mark for 0-60 is when they beat bikes or get close to them.... A few years back on topspeed they had a Lamborghini Gallardo race a Ducati 999.... they were exactly a match to each other in lap times. But I do recall that the Gallardo would come OUT of corners much quicker than the bikes because it had more contact patch to the ground whereas the bikes wheelie a bit when they come out of corners.

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10-19-2007, 10:36 AM	#30
Limeyness Drives: 2005 Infiniti G35 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newport Beach CA, Via London England Posts: 19	First post here, been lurking for a while to get the feel of the place. to all, as you all seem to be cool and collected. My first trip will be to take the wife home and drop her off, then i will hit the Pacific Coast Highway down here in So Cal and cruise along the beach with the windows down and the tunes up.

10-19-2007, 01:09 PM	#32
Limeyness Drives: 2005 Infiniti G35 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newport Beach CA, Via London England Posts: 19	Thanks for the welcome, I tend to stay further south, through orange county then inland using the 74, which is one of those beautiful roads into the hills, that every driver loves. I think the twisty road you mean is Topanga canyon, which is also a very cool drive.

10-26-2007, 12:59 PM	#33
Jay Drives: Audi A4 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Van City, Canada Posts: 429	I think Solo too... maybe with the girlfriend if I have one then, lol... or just with my pops. But I think I want my first drive to be solo for sure.

10-26-2007, 04:06 PM	#34
Silverado GM Guy For Life Drives: 2010 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 971 View My Garage	I'd want it to be with the wife and all 3 kids, but without some modifications, I don't think the car seats are all going to fit back there. So, it will probably have to be solo. First over to my parents house, drop the kids off, take the wife for a ride and let her drive it back. Then I'll take my dad for a ride, maybe one or two of the kids can go along at that time. Then if mom wants to go, she can get a ride too (she's not as much into the car thing as the rest of us). If not, over to the in-laws house (they're only about 6 blocks from my parents). I probably won't race the father-in-law any time soon...his 911 Carrera should still beat the Camaro, but my brother-in-law drives a Cayman...maybe I could take that....we'll see. Then over to my brother's to show him the baddest member of the family. (I'm wondering if his Camry will just piss itself in the garage when I rev up the Camaro in his driveway...lol...he thinks that car is something else....). Then I might take each one of my kids out on their own ride...(still trying to spark that interest in them, so give them their own little bonding experience). Then, take an evening ride on my own. Well, that should only be about $100 worth of gasoline that night....

10-26-2007, 05:09 PM	#35
Justcallme61 Drives: 2000 honda accord v6 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 214	Mine is gonna have to be solo...at first, then I'm gonna go pick up the nonbelievers who don't believe that I'm getting this car lol and then drop them off in the middle of nowhere for wanting a challenger over this

10-26-2007, 06:28 PM	#36
Emher Pillaging Viking Drives: Saab 9-5 '99 (Hey it's a GM!) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,189	First ride is solo, going home from the dealership. Even if I do have a GF at that point I won't let her with me for the first ride, that's all mine. I don't want anyone to disturb me as I cackle with glee at the sound of the V8 as I floor it up onto the highway! After I get home, definetly a ride with GF if I have one, if not then my dad is the first one to get a ride in it, possibly I'll even let him drive it a bit....possibly It's only fair that he'll get to drive a bit though, he's the one who planted the love of American cars in me as a tyke. I did however suggest that we should have a race at some point between my Camaro and his Honda bike. He's confident he'll win. I think he shouldn't be so sure

10-27-2007, 04:09 AM	#38
Emher Pillaging Viking Drives: Saab 9-5 '99 (Hey it's a GM!) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,189	^Thing is I'm pretty sure my dad has overestimated the power on his bike. Sure it's way quicker then his first one but it's pretty average actually. Has a top speed of about 150 mph. Probably won't happen though, my mom would kill us both

10-27-2007, 08:08 PM	#41
Dunk31 Instigator Drives: 93 Z28, 70 Chevelle SS 97 Expo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan/St. Louis will always be home though. Posts: 192	I don't know about all that. My bike was a beast in the corners. I could take corners at well over 100 MPH that a car couldn't pull 60 out of. I guess it has a lot to do with the rider. I know, I know...