Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!amdcad!amdahl!ems From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Having your cake and.... Message-ID: <1248@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 03:58:20 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.1248 Posted: Fri Mar 8 03:58:20 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Mar-85 20:20:51 EST References: <367@wjvax.UUCP> <138@ncr-tp.UUCP> Organization: Circle C Shellfish Ranch, Shores-of-the-Pacific, Ca Lines: 45 > > There's something that's starting to bother me about the > > super high output fours, such as the turbo daytona, etc. > > Are these machines reliable? Gives me pause to think > ... > > I haven't seen many cars with 4-cyl engines that will run the miles an > american V8 will without requiring major work(my own BMW 2002-190K and > never had the head off, is an execption). I think long term wear can > be related to how much of the power of the engine you use. > ... Few american > or japanese cars would last a thousand miles if they were driven flat > out. BUNK. Yes, thats what I said. BUNK. I put my foot full to the floor at least 75 percent of the time when I am accelerating from a stop, and from time to time on the freeway,in my HONDA civic (You have to do that when you don't have the power of a v8... :-)?) The car now has about 140K miles on it. Still doesn't use oil. Water pump at about 120k miles has been the total repairs. > ... Very > few people get full power out of an engine for more than 10 seconds. > Again bunk. Please see above. > ... Some > people have only two speeds, on and off, but for the rest of us who put > a lot of miles in traffic where the speed is limited don't use the power > often. > Never been a VW driver eh? When one grew up on 40 horses, digipedal was all there was. > I don't think the reliability of any of the general run of fours will > be equal the the good V8s though, especially if loaded heavily. I trust you are speaking only of the turbo fours when making these comments as they are sure not the case for the non turbos! -- E. Michael Smith ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems Comedo ergo dorum This is the obligatory disclaimer of everything.