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Old 01-03-2006, 05:34 PM
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I saw a commercial for the new Jeep Cherokee SRT 8. The commercial boasted a "Sub 5 second 0-60." That's enough to bring a tear to my eye, no SUV should be quicker than my S2000!!!
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I recently drove a friend's Cayenne Turbo, and it felt quicker than my S2000.
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that's craziness.....one of my clients ordered one already, we'll have to go to the stoplights once he takes delivery.
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take that thing to the twisties and see how it handles
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Motor Trend called it the poor man's Cayenne.
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Originally Posted by RotoRooter,Jan 3 2006, 08:31 PM
take that thing to the twisties and see how it handles
Take the s2k offroad and see how it does against the Jeep.
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am i the only one that doesn't care about a sub 5 sec SUV?
now if this thing can get 25mpg i would be impressed.
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Originally Posted by hpark,Jan 3 2006, 09:59 PM
am i the only one that doesn't care about a sub 5 sec SUV?
now if this thing can get 25mpg i would be impressed.
I can see it now...

A beige Jeep Cherokee driven my a 30 something mom rolls up next to you at a traffic light, drops her automatic into neutral, and revs on you. You glance over to check out the challenger; upon inspecting the bulky SUV you realize she, and her kids in the backseat, have your 2 seater convertible sportscar severely outgunned. You look the other direction, as if oblivious to the blatant challenge. It may seem a cleaver ploy but everyone at the light knows what just went down, you just backed down from a soccer mom. Sigh....

And you can honestly say you don't care?
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Originally Posted by scottrunsxc,Jan 3 2006, 10:33 PM
I can see it now...

A beige Jeep Cherokee driven my a 30 something mom rolls up next to you at a traffic light, drops her automatic into neutral, and revs on you. You glance over to check out the challenger; upon inspecting the bulky SUV you realize she, and her kids in the backseat, have your 2 seater convertible sportscar severely outgunned. You look the other direction, as if oblivious to the blatant challenge. It may seem a cleaver ploy but everyone at the light knows what just went down, you just backed down from a soccer mom. Sigh....

And you can honestly say you don't care?
If you cared about being fast you wouldnt have bought the S to begin with. Especially with its globs of torque and what not...
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If you cared about being fast you wouldnt have bought the S to begin with. Especially with its globs of torque and what not...
Thing is, a lot of S2k folks stepped out of Civics and old Accords -- so to them the S2000 is fast ...

It's all relative.


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