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03-21-2011, 08:16 AM
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MS3 has extra boost this season. I did not get to see the race yet and will do so sometime this week. I think the Miata loses out to the MS3 because of turbo charging. Camaro is impressive considering its girth.
Roush Mustang is driven by Jack Roush Jr. and Billie Johnson. BillieJ is very talented and almost won them the championship last year. He also made his NASCAR debut this year. He posts here on S2KI. Keep an eye out for billiej747 on ARD. He also owns an NSX and was featured in the NSXPO video Ellen gave me
Civic Si's are putting in a decent performance this season too. I've noticed thats what matters. You need to finish races to win championships, and although a win has been elusive so far this year, they have been bringing the points in Time for the Si Coupe to win the championship over its sedan.
Kia's still seem to have a problem with ROVAL's but they have turned into a solid mid-pack player. I can see them winning in a few seasons seeing how KIA North America is backing the effort strongly.
Roush Mustang is driven by Jack Roush Jr. and Billie Johnson. BillieJ is very talented and almost won them the championship last year. He also made his NASCAR debut this year. He posts here on S2KI. Keep an eye out for billiej747 on ARD. He also owns an NSX and was featured in the NSXPO video Ellen gave me
Civic Si's are putting in a decent performance this season too. I've noticed thats what matters. You need to finish races to win championships, and although a win has been elusive so far this year, they have been bringing the points in
Time for the Si Coupe to win the championship over its sedan.Kia's still seem to have a problem with ROVAL's but they have turned into a solid mid-pack player. I can see them winning in a few seasons seeing how KIA North America is backing the effort strongly.
Totally agree, finishing every race is critical!!!
03-21-2011, 08:30 AM
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I whole-heartedly agree on the FWD thing. The days of RWD being the superior drivetrain is today under question from the FWD cars. Did you manage to catch sight of the bloated 328i? Cant seem to handle the smaller FWD cars now
03-21-2011, 08:36 AM
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Call the Fiat dealer in Rochester. I'm sure its open by now as it will be an existing Chrysler dealer. Pretty sure they have a car too. Ask them if you can schedule a test drive. Albany guy said they are offering test drives by appointment and 15% of all accessories. Keep that in mind for when you do decide to buy
I have spoken to Fiat USA, the target date for opening is 3/30/2011, and customer service was fantastic, and personable
The studio in Rochester is an all new location, specific for Fiat, it is not part of, next to, or even close to a Jeep or Chrysler dealership
And the best data I can get from Fiat USA is, there is no car in Rochester for you to see or test yet
03-21-2011, 08:54 AM
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Hmm...and here I was thinking that the Fiat studios would be located in existing Chrysler dealerships just like Scion studios are located in Toyota dealerships. I read somewhere that they wanted to leverage on the Chrysler dealership network they had. It may be for the better though as a new dealer may put in a lot of effort to build the brand.
03-21-2011, 09:06 AM
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