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Gentlemen- I sold my 928 and Bought a Trans Am - dont laugh

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Old 07-12-2013, 12:09 PM
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Just looked up the performance tests and it looks like it would be about the same performance as a S4 in stock form. 5 years newer though and you still have crappy build qaulity wrapped around a great engine.
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Joe, to his their own. Enjoy it man. When I switched from Jaguars to Porsche, my father asked me: "What!? From the Prince of Darkness to the devil himself!?" Have fun with it.

...besides.... Burt Reynolds got to bang 1977 Sally Field!
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You guys can stop PM'ing me about moving this thread to the mullet forum.

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Just looked up the performance facts and it looks like it would be similiar power to a S4 in stock form. 5 years newer though and then you still have crappy build qaulity wrapped around a great engine.
Old 07-12-2013, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by rgs944
Really, a TA is fast? That would be news to me but lets hear some performance facts. I know a TA from the 928 period is pretty slow.
310hp 3365 weight ^^

The question is are S4's really this bad? The starting off in 2nd gear and the 2.20 must really slow the 928 down. Either that or the owners don't understand the car well enough, maintain it well enough, or just don't know how to drive.

But there have been a lot of predominantly S4 guys selling or complaining of slowness from what I have been reading lately.
Old 07-12-2013, 12:18 PM
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Old 07-12-2013, 12:44 PM
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Old 07-12-2013, 12:58 PM
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Firebird was the last of the best cars from Pontiac sadly they dont make them anymore which I think cause them to fold.

Yea it will be a better ride it is a newer car with modern luxuries and it had many revisions unlike the 928 which it had only a little and never made it past the 2000 mark.


How much did the bird cost anyway?
Old 07-12-2013, 02:58 PM
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[QUOTE=eijun;10605504]Firebird was the last of the best cars from Pontiac sadly they dont make them anymore which I think cause them to fold.
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Evidently you never rode or drove in one of the 2008-9 Pontiac G8 GTs or GXPs.
Old 07-12-2013, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by eijun
Firebird was the last of the best cars from Pontiac sadly they dont make them anymore which I think cause them to fold.
You are forgetting the Aztek. What a looker that thing was.
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I have great memories of driving a 81 Turbo Trans Am. I found the later models looked great off the show room floor but didn't age well due to poor build quality.
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You are going to reprint the nose, right?
Old 07-12-2013, 03:43 PM
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Well congratulations It's not something I truly like, but if your happy that's all that matters. Looks like you got some nice Corvette wheels to go with it too, what's the mileage on the beast ?
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Originally Posted by tv
310hp 3365 weight ^^

The question is are S4's really this bad? The starting off in 2nd gear and the 2.20 must really slow the 928 down. Either that or the owners don't understand the car well enough, maintain it well enough, or just don't know how to drive.

But there have been a lot of predominantly S4 guys selling or complaining of slowness from what I have been reading lately.
News to me. They aint doing something right then.
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Originally Posted by SeanR
News to me. They aint doing something right then.
agreed! x2 ...And for the Record Everyone with an S4 Auto can launch ftom first, you just need to know how to shift it correctly

Dont believe me Go ask Roger!

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