Re: eclipse turbo

[brewtail@mediaone.net]

thanks for the reply. I guess since this is not a stock eclipse I better not do
anything stupid. oh well, I love me jetta, but it's not my cobra

Bill Hussey wrote:

> In the hands of compitent drivers ... they are tough to beat.  I was lucky when
> I test drove, the sales guy was young, an ex Factory Porche pit crew member,
> loved Gran Tourismo, and didn't mind me flogging the car at all.
>
> Engine:
> 210 HP at 6000 RPM
> 214 ft lbs of tourqe at 3000 RPM
>
> The tourque number is what killed me when I drove it.  I thought it was a typo
> or somethin.  "214 at 3 grand ... outofa 4 banger ... that's gotta be a typo!"
> Then I took it for a spin.  No matter which gear or which throttle position, at
> 2800 RPM, you can hear the turbo spool up.  At 3 grand ... you get plastered
> back into your seat.  What a rush!  Felt infinately faster than the GTI VR6 I
> had test driven earlier that day.
>
> The suspension was tought, and handling was impressive, but it's not German ..
> I don't know how to describe it .... other than, it's just not German :-)  Body
> roll was minimal, clutch action was quick and responsive, rowing through the
> gates was short and quick (although again, not German), and anything about 3000
> RPM is what I consider "in the power band".
>
> I would've bought it had I not had to worry about whether or not mom would be
> comfortable driving to work in it (I own three vehicles, my parents use 2 ...
> go figure!).
>
> I've never raced one in my GLX, but I've hunted them down plenty-o-times on my
> VFR and they always seem to wimp out in the turns (drivers that is, not the
> cars).  The one guy I did find who actually knew what he was doing was ahead of
> me until we hit the straight.  He ran outa steam somwhere around 140 and I kept
> going to 160.  Had I not gotten that advantage, had we hit another twisty
> section ... things would've resulted differently.
>
> Bill
> '98 GLX
>
> MAOberer@aol.com wrote:
>
> > You race turbo eclipses and beat them in an 85 Jetta GL?  Thats impressive.
> > I can bearly beat them in my modified VR6!
> >
> > Matt