The streets were soooo quiet this morning...New Years day and all.
So I'm having a little drive on Herndon Ave, sort of a throughfare
posted at 50 mph with regular stop-lights every 1/2 mile. Its just me and this white full-size sedan coming up to the stops. He would accelerate pretty hard away from every green, pull ahead of me several cars lengths only to have me casually pull up along side again at the next red. <img src=/images/forums/snitz/laugh.gif width=15 height=31 border=0> This went on for four or five lights. I had noticed, after the last time he pulled away, that it was an Toyota Avalon...probably 2000. I pulled up next to him again and waited for the green. I could see his car rolling and lurching slightly anticipating the signal change. He glanced my way as I slipped the clutch and goosed it to 6300 (no rev-limiter bounce thank god!) and shifted to 2nd. He stomped on it, but couldn't close the 1/2 car length advantage I had.
We fought it out that way right up to the next red light...where he shot into the left turn lane and disappeared.<img src=/images/forums/snitz/moon.gif width=15 height=15 border=0> I killed him by a nose, but I'll take it. I looked up a road-test for the Avalon when I got home, out of curiosity....Consumer Guide got an
8.3 0-60 out of em. <img src=/images/forums/snitz/wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0>
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So I'm having a little drive on Herndon Ave, sort of a throughfare
posted at 50 mph with regular stop-lights every 1/2 mile. Its just me and this white full-size sedan coming up to the stops. He would accelerate pretty hard away from every green, pull ahead of me several cars lengths only to have me casually pull up along side again at the next red. <img src=/images/forums/snitz/laugh.gif width=15 height=31 border=0> This went on for four or five lights. I had noticed, after the last time he pulled away, that it was an Toyota Avalon...probably 2000. I pulled up next to him again and waited for the green. I could see his car rolling and lurching slightly anticipating the signal change. He glanced my way as I slipped the clutch and goosed it to 6300 (no rev-limiter bounce thank god!) and shifted to 2nd. He stomped on it, but couldn't close the 1/2 car length advantage I had.
We fought it out that way right up to the next red light...where he shot into the left turn lane and disappeared.<img src=/images/forums/snitz/moon.gif width=15 height=15 border=0> I killed him by a nose, but I'll take it. I looked up a road-test for the Avalon when I got home, out of curiosity....Consumer Guide got an
8.3 0-60 out of em. <img src=/images/forums/snitz/wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0>
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