[65FATCAT]

How dare you do that! You know that guy spent atleast 32k on that plastic challenger, the car that doesn't really look old but doesn't really look new, satisfying no one.

[Deadhead]

Originally Posted by 65FATCAT

How dare you do that! You know that guy spent atleast 32k on that plastic challenger, the car that doesn't really look old but doesn't really look new, satisfying no one.

I was following one down the interstate yesterday and the bottoms of the rear quarters were flapping in the breeze at 75MPH.

[BIGBLUE]

Originally Posted by marks73ta

They all say our full size Pontiacs are big heavy boats. The sleak modern Challenger probably weighs more than your Cat. I love it. Nice car. Do you have any times on it yet? Always loved '65's and the sedans are neat. MArk L

Generally speaking, I like the challenger, but I have to laugh when people think my 67GP eats gas like no tomorrow and weighs more than a Mack truck. A fully loaded big Mercedes or BMW 740i is just as heavy as my ride (740i curb weight = 4,381 lbs + 180 lb driver = 4,561 lbs with one driver !), and as for gas mileage, I get 10 MPG 100% local driving, and 16 MPG on the highway, and all that driving is punctuated with many rapid accelerations.

I saw a road test of a Mercedes SL 500 a few years back, and the magazine got 10 MPG in mixed driving ! I'm sure they were lead footing it most of the time, but I've driven V-8 cylinder rental cars in the past, that only got 12-12.5 MPG in the city, so that sounds about right for a powerful car driven aggresively.

If I had to make a guess, I would say that my 67GP gets only 15%-20% worse gas mileage than an average V-8 car does today, and that's provided the driver of the new car doesn't floor it constantly, which is exactly what I would do when driving a new car, due to the lack of torque.