Don't let this guy fool you. With the auto tranny, on the freeway, he blew right by a Benzo AMG. *Remember him? you took pictures*

I didn't even read these posts. If yall really wanna race, do it up hill...in San Francisco. In traffic. or shut up, cause downhill yall are mine! :twisted:

 

OK, so some of the 1.5 liter 108 hp wee-wee wagons are a tiny bit faster than the others. Who cares? If someone cares about power or racing, then why the heck did they buy such a whimpy car?

It's pretty funny to see people pumping all kinds of cash tuning the hell of these 1.5's. With all that time and money, you can get a real car. A FAST car. But other people's opinion about what someone does with their time and cash means squat, so tune away!!! Maybe with enough work you could turn almost 130 horses on the dyno

 

And how is this relevant?

 

I love my xB, it's not that slow. If I told you all the light to light race's I've won, you wouldn't listen anyway.

BUT! Just because there are faster cars on the road, that doesn't have any effect on my will to make ANY car of mine faster!

Just because theres a guy nearby that rocks an F360 Modena, doesn't mean that my cousin's 1st Gen Eclipse GSX shouldn't have every right to be just as fast (actually faster).

The long of the short is, who gives a ____ if the car isn't lightning fast out of the box, did this ever stop the honda tuners? Hot rodders? any of them? Nope.

You want the easy way out, go spend a lot more on an ugly WRX, EVO, SRT-4, and be like all the little spoiled kids that got them for graduation, or their birthdays...

Just my opinion... actually... a LOT of peoples opinions are the same...

 

Well said. My concept of "tuning" isn't having the most, but getting the most outta what you got. The only thing I'm racing is the clock...

 

Actually the 5 speed is faster in the 1/4 by about 1 1/2 seconds.

 

nice :D short and sweet answer....

 

yea damit... more of those posts that get right to the point and less smack talking ones.

Someone asked a question, people answer.

I dont understand why when people are answering, other people are starting with them.

1 + 1 = 2, not 1

ps: my 5 spd 108hp go cart craps on yo mammas van

box haters

TRD - toyota -----> "RACING" <---------- developement

 

I'm surprised no one's brought up the standard wisdom -- It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. You can flog the xB and keep your license. Do the same thing in a $30k fast car and you'll be riding the bus to work in no time flat.

The 5-speed is a bit notchy. It feels exacly the same as the shifter in my 170,000 mile Celica GT-S, in fact. But once you get used to that, it's fine, and I do think it's mellowed out a bit over 2000 miles.

As for 5-speed vs. AT, it's just a personal thing. People who love the act of driving and who enjoy having complete control of the car at all times will get a the 5-speed. People who like the culture of driving and cruising and having cars that look beautiful (no matter how well the cars drive) go for the AT.

People who hate cars get boring cars that only come with ATs.