Originally Posted by hachibill
ahh i think i get it now, its not the car makers fault for building crappy products, its the stupid ass americans that buy them and want more. i guess i'm just different at heart. i love engineering and cars that are desighned well built for drivers. i like cars that make you smile and want to push it harder. not nesseccarily powerful, but fun to drive, cars that make you feel your actually apart of the driving exsperience.. i.e ae86,miata,240,mini's,old britsh cars,svo mustangs,etc. don't take any of this personal, its just my opinion, and everyone knows opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
Yeah, us dumb round-eyes don't have a clue.
Did you think that while a small displacement buzzy 4cyl may make you happy, having your head snap back from the sudden acceleration that only torque can provide may make others happy? Japanese people have their different culture, and part of that difference is how they derive happiness from driving. If I lived in Japan I'd have a small displacement (better fuel economy while I'm sitting in traffic) handling car (twisty mountainous terrain and wide open interstates for top speed runs), but I don't. I live in the US, where we have to get our kicks 1320 feet at a time.
BTW, nothing personal taken, just debating. I'm having fun!