# I bet this guy smiled...

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [April 5, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bet-this-guy-smiled/123268 "2009-04-05T21:15:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeff93eg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@jeff93eg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeff93eg)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bet-this-guy-smiled/123268/79 "2009-04-06T18:22:07Z")

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> [@what would you do z24/G35/C5 or other...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-z24-g35-c5-or-other/21294/10):
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> whiterabbit…you obviously haven’t been in a civic or integra at the track. Untill you’ve been in one or driven one yourself, just stop bashing FWD cars in general.
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> And how can you say you respect FWD cars when earlier on, you were ridiculing how people can spend money on FWD cars and that they are pretty much wasting their money.
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> And like I said, it all depends on what you want to do with a car. Just admit that you were wrong and learn from your lesson. I hate to make it more cliche but you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
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> Here’s a great example of a well built Civic.  
> You can forward it and just see what Tsuchiya has to say about it.  
> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29PQgKcAilQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29PQgKcAilQ)
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> Here’s the Nurburgring laptime for a Chevy Cobalt SS:  
> 8:22.85 147.49 km/h – Chevrolet Cobalt SS, 260 PS/1349 kg,  
> Source: [http://bimmer.roadfly.com/bmw/forums/m-lounge/8897311-1.html](http://bimmer.roadfly.com/bmw/forums/m-lounge/8897311-1.html)
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> Don’t get me wrong, I love my 240 but it makes me so angry when all these 240 owners keep talking smack about civics and anything that’s FWD.
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> Since when did owning a 240 automatically make you better than anyone who drives a FWD car?
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> I say that because you seemed to give the impression that you’re much better than someone who drives a FWD car.
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> Question, how old are you?

I definatly had a civic like this and that car was a blast to drive at the Auto-X events!  
Heres a picture, it was a coupe not a hatch.

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