# I bet this guy smiled... **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 88
**Author:** ![white2abbit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/white2abbit/32/5602_2.png) [@white2abbit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/white2abbit)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bet-this-guy-smiled/123268/88 "2009-04-07T08:42:17Z")
> [@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): > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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) > > 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) > > 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. > > Since when did owning a 240 automatically make you better than anyone who drives a FWD car? > > I say that because you seemed to give the impression that you’re much better than someone who drives a FWD car. > > Question, how old are you? First of all, I’m 22, how old are you? Are you older than me? Am I immature? I really don’t think I’ve been posting like a 16 year old drives-his-mommy’s-van kinda kid, have I? I don’t recall saying that because I own a 240, I’m better than anyone who drives a FWD car. Nor was I trying to make that impression. If anything, I was admitting how slow my car is – I wasn’t bragging about my own ride. I just can’t understand why people choose to spend money on them, when, in MY opinion, there are better cars to spend your money on. Sure, you can spend money on a Civic and beat a 240 around the track, but still – why? I’d rather have a slower lap time and enjoy myself a bit more. Hence, why I’d prefer driving a MANUAL F430 vs. paddle-shift. Sure the F1 gearbox is faster, but I’d rather enjoy myself. Not bashing paddle-shift though. Not exactly the same argument, but I’m trying to give you an idea where I’m coming from. In regards to the Civic and Cobalt, I never said that FWD cars are always slow, and that my car is faster, or anything of the sort. Posting the Nurburgring times for a Cobalt doesn’t change anything for me – I would still never buy one. Would you? And sure, you may not have liked the way my 180 looked, sure you don’t like my green steelies, but I was never saying my car(s) are the best, and I have admitted that my green steelies are tacky to most ppl, but guess what, I didn’t paint them for you guys. And as for the 180sx, I really don’t think it was that ugly. Sure the wheel fitment sucked (came like that), and sure the front bumper fitment wasn’t perfect, but oh well. Was she really that ugly? Oh, and Neons fucking suck. Who in their right mind spends money on a Neon? Maybe an SRT-4, but a Neon? Anyways Fobwall, you’ve made your point. FWD can perform well, and tons of FWD cars will eat my 240 for lunch at the track. My opinion on FWD however, hasn’t changed. I will never own a FWD car unless I also have a RWD/AWD car. To the guy who owned that Civic – nice car, and welcome to the land of 240s. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bet-this-guy-smiled/123268)._