Baumblog EST 1968 - A blog for the Baumbachs who originated in Syracuse, NY

Read the brief article. I have my work cut out for me, as I'm the guy responsible for turning the Sebring into an "animal." Woohoo! I can't wait to see reviews on the package I'm developing, I'm really happy with it so far.

GJ said about 4 hours later

Good to see you staying gainfully employed...good luck!
Steve said 1 day later

We'll see how the car turns out. If good, then I'll hopefully keep my job. If not, I may be the next guy in the unemployment line.
Geoff said 1 day later

Why do they hate this car so much?
Steve said 2 days later

Eh, take the comments for what they are - a bunch of people who've never even driven this car, drive crap box Toyotas that go really fast but don't stop, and eat tofu turkey burgers for lunch every day.
GJ said 2 days later

Please show me a Toyota that goes fast. :) Think you're confusing them with Honda in that department.

They *used* to make a few fast cars. Not so much today.
Steve said 3 days later

Lexus LF-A is pretty fast, but pretty ugly too. The Toyota Solaras I saw today were going 300 mph at the end of the quarter mile (sorry, 1000 feet, not 1/4 mile anymore), but there isn't much Toyota in them other than a sticker on the front of the funny car. I tell you what, I don't think I've ever heard anything louder than a Funny car. Two of them ripping down the track shake the ground like you wouldn't believe. Tomorrow I'll see if the Top Fuel cars are any louder. The Top fuel cars are typically a little faster, but they run the same motors in each.
Steve said 3 days later

Scroll to the bottom of the page for photos of the Dodge Avenger we saw roll over.....at 200 mph.

http://www.nhra.com/story/2010/2/20/2010-phoenix-saturday/
GJ said 3 days later

Yea, the lfa is fast, but it's no twin-turbo supra. :)
Steve said 3 days later

Uh, it will blow away a twin turbo supra, but will cost 10x as much brand new to do so.
GJ said 3 days later

Sorry, Steve, for some reason I was thinking of the Lexus IS-F, not the LF-A (which I wasn't aware of previously). The mid-90s modded supras would smack the IS-F around, but yeah, the LF-A is a supercar and likely eat a Supra for lunch.
Steve said 4 days later

No worry. The LF-A is an overpriced, ugly supercar that hopefully you'll never have the displeasure of seeing. Leave it to Toyota to build a supercar that nobody wants.
GJ said 4 days later

Out in Albany, I see maybe two Ferrari vehicles a year. Other than them and the low-rent Porsches, you don't see much in the way of a fun car.

That said, I found myself toe to toe with a Mercedes AMG something or other last night. Very aggressive factory-spec tires on that thing, I'm guessing based on the rubber that it was a 400+ hp vehicle. He wasn't into jumping off at the light to win the merge race, so I didn't get to see how bad he'd dust me.
Geoff said 4 days later

He'd blow you away (and me too). I believe the coup is like 475hp. Definitely over 400 horses that's for sure. Manuf. spec rated the 0-60 in the low 4's. AMG's are the performance models and they are fast. I sat in one at a dealership when Jim was looking around for a new car. The models all range going up to 500+ I believe.

Though for a quarter of the price, you can pick up that G8 I showed you and blow them away...and probably get better gas mileage to boot :)

GJ said 4 days later

Yeah, I'm sure he would have. But there are many versions of it and they don't all sport 475 horsies. I didn't catch the details, as it was night time and I didn't get much chance to look at it as I pulled up next to it.

But as much as I'd buy that G8, my car is still zooming right along for the moment so I'm staying put. You can pretty much bet that he'll sell car that a day before the tranny drops out of mine.
Geoff said 4 days later

haha probably. I checked the AMG website. The slowest model (sedan) comes at 451. The coup's start at 515hp and work their way up :)

Coup is modestly priced at $140G. The sedan started in the upper 50's.
GJ said 5 days later

yeah, the are way overpriced. :) in any case, I dusted him with my water bottle rocket (I'm sure he was greatly amused, but didn't give chase).