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Re: 2015 Subaru WRX
Isn't the 2.slow roughly 30 years old?
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Those Jettas with the 2.oh so slow are horrendous. First time I drove one I put my foot to the floor and thought something was wrong with it. Other than that, I can't think of too many cars that aren't capable of moving themselves at a less than acceptable rate (electric cars and Smart cars aside).potownrob wrote:from what i've heard and read, the current generation 2.slow jetta is legitimately underpoweredAHTOXA wrote:I can't think of any new car that can't safely "get out of its own way" or "safely merge onto 80 mph highway without getting creamed by a semi". Cars nowadays have plenty of power, even the ones that we think are 'underpowered'.
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DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!tankinbeans wrote:Isn't the 2.slow roughly 30 years old?
edit: i wonder why they didn't keep the more powerful 1.8 and 2.0 in use
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I drove a modern 2.slow Jetta. It is slow, very slow, but it can safely get out of its way abs merge onto an 80 mph highway.
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driven VERY aggressively...AHTOXA wrote:I drove a modern 2.slow Jetta. It is slow, very slow, but it can safely get out of its way abs merge onto an 80 mph highway.
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That meets the specified benchmark.potownrob wrote:driven VERY aggressively...AHTOXA wrote:I drove a modern 2.slow Jetta. It is slow, very slow, but it can safely get out of its way abs merge onto an 80 mph highway.
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sounds excessive to me; you shouldn't have to rattle the car apart just to keep up with traffic.theholycow wrote:That meets the specified benchmark.potownrob wrote:driven VERY aggressively...AHTOXA wrote:I drove a modern 2.slow Jetta. It is slow, very slow, but it can safely get out of its way abs merge onto an 80 mph highway.
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You don't. You only need to do that in a severe, unexpected, life-or-death situation. Normal driving requires much less power than the specified benchmark.potownrob wrote:sounds excessive to me; you shouldn't have to rattle the car apart just to keep up with traffic.
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Some of you guys don't know what a slow car actually feels like. A car that can't get up to speed safely no matter how hard you flog it.
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Would an 88hp Escort suffice, or are we taking Beetle Van slow?
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yeah, i'm surprised this car hasn't been recalled, it's so slow. it would do okay in the 1950s, but not now.AHTOXA wrote:Some of you guys don't know what a slow car actually feels like. A car that can't get up to speed safely no matter how hard you flog it.
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those were sold and driven while most other cars on the road weren't much quicker.tankinbeans wrote:Would an 88hp Escort suffice, or are we taking Beetle Van slow?
edit: i'd compare the 2.slow in its modern day (big and heavy) jetta body to the late 90s escorts.
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You have to keep up with the cars around you, not bygone cars from an earlier generation. So, I would say a car is "slow" or "fast" in relation to other contemporary vehicles. From that standpoint, any car that is on the wrong side of the [modern] bell curve is slow.
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The 2.0 Jetta? No, man. I've driven one with 2 people in it. It's NOT THAT slow. It's certainly NOT unsafe in regards to acceleration.potownrob wrote:yeah, i'm surprised this car hasn't been recalled, it's so slow. it would do okay in the 1950s, but not now.AHTOXA wrote:Some of you guys don't know what a slow car actually feels like. A car that can't get up to speed safely no matter how hard you flog it.
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