[rmackintosh]

I just got back from driving a Cadillac XLR with 600 miles on it.....the owner was my dad's neighbor....and was watching us set up my dad's new motorhome today to go to the races next week....he drives up in the thing I tell him "SWEET RIDE!" and he says...."Hey, go ahead and take it out! Take it for as long as you like!" (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Well my wife is there with my daughter and 12 week old son, so I say to her..."....give the kids to grandma, lets GO!"

That car was NICE.......the interior was WAY nicer than I had thought it would have....very German car quality and finish.....leather seats that were firm and supportive but NOT uncomfortable like some....the suspension....VERY FIRM yet still smooth and luxury like...not great tires on it, but still a GREAT compromise for sport/luxury....the motor....Northstar....was peppy, more than I expect from a Caddy, but not Vette like either....

All in all a SWEET car! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Now if I could ONLY find $80,000 lying around..... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

[94bird]

VTEC owners tell themselves the same thing when they try to compensate for having their highly modded car get spanked by an old school outdated pushrod designed engine.

Be careful what you say. All the pushrod engines are headed for variable cam timing to meet future emissions laws. Honda's just ahead of the game.

It is an interesting philosophy some of the OEs have. In the US, technology is only used when the government regulations mandate it. In Europe and Japan technology is used as a selling point. The US way is cheaper by far and thus we don't have salesmen saying things like the BMW guy did to Randy, but eventually we always have to use that technology that was put into mass production first in Europe or Japan. When we do it's usually a steep learning curve to catch up. Which way is right in the end?