Funny rant I found in facebook Options

[creamed_corn]

Why Imports Are Inferior.
By Matt Bailey

This is probably the most non-violent (mostly) epic battle that has ever, and will ever be fought. Domestic versus import. Now, before you continue reading, open up your mind. I don't care if you are partial to either group. Listen. Imported cars have taken over two decades to gain a foothold in the US. Why? Because for the first 15 years, they were pure crap. Nothing more, nothing less. Now that alot of the plants are here in the US and that all the engine and car designs are American made, they are better. But even then, they are still a benchwarmer in the world of power. Now you may be thinking "WOAH! Wait a minute! What about the Lancer Evo?!" (Or cars like that). Think about it. Why is the Evo fast? Turbo. You could put a turbo of that caliber in any car and it would be very fast. But once you remove the turbo what do you have? I tiny, tiny four-cylinder engine. The Ford Mustang GT has a 0-60 of 5.2 seconds. The Evo is 4.7. Again you're thinking:
See! The Evo is faster, therefore better!" But you are wrong. Compare the weights of the two vehicles, the Evo is a tiny 4-cylinder and the Mustang is a HUGE 8-cylinder. When it comes to performance, nothing beats domestic. Have you ever heard of a stock V8 in an import? Of course not, thats because they don't exist! American cars go up to a V12!!!!! Anymore, V6 imports are rare! Now, I'll agree with you on the fact that they get, for the most part, better gas mileage. But they aren't equipped with flex-fuel or E-85. Look at it this way, we were driving cars in America while back in Japan they were still dreaming up dragons! We did it first, we did it right. Come on America, SUPPORT YOURSELF!




I especially like how he sttarts off talking like it's going to be some kind of non-partisan comment and then proceeds to rag on imports with not a single intelligent point. You'd be suprised how many people agree with him, too.

[spolski07]

how fair is it to compare a I4 turbo to a V8?
yeah the displacement is way different
but the evo still seems to be faster
then he mentioned weight
whose (sp?) fault is it that they weigh so much?

the imports are thinking of other things besides the quarter mile...
i give the domestics that they have all the records,
but the quarter mile race is aimed at domestics
put a mustang in a autox course
see how it fairs!

and if you look at le mans... who is on top?
AUDI
but wait?!
thats not a domestic car?