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finboy
10-19-2002, 12:08 AM
http://www.rapidcars.com/images/ostrack.jpg

http://www.rapidcars.com/images/ostop.jpg

http://www.rapidcars.com/images/oswhite2.jpg

http://www.rapidcars.com/images/osint.jpg

http://www.rapidcars.com/images/opelspeedster.jpg

the opel speedster.

beautiful car powered by a 2.2L, 147 hp 4 cyl. 0-60 in less than 6 seconds, and not legal in north america.

what is the point of posting this? one of my favorite cars that is not well known in north america is going to be in the fast and the furious, forever ruining the car.

not only that, in the latest MODIFIED magazine, they showed how to bastardize a skyline R34, put it in "that movie" and then sell it.

why lord, why???
lammer
10-19-2002, 12:09 AM
how old is that car??
it doesn't even have power windows :D
infamous
10-19-2002, 12:11 AM
no power windows = less weight = faster car! :nut:
RX-7_TWINTURBO
10-19-2002, 12:12 AM
Originally posted by lammer
how old is that car??
it doesn't even have power windows :D

Power windows mean extra weight.
in a car like that the designers are trying to keep the weight down to a minimum ...duh :nut:
lammer
10-19-2002, 12:12 AM
how would i know?? hehe i lke the luxurious stuff.
RiceCake
10-19-2002, 12:13 AM
:hitit: :hitit: :hitit: damn I like that!!!!!!!!! :werd:
max_boost
10-19-2002, 12:22 AM
Wow, thats a pretty cool car
infamous
10-19-2002, 12:25 AM
i :love: that car...the only thing that i would change is the exhaust...i would have dual like on a regular car...imo that looks like :barf: ....but still :hitit: :thumbsup: :burnout:
finboy
10-19-2002, 12:28 AM
i love the car, and once 15 years are up, damnit, i will have that car.

best part? it has an ecotec 4, which has MANY supercharger kits available.

it would be a HUGE squeez, but imagine that thing on boost?
infamous
10-19-2002, 12:33 AM
i am debating whether or not to move to europe just for the cars....either that or japan....but i am so white i would stick out in japan...:rofl:
finboy
10-19-2002, 12:37 AM
Originally posted by infamous
i am debating whether or not to move to europe just for the cars....either that or japan....but i am so white i would stick out in japan...:rofl:

yup.

i've been told i have a european face, now i just need to learn a second language.
GTS Jeff
10-19-2002, 12:41 AM
it has altezzas! :guns: :rofl:
but to answer the question, north america gets shafted for cars cuz the foreign companies dont need to bring their nice cars here to compete in the market against crappy detroit cars.
finboy
10-19-2002, 12:45 AM
smoke the tails, problem solved.
Stratus_Power
10-19-2002, 12:59 AM
that car is a PoS... saw the real thing in Europe last year.. its kinda looks cool, but nothing else sux, it has no power in its engine wat so ever, everything is in the wrong place, the seats are not adjustable, neither is the steering wheel i dont think, it is not comfty at all in that thing. Plus i heard it drives like shiet
Stratus_Power
10-19-2002, 01:02 AM
and i dont think its that expensive either, its about the price of a corvette.. base
finboy
10-19-2002, 01:05 AM
0-60 less than 60 seconds = no power???
:dunno:

seems alright to me
Strider
10-19-2002, 01:08 AM
147hp... not a lot of power, but looks like light little bugger
finboy
10-19-2002, 01:09 AM
ecotec + boost + almost no weight= FAST.
three.eighteen.
10-19-2002, 01:35 AM
i dont like the interior, it looks cool aesthetically...but it doesnt look comfortable or ergonomic
BigShow
10-19-2002, 02:19 AM
what about the european women?:hitit:
szw
10-19-2002, 12:46 PM
Originally posted by infamous
i am debating whether or not to move to europe just for the cars....either that or japan....but i am so white i would stick out in japan...:rofl:

white guys in japan got it made...girls just flock to them even if they are ugly and fat. bastards