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Offline Mr Meow

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How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« on: July 10, 2006, 11:01:19 am »
O to 60 times. I don't think most people really care. Unless they are buying a GT/GTI/Super whizzo lux models and want to be a boy racer or there are a real car buff. But for people who are buying a non Sup-up saloon or hatchback its the last thing on their mind. I'm not buying that Corolla cause it doesn't do 0-60 under 8 Seconds. I think once you hit the Motorway and you speed-up to 60 its not even on your mind. I don't think I have ever once thought about how long It takes the car to get to 60. Oh dam it taken me 12 seconds. big deal. I think it more important in how car feels to drive than the 0-60 time.

So how important is 0-60 time when buying a car? Do non car buffs really car?
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2006, 11:05:03 am »
I'm not rich enough to care.  Even if I were rich enough, there are other things like responsivenes, handling (transient and steady-state), steering feel, tossability, and driver feedback that I'd care about more than 0-60 acceleration.
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2006, 11:07:52 am »
I care, it allows me more fredom on the road. If I want to get ahead of that lorrie before the parked car, I need a decent 0-60...but when I say decent I mean a sub 10 second time. For a city runabout that is the maximum.

Most magazines today agree that 50-75MPH times are more important anyway...
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2006, 11:15:16 am »
Quote from: dorin on July 10, 2006, 11:05:03 am
I'm not rich enough to care.  Even if I were rich enough, there are other things like responsivenes, handling (transient and steady-state), steering feel, tossability, and driver feedback that I'd care about more than 0-60 acceleration.

 :iagree:  this is me as well.

0-100 kph is not a consideration on its own when buying a vehicle, it is the entire package.
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2006, 11:27:40 am »
I like MY "Package" ta get UP ta SPEED....quickly........ :-X
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2006, 11:42:59 am »
Quote from: safristi on July 10, 2006, 11:27:40 am
I like MY "Package" ta get UP ta SPEED....quickly........ :-X

Something for your "package"   :o   :o   :rofl2:

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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2006, 11:47:50 am »
Fuel economy, emergency reserve power, and top-gear highway acceleration are more important than 0-60 to me.
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2006, 11:52:56 am »
It's part of the package, but not the only thing. I would not want a vehicle with a 0-60 time of 20 secs, as it would likely be slow and ponderous in other driving aspects also (unless of course, it is a tank or farm truck).  ;) ;D
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2006, 11:56:10 am »
Under or at 10sec to get to 0-60 is fine for a commuter car. Passing power on the highway is more important, will test for that next time.
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2006, 11:58:32 am »
SHOOT...I am still having trouble gettin' PICS on my monitor... :'(...wot ya post Trainman......testing yer descriptive POWERS..... :-* :-* 8) 8)..I'm blind fer some reason to a certain type of Pic post...got Snowies and MdX5's lot......but a buncha "others" are not there.....????????? >:(
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2006, 11:58:48 am »
Quote from: ovr50 on July 10, 2006, 11:52:56 am
It's part of the package, but not the only thing. I would not want a vehicle with a 0-60 time of 20 secs, as it would likely be slow and ponderous in other driving aspects also (unless of course, it is a tank or farm truck).  ;) ;D

Apparently this is quite quick   :o   ;D:


Full "review" here   ;D  :http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/driving/story.html?id=a23f3e5a-aa59-4363-9a04-6aa03d10fe6e&p=1

"The Drive:

Driving along the street, people get of your way in a hurry. I know, I know, I hear you. This is sounding more and more like the perfect commuter car for those braving the war-like rush-hour conditions that sometimes prevail along Highway One into town.

The big bus engine is governed to speed the 14.4 tonner to no more than 110 km/h on the highway. "Psst . . ." said the veteran Sewards, "it'll do almost 145 flat out." Never got to put that to the test, sadly."


Only 145 flat out!

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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2006, 12:01:34 pm »
Quote from: safristi on July 10, 2006, 11:58:32 am
SHOOT...I am still having trouble gettin' PICS on my monitor... :'(...wot ya post Trainman......testing yer descriptive POWERS..... :-* :-* 8) 8)..I'm blind fer some reason to a certain type of Pic post...got Snowies and MdX5's lot......but a buncha "others" are not there.....????????? >:(

Not sure what happened Saf, here is the link: http://www.costume-con.org/CClink/CC16/Photos/images/cp05.jpg

Sort of takes the fun out of the post now  :(
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2006, 12:10:56 pm »
80-120 >>>>>>>>>>>>> 0-60 IMO.
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2006, 12:23:51 pm »
80-120 is where I care.  Merging on the highway is where great acceleration can save you.  Many cars that I've driven seemed to be all about pulling away from a stoplight, but had the potential to scare the crap out of me on short onramps.  I don't care to drag race Bubba in his IROC next to me, but I'll be damned if I'm going to be stuck in a merge lane until the bitter end.
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2006, 12:25:00 pm »
Doesn't matter if you can do 80-120 in a blink of an eye when you are stuck behind someone that doesn't know his right pedal from his left on the on ramp  >:(
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2006, 12:28:30 pm »
I like a kick in the pants, but I don't care about numbers.  It's about how the car drives/feels. 
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2006, 12:29:32 pm »
Quote from: wing on July 10, 2006, 12:25:00 pm
Doesn't matter if you can do 80-120 in a blink of an eye when you are stuck behind someone that doesn't know his right pedal from his left on the on ramp  >:(

That’s for sure!  Hate getting behind some car that can snap to 80 in 8-10 seconds but runs out of steam (or whatever) when trying merge at 120.

Both the Sienna and Pathy are good at merging and they are no drag racers   ;D
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2006, 12:49:02 pm »
My greatest fear is 0-60 in 8 seconds.
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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2006, 01:40:59 pm »
Handling is way more important to me. I feel little need to buy a car with a large V6/V8 engine.

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Re: How important is 0 to 60 time when buying a car
« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2006, 02:01:22 pm »
Personally, 0-60 times are important for me because they are just one of a number of tools I would use to evaluate possible new sporty cars.

When I was looking into the SRT-4, I thought it's time was super important (~5.5 seconds) because it was faster than the majority of sports cars.  But then I came to my senses and bought a Civic.
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