harvyk Member 1,070 Member For: 20y 3m 5d Location: The North Cooma End of Canberra... Posted 28/12/05 03:18 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 03:18 AM You"re f***n kiddin' right?Is it 1984 ? Does BB want to cut words out of that book thing that tells us what words mean ? Can someone explain this for me? <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The more facts & stats there are the better.All the better to make an INFORMED desision.Ps: At school we had to read George Orwell It's a book about the dumbing down of society so that those in control can keep control through peoples ignorance and oppression.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't quite see how a story about a group of animals who closely mirror a certain country at a certain point in history has anything to do with 400m times...Ultimately the question was asking do people actually pay attention to the 400m times, or are these times simply recorded down as an out of interest thing... (Not trying to stir pots, or take swipes at people) and if no one pays attention to the 400m times of a stocky should mag's still be interested in posting the times...Now I'd imagine that there are people who live by the 400m times as a lifestyle choice (I'm thinking here about some of the people on this site who live, eat and breath drag racing), so for them the 400m time of a stocky is probably a good benchmark for them to know how much their efforts have really paid off... (I myself am interested in them as it gives a benchmark to compare to when someone posts the times which they got)Disclaimer - This is all IMHO... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/12/05 03:23 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 03:23 AM I will always think it is impressive when I read about a Enzo or a Bugatti running a 12 sec over the 400m, so I will have to say no, I dont want it to go.The more information we, as buyers, are given, the better. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasQLD Lifetime Members 1,197 Member For: 22y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Albany Creek QLD Posted 28/12/05 03:39 AM Author Share Posted 28/12/05 03:39 AM Does it influence your decsion to buy one car over another soley? Not as part of the decision but as the ONLY reason? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 28/12/05 03:45 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 03:45 AM Wack a poll in Dallas it'll give a clearer picture as to the yea's and niegh's, at a guess there'll be more niegh's....It comes with the whole package as Mick said the more info the better informed we are as a punters. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 28/12/05 04:56 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 04:56 AM 400m times are a waste on me - but that's just me. Sure, I like to know what they are BUT they would never influence my purchasing decision. I'd rather know 60-100km/h and 80-120km/h times. I'd also like to know cornering forces a car can generate. And braking performance. Even the standing km time and terminal speed would be of interest - probably even more than 0-400m as there are so many variables that cause small differences between (the same models) cars over such a short distance. These variables I believe would not have as dramatic a change over the longer distance of 1km. It's a shame these aren't given. I believe they are in Europe. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBomb3000 Donating Members 875 Member For: 19y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 28/12/05 05:12 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 05:12 AM Does it influence your decsion to buy one car over another soley? Not as part of the decision but as the ONLY reason?Anyone who bought one car over another only because of the 0 - 400 time is a few screwes loose IMO. There are many other things to consider as well as straight out performance, after all you are buying a ROAD car. Having said that 0 - 400 time is one pices of information I use when looking at a car so yes it is still relevant but I doubt anyone would make that there deciding factor. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 22y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 28/12/05 05:37 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 05:37 AM The stupid thing is the 1/4 mile is 404meters they dont even run the cars over the full 1/4 mile.I thought a 1/4 mile was 402.336m.As already said I doubt that anyone buys a car only based on it's 0-100kmph or 0-400m times. But it is an interesting fact that a lot of people look at. All the magazine articles I've read have these times printed but they also get right into the handling and all round on road performance of the vehicles. That's why the FPV's are judged better everyday cars than the HSV. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ute Donating Members 195 Member For: 20y 6m 5d Location: Canberra Posted 28/12/05 07:00 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 07:00 AM The stupid thing is the 1/4 mile is 404meters they dont even run the cars over the full 1/4 mile.I thought a 1/4 mile was 402.336m.As already said I doubt that anyone buys a car only based on it's 0-100kmph or 0-400m times. But it is an interesting fact that a lot of people look at. All the magazine articles I've read have these times printed but they also get right into the handling and all round on road performance of the vehicles. That's why the FPV's are judged better everyday cars than the HSV.True, the 400m times are not the only thing people buy cars for.There is the KW figure as well and fuel, seats, etc..I'm selling a T with mods but not many options.If I was looking to buy, the idea of mod's would be great but some prefer big wheels and leather seats. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 10m 22d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 28/12/05 07:22 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 07:22 AM Most has been said already....Would I buy on 0~400 m time alone..... answer NO.But in reality, a car with a very fast 0-400 time, (around 14 seconds or less) generally has the benefits of a number of other performance enhancing goodies.I bought my T, simply cause it FELT bloody quick, compared to the SS ute I was considering. ET's are probably very similar, but the "T" Felt MUCH quicker off the line due to its enormaous flat torque curve (or should I call that "flat torque plateau")ET's are just one quantifiable performance indicator.And it does help in bragging rights! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbullet Member 883 Member For: 20y 2m 13d Location: Frankston Posted 28/12/05 07:34 AM Share Posted 28/12/05 07:34 AM If you were looking to but a T say a second hand car and you have found a choice of 2 car's. Both are the same year same colour and same klms on the clock and the same extra option's e.g. leather,premium sound and brakes, now both of the car's are the same price. The only difference is one will run 400m in 14.4 sec and the other will run the 400m in 11.6 which one would you buy ?.Now tell me if the 400m time makes a difference to you choice ?.Dave Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22194-0-400m-time-for-it-to-go/page/2/#findComment-328500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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