[DML] Re: Turbocharger availability

["M. P. Olans" <mpolans@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,
     Have you ever driven a turbo DeLorean?  Some people like to 
push their cars, autocross, do spirited runs, things like that.  The 
Germans actually have a word for it, and forgive me for no 
umlauts....Fahrvergnuegen.  IMHO my car is a different animal than 
yours, but it suits me because I enjoy it.  I was never a fan of 
turbochargers and had my car not come that way I'd probably never 
have done that, but I love what my car can do.  I love being able to 
pass quickly with that power on tap.  I love being able to climb the 
hill on the 17 north to Prescott in 5th gear going from 2,000 ft. to 
5,000 ft. in elevation.  I love knowing there's more there if I want 
it or need it.  It isn't an upgrade for everyone, I'll agree to 
that.  But for some of us Tim Taylor MORE POWER types it works quite 
well.  I certainly don't have the fastest DeLorean....but my car is 
quick and has the power I like.

To each his or her own.

Matt Olans
VIN 16816
www.az-d.org

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dan" <djdanwilson@xxxx> wrote:
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Marv Hein" <marvhein@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > In a daily driver, I wonder how many people with turbos really 
see 
> > any benefit at all, besides knowing they have one?
> 
> They might help on the freeway in the passing dept, but that's
> probably about it.
> 
> With costs ranging from $5-$8K, these turbo kits and Stage II 
engines
> simply appear to be a way to spend a lot of money to achieve very
> limited results. For that kind of dough the first two digits on my 
1/4
> mile time slip better say "13", or the criminal speeding ticket 
better
> read "160 in a 75", otherwise it hardly seems worth it.
> 
> Dan W.
> VIN 16192
> AZ-D
>








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