American Car hate club

rypt · 9 Dec 2009 at 19:53

gurusan said:
Average rugby player is around 95-100kg....average NFL player is around 110kg with some as heavy as 160kg

I sure wouldn't want to be tackled by a 160kg guy running 18-20mph

So your answer is the fact that they are fat ...

bledd · 9 Dec 2009 at 20:21

without protection, he'd be in serious trouble

personally I find NFL boring as hell, but to say it's 'rugby with pads' is daft

EddScott · 9 Dec 2009 at 20:26

I assume a Jeep Cherokee can be classed as an American car?

Subaru fan boi that I am, one of my biggest automotive regrets was selling my Jeep for my Impreza RA. Only a few cars I've ever really regretted selling.

It was like a tonka toy.

rypt · 9 Dec 2009 at 21:14

Really bledd?

Freefaller · 9 Dec 2009 at 21:50

Why has this turned into a sports discussion? :/

Can we either reel it back on topic or I'll close it and you can start this debate in SA or GD.

sanaxe1 · 9 Dec 2009 at 22:03

Not only do i not like american cars... i hate most cars that are produced for the US market they just look gash.

Vulcan · 9 Dec 2009 at 22:05

Here's what Americans create on a good day:

Saleen S7

Jonnycoupe · 9 Dec 2009 at 22:34

merlin said:
Credit crunch fallout had Amercians buying Hybrid's like hot cakes 12 months ago, lack of household spending power just might change the US car market forever.

They appear to be going nuts for the 2011 Fiesta aswell

Morba · 9 Dec 2009 at 22:41

oh yes

ChrisJSY · 9 Dec 2009 at 23:16

Mine... it's none of this automatic crap either :> I don't like many american cars but I've always loved the mustang. That stingray is yummy, awesome black one over here, sounds like the devil.

Dave85 · 9 Dec 2009 at 23:49

I love american cars Cadillacs etc, but they have made some terrible cars aswell

rypt · 10 Dec 2009 at 00:01

DAvE18 said:
I love american cars Cadillacs etc, but they have made some terrible cars aswell

problem is the bad:good ratio is mainly on the bad side

Moeks · 10 Dec 2009 at 14:48

I generally like American cars, at least the muscle car line, especially the late 60s early 70s stuff.

I drive a lazy V8 with an autobox and 'armchairs' so I guess I am biased, although it's certainly not American.

SDK^ · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:05

We hired a Chevrolet Suburban 6 litre V8 SUV in Florida, it was okay for 3 weeks but I could not live with it for any longer. We averaged 12mpg for the holiday and didn't even drive it hard.

The way people drive is also highly annoying if you want to get anywhere quickly. Drivers will happily sit with cruise locked at 70mph across all lanes and will not speed up or move over :mad:

gurusan · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:10

Why the hell did you hire a suburban? :confused:

They are massive, I had a buddy in highschool who had one and managed to fit a couch along with 4 15" subwoofers in the back. The thing was a hideous monster and you could hear and feel it coming a mile off.

Lopéz · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:25

Sorry, I just can't hate this sort of thing:

Freefaller · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:34

Dammit. I really want a classic American v8 now :mad:

Dup · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:45

I'd take an American classic muscle car or similar over a French car any day.

/me notices poster above him
*whoosh* *slam*

rypt · 11 Dec 2009 at 20:26

SDK^ said:
The way people drive is also highly annoying if you want to get anywhere quickly. Drivers will happily sit with cruise locked at 70mph across all lanes and will not speed up or move over

And I thought you can't find worse drivers than the idiots you find in the UK

GSXRMovistar · 12 Dec 2009 at 00:31

No American car hate here, but then again I'm biased.