Originally Posted by Chris L.
To see what it will really do, from a dead stop, put in the clutch...gas pedal all the way to the floor...(tach will stop & hold at 4200 RPM), drop clutch & keep the gas to the floor during shifts.....
Good Luck....
The Crossie has a delay valve in the clutch. This suggested manuvoer will not be as quick and snappy as one would think.
The delay valve can be drilled out but only by removing the clutch bell housing.
So "popping" the clutch ain't easy to do on a Crossie.
As to Stick Vrs Auto, Drag racing, Auto wins. Twisties and clutching thru turns like the Dragon, Stick wins
Traffic, If you are lazy and don't miind being bored push and go is fine in an auto
If you just put it in 3rd gear you hardly have to touch your clutch or your brakes. I find it actually easier in the stick NA than Cathy's SRT.
That said, when you really want to blow off an @sshole, the SRT is the ticket.
Quicker shifts and faster acceleration will happen on a stick with a Sprint Booster. Best of the
easy mods I think there is on the Crossie.
As to Pizza Guy, 99K on a Crossie isn't exactly a virgin, but hardly could be considered a Hag. Priced under $10K and in decent shape, buy it.
I know a young lady who bought a red coupe around that price and nearly those miles. She grins a much as I do on the way to work for a lot less money. Parked side by side, mine and hers, they both look the same.