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Reality check....
Your point is well taken. My ideal GT car is something that can be used to cover miles but is fun to drive when you get there: Out to the mountains and then up the passes. For me this is a convertible, with lots of torque for relaxed cruising and has AC and decent range. The same car has to...- Beardy
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Reality check....
I agree the convertible doesn't have the lines of the coupe. The trunk of the coupe is a bit long when you look at it in profile, but it is a beautiful thing. The one thing that leaps out of your post is `Mom had a viper'. It says it all: Petrolhead DNA. :)- Beardy
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Reality check....
Many thanks for your detailed response! Your experience is much closer to my expectations: The power requirement to push a car along at cruise is approximately the same for cars of similar size & weight, so one would expect similar mileage to other EFI cars of that era. It's going to be lower...- Beardy
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I greatly appreciate all the responses. I get the impression that many owners enjoy their cars `in short bursts' and over relatively short distances, niether of which optimize mileage. Can anyone comment on gas usage over long distances?- Beardy
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Gen 3 Alignment issues
Edited to correct myself... Without the necessary fixtures I guess that one can at least ensure that the angle of the spring damper assembly at the rear should be kept the same on both sides...- Beardy
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Reality check....
Potential Gen 3 owner looking for some confirmation and a reality check. My main interests are in use as a soft top summer road trip car and driving something that won't get to feel ordinary in a year or two. I have driven a Gen 3 for a short period and without pushing it I found it quite...- Beardy
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