On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 12:22:17 PM UTC+13, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
In the '70's, I towed a pilot's trailer with a diesel Rabbit/Golf, 0-60 was measured using a calendar.... Sigh.....

The first time I visited the USA, in 1989, I hired a car to tour California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. They offered me a Chevy Cavalier with I think a 2.2 or 2.4 engine. That sounded adequate on paper. However it was an absolute pig. At one point on a quiet road somewhere near Las Vegas I actually measured the 0-60. It was a full, seemingly never ending, thirty seconds.

The next few times I went to the US I insisted on 1.6 Corollas. Infinitely better.