Google| Subject | Re: Stupidity in motion |
| From | Sandman |
| Date | 04/17/2013 14:30 (04/17/2013 14:30) |
| Message-ID | <mr-4BBD47.14304217042013@News.Individual.NET> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | jay birdsong |
| Followups | jay birdsong (43m) > Sandman ed (9h & 4m) > Sandman |
In article <kkm35o$9f3$1@dont-email.me>, "jay birdsong" <jaybirdsong@aol.com>wrote:
jay birdsongActually, I was wrong. I picked the 2013 Honda Accord, but I picked the wrong weight.
"ed" wrote in message news:dbbe02db-85e9-4c54-a9aa-9d1701747165@googlegroups.com...edjay birdsong
Where do you see a Honda accord weighing that much?
he's cherry picking models and years.
Sorry about that, you can remove some of my sarcasm from the earlier post, but not by much:
Honda Accord Michael's claim: 1,454 Kg Actual weight: 1,629 Kg Source: http://tinyurl.com/cfnksjq
Looking at the American model Honda Accord (which isn't the same model as in the real world), no 2013 Honda model weighs 1,454 Kg. The lightest model is the LX model which weigh 1,447, but Michael later talks about the V6 model, which weighs 1,614 Kg. Source: <http://automobiles.honda.com/accord-sedan/specifications.aspx>
Dodge Charger Michael's claim: 2,426 Kg Actual weight: 1,979 Kg Source: http://tinyurl.com/c6bvnq2
That's the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 (the 2013 weighs exactly the same). So the Honda weighed 200Kg more than he claimed, and the Dodge weighed 500Kg less. And then he says I'm cherry picking model and year. Something, if I had, would have been far better than just flat out making stuff up :)
You can't write comedy this good. :)
Oh, and yes - the Honda *is* lighter than the Dodge so a bit of cake in the face for me. And it has better transmission and slightly better handling (at least the real Accord, I'm sure the US Accord drives like other US cars). But it lacks severely in the HP/torque department, which is ok - you buy a Honda for reliability and for a great ride, not to play on the track with it. In 20 years, that Honda will have broken down exactly zero times and my Dodge will be in the scrapyard :)
-- Sandman[.net]
04/16/2013-
