2003 Bonneville SSEi vs. The Z
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2003 Bonneville SSEi vs. The Z
This is a true story and it happened last weekend.
It was Saturday 5/3 around 11 am here in Jacksonville, FL.
I was heading west on a road called Merrill Rd (5 lanes) which has a max speed of 40 posted. My wife and I were sitting at the stop light in the left lane and a 2003 Bonneville SSEi pulled up next to me in the right hand lane. The man driving looked in his late 60's early 70's and was wearing a suit and smoking a cigar. He motioned to my wife to lower our window and then he commented on how nice the car was. We replied nicely and thought we were on our way.... Well - Nope - The old man wanted to RACE!!!! When the light turned green, his wheels started smoking and he took off like a bat out of hell. Of course I floored the AT Z and we went head to head for about the first 300 feet - by then I was already pushing close to 60 and he was falling back fast. I kept my foot on the gas till I reached about 82 and backed off. The Bonneville caught back up with me - the older gentleman gave me the thumbs up and my wife and I pulled into Mc D's to enjoy a nice lunch.
I had to share this. I hope I'm that cool when I'm in my 70's...... Good job old man!!!!
It was Saturday 5/3 around 11 am here in Jacksonville, FL.
I was heading west on a road called Merrill Rd (5 lanes) which has a max speed of 40 posted. My wife and I were sitting at the stop light in the left lane and a 2003 Bonneville SSEi pulled up next to me in the right hand lane. The man driving looked in his late 60's early 70's and was wearing a suit and smoking a cigar. He motioned to my wife to lower our window and then he commented on how nice the car was. We replied nicely and thought we were on our way.... Well - Nope - The old man wanted to RACE!!!! When the light turned green, his wheels started smoking and he took off like a bat out of hell. Of course I floored the AT Z and we went head to head for about the first 300 feet - by then I was already pushing close to 60 and he was falling back fast. I kept my foot on the gas till I reached about 82 and backed off. The Bonneville caught back up with me - the older gentleman gave me the thumbs up and my wife and I pulled into Mc D's to enjoy a nice lunch.
I had to share this. I hope I'm that cool when I'm in my 70's...... Good job old man!!!!
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I dunno?
It's a 3.8L engine....... It all happened so fast. I mean - I was thinking thanks for the comment and the bam he takes off at the light.
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Originally posted by DarkTalon
Nice kill! Is that Bonneville supercharged?
Nice kill! Is that Bonneville supercharged?
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I disagree. Those are big cars - my coworker has one and it's significantly larger than a Grand Prix or your typical midsize sedan. Mid 15's isn't bad for a large heavy sedan. If you want something a lot faster in that size you're going to have shell out some serious cash.
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Originally posted by Daytona Blue Z in Bo
the new SCed bonnie runs the 1/4 in the mid 15's.. Pretty week if you ask me for all that HP...
the new SCed bonnie runs the 1/4 in the mid 15's.. Pretty week if you ask me for all that HP...
The low to midrange on the SC 3800 is amazing...an owner from LS1.com ran a 14.1 in his 04 GTP Grand Prix....so i'd watch out b/c thats "Z" territory
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No BS.....
Originally posted by bk_r0x
I'll raise the BS flag on this one.
It's impossible to have a nice lunch eating at McDonald's.
I'll raise the BS flag on this one.
It's impossible to have a nice lunch eating at McDonald's.
It was Jacksonville University's spring graduation and all the good restaurants were starting to fill up - so Mc D's was the best option. This was someone's grandfather being that he came from the same parking lot I as parked in and followed me up to the light.
The SSEi was a pretty nice car. Big boat though and he had 2 other people in the car. Like I said, I hope I'm that cool when I reach that age.
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