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Originally Posted by gsxr
Excellent idea. And if she chooses one of the latter, that's your cue to say "let's just be friends".  |
Absolutely.
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If you insist on letting her drive a V8 anyway, *please please* make sure it has ASR. It will help keep the car intact with a nOOb driver. 
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Yeah. This thought has crossed my mind. I've had ESP save my stupid *** a couple of times. I have thought about getting her something cheaper and less powerful than the 430, and we may end up doing so. The arguments in favor of getting the 430 instead are basically that from what I've seen they're marginally more reliable than the 320s (they're also a measurably larger pain in the neck to do some jobs on, though. At least the V8 isn't in there as tightly as it is in your 400Es and 500Es.  ), they get about the same gas mileage as the 320s and they don't need to be worked as hard as the V6s do to keep up with traffic (although the I6s seem to me to have a lot more bottom end torque than the V6s do, so an early 210 with the I6 might be the best option). It's a few months off yet and I need to get around to actually selling the Buick first. 
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-Kevin
Past: '67 250SE, '86 & '87 560SELs
Projects: '73 Buick Riviera, '75 350SE (grey market, stick shift)
Cars that actually run under their own power:'87 300D Turbo, '03 Corvette Z06, '07 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited
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