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Old 01-29-2017, 03:14 PM   #1
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Don't believe the guys who claim there's little difference between a base and a S. There's a big difference in HP and a bigger difference in torque. The S will pull strongly all the way down to 2000 RPM. In the back of the manual there are charts of the base and S HP and torque curves. Take a look at them!
Don't believe the guy who says don't believe this guy.

He is right. Once I drove an S I was not going to buy a base. Night & day.
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Don't believe the guy who says don't believe this guy.

He is right. Once I drove an S I was not going to buy a base. Night & day.
Whatever you have to tell yourself.
Next time, share the crack with the rest of the class.
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Old 01-29-2017, 04:47 PM   #3
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Whatever you have to tell yourself.
Next time, share the crack with the rest of the class.
You don't need crack to feel the difference.

Me thinks it's the guy in the base who keeps telling himself.......
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