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Old 09-22-2009, 10:31 AM
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The typical Prowler owner is an old man, like the typical Vette owner. My buddy had one; he's in his early 30s and is easily the youngest Prowler driver I've ever seen.
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Old 09-22-2009, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Ride Of The Month
There was one at the mopar nationals a few years ago with a blown 5.0 in it...

i think that the car would have been more successful even with something as simple as a manual transmission. how can you make a sporty roadster like that and not even offer a manual?

although, id have to see a stock auto jetta beat one...the prowler is a turd for the price and expectations, but its still faster than a jetta. i believe that in stock form, they are still at least mid 14 second cars...
Late model ones ran mid to high 14s, the earlier ones ran low to mid 15s. Complete turd boxes, I remember when they came out and even back then I wondered why the in the hell didn't they just throw a V8 in there... Of course, if they had it'd have been just as slow I suppose. I'd buy one and swap a 6.1 or L92 into one, if it weren't crazy expensive to do just that.


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The typical Prowler owner is an old man, like the typical Vette owner. My buddy had one; he's in his early 30s and is easily the youngest Prowler driver I've ever seen.
Yep, though in San Diego I saw a guido douche driving one years ago. Dude was maybe 20? Drove it like an asshat. The other ones I ran into were driven by older guys, every driver though drove like asshats. (Though I have only run into 3 since they came out in the late 90s...).
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Old 09-22-2009, 12:29 PM
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I remember I ran against one at ubly a couple years ago.... I beat it, sadly enough I was rolling my stock lincoln LS and ran a 14.7 @ 98MPH on a 2.460ft to his 15.X... he got out to a car lead on me on the short time then I slowly rowed past him in granny gold... I felt bad for the guy
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Old 09-22-2009, 12:37 PM
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a miata or an mr2? are we talking about 50 year old women?
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Old 09-22-2009, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ride Of The Month
a miata or an mr2? are we talking about 50 year old women?
Yeah, I'm not digging either of those cars.

The prowler had the looks, but it was just a pit bull with the bite of a senile toothless dog... At least Chrysler has somewhat redeemed themselves as of late with the new "Hemi" cars, etc...
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Old 09-22-2009, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ride Of The Month
a miata or an mr2? are we talking about 50 year old women?
Both are fantastic cars. I love Miatas and miss the one I had. Fun to watch them MURDER other cars at autocross events.
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Old 09-22-2009, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by replica
Both are fantastic cars. I love Miatas and miss the one I had. Fun to watch them MURDER other cars at autocross events.
I think he was talking about the looks / design department.
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Old 09-22-2009, 04:32 PM
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The Prowler was a great looking design. It's week kneed performance didn't justify it's Corvette price tag though.
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Old 09-22-2009, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by replica
I don't know why someone would buy a Prowler over a Miata or MR2 (in that era).
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
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Old 09-22-2009, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Riptide
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
I'm a grown man, why the hell would I buy a prowler over a miata or mr2. I got better things to spend my money on than a prowler. Thats crazy as hell.





Hell yea I bought a prowler over a miata or mr2.
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