Originally Posted by GodsOther
Because the concept of a sleeper is to pack as much go into the most unsuspecting package. Most people look at a V8 F body or similar car and already assume it's fast, they look at a 4 door golf or civic and assume 4cyl economy car.
I remember being 18 (1991) and driving my dad's 5.0 mustang with my girlfriend when some guy I had gone to school with wanted to race me. He was driving this beat up POS primered bug. I remember asking him if he was joking and he reved the engine. I should have known what was up at that point but didn't want to back down in front of my girl. I pull into the Taco bell parking lot in Churchland and let my girl out.
Stop light turns green and he jumps out to a 3-4 car lead on me. I'm thinking wtf is going on??? He didn't pull away any further but I didn't catch him either. He kicked my @ss so bad. I remember thinking how in the hell did he get that beatup crapper to go so fast? Afterward he explained to me all I didn't know about acvws.
I was the chump who raced a bug, thinking to myself, look at that pos over there and he wants to race my 5oh. I wanted the sleeper effect...regardless of how fast it looked to the informed person...the un-informed was only concerned that it was a bug.. I was that guy.