Yep, never driven the gas LUV, but my diesel gets excelet power in 1st and 2nd, but 3rd really bogs mine down.
I could see how you could've beatem', little honda was probably old and only had exhaust and some weird paint-job with about 500 lbs of unessesary crap.
Like my sig says though i've beaten' (not really officially but i would've) a 1980's toyota. I was going through an intersection and my friend was in front of me in that truck, so when I got around the corner I gunned it and got beside him in the slow lane, hit 4th and was pulling infront of him but my lane all of uh sudden was ending

so I backed off and pulled behind him, but I passed him later on the highway.

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras

00' Civic beater...