What is a sleeper to you?

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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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This is my definition of a sleeper. My buddies Sentra. 320 to the wheels.




The looks on peoples faces as he goes screaming away is priceless
What does he have done to it?
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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IMO, Grand Nationals and SHOs can't be sleepers, since they have lots of visual differences to distinguish themselves from average Regals and Tauri. Anything that screams "I'm a badazz fast car..." can't be a sleeper, so I'd disqualify anything with hood scoops, side scoops, wings or body kits.
The Sentra qualifies, even if it started as an SE-R.

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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Will Y.

IMO, Grand Nationals and SHOs can't be sleepers, since they have lots of visual differences to distinguish themselves from average Regals and Tauri. Anything that screams "I'm a badazz fast car..." can't be a sleeper, so I'd disqualify anything with hood scoops, side scoops, wings or body kits.
The Sentra qualifies, even if it started as an SE-R.
I can see where your coming from, but you have no idea how many people do not know what a SHO is. I've had people come up to me and say "What would posses you to do up a Topaz?"...

Plus, it still says Taurus on the trunk
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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GN can't be a sleeper, but an SHO can (as long as it's a lot faster then stock)


A buick regal T-type can be a sleeper (GN that's painted non-black)
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by trancemission
This is my definition of a sleeper. My buddies Sentra. 320 to the wheels.




The looks on peoples faces as he goes screaming away is priceless
niiice would soo be when i see it
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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Now this is a sleeper


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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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I'm not gonna name any names here, but it's not just on this forum either. A car will be for sale. You can see it's lowered, has rims, exhaust, and a s/c - turbo, and someone will say, "nice, a sleeper". How the fuck would that be a sleeper? If the person with the car, posted a video, you would easily hear the exhaust and the supercharged whine or wooosh from the turbo, leading to not being a sleeper.

To me, a sleeper would be a pos car or a stock one at that, with spray. Nothing else led to believe the car is heavily modified.

Or a pos car or a stock car thats sounds stock but has some go fast mods that doesnt really change the sound of the motor or exhaust.

am I wrong or are people just retarded and dont know what they're talkin about?
my opinion the sound is fine. as long as it's not overly aggressive.

To me, being a sleeper is all about visual appearance. It doesn't need to look like a total piece of crap, but just look like it probably wouldn't pose a threat.

then when it takes off and you do hear the SC or the turbo and you know you got swindled, that's when the definition of sleeper comes in
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CLpower
any car that is a lot quicker then you expect it to be
yup.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Tireguy
Now this is a sleeper


Oh Yeah! thats a sleeper for sure! nice find!!
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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now this is a sleeper.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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now this is a sleeper.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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^^^^ it is indeed a sleeper
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by AMGala
What does he have done to it?

..everything.
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mattg
now this is a sleeper.
I'd like to see the inside of that thing!
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 07:04 AM
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A sleeper to me would be something that looks relatively stock and can kick the crap out of a lot of cars!
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