I had some moron in an 88 Civic with a fart tip try to race me tonight.. Wouldn't get the hint the first time, and kept trying to provoke me at every light - Which he then ran a few seconds before it turned green. Was sort of amusing, but it wasn't fast or anything.
The one flaw with your theory though is that an 89 Civic will probably hold up better than a 95 Tour.
