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From: ziegler@lzmi.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Insanity on the net
Message-ID: <109@lzmi.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Sep-83 15:19:14 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  1 15:19:14 1983
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For those of you who prefer a muscle-mobile to a real sports
car, I would like to relate one of my experiences:  I once
saw a 'Vette and an RX7 racing on a highway.  Normally, the
'Vette could blow an RX7 away, but this particular highway
had some traffic on it at the time.  The RX7 was so superior
to the 'Vette in handling that within five minutes it was 
nearly a mile ahead.  If you get off on raw speed in the
straightways, buy a muscle car.  If you like a car that
responds to you rather than the law of inertia, Detroit has
nothing to offer.

I own a Spitfire.  The top speed is claimed to be about 113.
I wouldn't know, because I never had it above 55.  I see no
need for a car that can cruise at 160 in a nation where the
maximum legal speed is 55.  (I am serious about that, but
please don't flame at me or the net.  I'm not telling you
how to drive or making any claims about the benefits of
driving at 55, I'm just giving my opinion.)  I do, however,
enjoy the thrill of chasing  a Porsche up a hilly, twisty
road and watching the frustration of the other driver when
his/her $40K car can't seem to shake a car that costs a
measly $6K.  Some like speed, some like handling.  I fall
into the latter category.

Let's keep this discussion going.  I agree that gas mileage
is relly dull to talk about.  Let's hear some real talk
from people who like to drive!

		Joe Ziegler
		...hogpc!pegasus!lzmi!ziegler

P.S.  Anyone know where to get the plastic windows on my
      Spitfire replaced in central N.J.?  Reply by mail
      if you do...