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From: vuser@druhi.UUCP (GerardenC)
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Subject: Mustangs and GTIs  (and a story)
Message-ID: <144@druhi.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 10:24:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 24 10:24:57 1986
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reply to: thill@ssc-bee.UUCP (Tom Hill)


>It has been interesting reading Chuck's flames about GTI's.  I own a GTI
>and I have never thought of it as a sports car.  After driving a 1978
>rabbit (absolutely no power) I bought the GTI because I like the old rabbit
>body style and I wanted something that could do 65+ w/o the struts bouncing.
>Now for the story...


>I was driving home late one night on a 50mph highway next to where I work
>and got stopped at a light behind a 82 (or so) Mustang.  It was raining
>and it was pretty slick since it hadn't rained for a few weeks.  When the
>light turned the Mustang took off and I started but before I reached 50
>the Mustang was going slower than the speed limit so I moved over into the
>right lane (2 lanes each way) and slowly passed him (and his high school
>friends) while doing the speed limit.  A few seconds later he comes roaring
>past as if he just achieved some great feat of manhood.  I was feeling pretty
>mellow after having had a good workout and a greasy burger so I just shrugged
>and watched him go.
>
>Well, a half mile later I am still going 50 (remember the rain) and I catch
>up to him and again I pass him.  Once again I saw him start to punch it
>only this time he was going to do a "cruise by", having some (but not much)
>pride I decided to make him work for it so I pressed the gas.  He noticed
>that he wasn't gaining on me so once again he romped on it and went flying
>past.  I had maybe reached 60-62 and he had reached around 70.  Of course
>I dropped my speed back down to 50 after having my bunny stepped on by a
>horse and knowing full well that there was a dog-leg right followed by a dog-
>leg left coming up :-).  
>
>I watched him go into the turn but unfortunately for him he hadn't slowed
>down and I saw his break lights go on as he entered the first dog-leg.
>Naturally it was already too late or I wouldn't be telling this story :-).
>He started sliding but I lost sight of him because of a guardrail on the
>right, however, I did see his headlights spin so I knew he didn't make it.
>when I came around the first curve there he was rear ended in a ditch at a
>35 degree angle with his lights peeping up over the edge of the highway.
>I honked and waved and I have been laughing ever since.  
>
>		SOMETIMES THE NICE GUY WINS,
>
>				Tom Hill
>
>
>PS. BEEP BEEP, bye chuck   :-)


Gee , everyone has been so nice to me lately , kinda makes me feel like
I been slack'in off a bit. (praise Mad Max).
Its been almost a week since I tore apart a VW owner; however I did
get to help a friend remove a diesel engine from a rabbit, I was
horsing around and broke one of the side windows with a 2x4. I really
released a lot of hostility on that car. The next step is the crusher.
If anyone out there wants wabbit parts at very good discount let me know.

In answer to you Tom ; Yea,sometimes the nice guy wins. The guy driving the
mustang sounds like a dolt anyway. Considering the road conditions he
should have known better. Consider the words "high school" and "sense"
used in the same sentence as a contradiction of terms. I raised hell in
high school (not that would be obvious). 

A question for all you fanatics: if VW calls them rabbits, why did
they put a wolf on the steering wheel?

chuck gerarden
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