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From: gti@ihlpm.UUCP (Phelps)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Mustangs and GTIs  (and a story)
Message-ID: <729@ihlpm.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Feb-86 13:09:33 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 25 13:09:33 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...
>

  Your right... the GTI is not a sports car. Most all GTI owners
would not assume so. Only Chuck seems to be hung up on this. Who is
this guy anyways that has such a violent attitude toward a car. Must
have gotten beat by a GTI some time ago? 
> 
> >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
> ihnp4!drutx!druhi!vuser
>   
 Chuck...I believe you may be refering to the Wolfsburg symbol on
some VW's. That is where some Rabbits are made...Wolfsburg Germany.
Why you would bring up such a benign gripe when you do not even know
what the hell it is all about, is beyond me.BIG DEAL!
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