Get yerself a nice, comfortable, commutable car -- preferably with A/C,
automatic, and a low-noise interior/nice stereo. I've also discovered
(don't think I'm a geek!) that if I obey all the traffic laws, I don't
have to fight anybody else during my commute and I can _relax_. Aside
from yer commute, all bets are off -- drive the MG, and drive it however
you want. Makes a big difference!
-- Marc (in already hazardous and soon-to-be-Olympic-clogged
Atlanta...where, seriously, the average speed on the interstate as
reported in the Atlanta Journal is OVER 85 MPH -- non-rush-hour)
On Thu, 30 May 1996, Will Zehring wrote:
> Fellow fiends:
>
> I call upon the wisdom of the net: I had a bad day and I'm a weak man and
> I'm being tested. May I rant for a screen or so?
>
> Two things:
>
> thing the first: last night a member of my car-guy support group stopped by
> to show me his new/used 1993 RX-7 (a car we can all agree is a classic in
> the making). Black with a red leather interior. Drop dead good looking
> car, and cosmetically in great condition. Awe-inspiring performance for the
> price of a new Miata. I want you to know that it soured my evening, even
> tho my beloved and I were watching an inspiring Disney movie about sled
> dogs. Later that night I pulled Olde Whitesides into the driveway and
> started to think what a frumpy car it was (the MG, that is). There, I said
> it. Of course I don't really want a three year old RX-7, with the
> associated costs, but it is a great car. On a worrisome note, this
> particular car has lost its 5th gear synchro after only 28k miles (???).
> Figure that one out. I drove it "around the block" and was surprised at the
> mushyness of the shifter. That made me feel a bit better.
>
> thing the second: the commute has been **horrendous** lately, and I almost
> got into an accident yesterday in the B (cars behind me plowed into each
> other and it chain-reacted up to about a quarter of an inch short of my rear
> bumper). I saw it all in my rear view mirror, in a state of helpless
> pannic. Traffic is severely stop-n-go on my urban interstate commute and I
> don't even get to use OD. Surface streets are washboards here in
> Deeeetroit. Has the world spun off its axis?
>
> Seriously: What does a car guy do when its no fun to drive !!??
>
> Will "Zen and the..." Zehring
>
>
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