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> From: Kma4444@aol.com
> To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Angry Rootes
> Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 9:19 AM
>
> I get it , the anger displayed by the Alpine guy , ever drive one of
those ?
> Spring rates are proportional to about a 72 Caddy , they wallow and mush
all
> over , pulling the trans on one is only slightly more entertaining than
having
> bamboo shoved under your fingernails . The poor old engines in them
grumble
> and moan like an old washing machine and trying to get parts for them is
> murder . If you get a chance , drive one , you'll then know a couple of
things
> , why this guy is so bitter , and why they put a V-8 in them . I think
the
> wallowy suspension was a precursor to the drive train choice , " Well it
won't
> handle , so let's hang another 300 pounds on the nose , it couldn't hurt
"
> BTW my race car's name is Truman , so I can appreciate a car named N---l
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