Bob Tufts replied to Brian H. Wertz
> I also commented to Brian a few months back that I found him extremely patient
> in breaking in the car. At 553 miles, he isn't even past the "kissing stage"
> if you were to make a sexual comparison in the relationship to his car.
> (Hint: Brian, true love is realized at 7,000 rpm). If I were he, I think I
> would have taken the car on a long, long "honeymoon" by now!
Absolutely! The more you "know" each other, the better it gets.
> I'm somewhere around 39K now (not too bad for a '79).
Well my '83 Lotus is not that much younger and now has 192500. That mileage
doesn't reduce its value or its qualities. It just means that it has one or
two wrinkles, just like its owner ;-)
Andy Huang added -
> I throw in:
> An Elan, 1970. A Moggie. A 1963 Ferrari GTO. A 1974 Ferrari
> Daytona. A Miura. A Dino 246.
I would also list:
A Mini-Cooper 1275 S. Bristol 404. Bugatti T43. Vauxhall 30/98. Mercedes
60hp.
> But for today to 2014? Maybe a Neon. Maybe a Subaru. Maybe I'm just
> getting stodgy, but they just don't interest me anymore.
Me neither, can't think of anything available new about which I can can say "I'd
_really_ like to try one of those". Well maybe the Bugatti EB110 ;-)
Cheers,
Mike
Mike Causer Setanta Technology mike@setanta.demon.co.uk
Cambridge UK
Utrecht NL
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