What has a town to do with a car?
No tarmac roads?
Von: Bill Babcock [mailto:billb@bnj.com]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. Mai 2011 17:54
An: Alexandre Camoletti
Cc: 'Mike Munson'; 'MadMarx'; 'FoT Triumph'
Betreff: Re: [Fot] miata delima... NOT TRIUMPH RELATED !!!!
Most of the really powerful 500 and up HP cars these days have enough
computer oversight to make them controllable by even the untalented and
untutored driver--as long as you don't put them in race mode. ABS, traction
control and computer controlled differentials make them no worse than a 200
HP sporty car. Generally you can't really turn all the stuff off without
some special tricks--turning off traction control just turns it down.
Until recently Diane had a Bentley Continental Flying Spur--535 horsepower,
capable of 195 MPH, and your Mom could drive it safely. Of course if she
wasn't paying attention she might find herself doing 140 on the
freeway--feels just the same as 55 except the other cars go by faster.
Calling any of these things a "real man's car" is a little silly. My 360
Spider was great fun to drive, felt light and responsive. But any fool could
drive it--I treated it like a Toyota, drove it all the time. For a real
man's car I think you'd need something like a 62 Corvette, though come to
think of it, that was Diane's daily driver when we first got together.
And yes, I sold the Ferrari too. We moved to a small town, and they just
don't fit the lifestyle.
Oh, and it's dilemma.
On May 5, 2011, at 7:32 AM, Alexandre Camoletti wrote:
Got a ride in the new Ferrari 458 Italia, this is also real power!
Frightening that anyone (with the big wallet) is allowed to drive such
missile!
-----Message d'origine-----
De : fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] De la
part de Mike Munson
Envoyi : jeudi 5 mai 2011 14:58
@ : MadMarx; FoT Triumph
Objet : Re: [Fot] miata delima... NOT TRIUMPH RELATED !!!!
A REAL Man's car would be the 638 hp Corvette ZR1 with the top speed of 212
MPH!
For 2012 they can come equipped from the factory with a racing seat and
Michelin DOT racing tires.
And if you buy one you will be supporting the racing efforts of a fellow FOT
member!
Mike Munson
>From the Corvette
factory
Hmmm....maybe you should get a real men's car:
Porsche 911.
Cheers
Chris
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