Benjamin Ruset wrote:
>
> >You talk about hair-dressers cars. Add the MGF to the list. It'll fit
> >right in with the Miata, MX2, RX-whatever. At least the Germans are doing
> >something imaginative and in the process looking back to their roots. The
> >soul of any truly sporting machine is not just in the driving. If the
> >great cars of the past were ugly they would be forgotten now.
>
> Man. I agree with everything you say.
>
> Except for your RX-whatever.
>
> The Mazda Rx-7 was (and still is!) light years ahead of it's time! The
> bloody car has NO PISTONS, but it's little 1.6 liter rotary engine will eat
> any Mustang 5.0 for breakfast. The Rx-7 isn't just an every day plain jane
> hairdresser's car. I mean, come on, how many hairdressers redline at 7k?
>
> The Miata is a "dress down" car for rich people, at least in my area. The
> people who want a break from their Lexii, Mercedes, and me-too-SUV's. The
> Mx-2/Probe is nice, but is a teenager's car. The Rx-7 is a nice no-BS all
> out fast car, that doesn't try to tone itself down. It's fun. No, it's not
> an LBC, but it has a lot of charm for itself.
>
> Oh well, enough of my soapbox oratory. I'm sure the lynch mob will disagree
> with me, tell me I'm a heathen, etc. Flame me in private mail.
>
> BEN RUSET - mailto:bruset@monmouth.com
>
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> Do not let society do these things for you.
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Ben,
Thanks for defending my RX7. It's fast and almost as much fun to drive
as
my MGB in these East Tennessee mountains.
Glenn Williams
willga@xtn.net
Johnson City, TN
1970 MGB (restore in progress after driving for 20 yrs)
1988 RX7-GTU
1988 Toyota Camry
1995 Mazda 626
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