[Shotimes] "Soul"

[Mark Kelley]

No, it isn't familiarity.  I've test driven alot of new cars and while many of
them are very nice, capable vehicles, only a select few have given me that
"gotta have it" feeling (my SHO being one of them).  I've also owned cars for
years that were nothing more than a way to get from point A to point B. 
Rolling appliances, so to speak.

Mark

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:13:21 -0600 Dave Kegel <d.kegel@attbi.com> wrote:

> If this were true, then you'll never be able to
> jump in a new car and feel
> that it has "soul".  Which, is what most of you
> seem to be saying.
> 
> I think you guys are confusing familiarity with
> soul.  That new pair of
> shoes will never have the same "sole" as those
> old comfy slippers.  HA!
> 
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "van Oss" 
> To: "George Fourchy" ; 
> Sent: December 05, 2002 11:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] "Soul"
> 
> 
> > George is right.  The crucial element is the
> driver's feeling that he/she
> knows the car, knows what it will do, feels
> comfortable
> > and confident that the car will do what the
> driver asks.  That rapport can
> take time to build.  As Billy Joel said, it's
> always been
> > a matter of trust.  A good car tells you that
> you can trust it, by
> behaving under stress with predictable,
> acceptable manners.  A
> > bad car is any car in which you don't know
> when you can trust it, or you
> know you can't. I can drive my 92 SHO at 120
> mph at
> > Brainerd and feel confident that it will
> behave in Turn 1.  When you know
> a car will do what you built it to do, that is
> a rush.
> >
> > Joseph van Oss
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