[Shotimes] (OT) Aspires...was: Re: Almost lost it, aka death by phone

[Noah South III]

Well I wasn't trying to rip on Aspires, just using them as an example of a
tiny vehicle versus a massive SUV.  I want an Aspire myself, although my
motives are a little different.  I want to drop my spare engine in the back.
<G>

-Noah South III

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 9:07 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) Aspires...was: Re: Almost lost it, aka death by
phone


> On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 08:46:03 -0500, Noah South III wrote:
>
> > People like that should be forced to drive Aspires.
>
> Aw come on....!!  ;-)
>
> Aspires are good cars!  They're butt ugly, but they have good drivetrains,
and pull
> fairly well through the gears on hills as long as you keep the revs up
above 4K or
> so.  That's hard to do intelligently, though, because they don't have
tachs.  (If
> it's an automatic, shoot it quick, so it won't reproduce!!!)
>
> I drove one down I-5 from Portland Oregon to San Francisco a few years
ago, and
> found that it was very quick (for a subcompact) as long as I planned ahead
on the
> hills.  Any slow cars or trucks that made me lose my momentum would kill
the speed
> and I had to crawl like all the other trucks and Aspire owners until I was
going
> downhill.
>
> It was fun, as long as I could stay away from the pokey puppies.  It got
over 40
> mpg.
>
> George
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