[Shotimes] SHOs are totally UNIQUE!!!!!!!

[Bobby Campbell]

In total agreement here Don, owning a 'what most consider' bottom of the
rung 93 atx. I, after quite a bit of sorting the car out consider it to
indeed have a soul as I always have a smile on my face after driving it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <Rick5638@aol.com>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHOs are totally UNIQUE!!!!!!!


> A car has "soul" if it makes you feel good, IMO.
>
> My 96 V8 makes me feel good, so I would say it has soul.  If
> you buy a GTP and it makes you feel good, then IT has soul.
>
> I have driven cars that do nothing for me, even though they
> are pretty darn good cars, and even fast than some SHO's.
> The current Nissan Altima and Maxima come to mind.  They
> just don't do anything for me.
>
> I test drove a previous gen 530i and I would say it had
> plenty of soul, even  though I drove the automatic version.
>   Sure wish my '96 would downshift with a tap like that
> Bimmer did!  BUT in almost every other way, the 96 V8 was
> the equal to that 2003 530i.  At least for my purposes.
>
> A car with a clutch IS special, if for no other reason than
> they are fairly rare in today's America.  In Europe, they
> are everywhere, and an automatic is the exotic thing to have
> I suppose to most people.
>
> I get out my '89 or '91 when I really need an attitude
> adjustment, but for 95% of my driving, I still get a smile
> when I get behind the wheel of my 96 every day.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Rick5638@aol.com wrote:
> > A GTP with no soul? The SHO has soul but not the GTP? Is it because your
SHO
> > is a MTX? I'm curious as to why you feel the SHO has soul but not the
GTP. The
> > reason for my questioning is because I'm in the market for a GTP and I
> > currently drive a 95 SHO ATX. The sound of the 3.2 is nice for sure but
the
> > performance isn't up to the GTP atleast the 97 and up GTPs. No flames,
just curious.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Rick
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