Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder how long it will be till we see the new fiat 600 - --- Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net> wrote: > At 08:16 PM 2/23/03 -0500, Austin Franklin wrote: > >What is wrong with it engineering wise? > > Austin > > I am being SORELY tempted to buy a Mini Cooper S > right at this moment. > There is a new one in town, for sale, available, all > I have to do is sign > here. My Scots soul rebels -- I always drive old > cars and have really > detested that vile feeling of seeing 1/3 of the > value evaporate when you > drive a new car of the lot. I have bought two new > cars in my life and > swore I would never do it again but I AM most > tempted right now. Thank > heavens the Mini Cooper S is inexpensive ... > > Hell, I remember the original Mini Cooper S in the > 1960's and this one will > run rings around the original: better acceleration, > better top end, better > handling, better stopping. It is hard to beat. > > The only thing which makes me wary is the Bosch > electrics. I've spent most > of my driving life with either Lucas or Bosch and I > vastly prefer something > which is fixable, which Bosch generally is not. > (The electrics on my '84 > Audi are currently in a muddle but, then, it DOES > keep running, though > things such as brake lights and cruise control and > the like are, well, > unpredictable.) > > Marc > > msmall@infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html