Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think any car that only gets 18 mpg should be outlawed in this day and age. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:56 PM, scleroplex wrote: > survived a massive accident in a 1984 caprice classic. > nothing like STEEL! > :-) > speaking of crown vics all police departments have ordered new ones this > year as they are going out of production. > so if you look around you can get a lightly used police interceptor for a > good price! > bharani > > > > > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:09:43 -0400 > From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Which car to buy... > To: "Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>" <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <CA9DC287.5044D%chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Neither. I'd get a newer version of the car I have now, which is a 98 Ford > Crown Victoria! I hate SUVs. The only people who drive them here are > assholes who think they're rich (most aren't) and think that driving an SUV > makes them above having to obey traffic laws. Small cars scare me. You get > hit by an asshole in an SUV who thinks that stop signs don't apply to them > and you're DEAD. I've hit a few of these guys after they ran stop signs or > red lights in the two Chevy Caprices I had before I got my Crown Vic, and > my > cars were barely damaged. Indestructible is good. Bigass cars like the > Crown > Vic and Caprice also ride very soft and smooth, very comfortable for long > trips. I drive a Ford Explorer across the country once several yrs ago. > Rented it to transport some stuff to Santa Fe and my back hurt like hell > the > whole time. Never again! > > My car gets 18mpg, which is not bad for a 5000lb car! The money spent on > gas > is worth it to avoid death at the hands of some fool. People where I live > are all too damned stupid to drive. I've had 14 car accidents in Ft. Wayne > and only ONE was my fault (Two more involved deer jumping at the car...the > rest of the wrecks were idiots running red lights or pulling out in front > of > me on busy roads). > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >