Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/23

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Subject: Re: OT- Mini Cooper RE: [Leica] Leica does it again
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:09:06 -0800 (PST)

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!
> 
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