Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]William, Hmm, does your son do Sonnet V4's? My wife and I had one until we compared braking distances with a large american car and won :( With a little hot rodding and welding the freewheel it should be a blast. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 4/30/06, William G. Lamb, III <lambroving@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > > Hello Dick, > > Never understood this Saab thing myself, but I have a diseased son who > could probably hook you right up. Not dirt cheap I imagine, but far > cheaper > than a girlfriend! :-) A number of 900's have gone through his hands from > time to time... > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/Chips-Saabs/LUG117?full=1> > > <http://www.wmsbrg.com/sweden/index.html> > > Regards, > > William > > At 11:10 PM 4/29/2006 -0400, you wrote: > >Brian - Cars you love should be kept until their wheels fall off, as we > >say in my family. My brother and I both run our cars to the point where > >restoration becomes the operative word, not repair. I put 285,000 miles > >(and 15 years) on my 1986 Saab 900 before I finally had to give it up to > >the rust. I loved every minute I drove it despite various annoying > >vibrations and noises, a girl friend who hated it, and horrible yearly > >repair bills. > > > >I still miss it. My Acura RL is a wonderful, reliable car but I sure > >don't love it the way I loved the Saab. > > > >May you take the Phaeton to beyond the Moon, as I did with the > Saab. :-)) > > > >Dick > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >