Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, Thank you for the temptation. My brother in law has one is quite happy. Unfortunatley for me, three more years of tuition at UofC which ain't cheap, even by Leica standards so no expensive cars. What appealed to me and still does is the type 97 unique look, pretty good fuel economy, traditional sports car handling, and the relatively low cost for a very low production car. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 4/30/06, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > > On Apr 30, 2006, at 7:12 PM, Don wrote: > > > 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 > > If you really want a blast, try a Saabaru. i own one, a turbocharged > Saab 92-x Aero, which I use as a metal carrying case to transport my > Leicas. (This to appease those Luggers who insists that this is purely > a photography board.) > > The Saab Aero 92x is just the thing for senior citizens who want to > recapture their youthful love affair with high performance automobiles > yet not flaunt their second childhood in front of their neighbors. > Encased in an attractive, upscale yet conservative, body lies the > mechanicals of the firebreating Subaru WRX. This implies wonderfully > responsive AWD handling, breathtaking midrange acceleration, near > felony range top speed, and good reliability. And when you park the car > you go back to being a responsible member of society. The only giveaway > is the turbo scoop on the hood. There are few downsides except the > requirement for premium gas. This is the penalty for the adventure. > > And given the fact that GM, who owns Saab, has just sold its interest > in Subaru, dealers are discounting the soon to be orphan car to near > cost prices. It's a real bargain. > > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >