Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/03

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Was Bugatti Shmugatti, Now for Volvophiles
From: ISILVERMN at aol.com (ISILVERMN at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:07:46 EST
 
On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 20:50:03 -0800, Slobodan Dimitrov 
_s.dimitrov at charter.net_ (mailto:s.dimitrov at charter.net)  wrote;
 
"The P1800 is a total slug on turns. The PV544 is surprisingly agile for  
its awkward (by today's standards) looking shape. The PV544 can out corner 
the  P1800, even with bias-ply tires, never mind radials. Heck a VW bus can 
out  corner the P1800."
 
Slobodan,
 
I've heard similar remarks regarding the P1800 from several others,  
including reference to it being a maintenance nightmare.  However, this one  
was 
in full race trim, and finished second overall, behind an Alfa that ran away 
 
and hid from the pack.
 
Best Regards,
 
Ira Silverman
Irvine, CA