well, sitting at the traffic light this morning, i was listening to Howard
Stern as he interviewed AC/DC. well, the light turns green, and i casually
start driving. as i slide the vehicle from first to second gear, some
A-hole in a toyota camry takes off from behind me, and then tries to pass me
in the merge lane.
since i was gingerly pushing the car, i had shifted from first at about
2,500 RPM, and was in the low 1,000's when i noticed it. so i punched it
while in second gear, but it was too late... he had such a jump on me, that
he beat me out through the intersection and the merge lane by about 1/2 a
car length. i let him in, and he promptly passed a bus that was ahead of me.
needless to say, i am now determined to get my rear-end purchased next week,
and installed during spring break (hopefully). now i have to determine what
else needs to be added on to avoid embarrassments like this from ever
occuring again!!!
dejected but determined!
Gabe Couriel
http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0
Doing my best to cure ignorance since 1980!
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