again, i crossed the line
maybe i am crazy, but aren't we all
i do love the rumble of old card and i also like the durability
i don't like all the garbage they r putting in new cars too
people don't realize that they r paying a lot of money for this stuff
i had a lumina Z-34 once with a 3.4l DOHC and it was a Pain to work on.
-Master Of Reality
'93 Dakota Sport
318 CID
auto (unfortunately)
4X2
short bed/cab
On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Schelling, Paul M wrote:
> The Master of Reality wrote on Thursday, January 23, 1997 9:48AM:
>
> >...I am not crazy, i just love big powerful engines and the gov't is taking
> them away.
>
> I'm not crazy either. If you love big powerful engines because they
> sound cool, you're right, the gummint is taking them away. If you love
> big powerful engines because they make cars go fast, then you're
> mistaken. Cars are faster today than ever before, despite all the
> government meddling.
>
> >i was at the 97' auto show and there was some lady talking on a
> >loudspeaker about the *NEW MALIBU* she said that Chevy took all the best
> >features from all the GM vehicles and put them into the malibu.
> >she was talking abouit rain gutters above the doors and cupholders.
> >i went directly up to gher and said BULLS*IT. where the FU*K IS THE V8
>
> See above. The Malibu is probably faster than comparable V8 sedans of
> yesteryear. In fact, it's probably better in almost every way. Unless
> the big deal is that V8 rumble.
>
> >in theold days engines were refered to as in cubic inches, now we r metric.
>
> Yup. And I can't wait until we get our heads the rest of the way out of
> the sand and go all metric all the time. Letting people who can't or
> won't cope with change keep us from making the conversion is costing
> our economy a lot more than the Japanese are, IMHO.
>
> >it seems like japan is taking over
>
> I think we're holding our own just fine.
>
> >i just plain hate all new cars cuz they all look JAPANESE!
>
> Actually, these days, most Japanese-labelled cars are styled in the USA
> (OK - California. but it still counts) for American tastes.
>
> >i also saw a honda man and had an argument with him...
> >i said...
> >he said...
> >i just walked away...
> >...i wasn't going to waste my breath with him!
>
> I'm definitely missing something here.
>
> Sorry for being so contrary - I definitely don't want to engage in a
> flame war. I just had opinions so drastically different from MOR's that
> I had to spit 'em out!!!
>
> - Paul Schelling
>
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