WE> M ³ IN>GA>Well allrighty then, there's my point again: Americans take the c
WE> M ³ IN>GA>way to achieving speed.  Other than that V8, the Camaro is the on
WE> M ³ IN>GA>is "crap", not the Prelude.  Unless you consider a car that's 62%
WE> M ³ IN>GA>average in reliability to be better than one that's 82% above ave
WE> M ³
WE> M ³ IN>There you go reading consumer reports stats from 1993
WE> M ³ IN>Get some real info.
WE> M ³
WE> M ³ They're from 1997.  How do you expect me to get numbers for you when yo
WE> M ³ always deny them?
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WE>Garf,
WE>       Who the hell wants numbers anyway?  I've dealt with statistics in
WE>various forms for the past 20 years of my working experience.  I can tell
WE>you one thing right now.  A person can make statistics say anything they
WE>want them to say.  The experience of operating an automobile cannot be
WE>reduced to percentages and elapsed times.  It's a matter of feel, of
WE>symbiosis, of ergonomics and of personal preferences.
WE>       I'd rather sit in a piece of classic Detroit heavy metal over an
WE>imported high-tech pocket rocket any day, but that doesn't mean that the
WE>1984 Buick Regal Grand National (0-60 in 4.6 sec thank you very much), for
WE>example, is "better" than any of the current selection of high performance
WE>sports coupes and sedans.  The point of the matter is that it comes down to
WE>what the individual driver PREFERS, and not what a collection of numbers
WE>and statistics have been made to say...
WE>       I always get a kick out of these "my car is better than your car"
WE>arguments.  They are pretty stupid, childish, senseless and never fails to
WE>bring out the non-licensed kids who like to brag about their
WE>Mom/Dad/Brother/Sister/Friend's car, or who has a box full of C/D, M/T and
WE>any of the myriad of auto oriented mags out there and starts quoting
WE>figures with no meaning.  Oh well, life goes on, those who know nothing
WE>about that which they are talking about will continue to exhibit their
WE>ignorance...  Ho humm.....
WE>                                              -==*>Weatherman<*==-
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WE> þ JABBER v1.2 þ I knew I was an unwanted baby.  One of my bath toys was a t
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WE>Elmira, NY
Can I have and AMEN for the doctor of truth?  In other words, what he
said!!!!
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