> Awe....go on then <hug>
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
I think revving the shit out of fast cars and giving them a lot of stick
goes without saying, doesn't it ?
The rather tall, Phil Short took it for a drive couple of years ago when he
spent some time at an Audi/VW dealership I worked at, and he seemed to think
the suspension was decent ;) I'll take his word for it.
> > Yes I was, but I can't be bothered to go in detail as to why I believe
> > Ted is wrong, first of all it would take too long and secondly I don't
> > want John to get all embarrassed :-), you're a pretty smart guy Malc,
> > observe and you'll soon figure out why a lot of people appreciate John,
> > like most of the guys who used to run in his league
> I don't doubt that he's a decent enough chap, most people are within their
> own circle of friends, but there are ways to present oneself and ones
> opinions on a public and international forum in a much more diplomatic and
> coherent way, that are rather less likely to start a flame war. It's an
> important lesson that more people should learn.
I never once claimed that the USA was "the best". I am merely
concerned about a valued (by me) tradition that is going to be
completely eroded away.
I am honestly not sure how less ambiguous I can be about the subject
at hand.
I think Toyotas are probably very fine automobiles, and the few
Japanese I've met and know are fine people. That is not the issue.
But it's my job... I'm old, don't take that away from me.
I know how to behave (and I haven't put my elbows on the table or
picked my nose at the dinner table in almost a year).
That's quite accurate. :)
> > I hate Toyota. I wouldn't own one for nothing. Period.
> > I drive a chevy that would blow the doors of a toyota. Its a chevy
> prizm to
> > be exact. Toyota can't match it, much less beat it.
> Yep, that's redTed beat for sure - killer blow...
> > NEENER-***IN-NEENER!
> You get turned down for the post as negotiator in Iraq again, John?
:)
> <snip>
> > And Goy, I don't take sides, I'm on MY side. Unlike redTed however, I don't
> > bear grudges, and I appreciate what you're trying to do.
> Fair enough, I'm not on a mission to make the whole world appreciate
> John Simmons, first of all that's impossible as we all know :-) and he
> really could care less, but on the other hand, people have been handing
> out "labels" that simply don't fit, labels that should be saved for more
> important issues
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> http://www.theuspits.com
> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--
So while you were sitting on your arse munching hot-dogs and watching
daytime chat shows, the Japanese were working hard and playing harder.
Bastards. Don't they have any respect for American culture ?
> > I do bear a grudge against him, as Malc pointed out. It has nothing to do
> > with anyone in this group. He knows what went on and so do a few others,
> > they just play hear no evil etc....
> Maybe they really don't care enough to get in on either side ?
> > Cheap shots are all I've got here. He took his a while back and then ducked
> > for cover. So I'm entitled to mine now. If he wants to clear the air in some
> > way, then I'm all for it. But I think we all know what the real J.Simmons
> > is like and how he will respond to this.
> Probably not at all, he has stated several times he believes apologizing
> is a sign of weakness, you don't expect him to go back on that do you ?
> :-)
Ted has never done anything but attacked anything I've said, no
matter what the subject might be. He doesn't do it because he wants
to provide insightful comentary, he does it simply because it's me.
I honestly don't know what his real name is, so I don't know if I've
ever done anything to***him off on purpose (before he showed up
here), but since I've kill-filed him, the only thing I see is when he
makes a complete ass of himself in replies to someone else.
Hmmm... I don't mind revving what the engine can pull, but the ergonomics of
the pedals and gearshift are such you have to make too big a movement for
the speed you have to perform it at.
Also, all the stick in the world won't help you jack if you can't tell how
much of it you are using at any given time.
Heh... while ago a guy named Brian Short announced here he was too tall to
fit a Caterham R500, which I thought was quite ironic too, but nobody picked
up on that it seems.
Anyhow, as a fellow owner of a sporty Nissan 3-door hatch (on of those real
life compromises you come to regret pretty soon after making them), I have
to disagree with both of you.
It's not too bad... once it takes its set in a corner it's quite progressive
and predictable, neigh forgiving. It's just vague and fairly unresponsive on
turn in/direction change. It's very hard to make an educated guess at how
aggressively a particular corner can be driven (compared to other cars I've
driven).
That said, it's not hard to get yourself out of trouble due to it's basic
understeering nature, so it's not too dangerous to drive it in a "banzai"
way (which, in a way, is very Japanese). It's just quite embarrassing to
ride out the "plough" and not very refined.
Drive a Lotus Elise or even a mark I Golf and get back to me.
Jan.
=---
Who are you and what have you done with John Simmons??
;-)
Malc.
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One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
Anybody want to explain the bait to redted? Nevermind, I'll just leave here
in my blazing Chevy prism and keep redted guessing in the nissan jap dust.
On second thought, I'm throwing you back in redted and fish with a smaller
worm.
grub
> > > I hate Toyota. I wouldn't own one for nothing. Period.
> > > I drive a chevy that would blow the doors of a toyota. Its a chevy
> > prizm to
> > > be exact. Toyota can't match it, much less beat it.
> > Yep, that's redTed beat for sure - killer blow...
> Apart from my car being a Nissan Almera . And I doubt very much that a
Chevy
> Jizm with it's "
> a.. Feisty 1.8 Liter 16-valve engine" (or whatever it's called) could blow
> the dust off it, let alone the doors.
> http://www.rogerpalmen.com/prizm.htm This ????????
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