Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 21:37:07 -0400 From: Bob <uctraingnopsamanet.com> Subject: Re: Mercedes smokes BWM/Saab/Volvo with better model names
On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:40:37 -0400, "blank" <marlinspikenopsams.nospam.com> wrote: >> >> What a shame Saab abandoned the zeroes; the Saab 9-5 should have been >> a 90000 and perhaps the 9-5 estate should have been a 900000 ! A large >> luxury Saab (7-series) could be a Saab 9000000 - very impressive. >> >> Johannes >Techically the Saab 9-5 should be called the Saab 59049 since it is really a >9 raised to the 5th power. > Yes, but if it's a 2 liter, you have to multiply that by 2, if it's a 2.3 liter, by 2.3 (then adjust for the curvature of the Earth based on your longitude/lattitude compared to Trollhatten, Sweden. Bob