Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 02:26:19 GMT From: Marc Escuro <mgescuronopsam.com> Subject: Re: 9-5?
On 7/29/01 4:44 PM, in article 3e7970be.0107291544.27919868nopsaming.google.com, "Nutmegger" <nutmeggernopsameja.com> wrote: > Ok, third time trying to post this! You have to stop using Windows. :) > I've rode in a Porsche, felt like I was sitting on the pavement, but > it was fast. There are a lot of Porsches at work, but I don't know the people who own 'em, so I can mooch a free ride somewhere. :) >> Mercury Mountaineer. Mercury's version of the Explorer. :) > OH-h-h! No wonder I didn't know what they were! :) HAHAHAH > I'm curious, do you remember if you turned into the spin? When it > happened to me, that is what I did before I swung it around. I did > not even really have time to think about it either. I turned in the direction of the spin in order to pull out of it. But it was hard to get the wheel to turn that way... Especially when everything happens in a blink of an eye. From that point on... I was going to make sure that any car I got had traction control standard. >> I skidded perpendicular to the mountainside and >> gently slammed into the mountain (no damage). > I did a 180 and stopped inches from the bridge. Wow... A 180. So you were facing the opposite direction. I'm glad I was able to do a 360. Actually, a 450, since I ended up doing another 90 degree spin. >> I hear screeching and I see >> the headlights of a white suburban inches from my car. >> You are lucky, suburbans are not known for their braking ability. YUP!! >> Well... I got a 2001 SAAB 9-5 SE for my loaner. Beige interior, black >> exterior. I definitely noticed the difference between the Aero and > the SE. >> The handling just wasn't there. > Why was that? > Did speed make a difference? > Was there more play? It was a very noticeable handling difference. Turns that I could make at 30-35 mph, I wasn't quite making. There wasn't the control I had in the Aero. The pick-up also wasn't there. It's peppy, but not a match for the Aero. Also the tires probably make a difference too. Going from Aero to an SE was a disappointment. :) > I saw an Aero like yours (minus the fin) yesterday in Rhode Island. Aaaaah.... A black one, huh?? I met a guy who had a silver Aero without the rear spoiler at a Chevron gas station. He took one look at my Aero and said, "I'm getting myself a spoiler... That looks nice!!" We had a laugh. >> Oh don't get me started on baseball. Damn Giants can't even win a game >> against the Rockies.... (grrr) > I like baseball, but I haven't followed it for a while. I'm a Red Sox > fan (Of Course!) Is it okay to admit that this season? The BoSox aren't doing too badly. 3.5 behind the Yanks. >> HAHA... College radio stations around here have a range of about 100 >> feet. > I can also drive through our state in two hours. :) True. Can't do that in California. If traffic's bad, you won't be able to go through the Bay Area in 2 hours. :) >> HAHAHA!!!! If the hotel is a good one... Why not just stay in the >> hotel! :) > Oh sure, as long as my every whim is taken care of. ;) Well, I spent a few nite's in Chicago's Knickerbocker Hotel. It was VERY nice. :) >> Yeah. Too much to do in SF. > I had the best sourdough bread ever in SF. Yeah... I guess SF's spoiled with really good sourdough. ;) Actually, SF has some of the best food in the country, IMHO. (No wonder I'm gaining weight...hahahaha) > A month! > Aren't you going to miss your car? Oh yeah. -- Marc Escuro mgescuronopsam.com http://home.att.net/~bryesquire "...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much..."
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