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Posted by James R. Baron (more from James R. Baron) on Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:02:21
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>All those folks expressing anxiety over what may have been done to there
>new SAAB in the few miles since it left the production line are obviously
>not acquainted with the experiences of customers who were lucky enough to
>be able to pick up a new Porsche at the factory in the late 60's. These
>lucky few were invited to watch as THEIR car was rolled off the assembly
>line by workers wearing gloves and carrying soft clothes to protect the
>wonderful (but soon to rust through from the inside) bodywork. Then along
>came the test driver, who got in, started the motor, and immediately reved
>it to the redline and kept blipping the throttle, holding the new (but
>already run in for an hour on a test stand) motor between 6000 and 7000
>rpm for what seemed to be an eternity (early Weber-carb 911's had no
>chokes or starter valves and had to be started and warmed by their very
>rich accelerator pumps). Then, after what was really only a minute or so,
>he shoved it into low gear, let out the clutch with a skillful balance of
>frightful clutch slipping and rear tire burning, and headed for the
>autobahn, touching the redline in every gear as he accelerated. Sometime
>later he would return, sign off on the paperwork that the car was indeed
>worthy of a Porsche warranty, and turn the car over to the new owner, who
>by this time probably had calmed from true hysteria into mere
>hyperventilation.
Jim Baron
The College of William and Mary
Department of Classical Studies
Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
USA
jrbarono39sdcx6spamx782wm.edu
(757) 221-2165
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