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On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 20:15:07 -0800, Kip C. Anderson <kcariocom> wrote:
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>Joel Garry wrote in message ...
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>>Note that even Lotus went to a V8.
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>They had to.  US safety regs. and all of the 'nicey-nice' stuff that the
>consumers with the money were demanding added so much weight to the cars
>that it just wasn't practical to use a 4 cylinder anymore, but they still
>had to slap a couple of compressors on . .
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>Now when somebody stuffs one into the Elise we'll have something!

It's too early in the morning, but isn't that front wheel drive?  More
power and front weight might be a negative.

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>>It's certainly fair to say that modern inducted engines are more reliable
>>than older normally aspirated engines.  It may not be fair to compare
>>modern V8s to older V8s in reliability.  I find that Saturn commercial
>>about the 300K car that only had the drivers seat go bad... suitable for
>>tabloid TV.
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>These ads mostly appeal to the people who think of the automobile as a
>utility, unlike most of the rest of us who also consider it a source of
>entertainment and a hobby.

Yeah, that's why I support public transportation, heck I'd take a train
to work if I could, save the bucks for serious fun!

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>Sorry, I'd never buy a Saturn because of ads like that among other reasons.
>I suppose I hardly qualify as part of their target market though . . .
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What, no rigid leering rictus-like religious smile?

:)

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>Kip C. Anderson
>kca at rio dot com
>91 Impulse RS AWD Turbo @ 17 psi
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>P.S.  'How do you get the smell of fear out of the passenger seat?'
>

Well, they keep advertising this Febreze stuff on TV...

Funny, this reminded me of years ago, I bought my then-girlfriend an old
VW with aftermarket seat covers, and our golden lab went nuts trying to
dig out something he smelled in the passenger seat - we never could figure 
out what...

jg
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