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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above 110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere* ![]() === Want to try again with another imaginary possession? The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such vehicle. He owns nothing. The IRS would seize any substantial asset for back taxes. That's why the house is in Karen's name. |
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On 5/24/2015 11:23 PM, Username wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/23/2015 11:51 PM, Username wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/23/2015 6:44 PM, Califbill wrote: Keyser Söze wrote: On 5/23/15 1:16 PM, Califbill wrote: Keyser Söze wrote: On 5/23/15 11:37 AM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Fri, 22 May 2015 19:45:49 -0500, Califbill wrote: Keyser Söze wrote: Got talked into a test ride today in a 2015 Corvette convertible (don't ask) at a dealership while I was waiting for something else and was impressed and disappointed. I was impressed with the car's get up and go and its cornering abilities...very nice. I was disappointed with the seeming hugeness of the car from the exterior and the relatively tiny passenger space inside. I was disappointed with the garishness of the interior, and the fit and finish of some items. I didn't like the seats all that much, and I thought the car rode, well, hard. The sticker price on the car was $80,000. Dunno what it might sell for... Be this has what to do with boating? Hey it is an overpriced chunk of fiberglass, with an oversized engine, sold to people with an over riding desire to boost their self esteem. Sounds like a lot of "performance" boats they sell. Lots of cars are overpriced. At least the Corvette is fun to,drive. Have a friend with a new vette. Says ease up to 90 mph and it goes in to 4 cylinder mode and averages 46.5 mpg. Car ride hard? How many soft riding cars handle worth a crap. I know you won't understand this, but there is a difference between a firm-riding car and a hard-riding car. Also, there are plenty of cars that are fun to drive. Oh, and your friend is bull****ting you about getting 46 mph at 90 mph while the car is running on four cylinders and, even funnier, you believe it. Of course you know all. Very aerodynamic vehicle. Does not take a lot of power to maintain speed. Oh, I wasn't disputing that half a Corvette engine could drive the car to 90 mph. That's still more than 200 hp, right? The bull**** is the miles per gallon claim. I suspect the car's computer is confused by the shutdown of four cylinders and is reporting three times the MPG the drivetrain is actually producing. I think it measures fuel flow, so hard to be confused. I don't understand why anyone would be interested in 48 MPG running on half the engine in a performance oriented car like a Corvette. Then again, I wouldn't want a Corvette. I've driven three. The first (and probably the best that I can remember) was an early 1950's model .. can't remember if it was a '54 or '55, but I know it had a six cylinder engine. I was only 16 years old and the owner of the garage I worked at in the summer had it in storage. He got it out one day and let me take it for a spin. The second was a mid 70's model. Horrible. Handled terribly, shook, quaked and knocked the fillings out of your teeth. The third was a new one that I test drove about 3 years ago when half thinking of getting another toy. Much improved but still did nothing for me. By far the best performance orientated vehicle I've ever owned was a 2002 Porsche 911/996 twin turbo. 450 hp, six speed manual transmission, all wheel drive and still got 18 mpg around town and 22-24 mpg on the highway. The ride was firm but not harsh and it handled like it was on rails. Best engineered automobile I've ever driven. I had to get rid of it though. If I had kept it much longer I would no longer have a driver's license. Wasn't the M5 easier to run too fast? Both the Porsche and the M5 were too tempting to run too fast. That's why I wouldn't have a license today if I still had either of them. The M5 was fast (500 hp) but lacked the "feel" of the Porsche and was far too complicated and computer dependent for it's own (and the owner's) good. For sports/performance cars of this type I am not a big fan of automatic, sequential transmissions. The M5 would shift automatically or you could control shifting manually using the stick or the paddles. Still wasn't the same as the Porsche with a conventional 6 speed and clutch. As far as pure acceleration the Porsche was faster. The biggest difference was in normal, around town driving. The M5 felt like a stiffly sprung BMW 535 but at 30-40 mph the Porsche still felt like a sports car. My current tow vehicle is an ML550. The X5 50i I replaced was like your Porsche and the new car like the M5 - a very different "feel". It's the only thing I don't like about it but there is a significant difference. I notice it immediately if I hit an off ramp just a little faster than I'm used to. As far as speed, I'm lucky to be in an area where 80 is the norm so as long as I'm not the fastest on the road, I'm fine. The police here seem to really like to target the new-generation pony cars anyway. Speaking of pony cars ... I had a new (in 2008) Mustang "Bullitt" for a while. Long story as to how I happened to acquire that one. It was a surprisingly fast and good handling car. Not in the same league of the BMW M5 or the Porsche but at about 1/4th the price not bad at all. |
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On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above 110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere* ![]() === Want to try again with another imaginary possession? The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such vehicle. Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping through Calvert County at 110 mph! -- Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner behavior causes problems. |
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On 5/25/15 8:26 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above 110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere* ![]() === Want to try again with another imaginary possession? The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such vehicle. Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping through Calvert County at 110 mph! Would that be you towing your tinny motel room down Route 4 towards the Navy Rec Center? Do the rest of the campers there, some of whom are not white, know you are a racist? It's not a great idea to drive at excessive speeds through the county, but, hey, you're an exceptional guy, so...go for it. |
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On 5/25/2015 8:26 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above 110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere* ![]() === Want to try again with another imaginary possession? The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such vehicle. Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping through Calvert County at 110 mph! What will we ever do for entertainment when Krause kicks the bucket? -- Respectfully submitted by Justan Laugh of the day from Krause "I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here. I've been "born again" as a nice guy." |
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On Mon, 25 May 2015 08:26:36 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above 110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere* ![]() === Want to try again with another imaginary possession? The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such vehicle. Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping through Calvert County at 110 mph! === Unsafe at any speed. :-) |
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