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From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 11:56 (Cross posting deleted, automatically) "Bj�rn Helgason" <gosinn(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:bca2467e-aec4-454b-bb1c-88b0b22fb246(a)d27g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... On 13 Feb, 06:26, cl...(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: > On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:19:12 -0800 (PST), jr92
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 11:56 (Cross posting deleted, automatically) "ACAR" <dimndsonmywndshld(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:29895689-6e87-472b-973e-e55dd96ae790(a)k41g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... On Feb 10, 11:13 am, "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote: snip > Toyota CURRENTLY is in the midst of the widest ranging world wide recall, > ever since the various governments around the world enacted legislation to > REQUIRE auto manufactures recall their dangerous vehicles. > snip I thought Toyota's goal was to be number one...and so they are!
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 11:57 (Cross posting deleted, automatically) "Canuck57" <Canuck57(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:stAdn.78203$JE2.21(a)newsfe09.iad... > On 12/02/2010 3:43 AM, Bj�rn Helgason wrote: >> On 12 Feb, 02:17, Canuck57<Canuc...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
From: jim beam on 13 Feb 2010 12:13 On 02/13/2010 08:34 AM, clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: > On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:56:14 -0800, jim beam<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> On 02/12/2010 10:00 PM, clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: >>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:37:14 -0500, Hachiroku ????<Trueno(a)e86.GTS> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:54:44 -0500, clare wrote: >>>> >>>>>> And the emissions and safety requirements are different, too. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeff >>>>> Not to forget, how many countries would you need to drive through to >>>>> cover the distance from NYC to Detroit - much less from Tampa to Seattle >>>>> or Bangor Maine to SanDiego?????? In Britain it's pretty hard to drive 100 >>>>> miles in a straight line. In most of Continental Europe it is the same. >>>> >>>> >>>> But I sure would love to drive the road Princess Grace got killed on >>>> driving down into Monaco... >>>> >>> Some beautifull curvy roads where the european style cars come into >>> their own. >> >> indeed. >> >> >>> American iron makes poor rallye cars too. When I was ralllying in my >>> (relative) youth we had a 1972 Renault R12.. >> >> awesome. but that was one ugly looking car. when i was in europe, i >> remember seeing some dude with a renault 3.0 v6 in an r12. bet it was >> fun to drive! >> > > UGLY, yes, but it would outhandle just about anything I could put it > up against, and the suspension soaked up the WORST roads.. With the > 1300 engine it was underpowered, but the handling ballanced things > out. what was the suspension config? and didn't renault have some sporty versions of their 1300 engines? the r110 had some good outputs at that capacity iirc. >> >>> On the rough roads of central Africa the American cars would not have >>> stood up well either. Killed my '67 Peugeot too. The '49 VW stood up >>> pretty well, considering!!! >> >> i always thought these were fun: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:220505_simca.jpg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alpine_A110_1600_-_001.jpg > -- nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 12:37
(Cross postings deleted, automatically) "jim beam" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:ZeWdndJ5VqenQOvWnZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net... > On 02/13/2010 08:33 AM, clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: >> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:48:54 -0800, jim beam<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> |