Re: Removal of a MK1 dash & speedo

[thescirocco@juno.com]

I clocked you at 70.
"I would have hit 90, but you stopped me".
Have you been drinking?
"Yeah, I'm horny too, wanna suck my..."

On a serious note, as far as excuses, one morning in a Virginia court
room, I saw at least 5 people claim that their speedo was off and they
got reduced fines.

Peter

On Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:00:51 -0700 (PDT) Anthony Pelletier
<vwnuts@yahoo.com> writes:
> I guess you have an excuse when you get pulled over
> 
> "NO, Sir I don't know how fast I was going." 
>  You really didn't know-just don't mention that you
> speedo has been pegged since your driveway.
> 
> --- Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > No.
> > 
> > It was verrrrry easy to nail the speedo on these
> > cars.
> > 
> > Due in part to Ralph Nader's efforts, most cars sold
> > in  the U.S. during this period (early 80's) came
> > with
> > 85mph speedos. I forget what the rationale was, but
> > I
> > think it came down from some Govmt agency. 
> > 
> > Surely, it was absurd.
> > 
> > --- Ewan Hopkins <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> > > They were that slow?!?
> > > 
> > > >>> Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com> 21/10/99
> > 16:17:09
> > > >>>
> > > 
> > > > 1980 & 1981 (all) had 85 mph "Ralph Nader"
> > > speedos.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >
> >
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