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OT: Saturn or Saab



Well, I spose a Saab driver's car isn't made from Tupperware.  :-)  How
about those damn BMW drivers...

Mike

Erik La Celle wrote:
> 
> It seems to me that each auto manufacturer attracts a certain type of
> personality to its vehicles.
> 
> I find the general pool of Saturn drivers to have somewhat of a chip on
> the shoulder and willing to race anything apparently without any
> knowledge of what they are competing against (for example:  Porsches and
> Corvettes are _faster_ than a stock Saturn for any of you Saturn owners
> out there who might happen upon this rant.  No, really, I'm not
> kidding!).  My old Jetta with 86 hp, maybe 90 with the head to tailpipe
> exhaust, was faster than all of the early ones but can get beaten by a
> new/newer Saturn if the driver is any good.  (which almost segs in to
> the question for you all, but I haven't slammed Saab drivers yet).  One
> last thing about Saturn drivers:  They can look you straight in the eye
> and switch lanes anyway with only 8.5" clearance.  Why?  because that's
> their exit.  They wait until there is no more than 42' until the exit
> and decide it's time to cut over 2 lanes, driving on the striped median,
> narrowly missing the barrier and exiting.
> 
> Saab drivers?  A Saab driver may do the same manuever, except for one
> fundamental difference:  they are completely unaware of the fact (or
> worse, don't give the slightest damn) there are other people on the
> road.  The only reason they haven't died in a bad wreck is 100% reliance
> on the defensive skills of other drivers and a good deal of lady luck.
> Blinkers, signs, pavement markings and  traffic lights are of no use to
> a Saab driver -- a little bit too "pedestrian" for their tastes.  Let
> the common folk pay heed, not them.
> 
> Oh but, interestingly enough, should someone like you or I manage to
> offend one, watch out!  They will chase you down to Mexico if they have
> to, to pass you/prove a point/give you the finger/whatever.  When this
> happens I smile, because I was able to help a fellow driver in a Saab
> recognize there was at least one other driver on the road besides
> him/herself.
> 
> OK, so which driver sucks worse?
> Erik L
> 
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