OT: Saturn or Saab

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Iworked with a guy who put a wing on the rear of the car that would lift a 
747. He traded that in for a Camaro. (Yes he's 19 and still sprouting pubic 
hair).
In Weshester County NY, Mercedes rule the road. they are bigger, heavier and 
have the money to pay a GOOD lawyer...
Up here in the boondocks NY, its SUV's and Sport Utility Vehicles...

Julie


>From: "Erik La Celle" <lacelle@frontiernet.net>
>To: "List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: OT:  Saturn or Saab
>Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 22:24:05 -0500
>
>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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