Saturn or Saab

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

well in texas, the trucks are in any lane doing 90 in 60 zones, contractual
or not... be warned.

driving the rocco in texas is an inetresting "feeling" when you never
experienced it before.

Patrick

=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: Erik LaCelle [mailto:lacelle@frontiernet.net]
=>Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 2:31 PM
=>To: List; ATS - Patrick Bureau
=>Subject: Re: Saturn or Saab
=>
=>
=>Actually, I would like to visit Texas since I've never been before.
=>Been on the east coast from Florida to New Brunswick, Michigan,
=>Ohio,Wisconsin, etc, but TX is so big and different from those areas, I
=>feel compelled to make the trip at some point.
=>
=>Here, the pickups are pretty docile.  The biggest complaint about them
=>is they somehow manage to wander into the fast lane (never intending to
=>go fast, of course) and then get stuck there because everyone is passing
=>them on the right and they're too timid to switch lanes again unless
=>they have 800 yards before the next approaching vehicle.  Contractor's
=>trucks can fly, if it's a company truck....
=>
=>----- Original Message -----
=>From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
=>
=>
=>> dude you should never try to drive in texas,
=>>
=>> Ford, GM, and Dodge pickup truck (not to mention the 1 ton twin wheel
=>3500
=>> series truck) drivers
=>> are far worst to be afraid of because they perform everything you
=>said, but
=>> with a 6 horse trailer and at 90MPH.
=>> hehehe.. saturns, they are too busy didging the truck to be worried
=>about
=>> them, and last time I saw a saab, a 3500 had ripped a new arse on it
=>with
=>> its "indestrutible big ass full fledge rammming bumper+steel grill
=>that
=>> would take a 10ft thick wall at full speed on).
=>>
=>>
=>> Patrick (in texas.. a rocco is really a small car on the highways
=>around
=>> here... why I have enhanced brake system and have over 400w of
=>european high
=>> beams, not to mention 310w of regular driving beams.)
=>>
=>>
=>> =>-----Original Message-----
=>> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Erik La Celle
=>> =>Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 9:24 PM
=>> =>To: List
=>> =>Subject: OT: Saturn or Saab
=>> =>
=>> =>
=>> =>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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