on 1/27/03 3:55 PM, George M. Anderson at george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Finally, I want to repspond to this before I get back to see if I still have
> a life..
>
> I myself, prefer a stick in most cases. Thankfully, so does my wife:>)
>
> My '86 Jeep's a stick. Her '84 Toyota's a stick. Our big Dodge Ramasaurus
> van is an auto - wouldn't want a stick there.
>
> Our 'nice' car is also a stick. And here's the interesting part - can anyone
> ID this car from this info? There's a free 350/2.8 in it for the winner*.
>
> It's a 2001, American car. First time these guys have put a stick in a car
> since 1951. Mine is one of < 1/2 of 10f the 120,000 or more of these cars
> sold. A real rarity. Not a real fast ride, but a real sweet one.
>
> OM content - I have a picture of the car taken with Olympus camera.
>
> George
>
>
>>
>> JT wrote:
>>> In a somewhat (at least) similar vein, I wonder how many users
>>> of OM prefer to stir for themselves? (manual tranmission vs.
>>> automatic)....
>>
>> My preference definitely is to have three pedals on the floor
>> and a shifter in hand. (What's the middle pedal for?) However,
>> both Geo Metro mashers (SUVs) are equiped with the normal
>> mind-numbing automatics. "Oh, was there a car sitting in that
>> parking spot? I guess I didn't see it. Hope I didn't scratch
>> my differential--I hate scraping tinfoil out of the u-joints".
>>
>> OM content: I did take a few pictures of my RX-7 before selling
>> it. <sniff, sniff> I really want one again... You just can't
>> downshift a slushbucket like you can in the RX-7. Coming down
>> from speed ("slight" violation of the federally recommended
>> maximum highway speeds) you whip the revs up and hit the next
>> lower gear. The simultaneous sounds of tires smoking and 8500
>> RPM is sooooo sweet. It sounds better in the convertable than
>> the hardtop.
>>
>> Not quite as sweet sounding as a Cobra being downshifted from
>> high speed, but sweet enough.
>>
>> AG-make mine red with gray leather interior-Schnozz
>
> * Yeah, right! :>)
>
Lincoln LS....?
Let me know if you need the address to mail the 350/2.8 <g>
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|