Willie Wonka wrote:
> She claims she likes it better, but I think its the allure
> of the new one.
The Mazda 3 is a fine automobile, I would recommend a different set of tires,
however, to get the best out of it. Also, some KONI shocks and you'll be in
business.
> The Mazda has the wussiest horn
They do have nauseating horns. The MPV we had was really gutwrench. Nothing
like a Big-Honkin General Motors horn from the seventies. The USED to put the
horns near the grill where they made more noise too. One time, I put airhorns
in my Dodge Omni. Hehehehe
> (RI is well documented as the state with worst drivers in the
> country), or the stupid horn...
Wow. That's saying something because in my experience Maine drivers take
horrid to a whole new level. For example, you have a five lane road (two lanes
each direction and a center turn lane) and the rocket scientist ahead of you is
making a right-hand turn. If you are lucky, they will turn their turn-signal
on, but when making that right-hand turn, they will swing out all the way into
the center turn lane to "round out" the corner. IF you happen to be to their
left you will get your doors or quarterpanels dented.
Now, if you're talking New Hampshire, it is a strange dichotomy. Those drivers
are quite "obedient" to some of the rules of the road, (like speed limits and
stoplights), but other rules of the road are just guidelines for the visitors.
Here in Iowa, the drivers are almost boring in comparison. Our biggest road
hazard here is actually something big! Did you know that John Deere makes farm
implements so big that they can take up two lanes AND a shoulder. And these
highboy sprayers are a hoot. You can actually drive some cars under them. In
fact, one of our local ag. operations just got a brand new one that I think I
can fit my Jeep Grand Cherokee under. It is a good 2-3 feet wider and at least
two feet taller. These things are equipped with "auto-steer" and will
automatically drive themselves through the fields avoiding the plants by
keeping the tires between the rows. Just when you thought you've seen the
biggest implement, the next season, something comes out even bigger. Forty-row
corn planters? Those, btw, are planters with computer-controlled heads that
dynamically adjust seed rates and depth on a row-by-row basis. These "no-till"
guys hauling 40 row planters are sometimes
doing "single-pass" field work--inotherwords, they are pulling a ripper, AA
tank, and the planter all at one time. Those tractors are monsters.
AG
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