Subj : Re: PLANET-DISSOLVING TROUT IS HEADED TOWARD EARTH! To : alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise From : Anybody Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 09:44:14 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise In article , "Fozzi" wrote: > "Keeper of the Purple Twilight" wrote in message > news:FgNYe.19129$tB5.12622@okepread06... > > In article <230920051811183340%anybody@anywhere-anytime.com>, > > Anybody wrote: > > > >> Not much use if you've got a card that must have a minimum payment each > >> month, but otherwise ... I could use a new computer, and a Ferari would > >> be nice. ;-) > > > > Ferraris? Blech. I hate 'em. > > > > I hate all fancy cars, really. Cars are for driving, and that's it. If I > > had one of those super-deluxe cars I would be afraid to even take it out > > of the garage, lest it get dented, hit, breathed on or looked at wrong. > > until you've actually driven one you just wont understand, it shares a > status with series 3 & 5 BMW's, e-type jag's & 50's bentlies (and i beleive > cadillac, but i cant speak from personal experience for cadillac). the car > is so brilliantly designed, the suspension so perfectly balanced, the > interior so lovingly constructed, and the drivers comfort so comprehensively > considered that they are a genuine pleasure to drive (and not necessarily at > high speed, although with the ferrari the car doesnt really come into its > own at under 80mph) the difference between these and your average gm or ford > is like the difference between a 5 star hotel and an 'about to be condemed' > trailer park. Porsche on the other hand are extremely over-rated (mind you > only outside of germany, the germans are often amused by the rest of the > worlds obsession with this car for which they themselves have no romantic > illusions), the motor is very good, but the rest of the car is crap, the > suspension is almost non-existant, this car is actually hard work to drive > even at moderate speeds, the interior while far from tacky, hasnt got the > touch of class of the above mentioned cars, and frankly little thought is > given to the drivers *needs* let alone comfort. > > all that said though, i do understand, and largely agree with your point. It greatly depends on the model - just like everything else, some Ferraris / Porsches / Lamborghinis / Toyotas / etc. are better than others, and some are plain awful. :-) .