I have to give Porsche credit for this: the 911 is the finest handling
snowmobile I've ever driven. During that drive from Houston to Cleveland I
ran into an ice storm that lasted from south of Dallas all the way through
Ohio. In Tennessee I was plagued by a pick'em'up truck that kept whizzing
by at speeds far in excess of anything remotely safe. At every overpass
he'd slide on the ice, zipping into my lane a couple of times, getting stuck
on the roadside or median.
Meanwhile the Porsche never bobbled. But every time the idiot would unstick
his truck and come barreling down the highway, passing me again. He finally
slid sideways across an overpass and all the way down a slope to the
drainage ditch below where the truck gently tipped over onto its side,
ending any further adventures in endangering fellow travelers.
The 924 and 928 were far inferior bad weather handlers (a 928 fishtailed on
me merely negotiating a slow right hand turn from a stoplight on a damp road
- way too touchy) and lacked the true sports car feel of the 911. If I
owned a 911 I'd bring a rivet gun, duct tape and bungee cords for keeping
the bits together while having great fun driving.
Lex
===
From: Larry <Halpert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] OT - OK, I posted the vette pics, as requested
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:22:43 -0400
LOL yeah porche is known for that too. What wealthy people will accept just
to
display the proper nameplate on their car! It's obviously not the speed
that
they need.
Lex Jenkins wrote:
> Speaking of plastic, lemme tell ya 'bout the time I drove a new Porsche
911
> from Houston to Cleveland ... nah, let's not...
_________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at
http://profiles.msn.com.
< 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 >
|