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Date:         Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:43:06 -0800
Reply-To:     t <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
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From:         t <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Its Frydaye...howmany remember the Karmann Ghia "sportscar"TV
              commercial?
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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> The Ghia is not a sportscar. Neither are Corvettes, Trans Ams, Vipers or > Nissan 300ZXs (and the only car mentioned here with any sportiness, or any > pretension to handling ability at all, is Japanese). They are what can be > called "personal coupes". > > A sportscar is a Porsche, MR2, NSX or Countach etc. Or (yech) MG or Lotus.

Perhaps you can explain why in your opinion a Corvette is NOT a sports car, while a MR2 is. Now we don't build many sportscars here in the states, but a 'vette must certainly rank among them. While I don't care for them personally, there are a lot of Porshe drivers who have eaten crow in the hills around here challanging 'vettes made after 1982.

tim o'brien


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