Date:         Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:45:07 -0800
Reply-To:     Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
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From:         Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Gas went up $0.13 a gal overnight what's up?
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Nah - I think some would drive big SUV's if they could but most of the
folks I talked to didn't want to maneuver something as big as our domestic
SUV through traffic, pay for gas, insurance, taxes, etc.

The US spec cars we had over there were not favored because their
performance - overall performance - was looked down on. I'm talking about
handling and brakes in addition to straight line speed.

Miss that place. Was the best 3 years of my bachelor life. Hoping to take
the family and move back for a few more years someday.

Alot of nice cars and such over there that would be wonderful to have over
here too but corporate America won't allow them here - based on statements
like - safety, glass, crash protection when in fact the Europeans lead the
US carmakers in some of those departments. Brainwashing is all it is.

Yes the market for them would be soft but I think given the opportunity to
have them the markets would open up as time passed.

At 10:34 AM 3/19/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Yeah and i hear they all drive Econo cars/deisel cars
>too.
>We must look like A-holes with our big SUV's
>
>Phil
>84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon"
>60' Morris Mini1340CC
>84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition--FOR SALE-FOR SALE-SE
>VENDE!!!!!!(Florida)
>AC, PS, 4spd. Super clean interior, Captains chairs,
>Rare removeable center bench seat for 6 passenger
>capability. Body has some rusty seams
>Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a
>conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru?
>
>
>
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Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee

ICQ# 5944649
scm9985@tntech.edu

'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion