OT: Cheap cars (was: 1%...)

From: Bill Gunshannon <bill_at_cs.scranton.edu>
Date: Wed Aug 1 10:12:56 2001

On 31 Jul 2001, Iggy Drougge wrote:

>
> I saw a Volvo 740 on the cover of a car mag today which accelerated faster
> than a Porsche 911.

I remember when the BMW 2002tii was acclaimed the fastest accelerating
car in the world. What they didn't tell you was that if you actually
drove it that way the engine was only good for about 10K miles. Older
ones used to smoke more than ford Escorts!!

bill

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