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  1. Tom Sherman said:
    Colin Campbell said:

    Jack Sprat wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jss/canaan/broken1.jpg
    http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jss/canaan/broken2.jpg
    http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jss/canaan/broken3.jpg
    http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jss/canaan/broken4.jpg
    http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jss/canaan/broken5.jpg

    It's not like a true Texan to cry over a little thing like this! Cowboy
    up!

    Oh, and it's a mountain bike - they all do that, I think. That's why
    I've never ridden one....

    Sabotage by He Who Must Not Be Named?

    No, no, the damage is due to too many whipsnake carcasses hitting the
    down tube.

  2. Quoted message said:

    A Muzi at [email hidden] wrote :

    Quoted message said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Ben Micklem said:

    It's OT, but your information is out of date. Aston Martin was bought by
    consortium earlier this year:
    http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/224445/

    oops. thanks.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

  3. Quoted message said:

    A Muzi at [email hidden] wrote :

    Quoted message said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Ben Micklem said:

    It's OT, but your information is out of date. Aston Martin was bought by
    consortium earlier this year:
    http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/224445/

    oops. thanks.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

  4. A Muzi said:


    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

  5. A Muzi said:


    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

  6. Chalo said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

    Not Tauruses, Contours. Both the Contour and the Jaguar X-types (And
    the Mercury Mistake, er, Mystique) are designed around the Ford Mondeo
    platform.

  7. Chalo said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

    Not Tauruses, Contours. Both the Contour and the Jaguar X-types (And
    the Mercury Mistake, er, Mystique) are designed around the Ford Mondeo
    platform.

  8. Chalo said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

    Yes. Have you been inside one since Ford bought them? Same cheesy
    plastic everywhere interior, too. Att the same price I'd almost
    rather have the Contour, at least everyone that looked at me wouldn't
    immediately write me off as being a bit slow. Damn shame too, they
    used to be really nice cars to look at, sit in and drive (though they
    were always a bit of a PITA ownership wise).

  9. Chalo said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

    Yes. Have you been inside one since Ford bought them? Same cheesy
    plastic everywhere interior, too. Att the same price I'd almost
    rather have the Contour, at least everyone that looked at me wouldn't
    immediately write me off as being a bit slow. Damn shame too, they
    used to be really nice cars to look at, sit in and drive (though they
    were always a bit of a PITA ownership wise).

  10. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Quoted message said:
    Chalo said:

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Quoted message said:

    Yes. Have you been inside one since Ford bought them? Same cheesy
    plastic everywhere interior, too. Att the same price I'd almost
    rather have the Contour, at least everyone that looked at me wouldn't
    immediately write me off as being a bit slow. Damn shame too, they
    used to be really nice cars to look at, sit in and drive (though they
    were always a bit of a PITA ownership wise).

    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning
    sometimes included rewelding broken bits, for example the master
    cylinder mounts. 'Exciting' has many variants as does the threshold for
    'PITA'. Fun, fast car IMHO!
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

  11. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Quoted message said:
    Chalo said:

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Quoted message said:

    Yes. Have you been inside one since Ford bought them? Same cheesy
    plastic everywhere interior, too. Att the same price I'd almost
    rather have the Contour, at least everyone that looked at me wouldn't
    immediately write me off as being a bit slow. Damn shame too, they
    used to be really nice cars to look at, sit in and drive (though they
    were always a bit of a PITA ownership wise).

    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning
    sometimes included rewelding broken bits, for example the master
    cylinder mounts. 'Exciting' has many variants as does the threshold for
    'PITA'. Fun, fast car IMHO!
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

  12. "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning
    Andrew Muzi

    Interesting, which region?
    -tom

  13. "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning
    Andrew Muzi

    Interesting, which region?
    -tom

  14. Quoted message said:

    "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning

    Tom Nakashima said:

    Interesting, which region?

    SCCA finals at Road Atlanta (Braselton) late '70s, early '80s
    (bicycle mechanics are not available in-season, but spare welders are a
    handy thing to bring along with a Lotus)
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

  15. Quoted message said:

    "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning

    Tom Nakashima said:

    Interesting, which region?

    SCCA finals at Road Atlanta (Braselton) late '70s, early '80s
    (bicycle mechanics are not available in-season, but spare welders are a
    handy thing to bring along with a Lotus)
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

  16. email hidden said:
    Chalo said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

    Yes. Have you been inside one since Ford bought them? Same cheesy
    plastic everywhere interior, too. Att the same price I'd almost
    rather have the Contour, at least everyone that looked at me wouldn't
    immediately write me off as being a bit slow. Damn shame too, they
    used to be really nice cars to look at, sit in and drive (though they
    were always a bit of a PITA ownership wise).

    Just like the contour/mondeo/mystique.
    Beautiful to drive, particularly the loaed V6 - but a pain to service.
    Kinda like a '90's version of a Rover TC.

    --
    Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

  17. email hidden said:
    Chalo said:
    A Muzi said:

    Can I then assume that any Ford vehicle, like a Focus, will be
    as quick as an Aston Martin, sleek as a Jaguar and as tough as a Volvo?
    All Ford-owned, right?

    Have you noticed how much some of the new Jags look like Ford Tauruses
    wearing cheap Halloween XJ6 costumes?

    Chalo

    Yes. Have you been inside one since Ford bought them? Same cheesy
    plastic everywhere interior, too. Att the same price I'd almost
    rather have the Contour, at least everyone that looked at me wouldn't
    immediately write me off as being a bit slow. Damn shame too, they
    used to be really nice cars to look at, sit in and drive (though they
    were always a bit of a PITA ownership wise).

    Just like the contour/mondeo/mystique.
    Beautiful to drive, particularly the loaed V6 - but a pain to service.
    Kinda like a '90's version of a Rover TC.

    --
    Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

  18. "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning

    Tom Nakashima said:

    Interesting, which region?

    SCCA finals at Road Atlanta (Braselton) late '70s, early '80s
    (bicycle mechanics are not available in-season, but spare welders are a
    handy thing to bring along with a Lotus)
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

    I remember the Lotus Super 7, my favorite cars to watch on the
    track. San Francisco region in the early 80's with my 65 Shelby
    Cobra.
    -tom

  19. "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning

    Tom Nakashima said:

    Interesting, which region?

    SCCA finals at Road Atlanta (Braselton) late '70s, early '80s
    (bicycle mechanics are not available in-season, but spare welders are a
    handy thing to bring along with a Lotus)
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

    I remember the Lotus Super 7, my favorite cars to watch on the
    track. San Francisco region in the early 80's with my 65 Shelby
    Cobra.
    -tom

  20. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...
    > I used to crew for an SCCA Super Seven long ago whose pre-race tuning

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Tom Nakashima said:

    Interesting, which region?

    Quoted message said:

    "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    SCCA finals at Road Atlanta (Braselton) late '70s, early '80s
    (bicycle mechanics are not available in-season, but spare welders are a
    handy thing to bring along with a Lotus)

    Tom Nakashima said:

    I remember the Lotus Super 7, my favorite cars to watch on the
    track. San Francisco region in the early 80's with my 65 Shelby
    Cobra.

    Greg Meeker would have loved to see that Shelby Cobra!
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    www.yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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