And here I've been thinking for almost 50 years that the charm of the British
roadsters is their ability to go around a turn without slowing down. John
James H. Nazarian wrote:
> May I add to that list of delights the drivers who don't slow down for a
> turn! They obviously neither carry a goldfish bowl in the car, nor do they
> drink coffee whilst they drive. They mostly, but not all, appear to be
> between 16-21. Smooth! Could be I've been witnessing passenger door lock
> testing.
>
> Jim
>
> Max Heim wrote:
>
> > Rocky Frisco had this to say:
> > >...
> > >It makes me wince when some lady speeds
> > >right up to the stop sign and stands on the brake at the last possible
> > >minute, with a car full of kids and groceries, never even considering
> > >that the brakes might fail.
> > >...
> > >I don't whiz through intersections
> > >unless I can see they are clear and nobody is approaching in an
> > >intersecting trajectory, or completely blocked by stopped traffic.
> >
> > I just have to say I am in complete agreement on both points. And it
> > seems that current high-performance, ABS-equipped braking systems only
> > encourage the former practice. Around here the grocery-getting and
> > kid-schlepping is frequently done in Volvo S70s, BMW 740s, Lexus GS400s,
> > etc, all at a high rate of speed. I remember my grandmother had that bad
> > habit, but she was driving a drum brake Plymouth Valiant -- max V and max
> > G were both considerably less.
> >
> > IMHO...
> >
> > --
> >
> > Max Heim
> > '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> > If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> > it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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