Laura-
Saturns and Cavaliers aren't real sedans- they are bastard econo boxes
intended to shrink humanity into the smallest thing possible!( Triumphs are
pleasurable cars for driving!) A real sedan is a pre 90 Caprice or Impala,
Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Mark Series, etc. These cars handle and respond
similarly to pick-ups, probably why the transition is, for me, no problem.
With all these front wheel turkeys, and smaller and smaller crap(tv, cell
phone, on-star, center console between two minimal bucket seats, etc) filled
mini boxes, I have already decided I will have nothing to do with the
ownership of any new car(with the exception of a Chrysler Sebring LXI
Convertible, or the new Jaguar XK series convertible. Only ones appealing in
the least!) I have already sent Chevrolet a nasty-gram to that effect(owing
to some poor customer service on their behalf!)
Give me rear wheel drive, points, condenser, and myself as the computer, and
I am happy. I refuse to own any car I can't work on in the happiness of my
own little world,
I am also suspicious of all the electric junk in these cars today- "On-Star"
is truly a remote activated transponder with satellite triangulation.
Anybody with a desire and access can track your every vehicular movement,
without your even knowing. The same with "Easy-Pass" to a more limited
extent. Who is to say that there is not a transmitter chip wired into the
newer computers for such purposes anyway? How would you know? No computer,
no chance. Americans have given away their freedom of movement in the name
of supposed convenience. I'm not in the least a conspiracy theorist, however
I do have my suspicions about the way big business does things...
Suffice it to say, on the original thread of our discussion, that better,
more realistic driver training on all levels is badly needed. Put them
through it in the biggest vehicle possible, and yell in their ears. Have
trainer cars come at them for accident avoidance lessons. Go real world, and
a new crop of good drivers may appear. Currently,. it is some guy in a small
car with magnetic stickers proclaiming him a driving school are how they try
to teach. Never works well.
Off the rant platform for now,
And, yes, I have decided to go with red(Ford has a great red on the 98 Cobra
Mustang that would look wonderful on the Herald!)
Scott
:)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Gharazeddine" <Laura.G@141.com>
To: "Laura Gharazeddine" <Laura.G@141.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
"Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: Seatbelts & Bumpers
> >A car will only respond as you tell it to- I agree any person who
>
> rushes up
> >and jams on the brakes is an idiot- but we don't need a Pick-up
>
> license-
> >just better training, and more cops to ticket the idiots. And we
>
> need all
> >drivers to exercise circumspection- you are responsible not only
>
> your own
> >vehicle, but for those vehicles around you as well!(NJ traffic
>
> law requires
> >this responsibility)
>
> But, driving a regular, average sedan *is* different from driving
> a big truck or SUV-a vehicle which is so much bigger, and heavier
> and with a different center of gravity. 'Drivers' are barely
> trained to drive a *car*, let alone a truck. Most people
> (emphasis-most) just don't realize how much more power that big
> Siverado or whatever your choice is, has as compared to that
> Saturn-and are woefully over their heads. Having driven a couple
> of different trucks (one BIG and the other not so much so) this
> summer, the driving skills are different. Being up high and able
> to see (and intimidate smaller vehicles) doesn't equal
> understanding of the machine and ability to control it in all
> situations. Even if one went to drivers school and learned on a
> Chevy Cavalier, and were good in that training, it doesn't mean
> that person can drive a truck or SUV without extra training. The
> only way people are going to get that extra training is if there's
> a different license for those vehicles specifically. (Just as
> there is for motocycles.)
>
> I still think Motorcycles=motorcycle license; car=car license;
> trucks and SUVs= Truck/SUV license.
>
> I'd bet anything that if this were the law, we'd see a drop in
> truck/SUV involved accidents in a pretty short time.
>
> I don't even want to get into the issue of more police-where we'll
> get them from, how we'll have funding for them, etc. etc. etc...
>
> >Scott(waiting to see how he looks in his small red Herald-
>
> soon...)
>
> Red? Thought it was going to be blue?
>
> Can't wait to see how you look in it too-cause it would mean it's
> done! (As done as a British car can be! ;-)
>
> Laura
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