In a message dated 7/2/03 5:14:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
John.Deikis@med.va.gov writes:
> Rick, you don't have to go back to the '70's to be "out of it" with a
> "furrin" car in Michigan. Shortly after I moved here in '91, my small town
> paper had a news item on somebody's Toyota pick-up getting vandalized right
> on Main St-- in front of the UAW hall. And they wouldn't let me into the
> newly forming "old car club" because the bylaws read "cars of American
> manufacture, build prior to 1970."
I drive through Michigan north to south at least once a year, and I'm always
surprised by how few foreign cars one sees on I-75. The farther north you go,
the more American cars and, particularly, trucks there are. I've gotten the
evil eye in a Honda, a VW, an Audi and a BMW going through those parts, but
when we take my buddy's Explorer or Durango, we fade into the scenery.
However,
regardless of what I'm driving, Michiganders will NOT give up the fast lane,
which leads to folks swooping around to the right through slower traffic to
move up a few spots in line at a time. PITA and dangerous, too. On the plus
side, I cruised by a Michigan State Trooper up there a few weeks ago with the
cruise set at 93 mph, and he didn't even blink. My kinda place, even if they
hate me for what I drive!
Chris Eck
59 Bugeye
99 M Roadster
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