A credit to my parents (among many); they turned everything into a “teachable moment”. A new addition to my vocabulary came with a lesson on the root word, and whether it came from Latin, or French or Greek. A new song came with a quick history of Manchester 80′s New Wave, or Delta blues. My allowance was paid after chores and before a lesson on budgeting. A new car magazine had to be read and not just scanned through for pretty pictures.
And so came one of the lessons that ended up changing how I viewed the world. I was in my early teens, and had just discovered Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities, when my father suggested I read Paul Fussell’s Class. “It’s even got some car stuff in there; he talks about how people buy SUVs to look like they’re rich enough to have a country home. Just read it. You’ll like it.”
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Truckducken - Clearly it was much more fun to write the review than to drive the car. Take from that what you will. We are amused.
olddavid - The picture you created was absolute, and probably exemplary. It brings to mind the description of the wives of “Goodfellas”. My...
danio3834 - “EFI *always* puts down more HP/TQ. ALWAYS”. Be careful with that always. All things equal, carburetors can make more power....
olddavid - I was impressed by the feel you conveyed to me of the totality of your experience in this tribute to ostentation otherwise known as...
danio3834 - “The real problem with very fast cars is that your gas mileage sucks..” It doesn’t have to. With modern engine...
danio3834 - Mid 8′s? That’s cute, but it still won’t run with the big boys.
olddavid - Absolutely on target comment, Ron B. The extreme positions on both sides are the wrong place to begin negotiations. The best interests of the business as a whole...
geozinger - I’d like to be back in one of those 70′s Polos again… I’d just like to be back in...
John Rosevear - It was warranted, or at least passable. Never mind him. Well done.
geozinger - As I recall, the car had some production variations compared to Japanese-sourced models, but otherwise satisfactory. However, that is not my point...