TTAC Contest Winner Announced

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

Ladies and gents, we have a winner for our giveaway of “ Icons and Idiots” by Bob Lutz.

Our winner is Chris Archer who sent us this story

I think I deserve to win the Bob Lutz book because I will appreciate reading it but I don’t have the necessary disposable income to purchase it. I am a 24 year old Navy submarine veteran and currently sell new Ford/Chrysler products at a dealership in rural northeastern Michigan. I have been enamored with automobiles since a young age. This fall I will be taking advantage of the GI bill to attend Michigan Technological University. After I graduate I would like to continue to work in the auto industry. I follow your site religiously. To prove I’m a true lunatic/enthusiast please reference the attached picture of my daily driver 1993 Saab 900S. Very respectfully, Chris Archer

Nicely done, sir. We thank you for your service and hope that you enjoy your book. And your Saab.

Derek Kreindler
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  • Cjarcher Cjarcher on Jul 04, 2013

    Thank you for the book! I would've picked it up earlier but I've been putting all my cash into the Saab. It is the last year of "classic" 900 production other than some convertibles sold as 1994 models. The c900 is longitudinal fwd with the engine mounted backwards and the transaxle underneath, hence the long front overhang. Aggressive front weight distribution will be good during the winters at MTU. The c900 was also the last Saab produced without outside design sourcing (other than the Triumph derived motor).

  • Porschespeed Porschespeed on Jul 07, 2013

    In which Putz finally admits that," I'm not even an eyah-jokah"... Talk about who killed American cars and our auto industry, he's up there with 'Hardley capable Earl'...

  • El scotto Dale Carnegie had his grandkids do some upgrades?
  • El scotto Work it backwards. How many people use Tesla Super Chargers: Primary Charging Point - this is my normal charging station; Secondary charging station - at a retail location or planned on trips, Rarely or Not at All.
  • FreedMike Some clarification would make sense here: Tesla is laying off the team responsible for BUILDING NEW Supercharger stations. Apparently the ones already being built are going to be completed. The folks who maintain the current network are apparently unaffected. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/tesla-layoffs-supercharger-team.htmlAlso, many other other manufacturers are switching to NACS in the upcoming years, and some of those companies are already providing Supercharger adaptors for their non-NACS vehicles. Some Superchargers can already accomodate non-Tesla vehicles with a built in adaptor called the "magic dock."Given all this, my guess? They're trying to maximize utilization of the current system before building it out further.
  • Dartman Damn Healey! You can only milk a cow so many times a day! Don’t worry though I bet Flex, 28, 1991, and all the usual suspects are just getting their fingers warmed up!
  • FreedMike Your Ford AI instructor:
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