I've had the same thing happen to me in parking lots, with cars as well as
those !@&^%$#! glorified trucks. Always puts a big grin on my face!
Rob Robinson
CSP 67 2000
Roanoke, Va
-----Original Message-----
From: Teddy Seidenfeld <teddy@stat.cmu.edu>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 1:01 PM
Subject: How one Roadster takes on six SUVs
>Fellow Roadsters,
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>I recall that about a month ago there was a thread here about the general
>abuse that SUVs are creating on the road, especially for Roadsters and
>other 2-person-sized vehicles. Perhaps the following brief anecdote will
>give guidance how to begin to balance the scales.
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>I work at Carnegie Mellon U. and park my '69 2000 in a 3 story garage that
>is integral to our athletic stadium. Two of the three stories of the
>garage are inside, under/against the stadium seating, with the third level
>open, roof level parking. The indoor garage area is exposed concrete,
>typical for such proletarian edifices. That's where the story takes place.
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>Apparently we don't charge enough tuition, or else we are too generous with
>our (non-faculty!) salaries, as there are some half-dozen new SUVs
>regularly parked inside. These new SUVs have a security device that is
>sensitive to vibration, I'm guessing. My 2000 exhaust produces exactly the
>right frequency! As I drive by, one after the next, the SUVs pay homage to
>my Roadster with a full chorus of horns and sirens!
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>On days when I'm particularly lucky, I find a vacant spot next to one of
>these new beasts. The added proximity (and for good measure, a quick rev
>to 3500 rpm) gets the neighboring SUV into a higher level of security panic
>with added lights and more frantic noises.
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>The symphony last 15 seconds after I turn off the engine. Pure joy!
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>Teddy
>SRL311 08018
>Pgh. PA
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