At 8:43 PM -0800 18/12/06, William Brewer wrote:
> Well my thread about getting a modern car has run its course.
>These things really get off on tangents. I think that it ended up
>with unions & short sighted US car makers.
>
> Without admitting guilt or mental illness, I have been driving
>a modern car for the last few months. I bought a low miles, all
>original, enthusiast maintained Mercedes 300 turbo diesel wagon. It
>is a 1985, which makes it the last car MB built that was owner
>repairable. I love the barn door sunroof, the comfort, the working
>heater and the way it feels as I drive it. I even enjoy doing the
>minor maintenance. My kids nicknamed it "Clanky". I named it Coeur
>de Fer (Heart of iron).
> My commute to my new job (Burt Rutan & Scaled Composites!)
>takes me at high freeway speeds with icy roads and crazy drivers. I
>feel much safer in the Merc than I was feeling in my Mini Cooper
>(1974) or my TR3A. They can wait until spring.
> I still want an Elise!
WOW!!!!! What a job. As a long time EAAer (Homebuilt aircraft
assoc) I have followed Burt's career for a long time. It is really
neat to "kind of know someone" who works at Scaled Composites!!!
I agree on the Elise!
John
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John A. Wise
Glendale, AZ
Email: 60TR3A@cox.net
1960 Triumph TR3A
Commission No: TS80422L
http://members.cox.net/60tr3a/index
1977 Porsche 911S
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