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Re: Car-o-Scope (pointless fun)

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Subject: Re: Car-o-Scope (pointless fun)
From: "L G" <boynigel@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 09:36:24 +0000
>How strange, I got an identical description to Mike, although my car
>recomendations were a little different:

And I got the same description as Mike-a risk taking,left side of the brain, 
cheap, snob-and different cars suggested!

Laura G.

>1. Dodge Colt Vista - just had a look at one of these on the net - quite
>possibly one of the ugliest cars I have ever set eyes on, not over my
>dead body!
>2. Peugeot 505 - ok, but largely dull, my aunt owns one, 'nuff said
>3. BMW 2002 - I could see myself in one of these, although you can't take
>the roof off :-(
>4. AMC Jeep - These look fun!
>5. Volvo 244 - it's a box on wheels, safe, reliable and with styling
>borrowed from a lada.  Certainly not fun like my Spitfire!
>
>After careful consideration I think I'll stick with the Spitfire!
>
>cheers
>John
>
>--- Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com> wrote:
> > In article <005601c1db73$ef97a7a0$1900a2c6@anne>, Anne Garren
> > <algarren@main.nc.us> writes
> > >Me too :)) Can't wait to see what comes up...
> > >
> > >Anne
> > >
> > >
> > >>OK, I've just done the same test.   I'll report back to the list with
> > >>the results when they appear.
> >
> > OK, here are my results (with my comments interspersed in brackets):
> >
> > You certainly are a bit of a nut case, aren't you, when it comes to
> > taking chances (well, at least compared to other Triumph Spitfire
> > owners). Calm down. CALM DOWN! It's not the end of the world, for
> > heaven's sake. And nobody is asking you to change anything about who
> > you
> > are. We'd never do that. Go ahead. Jump off a cliff if that's what
> > makes
> > you happy. But, if this is really what you are, you're gonna have to
> > change vehicles.
> >
> > (Surely it takes someone who is prepared to take chances to drive a
> > Spit?)
> >
> > OK, there's frugal--and then there's cheap. And you're cheap.
> >
> > Your motto is probably something like, "Waste not, want not." Heck, if
> > it was good enough for Benjamin Franklin, why not you?
> >
> > Pay no attention to what others are saying behind your back. Who cares?
> >
> > (Of course I'm cheap.   Why would I have bought a GBP1300 sports-car if
> >
> > I wasn't cheap?)
> >
> > Gee, this is interesting. Car-O-Scope has determined that you are a
> > person who is quite concerned with status. And yet, you're driving a
> > Triumph Spitfire.
> >
> > (I don't understand why this is a problem.   Given the fact that I am
> > obviously cheap, what more high-status vehicle could I drive for the
> > money?)
> >
> >   Other Triumph Spitfire drivers just aren't as much of a snob as you
> > are. We're going to have to do something about this, now aren't we?
> >
> > My dear, it appears that other Triumph Spitfire owners just don't care
> > as much about their cars as you do.
> >
> > (I simply don't believe this.   If you don't care for your Spit at
> > least
> > as much as I do, it rusts away...)
> >
> >   You're going to have to lighten up on this if you insist on driving a
> >
> > Triumph Spitfire. But, since this is probably a basic character flaw
> > and
> > therefore unchangeable, you probably will have to buy a new car to get
> > your carma in balance.
> >
> > Have no fear, Car-O-Scope is here to save you from a life of misery,
> > depression and hemorrhoidal flare-ups.
> >
> > (Spitfires give you piles?   Really?   I hadn't noticed...)
> >
> >   Through a secret and proprietary process (patent pending) the
> > official
> > car-o-scope has determined that your psychographic and demographic
> > profile is far more compatible with the following vehicles: some of
> > these suggestions might surprise you. But try to keep an open mind.
> > It's
> > quite possible that the car-o-scope has discovered some hidden and/or
> > repressed aspects of your personality.
> >
> >   1. Isuzu Trooper II
> >
> > (Over my dead body.   The biggest, ugliest, most futile 4WD in the
> > world?   Get real.)
> >
> > 2. Peugeot 505
> >
> > (Well, yes, I've fancied one of these ever since I first drove a
> > colleague's a few years ago.   But they aren't cheap!)
> >
> > 3. Nissan King Cab
> >
> > (What's that when it's at home?)
> >
> > 4. BMW 2002
> >
> > (God, no!   There is absolutely no comparison between my beautiful
> > open-top Spitfire and this goggle-eyed brick on wheels.)
> >
> > 5. Dodge Colt Vista
> >
> > (Never heard of it.   Is this the American name for a Mitsubishi Colt?)
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