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<DIV><FONT size=2>With you there. One of the things I hate about modern
cars is that they are so 'competent' aka boring. Our daughter had a new
MINI and if it hadn't been for the scenery going past the window I wouldn't have
known we were moving. I blame the manufacturers for reducing the driving
experience to that of sitting on a sofa watching TV, and of drivers paying the
same amount of attention to their driving. Time and time again car shows
where they have any number of modern exotics the presenters occasionally get
into a classic and rave about the experience. One of the things
that surprised me with the ZS180 on a test-drive at launch in 2001 was
just how involving it was. It'll have to go one day, and I'll be
sorry when that happens.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"> Why,
you (didn't) ask, would I own cars like that? Because they're quirky and fun.
So further to the point; Valuable by its very nature is a subjective term. Its
dynamic, and I love dynamic systems.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>