Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:13:25 -0400 From: "Rob Guenther" <robertguenthernospamatico.ca> Subject: Re: Which one of these cars are the safest, and which one should I get?
Ah, interesting thing to know - were they ever there own company? :-). "Scott in Florida" <NotInThisLifetimenospam.ucan't> wrote in message news:ase1d0ha6hvalip2nijdavhse3i9e9lh69nospamcom... > On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:52:38 -0400, "Rob Guenther" > <robertguenthernospamatico.ca> wrote: > > >To correct you about Seat's, they are Spanish VW's to be more accurate, as > >they are owned by VAG (Volkswagen Auto Group) and all their cars used VW > >frames. > > Maybe now...but not when I lived in Spain (early 70's when Franco was > dictator). > > Seats were Fiats at the time. > > Franco imposed a 100% duty on any foreign car imported into Spain at > the time. He allowed us American's to import one car of our choice > duty free...if we swore we would not sell it to a Spaniard. > > > > > >I've been in Portugal, which is the neighbouring country, and no one in my > >family found it scary to drive there, or be driven around. > >"Scott in Florida" <NotInThisLifetimenospam.ucan't> wrote in message > >news:h7bvc09d9ug63otju97ll1u4rrsing6255nospamcom... > >> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:38:45 +0100, David Taylor > >> <djtaylornospamoot.com> wrote: > >> > >> >> I owned one in Spain and drove it all over Europe. Now that is a good > >> >> place to drive a BMW. > >> > > >> >I was taking a US visit down an English country lane (single track) at > >> >the usual and legal 60mph, the knuckles were going white on his hands > >> >and he asked "is this a two way street?" (street not really being the > >> >right word but that didn't matter), > >> > > >> >I said "sure!" > >> > > >> >He said "what happens when someone comes the other way?" > >> > > >> >To which I said "well, we try and miss each other!" > >> > > >> >:) > >> > > >> >Add the usual 90 degree first/second gear corners and *that's* what > >> >makes for an enjoyable drive. > >> > > >> >It's interesting to note the level of interest and discussion about roll > >> >over accidents. I can't think of that being a major issue at all in the > >> >UK. Is that down to stiffer suspension, smaller, lower cars instead of > >> >the prevalence of SUV's? Or just that people don't tend to be T boned > >> >at large intersections in the same way? > >> > > >> >David. > >> > >> When I lived in Spain working for NASA, we drove Seat's(Spanish > >> Fiat's) as company cars. My very first day, 4 of us got in one...they > >> put me in the suicide seat...and off we went! > >> > >> Spain at the time (and I expect now, too) had rock fences on the roads > >> we traveled on. Looked like a single lane road. > >> > >> Soooooooooooo we come racing around a corner and the biggest f'ing BUS > >> I've ever seen comes right for us. I have NO idea how we missed him, > >> but all the guys were laffin! Welcome to Spain they said...LOL > >> > >> I had a ball in my BMW. > >> > >> > > >
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