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Date: 29 Jul 2001 16:44:30 -0700
From: nutmeggernopsameja.com (Nutmegger)
Subject: Re: 9-5?


Ok, third time trying to post this! Marc Escuro says... > Amazingly enough, I've never driven a Vette. I"ve never even sat in >one. (Same with Porsches.) I've rode in a Porsche, felt like I was sitting on the pavement, but it was fast. > >> I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is a mountaineer? > > Mercury Mountaineer. Mercury's version of the Explorer. :) > OH-h-h! No wonder I didn't know what they were! :) >>> YOU can't believe it stopped in time?? *I* can't believe it. >> Yeah, you must've been watching your rear view pretty closely. > > What I do remember is a 5 series passing me on the highway. Then I felt >my car start to slip. I let go of the gas, but it was too late. I started >spinning. For a while, it felt like I couldn't pull out of the spin. But I >was able to (somehow). I'm curious, do you remember if you turned into the spin? When it happened to me, that is what I did before I swung it around. I did not even really have time to think about it either. >I skidded perpendicular to the mountainside and >gently slammed into the mountain (no damage). I did a 180 and stopped inches from the bridge. >I hear screeching and I see >the headlights of a white suburban inches from my car. You are lucky, suburbans are not known for their braking ability. > Well... I got a 2001 SAAB 9-5 SE for my loaner. Beige interior, black >exterior. I definitely noticed the difference between the Aero and the SE. >The handling just wasn't there. Why was that? Did speed make a difference? Was there more play? >The acceleration definitely was lacking. That is understandable. >And it didn't feel as solid as the Aero. The 30HP and a tighter suspension >and a few other sport tweaks really differentiates the Aero!! I wonder how >different the extra 20 HP and better seats make the 2002 Aeros. I saw an Aero like yours (minus the fin) yesterday in Rhode Island. > Oh don't get me started on baseball. Damn Giants can't even win a game >against the Rockies.... (grrr) I like baseball, but I haven't followed it for a while. I'm a Red Sox fan (Of Course!) Is it okay to admit that this season? >> I've found the college stations are the >> best. > > HAHA... College radio stations around here have a range of about 100 >feet. > I can also drive through our state in two hours. :) >>> Noooo... Chicago is a better town, I think. >> Maybe I need to spend more time there than a week in a hotel room. I know so >> many people who love that town. > > HAHAHA!!!! If the hotel is a good one... Why not just stay in the >hotel! :) Oh sure, as long as my every whim is taken care of. ;) <Dream On!> > >>> But, IMHO, no city can compare to San Francisco. >> I'd love to live there also for a while, I just kind of breezed through. > > Yeah. Too much to do in SF. I had the best sourdough bread ever in SF. > >> You leave your heart there? :) >> That's nice, really. >> I've been to quite a few also, but keep coming back to Bean Town. > > Hahaha!!! We'll see about Boston. My boss is determined to send me to >a management program at harvard for a month... A month! Aren't you going to miss your car? Try to go in October it is beautiful then (Indian Summer) or May when everything is blooming. >At least after the dot.com >slide is over (assuming my company survives). Gotta find more funding. :( Sorry, can't help with the funding, but your boss could always sell his 4M home. :) ~J~

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