[DeTomaso] NPC: automotive journalism and manual transmissions

[Sean Korb]

If his next car isn't a Pantera, I don't know what can be done for his
narcolepsy.   :)

On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:23 PM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/23/14 17 36 25, spkorb at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> I might learn to live with paddle shift.  I tried one out in a
> Maserati 7 or 8 years ago and I remember thinking "I could really get
> used to this"!
>
> But the pedal makes me feel like I'm actually operating the machenery.
> No replacement.
>
>
>>>>In related news, I read in the paper that an owner of a new Tesla S got
>>>> so bored behind the wheel of his glorified golf cart that he fell asleep
>>>> because he had nothing to do, and killed a hapless bicyclist.
>
> So naturally, Rip Van Tesladriver did the only reasonable thing--he sued
> Tesla for making the car too boring and uninvolving to drive, and claimed
> they are responsible for the fact he fell asleep behind the wheel!  True
> fact!  The case is working its way through the system right now....
>
> Mike (Shakespeare was right about "The first thing we should do is....")



-- 
Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso