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Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com> Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of Engine-Cars Date: 4 Nov 2024 18:46:43 GMT Lines: 20 Message-ID: <losj4jFjm3iU1@mid.individual.net> References: <pan$96411$d204da43$cc34bb91$1fe98651@linux.rocks> <zXTUO.37476$9Rk4.27666@fx37.iad> <loipieF4jcjU2@mid.individual.net> <vg1dko$2unm0$1@dont-email.me> <Qo8VO.760590$_o_3.245873@fx17.iad> <loklfdFd8tuU2@mid.individual.net> <cB9VO.262982$WXO8.111479@fx13.iad> <lold9rFgohbU1@mid.individual.net> <4b10d0c4-11a6-65e6-c8a3-0e10e24a3998@example.net> <loncl7Fpr5vU1@mid.individual.net> <vg65lv$3vbsp$3@dont-email.me> <lonp5dFrlokU1@mid.individual.net> <vg7dni$9l7r$3@dont-email.me> <loq1n3F7u0kU1@mid.individual.net> <vgahpa$ul44$12@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net zUxUJXWjIYU0QzOijl2lHwuSvpchr54iyaMDT01fb8adUH+Sjl Cancel-Lock: sha1:ywhVRqURgYUJCbh2G39hkXkMxgg= sha256:dziYaQ5M/gWvt9TdJzIc1PyVNhX/u3iLx4rjLzyu8no= User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Bytes: 2270 On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:21:46 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > In the end the European market pretty much kept out US cars and vice > versa. The Japanese didn't have such a big home market so they went for > it big time. Sound reliable cars loaded with nice toys. It took a while. It was the early '70s when we went to Quebec city on our honeymoon. On the way up I was cruising at 90 to 100 mph in the Lincoln while my bride napped. Quebec city is probably the closest thing to an old European city you can find in North America and a Lincoln (5400 lb behemoth) wasn't quite suited so I rented a Dodge Colt, a rebadged Mitsubishi. When I exceeded 25 mph my bride made very strong suggestions about slowing down. A few years later a friend borrowed a Honda when her Saab was feeling ill. She described it as driving two motorcycles loosely strapped together. Forward about 10 years and when I went into a Honda dealership I had the feeling they were trying to decide if I was worthy.