Ian

The round window said it was Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:05:40 +0300,so Ben
Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> grabbed his blunt crayon and scrawled:

>Ian <spam@ukrm.net (really address ian@ukrmREMOVETOMAIL.net)> wrote:
>
>>The round window said it was Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:16:52 +0300,so Ben
>>Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> grabbed his blunt crayon and scrawled:
>>
>>>I *could* buy one tomorrow. They're very cheap here, and I have the
>>>liquid funds available. Does that answer your question?
>>
>>It does, so if you rate the car so highly, why not then?
>
>Frankly, because I'd rather pay off the mortgage.


Good answer, same reason why I've still got the TVR, rather than a 911
C4

>
>>>>Perhaps I'm more inclined to believe people that have driven
>>>>alternative performance cars to a Toyota Camry, when they say that the
>>>>SL55 doesn't handle.
>>>
>>>I'll wager that I've driven a wider variety of performance cars, in a
>>>wider variety of conditions than you have.
>>
>>I'd say it was a wager you'd lose, or it would be a close run thing.
>>I'd also wager I've put more hours in high performance cars than you.
>
>You might be surprised.

I might be, a story to be accompanied by a beer I think.

snip
>I said "I wouldn't have thought so". Unless you can get them from
>Hertz at the airport. Qatar doesn't need performance car hire firms:
>many, many people can afford to buy the cars they want.

Still a nice idea, I'm tempted to drop an email to driven/5th gear/top
gear, see if they're up for it.

I'm sure with some clarkson baiting, it might work out.

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