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Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
From: Dale <me(at)My.Computer>
Subject: Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:08:00 GMT
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On or about Sat, 20 Nov 2004 06:30:03 -0600, DaveInLakeVilla(at)webtv.net
(Dave in Lake Villa) wrote or did cause to be written:
>`After all, what sense is it to pay $65,000 for a `66 big block that any
>C5 can blow away`
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>If you think a half-second (or so) over a quarter mile is being `blown
>away`...then okay !
1/2 second is about 75 feet. 5 car lengths seems like a pretty good
definition of blown away to me.
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net>
Subject: Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 10:44:59 -0500
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"Dave in Lake Villa" <DaveInLakeVilla(at)webtv.net> wrote in message
news:12758-419F38CB-3(at)storefull-3238.bay.webtv.net...
> `After all, what sense is it to pay $65,000 for a `66 big block that any
> C5 can blow away`
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> If you think a half-second (or so) over a quarter mile is being `blown
> away`...then okay !
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It is, you name shifting piece of , ahh why should I go there? If a half
second was so unimportant they would only show the trap time in one or two
decimal places instead of three.
Plock, again!!
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Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
From: Fast1970Vette(at)webtv.net (dave)
Subject: Re: I dont get the c3 vs c4 values
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 13:10:13 -0600
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`After all, what sense is it to pay $65,000 for a `66 big block that any
C5 can blow away`
If you think a half-second (or so) over a quarter mile is being `blown
away`...then okay !
1/2 second is about 75 feet. 5 car lengths seems like a pretty good
definition of blown away to me.
ME: IF all youre going to do is drag race with it, then i suppose half
a second is important ; assuming that most of the time will be spent on
the street with either car.... half a second is about the blink of an
eye ---- and to that i say , so what ; on a 100 yard run from
start....you wouldnt even be able to feel the difference. Guaranteed !
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Title: Women drivers 'more likely to suffer parking stress'
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:09:08 +0000
Author: lucyhamshare
Its official, women are hopeless at driving. I know this will anger all those feminists out there, but unfortunately a survey of 4,200 drivers (men and women!) by insurance company elephant.co.uk has proved it. The survey found that female motorists are much more likely to suffer parking stress than men, particularly when someone else is watching them.
I’m afraid I have to agree with this survey. I am hideous at parking – I hardly ever reverse into a space, and if my boyfriend is in the car with me, I usually get him to park the car if it’s a particularly tight spot. And apparently I’m not alone, the survey found that women are twice as likely to ask someone else to park their car for them, and three-quarters admit that backing into a space is at times too tricky even when there is sufficient room. This compares to just 9% of men who admit they are useless at parallel parking and half who admit that reverse parking can be tricky.
Interestingly, earlier this year, the AA revealed that 34 per cent of drivers would fail on parallel parking if forced to retake their driving test.
Fortunately, many car makers, including Ford, Volkswagen and Mercedes, have wizened on to the fact that us girlies are useless at parking and have invented parking assist gadgets to help us out. Ford’s Parking Assist, for example, uses four ultrasonic sensors located in the rear bumper which are activated when the ignition is switched on and the reverse gear is selected. As the car is reversed the sensors detecte any obstacles behind the car and will alert a warning sound when the car gets too close. So if you own a Ford and you find yourself panicking at the thought of having to park your car, pop down to your local Ford dealer to find out more, and let those panic-stricken moments be a thing of the past and let’s beat those boys at parking!
More on: http://carsforgirls.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/women-drivers-more-likely-to-suffer-parking-stress/
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Title: Oranges at the Car Show
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:55:13 +0000
Author: seanhenricus
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More on: http://seanhenricus.com/2009/09/26/oranges-at-the-car-show/
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