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   billvan@shaw.ca to Les Albert   
   Re: A question about some things that se   
   29 Mar 23 22:45:39   
   
   On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 5:16:37 PM UTC-7, Les Albert wrote:   
   > On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:15:12 -0700, Snidely     
      
   > >While I don't have a sports car like the one you showed in the AFCA    
   > >album, and my John Helmer hat is as long gone as my greek fisherman's    
   > >cap, I do like quickness in my car. Currently driving a compact    
   > >electromechanical thingy, but I haven't upgraded the tires (or the    
   > >brakes!) to feel comfortable at 90 mph.    
   > >(Not too be confused with the sort of small electromechanical thingy    
   > >often seen near Leisure World; I only drive one of those when    
   > >exercising horses.)   
   > My last sports car was the 1986 Mazda RX7. I presently have a Honda    
   > sedan (senior citizen size). All cars today can go fast, but why    
   > would you want to go 90 mph in any car? The cars may be up to it, but    
   > I don't think most of the the drivers are.    
   >    
   I have a Subaru Forester with a five-speed stick shift that drives like a    
   sports car. I got it because the passenger seat was at a good height   
   for my wife to climb in from her wheelchair, and the cargo space was   
   the perfect size for a folded-up wheelchair. But I love taking that thing    
   up a steep hill. It growls, it leaps, and then it purrs.   
      
   bill   
      
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