Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RN>>> My Mercedes is a 4-cyl.
 RW>>> Sad...really sad.

 RN>> Why is that?

 RW>> I find that a 4 cyl car leaves a lot to be desired.

 RN> If I were 20 years old, I would agree.  (-:

It's not the age that makes the difference, it's the mentality.

 RN>> This MB has a little over 191k on it and runs like a jackrabbit.

 RW>> That makes my 94k mile Z28 run like a stripped-ass ape! Wanna race?

 RN> That has to be a rhetorical question.

Think about it and there won't be any question about it.

 RW>> Don't mention superior gas mileage either.

 RN> I'm doing alright.  My only gripe is I have to use premium gas, i.e.,
 RN> 93 octane.

MPG?

I was headed for Illinois to see my mother on her birthday when my friend
Andrew told me that he was packing up for a trip to see his mother in
Minnesota. I was taking the Z28, he was taking his 94 Nissan (v6,
auto-overdrive - Altima?). We started out together and he thought he could
go past the gas station that I'd have to make a stop at. I kept on going
for as long as he did, then when he pulled into a station for a fill up I
did too. The Z took .23 gallons more than his Nissan, both getting the
same mileage out of a 15 gallon tank. Coulda pushed him over with a
feather that day. Then I told him I'd like to drive over the speed limit,
which cause his Nissan to burn more gas while the Z was slumbering along
at 1800 rpm doing 70mph.

 RN>> It doesn't have the overpowering V-8 the Mark VIII has, but for the
 RN>> driving I do, it is more than adequate.

 RW>> So were Model-Ts back in their day. Then along came 1932 and
 RW>> changed it all.

 RN> (-:

 RW>>> You could probably get the specs from Engel, if they still exist.

 RN>> They do.

 RW>> Lobe seperation angle, lift and duration...

 RN> I believe anyone could get the specs if I spelled Engle correctly.
 RN> (-:

So you did a google already.

 RN>>> Did you like that last picture I sent?

 RW>>> The one that said; The L.A. Zoo has an African lion, the White
 RW>>> House has a lyin' African 8^) yeup.

 RN>> Did I send the one with the black smoke coming from the White House
 RN>> chimneys?

 RW>> Yeup.

 RN> Glad you liked them.

I've got a couple from my BIL that I'll send along one of these days.

Burma Shave type.


         R\%/itt


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