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   micky to bashley101@gmail.com   
   Re: What terminology means a soft ride?   
   27 Nov 20 13:11:35   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 27 Nov 2020 09:24:02 -0800, The Real Bev   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 11/27/2020 07:13 AM, Jon Voight wrote:   
   >> On 11/27/2020 9:02 AM, micky wrote:   
   >>> I don't need a new car now but I will and I want to understand   
   >>> terminology.   
   >>>   
   >>> I want a car with soft ride so I will not feel the bumps.   
   >>   
   >> You can't beat an '83 LeBaron Town & Country for style and comfort.   
   >   
   >My 88 Eldorado had a nice unbumpy ride, but it tended to wallow in   
   >mountain driving.  I sent it to the wreckers because it tried to kill me   
   >once too often.   
   >   
   >Throttle problem, apparently unfixable due to parts no longer being   
   >available even at local wrecking yards.  Yes, I had witnesses.   
   >Fortunately it had good brakes.   
      
   There was an Eldorado convertible for sale when I bought my Buick   
   Centurion, in 1980, but I thought it would make me look too fancy.  It   
   needed repairs to maybe.  I sort of wish I'd bought it.   
      
   Maybe it would have killed me.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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