Last car I rented was an escort. It wouldn't even hit 85 in the straights, and it had now power to pull it up the hills out west. I got passed by a Dodge pickup pulling one of those huge horse trailers!
Dave. '90 GLi On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Matthew Yip wrote: > Kris - quit renting Contours, go for the Escort instead. Whenever my > truck is in the shop (which is frequently since I race with my > service advisor), I've had opportunities to drive both cars in 4 > cylinder configuration. Both cars have similar hp ratings but the > Contour is 500 lbs or more heavier. > > --- Kris <[email protected]> wrote: > > Poor little Contour, must have looked like the dukes of hazard or > something. -Hey aren't you supposed to drive like that in a rental anyways? > > ===== > Matthew Yip > [email protected] > http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ > > '87 GTi 16v - x2 > '88 M5 > '99 F350 > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
