I must agree with Gary- The Focus is excellent. My
hubby purchased me a beautiful little ZX3 for my
birthday. I love it. And it goes! The new Mini is
nothing to sneeze at either! Oh the M
roadster-fabulous-maybe we can sell the house!
Miss Kiti Chicago, USA
--- Gary Player <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, here's a thread I just couldn't let pass by. .
> .
>
> The Ford 012C is a scam. Mark Newsom pulled one
> over on Ford. There is a
> very wicked "Christmas card" making the rounds of
> the automotive design
> community titled "0IC and UC2" with a picture of the
> "Fiat Safety Car"
> concept from the 60s. The 012C is a line for line
> reproduction of that car.
> I think Marky Mark got himself in too deep when he
> realized that designing a
> car wasn't the same as a coffee table, and he got
> desperate the night before
> his book report was due. Every "innovation" that
> car purports to
> demonstrate, like pillarless suicide doors, a flat
> floor, removable seats,
> etc. is only so much rehash. If it weren't orange,
> and the seats weren't so
> nice there'd be nothing to look at.
>
> Hate to admit it but the Focus is a very good car.
> Still, the Opel/Vauxhall
> Astra is the best looking of the Focus/Golf/Xsara
> cadre, although VW has
> hands-down the best interiors for the money (just
> pull on the assist
> grips--they're DAMPED for goodness sakes!)
>
> For seat-of-the-pants fun, few things beat a Lotus
> Elise. $45,000 and you
> don't even get a radio, but listening to the engine
> at 120mph is more fun
> anyway.
>
> The Audi TT is an incredible piece of design, not
> just the shape but how the
> pieces come together. My favorite part is the
> unbroken arch from the rear
> quarter to the tailight to the bumper.
> Breathtakingly pure.
>
> The Saab 900 is the best all-around
> practical-with-cache' vehicle.
> Scandinavian design, a luxury car with a hatch!
> Although I admit (hi
> Robert!) the Volvo S40 is bringing back some sex
> appeal to their cross-town
> rivals as well.
>
> Lastly, the BMW M Roadster is fun in a very brutish
> way. Just trust me, an
> engine that big needs a little more wheelbase. The
> rear end keeps wanting
> to be first through the intersection.
>
> All this talk has me very psyched for next weeks
> International Auto Show
> here in Motown.
>
> Gary Player
> Detroit, U.S.A.
>
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