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From: philville dejazzd.com (philville dejazzd.com)
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| Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:06:42 -0800 (PST) | |
I can't remember a car that did not have some signifigance to me, but I really remember my "50" Chev Convt., ...... 3 on the tree......now there is one that I do want back, along with the interim 50 years. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 5:12 pm Subject: Re: [Ferrari] [Mgs] Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on Tuesday To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com> Cc: MGS <mgs [at] autox.team.net>, IPOG <ponton [at] yahoogroups.com>, ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> > Great list Murry. Instead of kicking Miatas (which only > happened on the MG list, BTW ;-) this whole thread started with > the most-fun-to-drive car comment. For me, it was an '89 > BMW 325iS. The worst of them all was a Phymouth > Arrow. Bought it new, broke a timing belt 3-weeks after > taking delivery. The car sat at the dealer for 3 months > waiting for parts. Never ran worth a flip after the > dealer's repair. Kept it only a year. Sadly, I was a > green kid and didn't know my rights with regard to defective > products. I ate the loss. > > So there you have it. From a guy with two Ferraris in the > garage, the best car I've driven was a BMW and the worst a > Plymouth (Mitsubishi). > > rick > PS: I really loved my Series II XJ6 too. > > > --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Murray Arundell <arundell [at] ghs.com.au> wrote: > > > From: Murray Arundell <arundell [at] ghs.com.au> > > Subject: Re: [Mgs] Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man > rambling on Tuesday > > To: "Steve" <temporarilyoffline [at] gmail.com> > > Cc: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>, "MGS" > <mgs [at] autox.team.net>, "IPOG" <ponton [at] yahoogroups.com>, > "ferrari" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> > > Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 4:03 PM > > Some standout non MG cars in my past, in no particular > > order:- > > > > Fiat 125s c/w close ratio 5-speed, twin cam motor, Abrath > > Wheels. My > > first real car. Loved it, thrashed it and eventually > > wrecked it. > > Should really buy another while I still can. > > VW Gold GLi. Lovely sweet cat, brilliant dynamics but I > > had warranty > > issues with dealer which soured the owning experience. > > Alfa 33Ti. Brilliant but flawed car. When it all worked > > properly and > > you were blasting through that mountain pass life was > > bliss. However > > these periods were interspersed with reliability and build > > quality > > problems. The day it was sold was a bitter sweet day. > > Glad it was > > out of my life, but there was that lingering feeling that I > > would miss > > it and I did. > > Jaguar Sovereign Double Six Saloon. Bought new and at the > > time "the > > best Saloon in the World". > > Holden Commodore SLE 5.0. (A GM product) Another one bought > > new. > > Fitted with a 308ci V8 and four speed gearbox. In 78 these > > were the > > bees knees in Australia. Went like the clappers, actually > > went around > > corners too. Had air-con and all the power bits and > > pieces. Flogged > > it unmercifully and nothing ever broke. It was a very > > satisfying > > drive. Sadly subsequent Commodores never quite cut it like > > this one > > did. > > 1963 Holden Premier. 179 ci six cylinder. My first > car, I > > loved it > > then, would love one now. > > 1977 VW Kombi Camper. Slow, evil handling and you could > > not kill it a > > stick. Cant pass one on the road today without wishing I > > still had > > it..... > > > > Murray Arundell > > Brisbane Australia > > > > 49 MG-TC > > 65 MGB-V8 (Historic Racer) > > 98 MG-F v.v.c > > 04 BMW RT1200 (only 2 wheels) > > 06 Peugeot 407 sv (Whife's Wheels) > > 08 Mercedes ML480 > > > > On 03/12/2008, at 12:07 AM, Steve wrote: > > > > > I've got a '91 E30 AWD model... I'll trade > > ya. > > > > > > - Steve > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Rick Lindsay > > <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hello Friends, > > >> > > >> As I drove in to work today in my '08 > > Mercedes C300, I finished a > > >> test. > > >> Over the past couple of days I have driven every > > car that I > > >> presently own. > > >> There are six of them in the scuderia. Okay, > > okay, the ponton isn't > > >> "drivable" but I did start it and warm > > it up last Sunday. Anyway, > > >> this test > > >> was the continuation of the 308GTB vs Mondial QV > > comparison that I > > >> did over > > >> the weekend. > > >> > > >> As STYX's "Too Much Time on my > > Hands" ended on the C300's sounds > > >> system I > > >> realized that I have now owned over sixty cars in > > my tender 57 years, > > >> ranging from a 1930 Chevrolet Deluxe to a 2008 > > Mercedes C300! That > > >> thought > > >> led be to consider which of the lot is my all-time > > favorite to drive. > > >> Here's the story and what I concluded. > > >> > > >> The most exciting car-related moment I recall was > > the day I picked > > >> up my > > >> 308GTB. As I left Phil Tegtmeyer's quiet, > > supportive company I > > >> thought to > > >> myself, "I'm driving Ferrari. Oh my God, > > I'm driving MY > > >> Ferrari!!!" I > > >> guess the second most exciting moment was when I > > got my first > > >> sports car at > > >> the age of eighteen. It was a Fiat 850 Spyder. > > Most beautiful car > > >> I had > > >> ever seen! > > >> > > >> Flash forward to today and I ask; Of all the cars > > I have owned, > > >> which one > > >> was the overall most enjoyable to drive? The > > answer surprised even > > >> me. It > > >> was my little bright red '89 BMW 325iS > > coupe'. The E30 cars feel > > >> like > > >> go-karts, light as a feather and the 2.5 litre > > "little six" is a > > >> great > > >> engine. Hook that to a 5-speed manual gearbox and > > you get my all- > > >> time > > >> favorite. Yea, I was surprised too. Wish I still > > owned it. > > >> > > >> Happy Tuesday, > > >> > > >> rick > > >> 2 x Ferrari > > >> 2 x Mercedes > > >> 1 x BMW > > >> 1 x Land Rover > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > >> > > >> > > >> You are subscribed as temporarilyoffline [at] gmail.com > > >> > > >> > > >> Mgs [at] autox.team.net > > >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs > > >> > > >> http://www.team.net/archive > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > > > > > > > You are subscribed as arundell [at] ghs.com.au > > > > > > > > > Mgs [at] autox.team.net > > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs > > > > > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: > http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/philville%40dejaz zd.com > > Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com > and F1 Headlines > http://www.F1Headlines.com/ Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier 39 Churchill Drive Elverson Pa 19520 610.525.8949 And, go to: ... www.PhilvilleUSA.com
- Re: Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on Tuesday), (continued)
- Re: Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on Tuesday) Hans E. Hansen, December 3 2008
- Re: Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on Tuesday) Rick Lindsay, December 3 2008
- Re: Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on Tuesday) E M, December 3 2008
- Re: Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on Tuesday) philville dejazzd.com, December 3 2008
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