Oh, no - drove a 928 S4 today (NAC)

[edkellock at juno.com]

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I've loved the 928 since it was first introduced.
Almost bought one a few years ago.
I'm sure I have one some day.

Ed

91 v8q 5spd
89 200q mc2
87 Coupe GT
74 Mercedes 280

On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 23:15:38 -0500 "Steve Jensen"
<sjensen at mindspring.com> writes:
> One of the vice-presidents at the company I work for knows I am a 
> gearhead.
> And when he bought his latest toy, a Porsche 928 S4, he said we'll 
> have to
> get together for lunch to take a ride in it.  Low mileage car(29K 
> miles),
> interior and exterior like new, and he had it shipped in from 
> California.
> 
> So me being the shy wallflower type, I called his admin asst. and 
> asked to
> be put on his schedule for today.
> 
> Today arrives.  And, amazingly, I got to drive.
> 
> He is a dyed in the wool gearhead, too, hands me the keys and says 
> "After
> she warms up, go ahead and put your foot in it.  See what she will 
> do."
> Like saying "Here's the keys to the bank, Mr. Jensen, how much do 
> you need?"
> 
> On the twisting roads around the office I took it fairly easy, but 
> when I
> turned on to the interstate on-ramp and nailed it hard, the thing 
> was like
> nothing else I had ever driven (and I've driven many 'murican V8s).
> 
> Oh. Mah. Gawd.  I backed off at the end of the ramp at 93 mph: what 
> a
> fantastic and visceral car this is!  I had a HUGE sh*t eating grin 
> on my
> face by the time we got back to the office.
> 
> Not posting this to brag, I know lots of you have access to a wide 
> variety
> of high performance autos, but if a VP ever says "wanna drive?", 
> then I say
> go for it!!!!
> 
> -Steve Jensen
> (aka the junkie who just got a fix, wondering how long it will take 
> to
> succumb to an Audi V8, hey there's a V8 5speed on the marketplace 
> and boy
> that would sure make a nice addition to the
> stable.......hmmmmmm.......didn't Ed Kellock start out this 
> way?......I'm in
> trouble now!)
> 2 very jealous Type 44's
> 
> 
> 
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