[V8] Pep talk

[Kneale Brownson]

At 07:04 PM 01/21/2001 -0600, Unka Bart wrote:

> > Why I love my V8...
>
>What...?  Someone wondered...?
>
>Man, merely to *drive* a V8Q has to be one of the truly great joys of all
>motorheadom!  The closest thing to a 4-door 928 that exists!!!


Was that supposed to be motorhedonism?


> > Just returned to Oviedo from Dallas. Left 02:55 am (FL time), arrived 18:35
> > pm. 15.5 hours including stops, distance 1170 miles, mpg 20.5.
>
>Sweet!  I, however, am now known as "Mr. Speedlimit" these days.  Paying
>$10,000 for a speeding ticket often has that affect...  It certainly has, on
>me.  I simply cannot afford another ticket of any kind, at least until this
>one drops off my record on August 8th, and my insurance rates go down to
>merely astronomical.


How do you get a $10,000 fine and retain either a license or the vehicle?


>Of course, then it will be like getting a $3000 raise in my annual income...
>
> > Sorry I didn't stop by, Bart - had a nasty sinus infection and wanted 
> to get
> > home... Granddaughter 01 was born 18 Jan, Brianna Starr - 7 lbs, 10.4 oz...
>
>Congratulations!!!  And I'm sorry that I wouldn't have been home, if you
>had!  I had an offer from a Lady in Nashville (a 7 hour drive at the speed
>limit, even tho it's a mere 450 miles), and I was there from Tues until last
>night!
>
>Yes, that *is* a *big* smile on my face.  And not from driving the porker
>450 miles at legal speeds, either.  It looks like I'll be splitting my time
>between Pensacola and Nashville for a while.
>
>I might even start looking for another V8q5.  If only I could find a way to
>haul it behind the bus wheels-down...


Why not just add a porch to the motorpalace and load the V8 onto the porch 
for ezehauling?