FW: OK, this really sucks
Livolsi, Stephane
Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com
Thu Nov 14 12:56:08 EST 2002
Ever watched the show "Trucks!"? It doesn't take a whole lot of work (just
$$$$) these days, to take a new truck and turn it into a powerful, stump
pulling sleeper using swap in computers. Looks stock on the outside, but
some of these things make HUGE power.
Point being, you just never know what's under the hood of that guy beside
you.
Stephane
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> From: agaidos at got.net[SMTP:agaidos at got.net]
> Sent: November 14, 2002 7:08 AM
> To: Audi 20V
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: OK, this really sucks
>
> So I'm at a metering light waiting to get on th freeway. For those that
> don't
> know a metering light is a form of social engineering. Anyway in the lane
> next
> to me is a guy in Chevy pickup truck. I'm not paying any attention to him
> because I'm watching my light and counting to 8 (they were timed to 8
> seconds
> this morning).
> So at 7 I've brought my rpm up to 2500 and at the count of 8 I'm gone.
> Well
> guess what? So is this guy in the Chevy! I figure no prob. 7200-shift.
> He's
> still right next to me. 7200 shift to 3rd and he's still right next to me.
> Two
> lanes merging into one, coming up on 7200 he is still right next to me and
> not
> backing off. I lift just before I go to 4th because it didn't look like
> I'd
> make the lane without being an asshole. I am already completely embarassed
> that
> some pickup truck is neck and neck with my 90q20v and that I have to lift.
> BUT! to throw salt in the wound this asshole jams on his brakes as I
> slide in
> behind him forcing my to quickly dive for the left lane. There was no one
> in
> front of him! He was just being an asshole.
> I'm thinking if some 2001 model year 3/4 ton chevy pickup truck can beat
> my
> 90q20v I need a new car.
>
>
>
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