automotive editorial standards

[Stephen Kormilo]

At 11:32 PM 28/01/04 -0500, you wrote:

>Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:11:13 -0500
>From: Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net>
>Subject: automotive editorial standards
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>
>Quote from Forbes:
>
>"This silky power plant, which gets a boost of 10.5 pounds per square

Big snip....

>Cocky #$@!....ever heard of proofreading your work before you send it
>to 2 million people?  Or knowing enough about the automotive industry
>to know that BMW hasn't turbocharged a production engine in what, a
>zillion years, and in fact considers turbos 'cheating'?
>
>And I dunno about anyone else, but "a z" means a Nissan, preferably
>with things that go 'round(not up and down)...

Hmmm......

I assume "things that go 'round(not up and down)..." refers to the rotary 
engine, which is more commonly associated with the Mazda Rx7 (& now the 
Rx8), not Nissan Z-cars. Irony?

>not a underpowered chick car made by a German company that should have 
>known better.
>
>Grrrrrrrrrrrr....
>
>Brett



Stephen Kormilo
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