team doorhandle

[LL - NY]

So, it's not just me, but most of the modern iron I've driven has a sort of
sameness (blandness) no matter what the ilk, what the car scribes praise, or
whatever. I'm glad that the newest car in my stable (the 2005 Saabaru) is
really rather "old tech", so it still has some personality. I'm really just
not taken too much with the newer stuff out there. I was sadly not as
overwhelmed with desire when I got to drive a Cayman in anger at Rennfest
III. I was actually rather shocked, really. The car had tremendous ability
(not that I was able to exploit it, the pro-instructor did) but no where
near the personality I had expected (I'd take an 80's 911 hands down over
the Cayman for the seat of the pants feel, even though the Cayman would blow
it away). About the only thing that I have found that has really improved on
the newer cars (besides the cosmetics, like interiors, the new cars
generally blow away the old cars, and I like my UrS's interior. Alot!) is
the ABS, which, when it works right, I can actually use in competition
effectively, unlike our old tank's ABS systems. Oh, but that's another
thread....

LL - NY

On 12/28/07, cobram at juno.com <cobram at juno.com> wrote:
>
> I've driven just about every newer Audi out there, aside from maybe an
> S8, the few Teutonic beasts which still have the feel of the old Audi's
> have a 3 pointed star on the hood or triple digit sticker prices.  Some
> call it progress.
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> Democracy: 3 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.
>
> Michael McLaughlin <mcloffs at mac.com> writes:
> > I own an A4, and am not so quick to agree. While having the more
> > modern car is nice in a lot of ways, it certainly doesn't have the
> > same feel as the older cars -- my 1990 100 and 1995 90 Quattro had
> > their issues, but they had that old German indestructible feel. My
> > wife often suggests we sell the A4 and find another 90; it's
> > tempting.
>
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