[s-cars] NAC, and now no turbo content either

[Pram]

Keith:

I did not even ask my parents for a car (I know I am not going to get it
anyway).

They gave me a Suzuki GP100 (2 stroke 100cc motorbike).  I did not even
get my first car until 2nd year graduate school.
Talk about dating on a motorbike (with lawnmower engine) rain or shine!

Pram


On Friday, January 10, 2003, at 07:32 AM, Keith Maddock wrote:

> I'll plead no contest.  The 77 Corolla SR5 was a great first car, if
> you overlook its chocolate brown paint job.  Low HP, rear wheel drive,
> 5-speed, go-kart handling, and bald tires :)  Fun, but not fast enough
> to get me in serious trouble.  Proved to be a fun car to tinker with in
> autoshop too! (Easy to work on, except when we had to remove the
> exhaust manifold to replace the starter)
>
> Im sure that oversteering beast went a long way to teaching you some
> good car control techniques though??
>
> Keith
>
> ****************************************************************
> Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive,  Koblenz, Germany
> Slip Control Systems, Systems Design, Traction Control
> +49 (0)261/ 895 2474     -    -    keith.maddock at trw.com
>
>
>>>> "Chad Clark" <chadclark at qwest.net> 03:06:38 10.01.2003 >>>
> Keith, I think I got ya beat on this one. Try this on for size: A 14
> year
> old, 175k mi. 1972 Mercury Montego Villager, no seatbelts(or hopefully
> they
> were at least shoved down between the seats with the french
> fries/chewing
> gum/change) Otherwise known as the family truckster, Brady Bunch mobile,
> abortion on wheels. Green(rust) with fake decaying wood, green vinyl
> seats,
> had to be at least 40 feet long. Had a 400ci motor though and RWD:-)
> Great
> for winter driving in CO! Can you say oversteer? Even a Toyota Corolla
> was
> cool compared to this piece.
>
> So that's what I got to drive in '86 and get this, mom gets a brand new
> 5000
> turbo same year. Makes you wonder what they were thinking putting me
> behind
> the wheel of that car and as Ian said, I find no logic in how I
> survived in
> that car, at that age, even if it was only for 6 months.
>
> Chad
> p.s. Beat that!
>
> on 1/9/03 12:29 PM, Keith Maddock at Keith.Maddock at trw.com wrote:
>
>> Pram quipped:
>>> Apparently he asked his father for the Ferrari
>>> and his father told him "No".  His mother
>>> relented and bought him the Ferrari."
>>
>>
>> Hmm, I guess my parents *were* looking out for me after all.
>>
>> I asked Dad for a Ferarri, he said "NO".
>>
>> I then asked Mom, and she said "NO" too.
>>
>> I ended up with a 14 year old 130k mile, 75hp Toyota Corolla.  At
>> least it was
>> RWD and 5 speed :-)
>>
>> Keith
>> (now with more than 75 hp for each of 4 wheels!)
>> Last vehicle driven: 2wd Tahoe with 6 point roll-cage
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ****************************************************************
>> Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive,  Koblenz, Germany
>> Slip Control Systems, Systems Design, Traction Control
>> +49 (0)261/ 895 2474     -    -    keith.maddock at trw.com
>>
>>
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