Re: Flame bait

["Peter Fraser" <Peter_Fraser@macmail.lbl.gov>]

        Reply to:   RE>Flame bait

Somebody poked fun at por-shee's.  So somebody else said:

>Objective speaking, other than looks, what is it you don't like about 
Porsches?   Does the (VW-powered) 914, 911 or 944 beat you in Solo II?  
Enquiring minds want to know.

Well, i got 2 cents worth on that...

As a great philosopher once said:

"Porsches are nice, but they just aren't Ferraris."

You see, it all depends on one's perspective.  Chevy vs. Ford, Porsche vs. all
that various stuff from Japan, Audi "Ur"-this and Urp-that posturing vs. the
modern hot Audis - it's all the same.

We regard our own 91 200 TQ as a point A to B conveyance, reliable basic
transportation that also happens to be competent and kinda fun, but is just an
appliance all the same.  In fact that's why its white, like the fridge (well,
actually our fridge isn't exactly **pearl** white, but you get the picture).

But that's because we also own an old Alfa and an old Ferrari, both of which
the Audi absolutely outperforms in every respect on paper but are infinitely
more sporting in character.

The best thing about all this is that we have so many cars to choose from, so
arguments over which is better really don't mean anything anyway.

Does that help at all?

-- Peter of Lawrence Berkeley
peter_fraser@macmail.lbl.gov