500,000 km and counting

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <"980219225133Z.WT19993.  0*/PN=William.Elliott/O=LNGW/PRMD=MEI/ADMD=ATTMAIL/C=US/"@MHS> William Elliott writes:

> For Americans, the metric conversion is 500,000 km = 6.3 Fords 

My insurers tried to foist a calculation on me, to the effect that the 90000 
mile MB I found advertised for GBP9500 meant that mine, with 150000, was only 
worth GBP5500.
 
"No," said I, "you don't understand.  Audis _INCREASE_ in value with each mile 
they don't break down."

>  "There are only three true sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and 
> mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."  -  Ernest Hemingway

I'd accept bullfighting and motor racing as sports.  Not mountaineering.
Sheer, unremitting terror lasts only seconds in a motor car.  On a sheer rock 
face, you can sometimes realise that the lives of yourself and your companions 
depend on sustained flawless performance for tens of minutes or even hours.  It 
is a uniquely obsessing feeling.  Especially when you find that you have to 
climb two or more grades above your normal level to extricate your group from 
something unexpected.

In cars, these situations are over before you have time to think about it.  On 
a mountain, controlling your introspection is part of the process.  BTDT.  

-- 
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club