Re: help with a speeding ticket and cool driving story stuff...

[Paul Wilson <pwilson@pop.ma.ultranet.com>]

At 03:40 PM 7/29/98 -0700, Michael Williams wrote:
>Paul Wilson decided to speak these words:
>Most are...honda accord, civic, etc etc etc...i have respect for the 
>sports cars, but this little miata was referred to as a POS due to the 
>fact that he went up against me, a lowly 4kq at stock ride height and got 
>his butt whipped...so a car renowned for its handling cant match my 
>sedan...well then...

I find a lot of Japanese cars to be boring, but boring and POS are not the
same thing.

Anyway, I suspect the guy in the Miata didn't know how to drive.  I've
raced various cars in the Miata(including cars guaranteed to be faster than
your 4kq) and not had a problem.  Of course if it was raining, that's
different.  Or maybe the Miata was an automatic(a travesty if true).

>Well, these are auxilliary low beams.  Meaning that they are designed not 
>to glare in people's eyes.  When i drive down 2 lane roads in the darkest 
>of nights, i dont get flashed by oncoming traffic.  Period.  The 
>instructions by Hella even state that these are designed to be used 100% 
>of the time when my low beams are on and will not glare in other people's 
>eyes...
>
>So i am following the manufacturer's specs.  And yes, they are aimed 
>correctly.

Driving lights, to me, generally mean super high beams.  Some people get
PO'd if they see any extra lights so maybe this was the case.  Your
description makes them sound more reasonable(sorry 'bout the ahole comment).