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Re: Ronin (and other good driving movies)
I agree on all points. Thanks for the info on the Merc though. I didn't
realize it was that fast.
But the S8 getting trashed didn't hurt me as it is still in
production and they just made another one to replace it. The other cars
getting trashed did hurt though as they cant be replaced. (Namely the M5)
Oh well, such is life.
L8R
Todd Phenneger
1984 4000s quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
1985 4000 quattro / Silver / Fixing it Up.
1987 4000cs quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
*****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Pantelis Giamarellos wrote:
> After having seen Ronin yesterday I can agree with all listers that it has
> two of the best car chase scenes I ever saw.
> Maybe not the best but surely ranking between the three best. Now since
> RONIN has two car chase scenes it scores 66.6666666% possibility of having
> the absolute best.
>
> Anyway.
> My comments about the cars.
> I will agree about the car being an S8. I don't think it is the facelifted
> one though.
> I will agree with the steering wheel point of being different from one scene
> to the other.
>
> I wish I had the available space to side drift my RS2 like that too.
> When I will find petrol in my garden I will build a race track to try it.
>
> I think the best car of the lot was the white truck where Gregori had his
> mobile phone direction locating devices. I will never have my mobile
> switched on in the car. Maybe somebody (the Highway Patrol) could detect my
> car at more the speed limit.
>
> The old Merc. was a 450 SEL with the optional 6.9 engine.
> Now this was a VERY fast car at its age. I really liked the way the stunt
> man veered the Merc with the handbrake (which in the Mercs is a foot
> activated one). Pin point precision on a very difficult stunt and with
> various fruits and vegetables on the road to make it more slippery.
>
> Finally I was trying to avoid oncoming car in the opposite direction Highway
> chase scene.
> Great shooting and camera angles.
>
> Anybody wants to buy a never run in but just rolled (omelete roll) VW Golf.
> I am trying to imagine if that thing has happened to somebody's car during
> delivery.
> "An unfortunate minor incident has caused this color difference in your car
> sir" and other sales person blah blah blah.
>
> Regards from Greece
> Pantelis
>
> P.S. It broke my heart to see the S8 and the M5 being treated like that.
> Deep down.