Re: 120mph??? Yes. Yes.

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

In message <l03130307b305fae26532@[207.210.67.95]> spokes@mail.the-wire.com writes:

> >Dr Porsche once defined a sports car as: "A car in which it it pointless
> >to fit a radio".
>
> Where did i read that recently? European car?

In the archives?  We discussed some while ago whether his original
German (zwecklos) was better translated for this purpose as
"purposeless" or "pointless".

I seem to remember debating both arguments.  In fact, I may have been
the only one debating at all.

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