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To: MeanWestTexan

Wreck a nice car - Go to jail!


16 posted on 01/08/2009 8:26:17 AM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

A friend of mine is a Maserati and Ferrari mechanic and he informed me many of these high-end sports cars can be quite a handful as far as driving under everyday street conditions. The power to weight ratio is high and many non-professionals cannot handle the power in conjunction with the clutch and shifting at the same time (too many were raised on automatics or econoboxes).

You don’t have to be that dimwit comedian Eddie whathisname to run a Ferrari into a Jersey block.

My friend said there are driving schools for Ferrari and Ford GT owners and too few take advantage of them. I found the same to be true of Land Rover (Range Rover, Discovery, LR3, etc.) owners. Too many think they’re invincible in their SUV and then drive themselves into conditions they cannot handle.


19 posted on 01/08/2009 8:38:34 AM PST by 12Gauge687 (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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