Paul Heslop wrote:
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> elag wrote:
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> > Paul Heslop wrote:
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> > > elag wrote:
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> > > > > > > You must like the Smart Cars then?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > They are very interesting. If I wanted a city vehicle I'd probably
> > > > > > stick w/ a mini cooper or VW Beetle. My dream car would run on smog and
> > > > > > be covered in honeysuckle vines and the exhaust would exude the
> > > > > > fragrance of ripe peaches.
> > > > >
> > > > > :O) You like the new Mini Cooper or the classic? I'm kinda fifty fifty.
> > > >
> > > > The new one is very nice and true to it's roots. The old is okay too,
> > > > if you don't mind a used car. Either way it's hard to beat in Manhattan
> > > > w/ its lack of street parking.
> > >
> > > and both probably feel safer than a Smart car.
> >
> > Certainly, in a few years when everyone in the USA will be driving
> > around in armored personel carriers, driving a small efficient auto will
> > be a mite scary.
>
> You mean they aren't already? What about that Humvee or whatever they
> call it?
The monstrosity is here, all right, but it hasn't spread far yet. I
dread the things which are to come in its wake.
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