In article <1…@unet.UUCP>, pick…@eyore.net.com (Tom Pickett) says:

>I have a 1990 SHO which I purchased in December of 1990.  Personally
>the car is everything I thought it was when I bought it.  I love the car.
>Some High-Points:
>        I apologize to the Miata owner who tried to follow me up a narrow
>        twisty road in the mountains above Palo Alto.  That was fun.

and furthermore…

In article <92087.140345K…@psuvm.psu.edu>, K…@psuvm.psu.edu (Karl Nordstrom)writes:

>What are you trying to say here, that the SHO is a better car for
>driving fast on twisty mountain roads or that you were a better driver
>than that Miata driver?

No, Karl, I think what Pickett is trying to say is that he enjoys
beating up the little guys.  I’d like to get him and his SHO out
on the same road with a Diablo. Pick on someone your own size, Tom!!

Say Pickett, is your black SHO the one I see on 280 doing about 95 mph,
and has a license plate that says SHO GOZE ???

jbau…@btr.com

In article <1992Mar24.222033.16…@pony.Ingres.COM> je…@Ingres.COM (Jeff Rosenberg) writes:
>I cant believe Alameda.  This is the absolute worst place in the
>world to drive.  There is radar everywhere. Make sure your
>Radar Detector is on if you drive through this place !!!

>If you get a ticket here they wont let you go to court without
>posting Bail first.  What a joke this place is.  It makes me sick

Is this in Alameda, or Oakland?  If the former, you always have the right
to have jurisdiction assigned to the county seat (Oakland).  Most courts
allow you the right to a pretrial hearing; if you choose one, you don’t
have to pay bail up front…

>to think that Police have nothing better to do then to sit around
>waiting for some poor smuck to break some traffic law.  Why dont
>they do something useful and arrest real criminals. Arent there
>any around anymore or are they all honest citizens now ???

Was it a just ticket?  You don’t say otherwise.  Assuming it is, are
you done whining now?  

Followups to ca.driving.

–
Alan Denney      al…@informix.com      {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland
I says, "Earl, this hill can spill us
         you better slow down or you’re gonna kill us
         just make one mistake, and it’s the Pearly Gates
         for them 85 crates of U.S.D.A.-approved cluckers.
         You wanna hit second gear, please?"
                                  — ‘C. W. McCall’, "Wolf Creek Pass"

In article <1992Mar29.025852.29…@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
jk…@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Jason K. Schechner) says:

>        Are you trying to say that an SHO and a Diablo are even slightly
>comparable?  

 Well, last time I looked, the Diablo, SHO AND yes, even the Miata,
each had an engine, 4 wheels, and a steering wheel.  I would
say the SHO and Diablo comapre as well as the SHO and Miata….
different cars for different purposes.  People by Miatas because
…because…gosh..why DO people buy Miatas????  People buy Diablos
because their F40 is always in the shop, and people buy SHOs because
they wanted to fool their wives into thinking that they bought a
family car! (and to solve the inevitable mid-life crisis)  8-)

jbau…@btr.com

Well, I finally decided on tires for my Probe GT. Thanks publicly to all
those who helped out with their comments, suggestions, and tire manuals

After a long debate, I decided I wanted to put the original tires back on the
car. A lot of people said not to do this because the tread wears down really
quickly on these tires. I agree that this is true — HOWEVER:

(*) Goodyear tires come with a 50K mile warranty, and so your tires can be
    prorated.

So, I am taking my car to Sears. Right now, they are having a 10% off sale.
I am going to put Goodyear VR60 205/60VR-15 tires on my machine. Sears
will give me FORTY PERCENT OFF of the tires because they are worn before
they should be (hence, the prorate).. I only have 36K miles on my car.
*AND* I get the 10% off in addition. Assuming the tires cost $150..
that’s $150 less 40$ = $90 less 10% = $81.00/tire.

Furthermore, Sears will charge me about $50 to have all four balanced,
and then I can have them balanced any time, at any Sears, in any state,
for FREE, for as long as I own the tires. Pretty nifty, eh?

Daniel E. Rudman

P.S. I know that the originals were actually 195/VR60-15, but the wider
tread turns me on  ;)

Hi,

I wonder if anybody here knows what is maximum watt power of the driving
 light ( halogen lamp ) allowable
on the car in the state of california

what about fog light? is there any limit or restriction on  fog light?
?

thank you for any input

suso

Hello all you Ferraristi and car lovers of all kinds….

Just dropping this article to lete everybody know that I have posted a
GIF file of a Ferrari 348ts in the following news groups:
  alt.binaries.pictures
  alt.binaries.pictures.misc

The image is 1024x509x256 colours.  This is one of my best so far… the
colour selection is perfect!   :^)

Later,
—
Mark R. Davidson, Computer Science, Faculty of Math, Univ of Waterloo, Canada
F.C.A., East & Central Canada Region, "Northern Prancer"        :^)
Email:  mrdav…@descartes.uwaterloo.ca                          
—————-============ Forza Ferrari ============————————

Hey car people,

  I’ve just posted a great GIF of the Nissan R91C Group C car that ran
at Daytona 24 Hours this past February.  It is number 27, with "From A"
sponsorship.  Great picture!  
Enjoy

Mark

–
Mark Davidson, Comp Sci, Faculty of Math, U of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Ferrari Club of America, East & Central Canada Region, "Northern Prancer"   :^)
Email:  mrdav…@descartes.uwaterloo.ca                          
—————-============ Forza Ferrari ============————————

What are the best touring roads in New England, preferably close to Boston?

- Peter

Anyone ever notice the qualities that make up a driver that really bugs the  
hell out of you?  I don’t just mean bitch about them, but generalize about  
what characteristics they have, and put them to a list?  For example …

"Elmer and Gertrude"

car – any sedan by Chrysler, Ford LTD Crown Victoria, Chevrolet Caprice  
Classic, any large Cadillac, any large recreational vehicle. "They don’t make  
‘em like that ’74 Valiant we had".

native habitat – usually Florida, Arizona, New Mexico or Minnesota.  Often  
lives in a subdivision calles "Leisure Acres", "Leisure Village", "Leisure  
Palms" or "Leisure Palms West".

identifiable markings – old man wearing a hat, woman in passenger seat that is  
taller than the old man, skinny tires, no bumper stickers.

behavior – driving at speeds close to the speed limit in the passing lane,  
braking at unidentifiable obstacles, merging into expressway/motorway/
freeway traffic at 30 MPH/50 KPH.

        So which is the better car- the base model ’92 Mitsubishi Eclipse or
        the base model ’92 Geo Storm? Price-wise, they are both within a few
        hundred dollars of each other at the $10K mark, which is my limit
        for a car. Any comments at all appreciated. Thanks.