Re: Just say no to car bashers

[Jordi Cuervo <cueja@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Digesters,

Sorry about the confusion on my last post. It was supposed to be directed at
Steve Smith and not Dave. My stance on the Honda issues
hasn't changed though.

- -Jordi
>Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 14:37:00 -0400
>From: Jordi Cuervo <cueja@domain.elided>
>Subject: Just say no to car bashers! (was ///M Civic)
>
>Dave,
>
>I think you need to be more careful with your judgements. The latest Honda
>Prelude was rated the
>best handling car under $30,000 by Car and Driver magazine.  It may not
keep
>up with an M3
>on a road course (the M3 was the best handling car over $30,000), but the
>Prelude is an
>excellent car with a lot of cool technology built into it. I'm really sick
>of this "crappy Honda" stuff
>that's been floating around the digest. I'll be the first to admit that
>lowered, stickered, big exhaust
>having Hondas are pretty annoying, but as a former owner of several Hondas
I
>know they are great cars
>and can even be fun to drive.  I just hope everyone on the digest respects
>the fact that not everybody
>can afford a BMW. Grow up guys.
>
>Jordi Cuervo
>cueja@domain.elided
>
>>Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 14:04:40 EDT
>>From: VBiFFV1998@domain.elided
>>Subject: V-TEC Prelude VS. '98 M3
>>
>>Dave,
>>
>><< And my last one, a Prelude VTEC could easily keep up with my new M3. <<
>>
>>I'm not a frequent poster on the digest but I read them all... BUT I MUST
>take
>>issue with this Prelude bit....  I would love to see your 90s prelude keep
>up
>>with an 88 M6, much less an M3... IMPOSSIBLE... Maybe with some MAJOR mods
>and
>>overhaul on the engine, the prelude could keep up in the stop light derby,
>but
>>as soon as you hit a corner, say GOODBYE to the wonderful piece of German
>>engineering... Enjoy BMW, stay away from crappy Honda's... That's my
saying
>>for the day...
>>
>>Steve "BiFF" Smith
>>'88 635csi -- STOCK
>>(after I get my job out of college I'm keepin this beauty and buying an
>850i)

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