I know for a fact that not all men are into cars, but I certainly am. Here's my baby...
http://upload.pbase.com/image/145036882 Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne - still drying out after photographing 20 of these in the rain at Essendon Airport yesterday... On 29 July 2012 09:59, <[email protected]> wrote: > > FWIW - > > I attended a drive event put on by Porsche recently when the topic of > brakes came up after sampling their entire product lineup. One of the > driving instructors in attendance stated that one of the reasons for the > great brakes on their product line was a corporate requirement that the > brakes must be able to stop the vehicle from 80% of its maximum speed - and > do that 25 times in rapid succession. > > BTW their PDK 'auto' transmission - a seven speed dual clutch unit - has > just about made me turn my back on conventional manual transmissions - it > just too damm good! It needs to be experienced to be appreciated. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Hamler" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies? > > >> Sweet looking Mercedes! >> Yes, I will certainly enjoy HER car, as she could care less. In all >> seriousness, I had to get her something as the old Saturn's brakes >> just were not up to snuff. I was so afraid she would get herself into >> a situation that she couldn't stop. I didn't notice that much until I >> bought a new Elantra last year. The brakes are really good, but what I >> have learned is that almost all the new cars with 4 wheel disc's have >> very good brakes. The better fuel economy is a big help as well! >> >> Walt >> >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> lol ... I hope you enjoy your wife's new car! ;-) >>> >>> I bought myself a new (old) car in April. It makes me smile every time >>> I get into it. :-) >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7361641262/lightbox >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 5:50 PM, Walter Hamler <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I bought my wife a new car; one year ago I bought one for me. I am >>>> like a kid in a toy store!! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Godfrey >>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
