Conference terri::cars_uk

    Re.31
         The way i see it is this,agreed more should be done but speed
         sells and cars are being made to go faster and handle better
         all the time. Who would have thought that 15 years ago that
         a plane could travel at the speed of sound,so if you think
         cars are fast now,what are they going to do years from now.
                            
         There will always be fast drivers & slow drivers
         the cars will improve with time but will the drivers?
         Any fool can put their foot down,but not every fool can 
         control it {speed can be used or abused to get out of trouble or
         in trouble,most of the time it gets people in it}.
         
                    regards
                      a self confessed speed freak,but still concerned.
    
                    

    >>      all the time. Who would have thought that 15 years ago that
    >>     a plane could travel at the speed of sound,so if you think
    
    Many military aircraft could comfortably exceed double the speed of 
    sound 15 years ago. In fact Concorde is a lot older than that!
    
    Having said that, I agree with your point. There is already a
    self-imposed BHP limit (or is it MPH?) in Japan and many of the big 
    BMs and Mercs have their top speed restricted. I wonder if GM's
    decision to let the Lotus Carlton run to it's unrestricted speed will
    see a glut of super-fast big saloons? It is interesting to look at the
    way the sportscar market is following the racing car market in terms of 
    speed. Only recently at Le Mans the 250 mph barrier was broken, but
    already a number of road cars exist with 200 mph top speed. The result
    of the Le Mans 250 mph was to break the straight into 3 bits, but was
    is going to stop the arrival of the 200 mph 4 door saloon?
    
    Mark
    

    Dear Mr Moderator.
                     I wrote no .96 but there was no .97 but a .98.
                     What i want to know is what happened to .97 .
                        
                            Regards,
                                 no.96  
                     

    
    Dear Mr Creid.
    
    I deleted it.
    
    It was my note and I can do what I like with it.
    
    Mark
    	

    So there !!
    
    Rich
    

     Re.98.
           The age of Concorde was just a rough estimate,the
           point i was trying to make was that years ago,cars
           machinery,household items things that are taken for     
           granted now,would have been laughed or mocked at years
           ago.just a point,who's to say that maybe time travel
           will not be possible in a few years from now,some of 
           you's might be laughing now but will you or i be here
           when it eventually happens.
                          Thanks for the replies.
                           cameron {a back to the future fan}
                             

    Here in Finland Volvos and Volvo-drivers are not considered as the 
    unpolite and dangerous oneson the roads. 
    
    Here the most aggressive ones are BMWs, Saab Turbos and some GTIXYZ 
    Toyotas. They *must* pass you no matter how fast you drive etc. 
    
    Most dangerous ones are the Ladas which are driven by older gentlemen 
    wearing hats. They do not have mirrors, they drive all days on the center 
    lane of a motorway 20 mph slower than the rest of the traffic etc.
    
    Do you know why so many Volvos have sunroofs?
    
    During war you can easily install a machine-gun there and so you have
    the world's fastest tank ;-) .
    
    (I am a Volvo freak, so I know what I'm talking about...)
    
    - Jyri -

    Wow I just got a Volvo with a sun roof!!! I never thought of
    using it for a machine gun!!!
    
    
    diana

Who said anything about machine gun....150mm sounds about right ;-)

Jc

    
    I've added another to this list...
    
    It's "Arghhh. Not THAT Cavalier SRi again!"
    
    This bloke drives up the A339 at 40 mph in a G-reg racing red Cavalier
    SRi and it drives me mad. Fortunately I got past him today, but I've
    been stuck at the back of the queue behind him on more than one
    occasion. Sure it's his perogative to choose his speed and 40 isn't
    excessive for sections of that road, but he makes no concession to
    those of us who might like to go 45, like hugging the kerb or slowing
    down on the few sections you can get past.
    
    What I really wonder about is why he chose such a car when he really
    has no need of anything more exciting than a 950 Fiesta or a 1.1 Astra?
    
    Mark

The big assumption is that a Cavalier SRi is more exciting than a 1.1 Fiesta
or Astra!

    
    Ok, swifter then!
    
    Any quarrel with that? 
    
    Mark
    
    PS This note replaced my old .108 which some of you may have read...

	The Cavalier SRi has a lot of poke combined with a very wide power
	band.  Mind you it torque steers horribly, the power steering has
	absolutely zero feel and it doesn't like to change direction.  All
	of which, I suppose, combines to make it quite exciting.  It can 
	certainly surpass 40 mph on the A329...

	Dave

    As a Fiesta 1.1 driver who hits the M1/M25/M4/A33 twice a day, I would
    certainly say that 80mph in a Ford Fiesta is certainly more exciting
    than 80mph in a Cavalier SRi. 
    
    Dougie
    

    RE:110
    
    Of course it would..because you would be expecting the engine to blow
    up any minuite.
    
    Whereas the SRi driver would just be happily cruising along with
    minimal engine noise  and your foot just resting on the accelerator.
    
                              TJ

    Their foot just resting on the accelerator, one hand on the radio and
    the other plucking eyebrows.
    
    Your average sales rep's drive to an office!  8-)
    
    
    p.s. Be sparing with those Accountant jokes!