Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 08:52:28 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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I remember those days. In the UK we had lightweight things like minis
and Lotuses that would regularly compete against big American muscle
cars.
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In the wet the muscle cars were tail happy dogs and the lighter more
reactive cars would win.
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In the dry the sheer horsepower made things more balanced

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I had a '73 Mustang which was the worst winter car I ever owned. Even on
dry pavement care was needed. When a friend would borrow it I could follow
her progress around town by the squeals as she burned out.
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After Ford shrunk the Mustang in '74 I switched to GM products but I went
with the less muscular engines. A 6 cylinder Camaro or Firebird was
comfortable and fast enough for any practical use. I dod miss the straight
6 when they went to the V-6 though.
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My worst winter car ever was a BMW 320 diesel. The back would slide around if you were too aggressive with the acceleration in winter, but as long as you took it slow, it worked.