Christian S.

[quote]Originally posted by mpm '95 C4:
<strong>It was a 90hp '83 GTI for me </strong><hr></blockquote>

Now the memories are flooding back...... brother had a MK1 four speed GTi - fantastic fun - I learnt to drive in a five speed MK1 GTi - every time I remember how many times I nearly killed myself I shudder Fast learning curve though - drove one a couple of years back and couldn't get over how heavy the steering was - the most wonderful car ...... ah happy memories too long ago.... <img src="graemlins/bigok.gif" border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" />

mpm '95 C4

[quote]Originally posted by Christian Stewart:
<strong>Now the memories are flooding back...... brother had a MK1 four speed GTi - fantastic fun - I learnt to drive in a five speed MK1 GTi - every time I remember how many times I nearly killed myself I shudder Fast learning curve though - drove one a couple of years back and couldn't get over how heavy the steering was - the most wonderful car ...... ah happy memories too long ago.... <img src="graemlins/bigok.gif" border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

My first new car - what a great way to get indoctrinated into the German way, or at least the VAG way...

One of my favorite (but not at the time) stories is coming screaming into a rotary (traffic circle) in NJ, see a trooper out of the corner of my eye. Yep, lights on, pulled over instantly...

Trooper - "You were on three wheels going through that circle! What do you have to say?"

Me - "...'er, 'um, it's supposed to do that...."

<img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />

Serge914

I also learned to drive in a 1975 55Hp Civic. Can still remember the faces of those big cars drivers when I used to pass them on the highways ramps. I still love to drive fast just for the fun of it, either on the track or on a small road. But I suspect most peoples driving a SUV or Pickup at 160 on the highways dont do it for fun, they are just late or very busy.

Maybe I didn't say it right, English is not my primary language, my neighbour had a Pit Bull and my kids used to play with it all the time. This is why I said it always depend on the owner. I dont care when I get tailgated by a Honda but if it is a Yukon I always wonder if he will be able to stop for that traffic jam ahead.

Happy driving.

mpm '95 C4

[quote]Originally posted by Serge914:
<strong>Maybe I didn't say it right, English is not my primary language, my neighbour had a Pit Bull and my kids used to play with it all the time. This is why I said it always depend on the owner. I dont care when I get tailgated by a Honda but if it is a Yukon I always wonder if he will be able to stop for that traffic jam ahead.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Just kidding Serge, you're right, pits if trained to be can be lethal. I'm use to this look from people when they see the mutts coming toward them.

Your comment about SUVs and truck is also valid IMHO and a big part of the tread started by 993RS. Of course there are great drivers that can drive anything, but there are more drivers in the US that drive their very heavy, and very slow to stop SUVs with a cell phone plugged in their ear and doing that center lean (you know the one's "hey look at me, look'n at me, while I'm driv'n" ).

One good thing about SUVs (and winter) it's been great for my brothers business - he owns a body shop

MetalSolid

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Hey don't go picking on pit bull owners. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> We have two (mixes) and they are the sweetest dogs of the 15 I've had in life.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">SUVs and Pit Bulls are a lot alike; when they lose it they take out your whole family...

...but dog food doesn't indirectly fund terrorism.