Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RN>>> My Mercedes is a 4-cyl.   
    RW>>> Sad...really sad.   
      
    RN>> Why is that?   
      
    RW>> I find that a 4 cyl car leaves a lot to be desired.   
      
    RN> If I were 20 years old, I would agree.  (-:   
      
   It's not the age that makes the difference, it's the mentality.   
      
    RN>> This MB has a little over 191k on it and runs like a jackrabbit.   
      
    RW>> That makes my 94k mile Z28 run like a stripped-ass ape! Wanna race?   
      
    RN> That has to be a rhetorical question.   
      
   Think about it and there won't be any question about it.   
      
    RW>> Don't mention superior gas mileage either.   
      
    RN> I'm doing alright.  My only gripe is I have to use premium gas, i.e.,   
    RN> 93 octane.   
      
   MPG?   
      
   I was headed for Illinois to see my mother on her birthday when my friend   
   Andrew told me that he was packing up for a trip to see his mother in   
   Minnesota. I was taking the Z28, he was taking his 94 Nissan (v6,   
   auto-overdrive - Altima?). We started out together and he thought he could   
   go past the gas station that I'd have to make a stop at. I kept on going   
   for as long as he did, then when he pulled into a station for a fill up I   
   did too. The Z took .23 gallons more than his Nissan, both getting the   
   same mileage out of a 15 gallon tank. Coulda pushed him over with a   
   feather that day. Then I told him I'd like to drive over the speed limit,   
   which cause his Nissan to burn more gas while the Z was slumbering along   
   at 1800 rpm doing 70mph.   
      
    RN>> It doesn't have the overpowering V-8 the Mark VIII has, but for the   
    RN>> driving I do, it is more than adequate.   
      
    RW>> So were Model-Ts back in their day. Then along came 1932 and   
    RW>> changed it all.   
      
    RN> (-:   
      
    RW>>> You could probably get the specs from Engel, if they still exist.   
      
    RN>> They do.   
      
    RW>> Lobe seperation angle, lift and duration...   
      
    RN> I believe anyone could get the specs if I spelled Engle correctly.   
    RN> (-:   
      
   So you did a google already.   
      
    RN>>> Did you like that last picture I sent?   
      
    RW>>> The one that said; The L.A. Zoo has an African lion, the White   
    RW>>> House has a lyin' African 8^) yeup.   
      
    RN>> Did I send the one with the black smoke coming from the White House   
    RN>> chimneys?   
      
    RW>> Yeup.   
      
    RN> Glad you liked them.   
      
   I've got a couple from my BIL that I'll send along one of these days.   
      
   Burma Shave type.   
      
      
            R\%/itt   
      
      
   --- GoldED+/W32 1.1.5-31012   
    * Origin: Texas Lone-Star - Texan, American, USAian  (1:387/22)