http://spoonfighter.com/archives/139 A funny, frequently updated blog from Denver, Colorado, about current events, politics, media, humor, ideas, entertainment and life. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://spoonfighter.com/archives/139#comment-623 Mon, 15 May 2006 19:05:42 +0000 http://spoonfighter.com/archives/139#comment-623 I've never been a big fan of the super-fast car. That's great on a straightaway, but let's face it, most chases happen on the backroads of the city, and that's what you really need the speed for, right? Running away? Actually, I wanted a Ferrari, which combines both speed and an astonishing ability to go around corners <i>very</i> quickly (I once has my doors blown off by one - it was almost a religious experience). "A brilliant red Barchetta / From a better vanished time", what teenaged boy could resist that song? Alas, like you, I've never owned a new car, and so have had to make do with flogging old Corollas and such around. Still, I like to think that I can drive better than most, and in an age of $3 gasoline, slower is better anyway. <em> I think the M5's cornering abilities would make you happy. And hey - if you can afford to drop $90k on a car (not me) you can probably afford the gas, right? I need to ditch my 30-year-old BMW, which combines the gas-guzzling of the M5 with the performance of your average lawn tractor. An old Corolla sounds about right. -SF</em> I’ve never been a big fan of the super-fast car. That’s great on a straightaway, but let’s face it, most chases happen on the backroads of the city, and that’s what you really need the speed for, right? Running away?
Actually, I wanted a Ferrari, which combines both speed and an astonishing ability to go around corners very quickly (I once has my doors blown off by one - it was almost a religious experience). “A brilliant red Barchetta / From a better vanished time”, what teenaged boy could resist that song?
Alas, like you, I’ve never owned a new car, and so have had to make do with flogging old Corollas and such around. Still, I like to think that I can drive better than most, and in an age of $3 gasoline, slower is better anyway.

I think the M5’s cornering abilities would make you happy. And hey - if you can afford to drop $90k on a car (not me) you can probably afford the gas, right? I need to ditch my 30-year-old BMW, which combines the gas-guzzling of the M5 with the performance of your average lawn tractor. An old Corolla sounds about right. -SF

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