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Originally Posted by deetjohn ...
Let me know which will you pick from the options below :
1) Watching Iron Maiden perform live OR
2) Watching their album on your Bose home theater system.
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Neither... I consider neither musical, but then, that's just me
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Originally Posted by deetjohn ...
I am glad for you, but let's not be overtly dramatic.
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I apologize for coming across as "dramatic", my intention was humour, not drama.
But, for those who prefer less drama, electric is just the thing.
Shortly before being catapulted down the strip in the Tesla, I got to ride shot-gun in a 2JZ Supra.
The beast had billet internals, a 'uge turbo, methanol injection, not to mention a plethora of other "go-fast" paraphernalia.
The demonic engine note, the smell of methanol, the sound of the turbo spooling up, the burn-outs, the blazing quarter-mile time, it was all an insane potpourri of, for want of a better word, "petrol-headedness" & machismo.
And then it was the turn of the Tesla, all the driver did was switch to "Ludicrous" mode, the menu for which itself was really cool, it was nice to see that at least some engineers had a sense of humour.
When the light turned green... Wham ! It was like being shot down the tarmac !
Did I mention the Tesla beat the time of the Supra by a healthy two-hundreths of a second ?
I came away from the experience feeling like...
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Originally Posted by deetjohn ...
All I wanted to say was that, we are going to miss it badly once its all gone !
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I concur that the I.C. engine will be missed, but I suspect not badly, but more as a fond remembrance to times when we used explosions & pollution as means to get around.
Not only in major motorsport, but even at the enthusiast level the tide has begun to change, it was amusing to watch the SRTs, the STIs, even the big V-8s shy away from a head-to-head with the Tesla.
I think the true enthusiast is in safe hands with the new electrics
I've said my piece, peace...