tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2291480943589461253..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard in a car...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83128666989926027782007-09-27T12:44:00.000-04:002007-09-27T12:44:00.000-04:00The Z4 is da turd.The Z4 <I>is</I> da turd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49346960806384499432007-09-27T12:01:00.000-04:002007-09-27T12:01:00.000-04:00Ugly, non-ergonomic shifters?That's what old Hogue...Ugly, non-ergonomic shifters?<BR/><BR/>That's what old Hogue grips are for...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84401351407704915462007-09-27T10:49:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:49:00.000-04:00Have you seen the dash of the Z4? Gone is the clas...Have you seen the dash of the Z4? Gone is the classic "twin cockpit" look of the Z3, replaced by a ruler-straight sweep straight out of an '84 Buick.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8453793849639683322007-09-27T09:44:00.000-04:002007-09-27T09:44:00.000-04:00"...on I-140."Beer budget, champagne taste.When Ba...<I>"...on I-140."</I><BR/><BR/>Beer budget, champagne taste.<BR/><BR/>When Bayerische tried to build for that market segment, the result was the Isetta. Try that on I-40.<BR/>You want to see a dog turd? Park a Z4 next to a 507.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-966454667839094062007-09-27T09:20:00.000-04:002007-09-27T09:20:00.000-04:00"Inside a Ford Taurus"There's the first sign the w..."<I>Inside a Ford Taurus</I>"<BR/><BR/>There's the first sign the wheels have come off the bus... ;)Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68486228151728060712007-09-27T08:29:00.000-04:002007-09-27T08:29:00.000-04:00Tam,It being a Ford, all you said is true...and th...Tam,<BR/><BR/>It being a Ford, all you said is true...and then 17 accouting weasels said " how nice, you've dessigned a 15 dollar part. The budget for the part is 45 cents, now do we remove all the fun, any sensory feeding, and make it FEEL like a cheap ass 15 cent part.<BR/><BR/>Which about sums up how I feel about american cars. They aren't bad designs, but they feel like they should be 5 to 10K cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56660926186665131992007-09-27T05:51:00.000-04:002007-09-27T05:51:00.000-04:00And to think it's almost as unreliable as a "fine ...And to think it's almost as unreliable as a "fine german automobile" at 1/3 the price. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com