[thechat] Little white Corvette
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Tue May 4 15:32:41 CDT 2004
At 00:56 05/05/2004, Bob Davis wrote:
>How is getting a Corvette easier than a TVR?
I said it was on my "wish list". Hey, a man's allowed to dream, ain't he? :)
No, we can't get most of the cars you fellas in the Western countries can
get. Several reasons:
1) They're freakin' expensive. Over there, a mid-range car probably costs
you 2-3 months of salary. Here it's about 18 months. Forget about "sports
cars".
2) You couldn't do much with 'em on our congested and crappy bumpy roads.
There aren't too many places inside the city that you could consistently go
at even 60 kmph. A low-slung car like a Ferrari would get its bottom
horribly scraped here.
3) It's next to impossible to get the high-octane fuel needed to run some
of these babies.
<rant type="semi-related">
The ignorance (arrogance?) of the American car manufacturers who sell cars
in India is astounding. Over here, we drive on the left side of the road.
GM just changes the position of the steering wheel to the right from the US
version. They don't bother changing the location of the indicator stalks.
When I drive a Chevrolet here and want to turn on the right-turn indicator,
I end up spraying the windshield and activating the wipers. Bah!
</rant>
Now, back to dreaming. Mmmm... BMW... 400 bhp
http://www.fantasycars.com/
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