RE: V8 Stuff (Manual vs. Automatic transmission) (longish)

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Not in Europe, though. Saab is considered a rare vehicle for
non-conformists who want a luxurious yet sporty car, but don't want to
be seen in Mercedes or BMW - mind you, half of taxi cabs in Germany are
M-Bs and BMW is very popular among "boy-racer" types. Volvo is _very_
close to Germans in prestige department right now.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	hsapir [SMTP:hsapir@multiverse.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 20, 1998 4:51 AM
> To:	ScharfR
> Cc:	daserde@ucla.edu; aalok@uchicago.edu; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Re: V8 Stuff (Manual vs. Automatic transmission)
> (longish)
> 
> not to be snotty or anything...but I was refering to highline luxury
> cars. As
> much as Volvo & SAAB try (and as nice as they are), they still do not
> qualify.
> 
> ScharfR wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 98-01-19 10:44:12 EST, hsapir@multiverse.com
> writes:
> >
> > << I believe that Audi & BMW are the last of the Europeans who will
> offer us
> >  standards >>
> >
> > Except for Porsche, Saab, Volvo and Volkswagen.
> 
> 
>