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- From: alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Practical Luxury Car
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.165126.11066@berlioz.nsc.com>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 16:51:26 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.190458.23434@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> <1992Nov19.203807.6294@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Sender: alan@lancaster (The Hepburn)
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- In article <1992Nov19.203807.6294@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, zenith89@bcarh1eb.bnr.ca (Chris VanFleet) writes:
- |> In article <1992Nov19.190458.23434@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> fengxi@prancer.eche.ualberta.ca (Fengxi Zhou) writes:
- |> >Hy netters. I have been thinking this for some time. If you are rich and
- |> >money is no object, what car would you buy for EVERYDAY use? ............
- |> > .................... Of course, it has to be luxurous, safe, fun to drive,
- |> >etc etc. And the underline assumption is you LOVE driving. So what do you
- |> >choose?
- |>
- |> Any of...
- |>
- |> Lincoln Town car
- |> Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
- |> Chevrolet Suburban
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- or a Ford F350 Crew Cab Duallie with a turbocharged, intercooled, diesel engine
- coupled through the E4OD tranny, and gear splitter, to a 4.1:1 rear end. An
- engine brake installed on the exhaust and a LORAN system in the cab. In the
- bed You'll find a fifth wheel hitch that swivels on 2 axes installed in rails
- for easy removal.
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