Re: alfa-digest V7 #441

[Dennis Lou <dlou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Tue, 2 Feb 99 06:54:38 -0000
>From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Women and Cars
>
>>American society has discouraged girls from pursuing technical related
>>activities such as computers or auto mechanics.  
>>...
>>For example,  I can't think of a woman that I know that can change her
>>oil (even those who have technical degrees).  And although most of my
>>female friends think my Duetto is cute, they are thoroughly unimpressed
>>when I point out other Alfas such as the GTV6, Sports Sedan or Milano.
>>...
>
>I guess I know the exceptions. 
>
>One of my friends has rebuilt her BMW motorcycles countless times and 
>ridden off for the wilds of Mexico on them. Another one was a dedicated 
>AFM motorcycle racer and built her own racebikes. Yet another desperately 
>longs for a 1950's Triumph Bonneville, another has rebuilt her Norton and 
>Triumph motorcycles to perfection. And finally there's the gal who has 
>several Ducati motorcycles and is a total Alfa freak, and her favorite 
>Alfa is the '78 Sport Sedan. 

No doubt environment has a lot to do with it.  Before we got married,
I made my wife learn to drive a manual (of course, it was in
the truck and not the Alfa).  Since we've been married (7 months now),
she's so far learned to change the battery and plugs.  She even cleaned
the K+N and helped change the water pump on the truck.  Hopefully
by next year, I'll have trained her to do engine rebuilds... :-)

- -Dennis
San Diego, CA
'85 Alfa Romeo  GTV-6, white
'85 Nissan pickup 4x4, white
'70 Volkswagen Beetle, white (currently green and also parked)

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