Re: got gas?

[Ed Lutz <edlutz@domain.elided>]

Could be your right Charlie but I'm not sure. I never found a really
nice drivers car powered by Gerbils or any of those other alternatives
so I cant say for sure, but for me, a lot of the driving pleasure is
derived from the sound and feel of the motor. This is especially true
with my Alfa. If it wasn't for the motor, hell, I could just as easily
drive a..a..well, a Miata!
I think with alternative fuels I'd miss that gas engine feel and
sound. This really comes out in the motorcycle world where there are
so many choices in engine configuration. I love four strokes,and don't
like two strokes. Twins are nice but I prefer triples, especially
those with 180 degree crankshafts. They all feel different and no
electric motor will ever feel like any internal combustion engine. I
have driven a pure electric vehicle. Scary smooth. Really efficient
and kind of cool. Seriously boring...

 Ed
 
Monday, February 11, 2002, 4:47:39 PM, you wrote:

Pac> In a message dated 02/10/2002 2:38:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Pac> owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


>> while I have no objections to 
>> driving thoroughly developed electric or hydrogen-powered cars in the 
>> future, I'd like to be able to share the joy of gasoline-powered 
>> sports cars with my grandchildren.  "

Pac> I don't think the joy is in the nature of the fuel, even though there is a 
Pac> kind of satisfaction in knowing a little about how it is turned into go; the 
Pac> joy is in the driving, and if yo had a terrific-driving car I don't think 
Pac> you'd care (or perhaps notice) if it was fueled by gasoline, hydrogen, 
Pac> alcohol, flux converters, gerbils-in-cage, or my favorite, the 
Pac> perpetual-motion machine.  

Pac> Charlie
Pac> LA, CA, USA

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