In a message dated 6/18/01 6:31:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
SiregarAbdi@tpj.co.id writes:
>
> Not really, because I love also to some French cars and I drive it to be
> enjoyed.
>
I apologize for the HTML, I'm changing providers soon.
I'd like to claim the Distance leaping Peugeot, Land Speed Record.
I encountered a wheel and tire on the freeway about ten years ago. It was
rolling toward me, and there was no option but to hit it. I braked as well as
I could, and hit it the rogue tire going about 55 mph. It did not roll or
bounce away, but became trapped on the underside of the car, and rolled out
the back, still standing. As it passed under the car, the end result was that
the car shot skyward. I performed a long arc with a mid height of about 5
feet to the bottom of the car. As a licensed pilot, when the nose began to
come down, I pulled at the steering wheel, to stall the aircraft onto the
runway, and to get the speed down. Peugeot has not had the foresight to equip
their cars properly, and all my pulling was to no avail... When a Peugeot
lands nose first on concrete, it makes an awful sound. The car went into the
air about $4,000 and came down at $80. It made it home, as a Land Rover
would, but was not particularly drivable. It left a nice tire print down the
centerline of the car, and the "landing" left every single body panel bent.
LR content, friends of mine grew up in Africa, and swear by Peugeot 300
series vehicles as they put over 300K on theirs on dirt only. The floor pan
was worn out at the end, and they sold it and got another, rather than
continually telling the kids to be careful not to put their feet down at
speed.
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