[1532]
Let's see, /mine's pretty easy actually. /{F Uh, } I just got done reading [ [ a, + a magazine ] + {E or } a couple magazine ] articles about the, {F uh, } new Saturns. /
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[1585]
Uh-huh. /
[1532]
{F Uh, } {C and, } although I can't afford it right now, I would just [ like + love ] to have one. /
[1585]
{F Oh, } really, /you like, {F uh, } - /{C so } you're an American -- -/
[1532]
{D Well, } -/
[1585]
-- you want to buy American. /
[1532]
No, /regardless of that fact. /It's the best car in the class for the [ be-, + cheapest ] amount of money. /I'm interested in having it for, {F uh, } doing a little autocross racing, {F uh, } closed circuit racing -- /
[1585]
{F Um. } /
[1532]
-- {C and, } {F uh, } it seems to just blow the [ [ com-, + compe-, ] + competition ] away. /
[1585]
It terms of handling, {F uh, } acceleration, -/
[1532]
Handling, power, everything. /Yeah, /it just got {D like } the top rating. /It was compared up against, {F uh, } - /let's see, /there was {D like } the Mazda M X three, {F uh, } Nissan's, whatever, their [ two, + N X two ] thousand, the Civic S I /{C and } [ [ it just, + {D you know, } it, ] + it ] dominated over all of them. /[ Everybody, + all the, {F uh, } raters ] loved it. /[ I like the, + I like the ] styling /{C and, } I seen a few of them actually race /{C and } they seem to be really good cars for it. /
[1585]
What about Mustang G T -s? /
[1532]
Mustang G T -s? /{F Uh, } can't afford it. /
[1585]
Those, - /{C so } you're talking about ones in a [ lower, + lower ] end, [ p-, + price ] range. /
[1532]
Right, /yeah, /I'm a graduate student /{C and, } let's face it, /I don't make any money /{C so, } -/
[1585]
Right. /
[1532]
[1585]
{D Well, } you can wait till you graduate /{C and } you'll have plenty of money, /you can buy whatever you want. /
[1532]
Yeah. /
[1585]
[1532]
Yeah, /we'll see then. /Yeah, /right now I'm stuck, /[ I, + I've ] got [ a, + a ] Pontiac Sunbird Turbo that, - /it's fast, but unreliable /{C and } trying to get it prepared for racing. /{C But } [ it's, + it would be ] nice, just {D like } scrap it and go for the [ g-, + Saturn. ] /
[1585]
Right, /would you use that for city driving and racing? /
[1532]
{F Oh, } yeah, /[ I'd do it, + I'd use it ] for both. /The nice thing about autocrossing is [ you can, + you can ] do both. /
[1585]
Autocrossing is, - /what kind of track is that? /
[1532]
{F Uh, } just like a, {F uh, } set up a lot of times /{C and } it's like really large, {F uh, } parking lots.
[1585]
Okay. /{C And } you [ put up, + set up ] the --
[1532]
And pylons --
[1585]
-- track, pylons. /
[1532]
-- and things. /
[1585]
Okay. /
[1532]
Tight turns, hard acceleration. /I've seen a lot of Mustangs, {F uh, } compete /{C and } it's interesting. /They get dominated by the Corvettes that are also in their class. /
[1585]
{F Oh, } really? /
[1532]
Yeah. /
[1585]
Yeah, /I would guess so. /
[1532]
{F Uh, } what are you thinking about buying? /
[1585]
{F Uh, } I think I'd like to get, {F uh, } B M W [ or + ] if I go the German route, which I'm kind of leaning towards right now, [ but, + ] {F uh, } or maybe [ a, Hon-, + {E I mean, } [ a, + a ] Acura Legend. ]
[1532]
The Legend. /
[1585]
{F Uh } -- /
[1532]
{F Uh. } /
[1585]
-- a Lexus, {F uh, } S C three hundred maybe.
[1532]
Uh-huh. /
[1585]
Something on that order. /
[1532]
[1585]
[1532]
Yeah. /
[1585]
{D You know, } because your B M W -s, your German cars have good reputations, I think. /
[1532]
Yeah, /{D well, } [ I was, + I was ] actually in, {F uh, } - /a lot of the B M W -s are produced in, {F uh, } [ sh-, + {F uh, } Stutgardt ] [ and, + {F uh, } and ] Munich -- /
[1585]
Yes. /
[1532]
-- {C and } [ I was, + I was ] there this, {F uh, } summer /{C and, } {F uh, } [ i-, + I ] was really impressed by [ the, + {F uh, } the, ] {F uh, } factory, {F uh, } tours and --
[1585]
The, -/
[1532]
-- such for B M W. /
[1585]
Yeah, /[ [ they, + their, ] + they ] have the whole philosophy, /{E I mean, } [ they, + they ] kind of even brainwash themselves into thinking they're better,
[1532]
[1585]
which is kind of hard to take
[1532]
[1585]
{E I mean } --
[1532]
{F Uh, } /
[1585]
-- as you're walking through that little tour in, {F uh, } Munich, it's kind of
[1532]
[1585]
{F Oh, } really? /
[1532]
Yeah, /[ the, + {F uh, } the ] B M W is really, {F oh, } like, {F oh, } we have all these {D like } high tech things /{C and } everything is put together with exacting tolerances /[ {C and, } + {C and then } ] you go to Porsche /{C and } it's like, {D well, } {F uh, } these cars are completely handmade -- /
[1585]
{F Um. } /
[1532]
-- {C and } no two of them are alike
[1585]
[1532]
{C And } -- -/
[1585]
Yeah /that's, -/
[1532]
-- {C so } it's like completely opposed. /I don't know, /which do I like better, /I think I like the
[1585]
No, /it's not realistic. /
[1532]
Unless, [ it's, + it's ] a toy. /
[1585]
Yeah, /if you can --
[1532]
Let's face it. /
[1585]
-- afford that kind of a toy, then, I guess, {F uh }
[1532]
Yeah, /yeah, /{C but } [ [ it, + it, ] + B M W -s ] good for that. /What kind of driving just like commuting you'd want to [ do it, + use it ] for? /
[1585]
Yeah, /just work, /short trips. /[ No m-, + no heavy mileage. ] /I'm putting on less than fifteen thousand miles a year. /
[1532]
Wow, yeah. /
[1585]
{C So } it's pretty minimal. /
[1532]
That's cool. /
[1585]
Lasts a long time. /That's mainly what I'm looking for. /
[1532]
Yeah, /that's good. /[ I also, + I ] was impressed [ by, + {F uh, } by ] the Mercedes, too. /
[1585]
{F Oh, } yeah. /
[1532]
[ I really, + I really ] like the Mercedes. /
[1585]
[ {C But, } +
[1532]
The factory was nice /{C and, } -/
[1585]
{C But } ] [ if, + if ] you have a problem with a Mercedes, you take it into a shop, [ they're going to, + they're going to ] hit you up for just all kinds of things
[1532]
{C And } is it different [ for the, + for the ] B M W? /
[1585]
{F Uh, } I think, {D well, } something on the order of a three series, it's probably different. /Once you get up --
[1532]
Probably. /
[1585]
-- in the five series and higher, then, all your repair costs go up significantly
[1532]
Right, /
[1585]
{C So } --
[1532]
-- imagine that. /