In article <45pgu3t2ghrbg1j82g8g5si2k9v5rimrf4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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edward_ohare@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>But the real tingle, for those who know what they're seeing means, is
>watching the Dodge Grand Monacos move in the title sequence. The blue
>door goes up, and out blasts a real full sized Dodge, a world away
>from the wimpy Tauruses or tippy Explorers chosen by today's police
>departments.
Yea, but... well, OK.
>
>The big Dodge hits a bump, and settles down after one cycle. where a
>civilian Impala or LTD of the era would stagger and fall to its knees
>like a rat slapped by Hulk Hogan. At near 5000 pounds in police trim,
>the Dodges do power slides and stay almost flat, a move that would
>have had even the police versions of the Impala or LTD chunking their
>tires.
I like the square Impalas, 85 or so. Just the right size, and nice and
soft and quiet. Just gotta drive like an old lady!
>
>And watching real police cars blast through the streets of an aging
>rust belt city - where people did real work, not just push electrons
>around - somehow seems about as right as things can be. I think I'll
>buy one of those torsion barred road hog Mopars - I drove them as late
>as the 90s - if gas ever drops to $2.00 a gallon.
Ed, I never figured you for a romantic. (PS... moving electrons
for a living isn't even the future anymore, its the now.)
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