That was 25 years ago. The point is who cares. Paul In a message dated 12/27/2003 1:36:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, Ssakayeda@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > wow Im surprised to hear people make comments like that. Im not sure where > you live, but here in southern california I get stares from all for corners > of the stop lights. Its kinda weird kinda like the feeling you have a booger > hanging out your nose heheh. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 9:31 AM > Subject: Re: IML: Negative Comments > > > > For heavens sake, if I took every comment like that personally I would > have junked my cars 20+ years ago. I have lived through driving my Imperials > when I had to wait in line for five hours to get gasoline. Others in line > would make all sorts of derogatory remarks about my "gas hog". At the time I > was running my '65 Crown as an everyday car. It was called names like Giant > Pig, Beige Cow, Obselete Blob, and many more that I can't type here. People > were angry since they felt that I was using more than my share of the > dwindling fuel supply. > > > > Even today, young guys, who incidently are not always the most intellegent > when it comes to manners, make unflattering off hand remarks. I go where I > can get the parts and take the comments in stride. > > > > Paul > > > > In a message dated 12/27/2003 3:26:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, > kjosephson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Currell Pattie" <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: IML: Even at This Late Date > > > Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:22:15 -0500 > > > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Ken: Do you simply accept his comment in silence? (Just asking...). > > > > > > No. I told him that taste is subjective. Then I noted that I loved my > '68 Charger R/T immensely as a teenager and young man. But now I was ready > for a grown man's car. Another employee laughed a bit, but the one I was > dealing with just shook his head. But as some of our fellow Imperialists > noted, I did get the fuel pump I needed. I now recall that he also said > something about Imperials having "screwy constant velocity U-joints" that > were never worth the trouble. I would think the constant velocity joints > like the ones in my Crown would relieve some of the > > > driveline stress and strains better than the conventional U-joint set > up. Especially when the car is heavily loaded. As a child, I remember our > family taking long road trips with four to six people onboard with a trunk > packed full of luggage, etc. > > > > > > As ironic as it seems, I still like the old Mopar muscle cars and always > will. But I have always liked the large American land yachts, particularly > the offerings of both Mopar and GM. > > > > > > > > > By the way, I also own a '72 Satellite Sebring that my folks bought new > on October 11, 1971. It rides well for a mid size car, but never approached > the ride a D body can offer. > > > > > > For the record, I do remember a family friend looking over my dad's '68 > Imp when it was new. He told us that he would never buy another Imperial > because they went to that "worthless" unibody construction starting in '67 > and that it "cheapened" the car. > > > > > > Heck, opinions are like rib cages...we all have 'em > > > > > > Ken Josephson > > > Las Vegas, Nevada > > > '68 Crown > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > > > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > > > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > >