The CL Type S is UNSAFE!

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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:15 PM
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The CL Type S is UNSAFE!

I thought that would get your attention!

Yep. I travel a lot, and when I get in a rental car and try to merge into traffic, I forget I'm not in my S. Just about got run over twice in Jersey this week!
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:17 PM
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:17 PM
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punk ass... close this thread.
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:18 PM
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u need a volvo
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:19 PM
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Originally posted by Chrisbert:
<STRONG>I thought that would get your attention!

Yep. I travel a lot, and when I get in a rental car and try to merge into traffic, I forget I'm not in my S. Just about got run over twice in Jersey this week!</STRONG>
LOL
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:20 PM
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I think you misinterpreted the message...Punk Ass!
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by Chrisbert:
<STRONG>I thought that would get your attention!

Yep. I travel a lot, and when I get in a rental car and try to merge into traffic, I forget I'm not in my S. Just about got run over twice in Jersey this week!</STRONG>

ROTFL
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:39 PM
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I think your damn ford chevy rental wreck is unsafe.. or maybe the driver.. You are not talking the 86 AUDI 5000 here..
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 04:44 PM
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some post whoring i see in here so i figure i join in the festivties
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 07:09 PM
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what's wrong with it?
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 07:10 PM
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what's wrong with it?
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 07:22 PM
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haha Jersey? We just like to taunt out of state drivers!
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 07:23 PM
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This thread should be deleted, misleading at best, not funny either!
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 07:23 PM
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Chrisbert, I'm with you. I love my car. I was a bit perturbed yesterday when a motorcycle came on white line between me and next car at a stop light. Well, I smoked him off the line so he couldn't go ahead and he then hit it hard as I then backed off letting him catch up. Glad you appreciate your CL-S so much!
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 07:30 PM
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Hey Chrisbert, these people just didn't follow your since of humor. Yes, I too was caught off guard but understood you just wanted to praise our CL-S!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2001 | 07:36 PM
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Funny, shnitz
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Old Aug 17, 2001 | 03:12 AM
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Know what you mean. We all should drive a loaner once in awhile to remind us of just how good our cars are.
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Old Aug 17, 2001 | 04:56 AM
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LOL u got me worrin there
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Old Aug 17, 2001 | 05:05 AM
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Originally posted by amirsafdari:
<STRONG>u need a volvo</STRONG>
Volvos are very unsafe...it's not the car, it's the driver.
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Old Aug 17, 2001 | 05:13 AM
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Old Aug 17, 2001 | 10:23 AM
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What's so bad about the message? Its very easy to become accustomed to the 260 HP and the tiptronic and the ability to fly ahead of other cars or aim for that specific hole in a line of traffic. I've been in other cars, like my 190 HP VW, and forgotten that it was not the CL-S and pulled out or tried to merge with traffic and either had to abort or had a close call, because I failed to adjust for the difference in forward propulsion!

It happens. But what's really sweet is when you go back to the CL-S after driving a slower car, you feel like you're in a pocket rocket.
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Old Aug 17, 2001 | 02:45 PM
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Originally posted by sigs21:
<STRONG>I think your damn ford chevy rental wreck is unsafe.. or maybe the driver.. You are not talking the 86 AUDI 5000 here..</STRONG>
Uhhhhh....OK.
Let me explain this further for the humour-challenged:
1. I like my CL-S!
2. I have nothing against New Jersey
3. My point was that after getting used to the power of my CL-S, that I need to be careful when I get into a POS rental car.

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Old Aug 18, 2001 | 09:36 PM
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I hear you Chrisbert. Used my ladys Explorer today to get some fence wood. It has been OK so far, hauling, towing, etc., but I felt uncomfortable turning, braking, advoiding numbskulls, all those normal driving experiences that the "S" does with ease. Even w/Avon six ply tires it felt squirrly and cumbersome in comparason.
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Old Aug 19, 2001 | 01:14 PM
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Originally posted by Chrisbert:
<STRONG>I thought that would get your attention!

Yep. I travel a lot, and when I get in a rental car and try to merge into traffic, I forget I'm not in my S. Just about got run over twice in Jersey this week!</STRONG>
Fugedaboutit! A word to the wise while driving in NJ....DO NOT SIGNAL...it's against our nature to warn others what we are gonna do. THey might react and try to block you! Next...the white lines in the roadway are nothing more than guidelines! Pay no attention to them! Have a nice freakin' day!
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Old Aug 19, 2001 | 02:06 PM
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Chris,

I "get it." But I do agree that your post probably should go in "Ramblings." Given how paranoid a lot of us are about our "Warped Rotors,"(and just because you're paranoid doesn't mean some bad s@#t still isn't going to happen), a topic name like yours could give some of us geezers heart attacks!

BTW, the best part of driving in NJ, is the Nathan's Hot Dog stands... :p

[ 08-19-2001: Message edited by: technoid ]
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 12:10 PM
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Incidentally, for those who have never seen any part of Jersey except for Newark...you must see it. Man, it is beautiful! Shame that most folks opinions (including formerly mine) are based on what they see when they land in Newark and drive to Manhattan.
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