Petrol is too cheap in New Zealand...
Nathan Wajsman
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On Sep 27, 2009, at 6:42 PM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Recently, I was standing at a set of traffic lights as they changed
> to green.
>
> In the front of the line-up was a Mercedes 4x4 I had not seen
> before, and a
> later Google revealed it is made in the USA. Very smooth-looking.
>
> I forget the model number, but it does have (as I recall) a petrol
> V-8 motor of
> significant size. Twin exhausts (of course).
>
> The driver obviously wanted to show off, and planted boot.
>
> This thing took off like few I have seen recently, and the most
> impressive
> part was the noise.
> It sounded more like the serious growl / roar of a alpha-male lion
> than any
> other motor !!
>
> Brian Swale.
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