Re: The fate of Euphoria
Derek Parnell wrote:
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> Greg Haberek wrote:
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> [snip]
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> > Stick that in your tailpipe and smoke it.
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> If Honda did upgrade the Civic, would you be upset? Are any of the
> suggested upgrades going to cause you problems?
>
> If, after having upgraded it, more people started buying them. Would that
> upset you? Especially as that would improve spare parts prices and
> availability, and there'd be more knowledgable mechanics around.
>
> If Honda started putting seat belts and airbags in as standard
> (hey! its an analogy), would that upset you?
>
> Is it wrong to consider how things might be rather than how things are?
>
> Is it wrong to think that Civic is not yet perfect? And thus to ask
> for improvements?
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> Who is in the better position to improve the Civic? Honda or me?
>
> Some of us regard "status quo" as an opportunity for improvement rather
> than a "life sentence".
Agreed. However, the Honda analogy was a bit flawed.
We didn't get a Honda.
What we got was four wheels and an engine. All the rest has been optional,
after-market addons designed and installed by the owner.
Windows? You want WINDOWS? Well, you won't get 'em here - see if Dave or
Derek or someone will put some on for you.
Want to drive that car on the freeway as well as on neighborhood streets?
Well, just hope someone writes some network utilities - we aren't going to.
Doesn't handle well in heavy traffic? Yeah, we know that, but we can't be
bothered to fix it, and you aren't allowed to.
Irv
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