QUOTE: I think I'm going to go outside and hug my Silverado. [:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrgrassi FORD Fault Of Research & Developement For Other Retarded Drivers
QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha Ugly truck, and I think there is nothing overly special about the Super Chief train, it is far over-rated along with its RR.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Railroading_Brit Urgh - what is that thing? Can't see it lasting long if you put it to work - those skinny tyres would be useless off paved roads. It also wouldn't fit down the majority of our back roads. The worrying thing is that Ford now own Land Rover and seem intent on pushing them into making this sort of thing. Think I'll be keeping my '96 Disco for a for more years to come - no electronics other than the radio, manual transmission (saves fuel - you see around 7mpg improvement compared to the auto version, 30mpg rather than 22) and a simple lever to handle diff lock and transfer box. Only driver aid is power steering. A bit more reliable than the new models too by the sounds of it...
QUOTE: Originally posted by marknewton QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha Ugly truck, and I think there is nothing overly special about the Super Chief train, it is far over-rated along with its RR. [:D][:D][:D] LOL! [:D][:D][:D] Good on yer, David! The New Haven's name trains were much more luxurious and much better known, weren't they? Oh, they weren't? Toodle-loo, Mark.
QUOTE: Originally posted by tmcc man QUOTE: Originally posted by rrgrassi FORD Fault Of Research & Developement For Other Retarded Drivers You forgot 3 more Fixed Or Repaired Daily Fords Only Roll Downhill Found On Road Dead
QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha As a matter of fact they were more luxurious and any one traveling in the Northeast knew them.
QUOTE: Originally posted by marknewton QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha As a matter of fact they were more luxurious and any one traveling in the Northeast knew them. "As a matter of fact" - a phrase that usually means; "Here is my uninformed opinion, which I'm presenting as fact." The NH's trains weren't as well appointed as the Santa Fe's, nor were they as well known throughout the US and the rest of the world.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha Oh I'm so sorry the Merhchants Ltd make the Chief look like second class.
QUOTE: Are you really disputing it was 100% Pullman Parlor (and two diners)
QUOTE: and its time was kept in seconds?
QUOTE: Attacking the phrase some one uses is usually cover for "I'm superior, I know it all, don't bother me with the facts.".
QUOTE: On top of that I never said NH trains where known throughout the US and World. Niether was the Chief.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Overdurff Royal Oaker is obviously a long suffering fan of Bill Ford and the Lions of Detroit infamy!!! We all share the PAIN! Will
QUOTE: LOL! Good on yer, David! The New Haven's name trains were much more luxurious and much better known, weren't they? Oh, they weren't? Toodle-loo, Mark. ------------------ "As a matter of fact" - a phrase that usually means; "Here is my uninformed opinion, which I'm presenting as fact." The NH's trains weren't as well appointed as the Santa Fe's, nor were they as well known throughout the US and the rest of the world. ------------------------------ That's opinion, not fact. Big deal. Some scabby old Pullman cars don't compare to modern streamliners. Or are you really claiming old Pullmans were more luxurious? Proof? That's you in a nutshell, Davo. You haven't posted any facts yet, only opinion and hearsay. So my "attacks", as you call them, are justified. Wrong. The AT&SF and its name trains are very well known outside the US. I'm proof of that, living as I do in the backblocks of Australia . The NH isn't. Toodle-loo, Mark.