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Subject:Re: Some points on why the Wasserboxer was the way for me...
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:56:23 +0100

David Beierl wrote:

> The standouts in the '76 that I drove for a while were the
> heat control, which turned ON if you moved it clear to the right and OFF if
> you moved it clear to the left.

Reminds me of the '74 Land Rover I drove in the Army. It seemed that when the
engineers at LR made a mirror image of the dashboard to suit normal driving
practice, they also did the steering column. That bl00dy vehicle had the
ignition switch on the left, and turn signal switch on the right! Where's the
sense in that? Luckily, they kept the traditional setup on the pedals!

That LR was a true dog to drive, with a full 75 hp to haul 2 tons, it had a top
speed of 100 km/h, and needed 5 minutes to get there.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i