Mr.F said:
Don't misunderstand me - I am in basic agreement with your argument Albrecht, but the drag car in question is not just a "No-name" special - it is inspired by and based around the visual concept of a 350Z. ......
.......In no way was I implying that you do not understand drag or any other form of racing - the point is that the car was designed and built for a purpose which, given the constraint of the engine choice, I'd say it does admirably.
I agree that the engine development is a great achievement, but we will have to agree to disagree over whether the car in question can truly be called "a 350Z" when it appears that the only '350Z'-sourced component is the base engine......
Mr F. said:
Your previous debates on this forum concerning the influence of the American market and the history of the Fairlady were in my mind after this came up in discussion with someone else yesterday - a cheap shot which I'll happily retract and apologise for if the comment is found to be out of order.......
The problem I often encounter is that these days nobody is allowed to say
anything that can be construed to be 'against' the United States of America. So when I try to present a counter-view to that
"An American Car, Made In Japan" quote, I get the Anti-American finger pointed at me. Which means that patently
wrong information ( which often originates from inaccurate advertising copy or sales-related spiel ) is allowed to become historical fact.
But if I criticise a book by a British author, or even a Japanese author -
both have made mistakes - I'm not usually cast as anti-British or anti-Japanese, so what gives?
Perhaps this "someone else" you were discussing me with has actually met and talked to me about the subject? Most likely not, eh? The usual scenario.
Mr F. said:
....you know we don't seek to offend, even if the written word on a web forum sometimes makes us appear that way! I mean, some people might have taken this the wrong way:
Albrecht said:
Anybody that took such an obviously affectionate punch "the wrong way" ( especially with three smilies attached ) needs to be a little bit more confident about their choice of car, wouldn't you think?