Dear Ediior,-

1 enjoyed your column on
the Honda e-mail hoax. It is
amazing how many people
forward these e- -mails think-
ing they will get something
for doing almost nothing or
will be able to change the
world through forwarding, e-
mails.

I thought vou might be
interested to know you can
find out about many more c-
mail hoaxes (and viruses, too)
at the Symantec Web site
<www.symantec.coms.

{¥ more pedple would
check here first, perhaps we
couid rid ourselves of this ¢-
‘mail flotsam.

Every time I reccive an c-

. mail hoax chain letter, & fet
the sender know thar it’s a
_ hoax: and. ask them to pass
along the Symantec Web site

_-address. to the person who

sent it. to them. Perhaps you
could do the same in one of

_ your ‘newspaper columns.

Susan Brennan:

Dear Susan,

Thanks for. telling “our
‘teaders more about this excel-
"lent Web site, Susan. I should
have included some informa-
_tion. about. the ‘site “myself,
ince it was the first place I

t to when Uheard about
“the ridiculous; free Honda”.
Pie that. was being circulat-

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level of grip it, provides
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Rovner’s 1989 Camaro. ‘The
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at Thunderhill Raceway, one
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m. can fast= the: entire 12
“hours they will be well on their
to celebrati ag the end of

» You hee ions.

“best of

your model of car?

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provide excellent: grip on
smooth surfaces, but its untor-
giving suspension and consid-
erable body Mex upset its bal-
ance when any small bump is
encountered.

In fact, the whole body
shakes alarmingly when travel-
ling over larger bumps, and
from the driver’s seat, is rather
disconcerting.

In true het rod tradition,
the Prowler’s straight-line
acceleration is very quick, in
part because the Prowler
reigns just 1,287 kg (2,838
b.).

However, the transmission,
in automatic mode, “bumps”
when it changes gears — I
don’t know why because this
same transmission is very
smooth on other Chrysler vehi-
cles.

In manual

mode, the

AutoStick transinission allows
manual shifting, but there's a
slight delay in the actuation,

Braking is excellent, as you
would expect in a lightweight
vehicle with four-wheel disc
brakes, and the power-asaiste
steering has good feel and
responsiveness,

Wind buffeting with the top
down is minimal duc to a well-
raked windshield and fairly
high door sides.

With the top up, visibility to
the rear is impaired, but the top
is well seated againse the ele-
ments.

In any event, the Prowler is
more of a summer car — |
don’t even know if you could
get 20-inch snow tires...

MSRP of $61,000

The manufscturer’s sug-
gested retail price for the 2000
Prowler is $61,000, up trom
$55,000 in 1999. Plus, ‘there’s

Friday, December 3, i999 — North Shore News - 47

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Shake, rattle and ro

a $1460 delivery charge.

In some areas, you might
tind dealers asking more than
that because the Prowler is a
limited production specialty car
in high demand.

In calendar year 1998, paly
146 Prowlers were sold i
Canada, and in 1999, 88 have

AY h. @ RR

been sold to date. Worldwide
production output for the
999° model year was only
about 5,090 units.

Still, with its high resale
value, the Prowler might be a
good investment, aid one with
which you can haye a lot of fun.

You can find out more
information about the Prowler
on the internet at <plymouth-
cars.com> and
<prowlerclub.com>.

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