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Originally Posted by bhtooefr
transio: I think the problem is, you're thinking in reverse.
If I were to tell you that I needed an FWD sportscar, would you say that there's no such thing, or to go buy an M100?
If I were to tell you that I needed an SUV based on a semi truck, would you say that there's no such thing, or to go buy an International CXT?
If I were to tell you that I needed a car that could be used as a boat, would you say that there's no such thing, or to go buy a Amphicar (or a Schwimmwagen)?
If I were to tell you that I needed an emergency vehicle that could double as a race car...
See where I'm going? If you can provide an answer for any of those questions, the answer to "do those exist" is yes.  |
Trust me, he knows. He's been saying that the M100 is a fluke, an exception to the rule/generally held notion all along.
So here's a further explanation of my thoughts that the M100 is the platypus of sportscars....
Mammals give live birth. Mammals nurse their young through mammary glands. Platypus' nurse their young through mammary glands. Platypus' are mammals, but wait, they lay eggs.
Platypus' are indeed Mammals (as are a few other monotremes), but they're the exception not the rule.
If you choose to focus on the wrong aspect of something, you can get wildly divergent and nonsensical answers.
In reverse you could mistakenly postulate:
Platypus' are mammals. Platypus' lay eggs.
Geese lay eggs, therefore Geese are mammals.
My take? I was actually warming up to the idea of the M100 being that exception, the "platypus of sportscars", but now thanks largely to the "efforts" of it's fanbois here, I think M100s are the car of choice for angst-filled hairdressers, but fortunately even amongst them there are exceptions.