[BMWCSRegistry] Re: CSpoiler For Sale

[Gary Dunn]

> From:   	 "Larry Abel" <lcabel at bellsouth.net>
>  To:  	 "Bill Proud" <bmwbits at bellsouth.net>, "E9coupes BMW"
> <bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>, "Art Wegweiser" <art at bmwcsregistry.org>
>  CC:  	 Senior Digest <gopostal at seniorsix.org>
>  Date:  	 Thu, 6 Dec 2007 11:07:02 -0600
>  Subject:  	 [BMWCSRegistry] Re: CSpoiler For Sale
> 
> Art,
> 
> Wanted to let you know that I just repaired the mounting of the air dam on 
> my E28.  Seems I 'overran' one of those dogone 'parking barriers.'
> 
> Just humbly verifying the validity of (at least part) of your position!

Style and fashion cause people to do amazing things. Even though dams and wings do little to improve performance at legal speeds, and as Art pointed out far too little to justify the cost of ongoing repairs, there is something about making a car look racy, and doing it in a personal way. It's fundamentally human. Same motivation that causes women to wear high heels that hurt their feet and short skirts they have to hold down on windy days. On a real race car nothing remains that does not contribute to improved lap times or is necessary for safety. On road cars, for a lot of people, looks trump function, because that's the way humans are.
-- 
Gary Dunn, Honolulu
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