Time to Move

That's It. I'm moving to the UK.

Why is it that everything is cooler over there? The people have cool accents. They have a Knight Rider PS2 game that was only released in PAL format... Sheesh, they have PAL, which is a much better looking format.

They only have 4 TV channels, but that's OK, I don't like TV Anyhow.

They have real sports like Rugby and Cricket. They have bars that have character, and beers that are worth drinking. They don't have useless SUV's on the road, and if you want, you can buy a gas-guzzling go fast car or a 100+ mile per gallon commuter box- and the government doesn't care. See, they don't have any Daft EPA emission standards or crash testing. You wanna drive a golf cart, go for it, it's your fault if you wreck it and die. They have the metric system in all they do, because it's better.

They don't have to deal with hurricanes - sure, it' gets cold, foggy, and wet, but they have cool jackets for that.

What I found out today sealed the deal. They have newer Porsche 924s than what were sold in the US. . . and they have a shop that rebuilds 924 cylinder heads using proper port velocity changes to the intake ports (adding material in some places, taking it away elsewhere) and valve grinds- making the engine produce 140 hp (and a Hidious torque increase) at the flywheel with everything else stock. Even the Mechanical Fuel Injection and ignition.

I'm done with the US. The 924 is a great car, but Americans like to throw things out as soon as something else shiney shows up.

Porsche: Build a 2005 924. Build it JUST LIKE a 1978 5 speed, only give it a CD Player, better engine mounts, and rear disc brakes (while retaining the 14" 4 lug wheels). Buy the Cylinder Head from the UK and make that the stock head. You know you germans like to buy up British things anyway. Do this, sell the car for $17,000 (which is a LOT more than what it costs to build now). If you are worried about image, brand it as something else. Call it a Volkswagen (It pretty much is anyway). You will sell more than you can build. Except in America, here we won't buy it unless it's new and different and more complex. I'd be willing to bet there is not a new car sold today that doesn't come with power steering standard- yet I'm sure there are many models that don't need it.

When I try to improve or learn to better use an existing device, I'm told that I'm 'wasting my time' and I'm looked down upon by my fellow citizens. I want to live somewhere where making the best of something is the common thread, and excessiveness is the waste. Replacing something is not the only option folks. Throwing money at problems rarely solves them. There's no way an American would work on an improved 924 head design. We don't value anything enough to work on improving it. Not our designs, not our cars, not our kids, not even our country.

Screw you guys, I'm goin' home.