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FILENAME:	4137_1585_1532
TOPIC#:		320
DATE:		920311
TRANSCRIBER:	glp
UTT_CODER:	lsh
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^h          A.1 utt1: Let's see,  /
sd          A.1 utt2: mine's pretty easy actually.  /
sd          A.1 utt3: {F Uh, } I just got done reading [ [ a, + a magazine ] + {E or } a couple magazine ] articles about the, {F uh, } new Saturns. /  

b          B.2 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.3 utt1: {F Uh, } {C and, } although I can't afford it right now, I would just [ like + love ] to have one. /  

bh          B.4 utt1:  {F Oh, } really,  /
%          B.4 utt2: you like, {F uh, } - /
bf          B.4 utt3: {C so } you're an American -- -/  

%          A.5 utt1:  {D Well, } -/  

bf          B.6 utt1:  -- you want to buy American. /  

ar          A.7 utt1: No,  /
sd          A.7 utt2: regardless of that fact.  /
sd          A.7 utt3: It's the best car in the class for the [ be-, + cheapest ] amount of money.  /
sd          A.7 utt4: I'm interested in having it for, {F uh, } doing a little autocross racing, {F uh, } closed circuit racing -- /  

%          B.8 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

sv          A.9 utt1: -- {C and, } {F uh, } it seems to just blow the [ [ com-, + compe-, ] + competition ] away. /  

qy^d          B.10 utt1:  It terms of handling, {F uh, } acceleration, -/  

sd          A.11 utt1: Handling, power, everything.  /
%          A.11 utt2: Yeah,  /
sd          A.11 utt3: it just got {D like } the top rating.  /
sd          A.11 utt4: It was compared up against, {F uh, } - /
^h          A.11 utt5: let's see,  /
sd          A.11 utt6: there was {D like } the Mazda M X three, {F uh, } Nissan's, whatever, their [ two, + N X two ] thousand, the Civic S I  /
sd          A.11 utt7: {C and } [ [ it just, + {D you know, } it, ] + it ] dominated over all of them.  /
sd          A.11 utt8: [ Everybody, + all the, {F uh, } raters ] loved it.  /
sd          A.11 utt9: [ I like the, + I like the ] styling  /
sd          A.11 utt10: {C and, } I seen a few of them actually race  /
sd          A.11 utt11: {C and } they seem to be really good cars for it. /  

qo          B.12 utt1:  What about Mustang G T -s? /  

b^m          A.13 utt1:  Mustang G T -s?  /
sd          A.13 utt2: {F Uh, } can't afford it. /  

%          B.14 utt1: Those, - /
bf          B.14 utt2: {C so } you're talking about ones in a [ lower, + lower ] end, [ p-, + price ] range. /  

aa          A.15 utt1: Right,  /
aa          A.15 utt2: yeah,  /
sd          A.15 utt3: I'm a graduate student  /
h         A.15 utt4: {C and, } let's face it,  /
sd          A.15 utt5: I don't make any money  /
%          A.15 utt6: {C so, } -/  

b          B.16 utt1:  Right. /  

x          A.17 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

ad          B.18 utt1: {D Well, } you can wait till you graduate  /
sv          B.18 utt2: {C and } you'll have plenty of money,  /
ad          B.18 utt3: you can buy whatever you want. /  

b          A.19 utt1:  Yeah. /  

x          B.20 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

b          A.21 utt1: Yeah,  /
sd          A.21 utt2: we'll see then.  /
%          A.21 utt3: Yeah,  /
sd          A.21 utt4: right now I'm stuck,  /
sd          A.21 utt5: [ I, + I've ] got [ a, + a ] Pontiac Sunbird Turbo that, - /
sd          A.21 utt6: it's fast, but unreliable  /
sd          A.21 utt7: {C and } trying to get it prepared for racing.  /
sd          A.21 utt8: {C But } [ it's, + it would be ] nice, just {D like } scrap it and go for the [ g-, + Saturn. ] /  

b          B.22 utt1:  Right,  /
qy          B.22 utt2: would you use that for city driving and racing? /  

ny          A.23 utt1: {F Oh, } yeah,  /
sd^e          A.23 utt2: [ I'd do it, + I'd use it ] for both.  /
sd          A.23 utt3: The nice thing about autocrossing is [ you can, + you can ] do both. /  

bf          B.24 utt1:  Autocrossing is, - /
qw          B.24 utt2: what kind of track is that? /  

sd          A.25 utt1: {F Uh, } just like a, {F uh, } set up a lot of times  /
sd          A.25 utt2: {C and } it's like really large, {F uh, } parking lots.    

bk          B.26 utt1: Okay.  /
qy^d          B.26 utt2: {C And } you [ put up, + set up ] the --   

+          A.27 utt1:  And pylons --   

+          B.28 utt1:  -- track, pylons. /  

+          A.29 utt1:  -- and things. /  

bk          B.30 utt1:  Okay. /  

sd          A.31 utt1: Tight turns, hard acceleration.  /
sd          A.31 utt2: I've seen a lot of Mustangs, {F uh, } compete  /
sd          A.31 utt3: {C and } it's interesting.  /
sd          A.31 utt4: They get dominated by the Corvettes that are also in their class. /  

bh          B.32 utt1:  {F Oh, } really? /  

aa          A.33 utt1:  Yeah. /  

aa          B.34 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.34 utt2: I would guess so. /  

qw          A.35 utt1:  {F Uh, } what are you thinking about buying? /  

sd          B.36 utt1: {F Uh, } I think I'd like to get, {F uh, } B M W [ or + ] if I go the German route, which I'm kind of leaning towards right now, [ but, + ] {F uh, } or maybe [ a, Hon-, + {E I mean, } [ a, + a ] Acura Legend. ]    

b^m          A.37 utt1:  The Legend. /  

+          B.38 utt1:  {F Uh } -- /  

%          A.39 utt1:  {F Uh. } /  

sd          B.40 utt1:  -- a Lexus, {F uh, } S C three hundred maybe.    

b          A.41 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.42 utt1: Something on that order.  /
sd@        B.42 utt2: I haven't really determined if I like [ the, + the ] Japanese or [ the, + ] if I like them enough to purchase one.    *[[ Looks like a complete slash unit to me ]]

x          A.43 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

x          B.44 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

b          A.45 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          B.46 utt1: {D You know, } because your B M W -s, your German cars have good reputations, I think. /  

aa          A.47 utt1: Yeah,  /
sd          A.47 utt2: {D well, } [ I was, + I was ] actually in, {F uh, } - /
sd          A.47 utt3: a lot of the B M W -s are produced in, {F uh, } [ sh-, + {F uh, } Stutgardt ] [ and, + {F uh, } and ] Munich -- /  

b          B.48 utt1:  Yes. /  

sd          A.49 utt1: -- {C and } [ I was, + I was ] there this, {F uh, } summer  /
sd           A.49 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } [ i-, + I ] was really impressed by [ the, + {F uh, } the, ] {F uh, } factory, {F uh, } tours and --   

%          B.50 utt1:  The, -/  

+          A.51 utt1:  -- such for B M W. /  

b          B.52 utt1: Yeah,  /
sv          B.52 utt2: [ [ they, + their, ] + they ] have the whole philosophy,  /
sv         B.52 utt3: {E I mean, } [ they, + they ] kind of even brainwash themselves into thinking they're better,   

x          A.53 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.54 utt1:  which is kind of hard to take <laughter>. /  

b          A.55 utt1:  <Laughter> Yeah. /  

sd          B.56 utt1:  {E I mean } --   

b          A.57 utt1:  {F Uh, } /  

+          B.58 utt1: -- as you're walking through that little tour in, {F uh, } Munich, it's kind of <laughter>, they're trying to brainwash you, too <laughter>. /  

aa          A.59 utt1: <Laughter> {F Oh, } of course,  /
aa^r          A.59 utt2: of course they are.  /
sv          A.59 utt3: They want you to buy their car.   /
%          A.59 utt4: Yeah,  /
%          A.59 utt5: there, - /
sd          A.59 utt6: [ it was, + it was ] interesting.  /
sd          A.59 utt7: [ I was at, + [ I, + I ] also went to, ] {F uh, } the Porsche  /
sd          A.59 utt8: {C and, } {F uh, } [ it was, + it was ] amazing how they were completely opposed. /  

bh          B.60 utt1:  {F Oh, } really? /  

aa          A.61 utt1: Yeah,  /
sd(^q)       A.61 utt2: [ the, + {F uh, } the ] B M W is really, {F oh, } like, {F oh, } we have all these {D like } high tech things  /
^q          A.61 utt3: {C and } everything is put together with exacting tolerances  /
sd          A.61 utt4: [ {C and, } + {C and then } ] you go to Porsche  /
sd(^q)       A.61 utt5: {C and } it's like, {D well, } {F uh, } these cars are completely handmade -- /  

%          B.62 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

sd          A.63 utt1:  -- {C and } no two of them are alike <laughter>. /  

x          B.64 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

%          A.65 utt1:  {C And } -- -/  

b          B.66 utt1:  Yeah  /
%          B.66 utt2: that's, -/  

sd^r          A.67 utt1: -- {C so } it's like completely opposed.  /
h          A.67 utt2: I don't know,  /
qh          A.67 utt3: which do I like better,  /
sd          A.67 utt4: I think I like the <laughter> Porsche's philosophy a little bit better, although it's not really practical. /  

aa          B.68 utt1:  No,  /
sv          B.68 utt2: it's not realistic. /  

sv          A.69 utt1:  Unless, [ it's, + it's ] a toy. /  

b          B.70 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.70 utt2: if you can --   

h          A.71 utt1:  Let's face it. /  

+          B.72 utt1:  -- afford that kind of a toy, then, I guess, {F uh } <laughter>, -/  

aa          A.73 utt1: Yeah,  /
aa^r          A.73 utt2: yeah,  /
sv          A.73 utt3: {C but } [ [ it, + it, ] + B M W -s ] good for that.  /
qh          A.73 utt4: What kind of driving just like commuting you'd want to [ do it, + use it ] for? /  

aa          B.74 utt1: Yeah,  /
sd          B.74 utt2: just work,  /
sd          B.74 utt3: short trips.  /
sd          B.74 utt4: [ No m-, + no heavy mileage. ]  /
sd          B.74 utt5: I'm putting on less than fifteen thousand miles a year. /  

ba          A.75 utt1:  Wow, yeah. /  

sd          B.76 utt1:  {C So } it's pretty minimal. /  

ba          A.77 utt1:  That's cool. /  

sd          B.78 utt1:  Lasts a long time.  /
sd          B.78 utt2:  That's mainly what I'm looking for. /  

b          A.79 utt1: Yeah,  /
ba          A.79 utt2: that's good.  /
sd          A.79 utt3: [ I also, + I ] was impressed [ by, + {F uh, } by ] the Mercedes, too. /  

b          B.80 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sd          A.81 utt1: [ I really, + I really ] like the Mercedes. /  

sv          B.82 utt1:  [ {C But, } +   

sd          A.83 utt1: The factory was nice  /
%          A.83 utt2: {C and, } -/  

+          B.84 utt1: {C But } ] [ if, + if ] you have a problem with a Mercedes, you take it into a shop, [ they're going to, + they're going to ] hit you up for just all kinds of things <laughter>. /  

qy          A.85 utt1: {C And } is it different [ for the, + for the ] B M W? /  

sv          B.86 utt1: {F Uh, } I think, {D well, } something on the order of a three series, it's probably different.  /
sv          B.86 utt2: Once you get up --   

aa          A.87 utt1:  Probably. /  

+          B.88 utt1: -- in the five series and higher, then, all your repair costs go up significantly <laughter>. /  

b          A.89 utt1: Right,  /
ba          A.89 utt2: <laughter> I can --   

%          B.90 utt1:  {C So } --   

+          A.91 utt1:  -- imagine that. /  

+          B.92 utt1: -- I'm kind, - /
%          B.92 utt2: yeah,  /
sd          B.92 utt3: I'm not sure if I really want, -/ 
