Zhtw h Zhta(3);

Ayto to keimeno den xreiazetai. E3allou h kainourgia BMW Z3 0a
poulhsei(;) mono logw onomatos kai, fysika, tou Mpont. Tzehs Mpont.

H sygkekrimenh htan diakritikh. Ashmi me mayro eswteriko kai kokkina
dermatina ka0ismata (nai kokkina, aiwnia amerikanika gousta). To derma
synexizotan se dyo elleipsoeidh kokkina ``fileta'' stis portes. Isws
oxi kai poly diakritikh, 0a mou peite. Nai men... alla olo to ypoloipo
eswteriko 0ymizei (h mallon... einai) mia aplh BMW seiras 3. Apo ton
pinaka organwn, to timoni, to ypoloipo tamplo, ews kai thn ais0hsh twn
0yrwn, pou 0ymizoun thn palia seira 3 (0ewrhste to ws filofronhsh.
Panta mou arese h zygismenh ais0hsh, to mikro paxos, alla kai o
sfixtos hxos ths sygkekrimenhs portas). Oxi oti h ``3ara'' einai pia
toso 3eperasmenh, alla apo ena roadster perimeneis kati parapanw (etsi
Fiat;).

Eytyxws oi ypey0ynoi e3wterikou sxediasmou fanhkan pio dhmiourgikoi
(mhpws eixan perissoterh eley0eria -kai dh xrhmatikh- Mr. BMW
manager;) kai to 0eama apozhmiwnei gia thn metriothta tou eswterikou.
Eidika an to 0eama antikatoptrizetai sta or0anoixta matia twn
perastikwn, opws synebaine poly syxna... 

Pros timh ths pantws, h BMW apofasise na paradinei ta (periorismena,
dystyxws) kommatia se opoio xrwma apolambanei o agorasths. Apo ta
klassika kokkino, aspro, mayro, ashmi, sto ka0ierwmeno (gia roadster)
British Racing Green (ba0y, oxi metalliko, prasino), sta eyxarista
mettalika xrwmata ths BMW (ba0y prasino, ba0y mple, anoixto mple),
mexri ta e3ezhthmena xrwmata, prosferomena apokleistika gia thn Z3
(ba0y mwb, poly anoixto prasino, kai ta dyo metallika). Fainetai ta
tertipia ths Mazda me tis xrwmatikes apoxrwseis twn diaforwn Miata h
0ewrountai 3eperasmena, h oikonomika asymfora. O plouralismos malista
synexizetai sto eswteriko. Gia tis omadikes mas fantasiwseis:
syn0etikh dermatinh [shmeiwsh gia thn ektypwsh: dermatInh, o tonos sto
``I''] se mayrh h gkriza apoxrwsh, h derma se mayro, kokkino, mpez,
prasino h bioleti(!), me syndyasmous mayrou h mpez eswterikou kai
orofhs. Kai mhn anhsyxeite gia ton e3oplismo. Akoma ki an den
paraggeilete kanena epipleon e3oplismo sto diko sas, 0a paralabete
ABS, diplous aerosakous, radiokasetofwno (me ypogoufer anamesa stous
epibates), alouminenies zantes, klimatismo, hlektrika para0yra,
ka0reptes, kleidaries kai ry0mish tou katw merous tou ka0ismatos,
cruise control, proboleis omixlhs, kai loipa kaloudia.

``Mhpws telika prospa0oun na mas mperdepsoun;'' einai h logikh epomenh
skepsh. Giati ti ginetai me aythn thn aphrxaiwmenh anarthsh, typou
palias seiras 3; Ypomonh, ypomonh... 


En kinhsei.

Apo th 0esh tou odhgou entypwsiazei to dia0esimo ypsos, eidika se
sxesh me to Miata. Se sygkrish, akoma kai me to ka0isma sthn anwterh
ry0mish, h koryfh tou parmpriz brisketai sto idio ypsos me ena Miata,
peripou, enw yparxei peri0wrio na boleytei kai o pleon apaithtikos
...mpasketmpwlistas! To timoni omws einai megalo (ta panta einai
sxetika, oi Mersentes exoun megalytero...) kai me metria ais0hsh sthn
afh. 0a mporouse na einai topo0ethmeno kai ligo pio xamhla, alla
fantazomai oti kapoioi pshloteroi (apo 1.77) 0a diamartyrontan gia
elleipsh xwrou gia ta gonata. Atimoi pshloi... Pantws poly ligoi 0a
diamartyrh0oun (elpizw, giati 0elw na to 3anadw) gia thn epi0etikh
grammh tou kapw, kai thn enswmatwsh tou aerosakou sto apodekto
ais0htika timoni. 

To xarakthristiko psi0yrisma tou kinhthra parapempei se mia ap'aytes,
tis 318, pou exoun oloi... Tis dekae3abalbides omws. Kai dh me 1.895
kybika ekatosta (opws kai oi 318 tou 1996, toulaxiston dytika tou
Wkeanou) kai 138 ypakoua -blepe, symperilambanomenhs ths aparaithths
rophs- aloga, stis 6.000 strofes. Odhgwntas, kai afou ta 0ermainomena
ka0ismata kai h dynath 0ermansh nikhsoun to barbaro kryo ths
F0inopwrinhs Bostwnhs, prwth entypwsh kanei h ligo pio baria ais0hsh,
se sxesh me ton ameso antagwnisth, to Mazda Miata. Opws kai h pio
malakh ry0mish twn anarthsewn. Mallon h ``tsimphmenh'' timh (oi
ekplh3eis sto telos) anagkase thn BMW na malakwsei kai thn anarthsh,
wste oi eyporoi, kai kata synepeia ``wrimoi'', agorastes na
diamartyrh0oun oso to dynato ligotero... Twra omws den 0ymizei
roadster, alla ena kalo, ``sfixto'' oikogeneiako (panta me Eyrwpaika
krithria).

As einai, o droseros (ews pagwmenos) aeras sto proswpo kai o psi0yros
ths e3atmishs pisw sou se boh0aei na 3exnas tetoies leptomereies. H
roph tou kinhthra kalyptei to (sxetika) megalo baros (1240 kila, kata
ton kataskeyasth) kai to kalo kibwtio symparasteketai sthn prospa0eia.
Den se prokalei omws, opws to... joystick enos Miata, an kai oi
taxythtes koumpwnoun pio 0etika. Ta frena pantws 3efygan apo kapoio
sidhrodromiko bagoni, h toulaxiston etsi nomizei o synodhgos mou sto
prwto fanari. Parakaleiste opws parasteite tou ma0hmatos, mhxanikoi
ths Mazda, kai dh epeigontws. H telospantwn peta3te ayto to sfouggari
katw apo to pental tou frenou tou Miata. 

A, na ki h prwth strofh! Xreiazetai apofasistikothta gia na nikh0oun
ta 0hriwdh (225/50 ZR 16) Michelin Pilot, alla h plakostrwth(!)
diabash twn pezwn boh0aei. Kai na ta meionekthmata ths symbatikhs
sxediashs kai ths malakhs ry0mishs. Ay3hmenh ypostrofh kai spoggwdeis
antidraseis, panta se sxesh me to sxedon teleia zygismeno MX-5. H
entypwsh enisxyetai kai sthn epomenh apopeira tromokrathshs tou
synodhgou, kai menei ston apodekth na apofasisei ti protima: akribes
krathma, h apa0eia tou plaisiou sta perasmata apo tis lakoubes.
Toulaxiston h Michelin pernaei tis e3etaseis, kai to apolyto orio tou
aytokinhtou brisketai arketa pshla, boh0ountws kai tou akamptou
plaisiou. Sygkekrimena to plaisio brisketai sta epipeda tou amesou
antagwnisth (MX-5), alla epipleon kolakeyetai ki apo th malakh ry0mish
twn anarthsewn. 

Epistrefontas sthn omoiomorfh (blepe, shmeiwton) kinhsh twn ypoloipwn
oxhmatwn, h pragmatikh a3ia ths neas Z3 ginetai olo kai pio emfanhs.
Apo ta aytokinhta pou mas akolou0oun, mexri kai tous periergous pou
rwtane ``pou th brhkate'' se ka0e eykairia (akoma kai en kinhsei!!!).
Ki edw dikaiologountai ta (arketoutsika...) 28.500 dollaria
pou kalountai na plhrwsoun oi eytyxeis idiokthtes, opws kai h anamonh
mexri to ... Martio, wspou dhladh oi ergates(!) sth Notia Karolina na
apofasisoun oti hr0e kairos na synarmologhsoun kapoia -epitelous-
aytokinhta. Gia th dikia sas omws biasteite na mpeite sth lista
anamonhs, giati oi en logw ergates einai oligon tempelhdes (meta
sygxwrhsews) kai h paragwgh 0a einai mallon metria ton prwto xrono.
E3allou, mhn anhsyxeite gia ta (ka0ierwmena sthn Amerikh) pazaria: ta
$28.500 einai s'ayth thn periptwsh akatebata. E, BMW ein'ayth...

Ki oso gia ton Tzehms Mpont, 3exaste to. Mono se dyo skhnes
emfanizetai h en logw star. Kyrie 007, den sas zhleyw. Egw thn odhghsa
perissotero... 


Texnika.

Gia tous adior0wtous, o kataskeyasths anakoinwnei 9.1 deytera gia ta
60 milia kai 16.6 gia ta 400 metra apo stash, enw ta xamogela
diakoptontai (hlektronika) sta 116 milia (186 xlm). Entwmeta3y ta
Michelin Pilot (225/50 ZR 16, kai giati ZR parakalw me 186 x.a.w.;)
stis alouminenies, pentaktines 7x16 zantes frontizoun na meinete panw
sto odostrwma, eseis kai ta ligosta sas (osa xwrane stis 6.4 kybikes
palames, h 170 litra [dior0wste me sth metatroph] tou xwrou aposkeywn)
yparxonta. H rezerba brisketai katw apo to dapedo, ala Gallika, se mia
mataia prospa0eia ay3hshs tou en logw xwrou. Telos, h sklhrh skeph 0a
arghsei na emfanistei, alla 0a einai etoimh gia ton epomeno Xeimwna. 

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