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Originally Posted by aporigine
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My favorite was my '98 BMW M3, the E36 sedan version. The gears were a sensory delight! The clutch was a Mama Bear - not too firm, not at all mushy ... just right. It had this excellent feel to it, like the draw on a compound bow. (And it was mated to a great great engine.) It was just so easy for me to minimize differential acceleration aka "lurch" or "jerk". The effort was such that I never got bothered at a long light or when enjoying Gravity's Gift clutch-in on a miles-long downslope. My only wish in that car was for a 6th gear. Top gear at 60mph yielded a very unnecessary 2800rpm indicated.
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cheers apo
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I think you mean "Baby Bear" just right. I like to call that "Goldilocks" because she always picked Baby Bear's "just right" things. There's even a principle for it (that I never knew about until just now) :
Goldilocks Principle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Goldilocks Principle states that something must fall within certain margins, as opposed to reaching extremes. It is used, for example, in the Rare Earth hypothesis to state that a planet must neither be too far away from, nor too close to the sun to support life. Either extreme would result in a planet incapable of supporting life. Such a planet is colloquially called a "Goldilocks planet".
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Ha ha, I would prefer a "class Goldilocks" planet to a "class M" anytime :
Class M planet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In fiction, Class M planets are similar to those suggested to be found in the real-world astronomical theory of life supporting planets found within the habitable zone (HZ), sometimes also referred to as the 'Goldilocks' zone.
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Man, I'm living life in the tangent tonight.
CarloSW2