REFLECTOR:Hugo a Go Go??

Sat, 24 Apr 2004 15:53:36 -0700

Yugo, Chuck.  Yugo.  Short for (wait for it....) Yugoslavia.

The factory was destroyed when we bombed Serbia over Kosovo.  In destroying 
it, the Air Force increased the average reliability of automobiles in 
general about 25%

A Yugo is good for some things - just not as a means of transportation...

http://magliery.com/Graphics/YugoArt/

At 03:53 PM 4/24/04, you wrote:
>Gadzooks.  Am I losing it?  Isn't/wasn't there a Hugo car imported from
>Yugoslavia some years back?  It was famous for having a 5 x 5 warranty...5
>miles or 5 minutes----and the vehicle seldom made it to the end of warranty
>without mechanical problems.
>
>But when I searched the web, nadda.  I hope FAA Flight Sturgeons don't
>monitor this chat room or I'm dead fish for sure.  Anyway, I meant to
>reference some super cheap, clearly worthless piece of junk car so no one
>would think anyone (except maybe Jim S.) would ever consider using such an
>engine as a Lycosaur surrogate---so that everyone would understand that IT
>WAS A JOKE.
>
>Ssseeessshhh.  I quit.
>
>Was this off topic?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
>Behalf Of Greg Poole
>Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 5:07 PM
>To: reflector@tvbf.org
>Subject: REFLECTOR:Hugo a Go Go??
>
>
>Aaah!! it happens again....in typical American style you waxed on but never
>failed to answer the question Chuck!!
>
>I too don't know what a Hugo is....
>
>Greg in Sydney.
>
>....just kidding Chuck!!
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
>To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
>Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 3:19 AM
>Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from Canards@Yah
>oo
>
>
> > Time out.  I apologize.  I don't intend to 1) sell my IO-540 so I can buy
>a
> > Hugo engine and 2) I don't intend to put down a deposit on a ATP turbine.
> > However, I do intend to sharply rebuke myself for appearing so stupid that
> > people would think that I actually would do some/all of the forgoing.  I
> > used to tell people, "hey, I'm not as stupid as I look."  Now I will have
> > add "that I'm not as stupid as I sound either", though many will take much
> > convincing.
> >
> > Know that next time I attempt to make a joke at Jim S. expense (after he
> > waxed hopeful about how auto conversions will come to dominate and
>Lycosaurs
> > will turn into footnotes), I will properly annotate it with "Jim S., just
> > kidding!!"
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> > Behalf Of Chuck Jensen
> > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 9:14 AM
> > To: 'reflector@tvbf.org'
> > Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from
> > Canards@Yah oo
> >
> >
> > I don't know yet.  I'll have to check to see how much I need to be able to
> > put a deposit down on a ATP turbine.
> > Chuck
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> > Behalf Of Joe
> > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 8:44 AM
> > To: reflector@tvbf.org
> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from
> > Canards@Yah oo
> >
> >
> > Chuch,
> > What is your asking price?
> > Joe
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
> > To: "'reflectortvbforg'" <reflector@tvbf.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 9:09 AM
> > Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from Canards@Yah
> > oo
> >
> >
> > > FOR SALE,
> > >
> > > 1 slightly used Lyc IO-540 with <150 hours on reman.  Runs perfect, 1 qt
> > > oil/10 hours, smooth running, lots of power.  Reason for selling:
> > Switching
> > > to Hugo power plant and want to sell while I still can before I have to
> > give
> > > it away.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Jim Sower
> > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 9:17 PM
> > > To: reflector@tvbf.org
> > > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from
> > > Canards@Yahoo
> > >
> > >
> > > Chuck,
> > > I think everyone is betting on the come.  The Lyc folks are inclined to
> > > stick with the
> > > devil they know and disinclined to open what looks very promising but
> > might
> > > be a
> > > Pandora's box.  The auto folks are betting (with more and more assurance
> > > these days)
> > > that the development effort and cost will be manageable knowing that
>once
> > > the thing
> > > stabilizes it will be unbeatable.  The more folks that take the plunge
>and
> > > document
> > > their trials, the easier conversion will become and the more folks will
> > > follow.
> > > Nobody knows how bumpy the road will be, but I am supremely confident of
> > the
> > > ultimate
> > > outcome - in a few years, Lycs will be about as common as conversions
>are
> > > now, and
> > > conversions will DOMINATE the business.
> > >
> > > At least I sure hope so .... Jim S.
> > >
> > >
> > > Chuck Jensen wrote:
> > >
> > > > Jim,
> > > >
> > > > I agree with you (which is pretty scary in itself).  I think a lot of
> > the
> > > > Lycosaur vs. horseless carriage motive force preference is driven by
>the
> > > > inclination of the user.  For those inclined to investigate, explore,
> > > test,
> > > > refit, retry, et al, the auto conversion fits the bill.  In the end, I
> > > > suspect much of the gain is offset by extra down time and extra effort
> > it
> > > > takes to "customize" the installation, but its the journey that is as
> > > > interesting as the destination.
> > > >
> > > > For those that find the exercise interesting, but must watch from the
> > > > sidelines, the KIS approach with Lycosaur is beneficial.  Its simple,
> > > > reasonably reliable, a pretty well known quantity and others can work
>on
> > > it
> > > > and have some chance of not screwing it up.  I fall into this later
> > group.
> > > > I buy into the Lycosaur, not for superior performance or
>characteristic,
> > > but
> > > > for ease of installation and maintenance.
> > > >
> > > > Fair Notice:  I am not an expert, there is a high likelihood that my
> > > > information is not factual and I would advise all to ignore me.  This
>is
> > > > apparently good advice since most people I work with have already
> > adopted
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > Chuck
> > >
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