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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:	The Digital way of working

Moderator:	QUARK::LIONELON

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5321
Total number of notes:	139771

826.0. "How to Recognize a Company Car" by MERIDN::MATTHEWS (Disobey this command.) Fri May 26 1989 15:13

    Why are company cars so popular ?  The reason seems to be that they
    have special features not found in private vehicles.
    
    1.  They travel faster in all gears, including reverse.
    
    2.  They accelerate at a phenomenal rate.
    
    3.  They enjoy a much shorter breaking distance.
    
    4.  They have a much tighter turning radius.
    
    5.  They can take bumps at twice the speed of private vehicles.
    
    6.  Oil and tire pressures and battery and water levels do not need
    to be checked nearly so often.
    
    7.  The floor is shaped just like an ashtray.
    
    8.  They can be driven up to 100 miles with the oil warning light
    on.
    
    9.  They need cleaning less often, especially inside.
    
    10.  The suspension is reinforced to allow reverse to be engaged
    while the vehicle is still moving forward.
    
    11.  The tire walls are designed for bumping into and over curbs.
    
    12.  Unusual and alarming engine noises are easily eliminated by
    the adjustment of the radio volume control.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
826.1	Cute ...	YUPPIE::COLE	I'd rather be burned out than RUSTED out!	`Fri May 26 1989 17:11`	2
	... and a good way to start my long weekend in my company car! I think this in the topic about the demise of plan-A somewhere.
826.2		DPDMAI::DAVISGB	Uh Oh...another Balloonist!	`Tue May 30 1989 18:01`	1
	In my case, it's the nicest car in the driveway!
826.3	Au contraire!	WR2FOR::BOUCHARD_KE	Ken Bouchard WRO3-2/T7	`Tue May 30 1989 19:35`	5
	I think the author of .0 is implying that people who drive company cars don't really care about them and treat them harshly.While that may be true for a certain number of DEC-mobile drivers,be aware that there are people like myself who treat their cars with a bit more respect.(especially when it's one's only car)
826.4	could be a good buy	TILTS::WALDO		`Wed May 31 1989 13:59`	5
	I personally have purchased two "company cars" to be used as the second family car. That is my intention with my present company car. Therefore, I keep it nice and have regular maintanence done on it. And if it isn't a lemon, I couldn't possibly keep the family in a decent second car in any other way.
826.5	if the truth hurts....	FSTVAX::BEAN	Tony Bean. U.S. Customer Training	`Wed May 31 1989 17:31`	13
	i enjoyed the base-note. i've seen it before (it's one of those flyers we see every now and again...like murphy's laws). shame of it is, it speaks a lot of truth. i gave up my company car last month to take a new job (not in field service). it was my only car. in the 8 years i drove a dec-mobile, i saw many abuses of them, especially in the area of maintenance and cleanliness. but, the personal cars owned by those same people were just as badly abused. and dirty.
826.6	Ramming speed!	LAGUNA::SEIDMAN	Fear Consultant	`Wed May 31 1989 20:04`	6
	Leaving a ball game with a friend who's in sales at HP. While trying to negotiate post game parking lot traffic, said friend yells from his HPwreck to driver of another vehicle who is in contention for the same lane, "Hey, look out, this is a company car". Driver of other car yells back, "So? Mines a rental." Wham! He hits us. I had a good laugh. Wasn't my car!