Sorry but I must ask, what is a rabid? I've seen it but haven't guessed correctly yet.
Also, I am sad to admit it, but I must inform the Group that, I too, have been bit by the 500E bug. Currently I comb the newspaper classifieds for hundreds of miles around, looking here and there for something within my range. I spend hours looking for something to quench the need for speed. Very few cars can sucessfully pull this off for years and even decades at a time, yet it is true, I have found the ONE, within a month or two I should have it within reach!!
Wish me luck.
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